And the winners for the 'Capture your "Community Spirit" Photo Competition 2007' are

1st Prize:

"That 70's Couple" by Stuart Jones, Auckland - Judges comment: This photograph epitomised the colour, character ad energy of Grey Lynn

2nd Prize:

"A keyboard moment" by Stuart Jones, Auckland - ''Judges comment: Long time local musicians Linn and Herschel inject musical verve at the festival.

3rd Prize:

"Delusions Birth” by Doug Bain, Auckland - Judges comment: One reflection of the many faces and cultures in the Grey Lynn community.

Acknowledgment prizes went to Daniel Rode, Chris Johannis, Roberto S. Mayo

The competition was organised by the Art_Bridges Trust in conjunction with the Grey Lynn Park Festival Trust.

The judges for the 2007 competition were

Julia Thorne, an Auckland based professional photographer who works with magazines, the corporate sector, portraiture and florascapes fine-art prints.

Gaelene Boyle, Bds (Hons), an art photographer and secondary school photography teacher. In her work, Gaelene uses traditional black and white and colour processes based on filmic narratives.

Photo Exhibition

The winning photographs were exhibited at the Grey Lynn Community Centre from Saturday the 3rd of May 2008 (Open Day at the centre from 12 noon to 3 p.m.) till the 11th of May 2008.

We want to thank all the photographers and our sponsors Artstation, Parkside Media, St. Lukes Warehouse Stationery, Grey Lynn Amcal Pharmacy Ltd.

The Terms and Conditions of the competition included the following

1) All photographs MUST be taken at the Grey Lynn Park Festival - Saturday 17 Nov 2007. 2) Entrants MUST own copyright in the photograph and photos entered must be your creative interpretation of the festival.

3) Copyright remains with the photographer, however entry is deemed to license the Art_Bridges Trust and the Grey Lynn Park Festival Trust to publish the photograph or arrange publication through third parties in any form or media in promotion of the trusts activities such as the festival, the photography competition and exhibition - without compensation - but with credit where possible.

4) Submitted photos will be judged by a panel of three, consisting of professional photographers and trust member within the youth category (under 18 years of age) and the adult category.

5) The Judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

6) The winner will be notified.

7) Prizes are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash.

Looking forward to see you at the Photo Exhibition!

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