Celebrating Cultures – Kuwait!
From today’s Al Watan:
This photo is so gorgeous, it almost makes me weep! Woo HOOO on you, Christopher Sanan; you showed the beautiful face of Kuwait to the world!
Canon Middle East announces Kuwaiti one of the 13 winners of ”Celebrating Cultures”
KUWAIT: Canon Middle East, the worldـleading innovator and provider of imaging products and solutions, has announced the winners of its regional photography competition titled “Celebrating Cultures ـ How Do You See Your World?” With more than 42 entries from Kuwait, Christopher Sanan was announced as one of the 13 winners for his photograph titled ”Drought”.
The Canon photography competition encouraged photographers of all ability to submit a cultural, historical or heritageـinspired photograph of their country for a chance to win a state of the art DSLR Canon camera ـ the EOS 1000 D.
“We were impressed with the overall high standard of photography across the region, especially Kuwait, and were amazed at the depth of talent that exists. The inaugural Canon “Celebrating Cultures ـ How Do You See Your World?” competition was very well received and has created a platform for the region”s talented photographers to showcase their work. Many of the images captured the diversity, beauty and spirit of the region. Winning entries are currently being exhibited at GPP 2009, for all photography enthusiasts to see,” said Hendrik Verbrugghe, CCI Marketing Manager, Canon Middle East.
The quality of entries from across the region made the judging process difficult for the independent onـline panel of experts which consisted of well known photo editors, photographers and a representative from Canon Middle East.
“Canon Middle East is committed to supporting photography in the region and making it accessible to all. The Canon Photography Competition is an ideal platform to nurture and recognise local talent. The tremendous response to the Canon Celebrating Cultures ـ photo competition is a testament to the region”s exceptional photographic talent,” concluded Hendrik Verbrugghe.
To view the winning entries visit the Canon stand at GPP or visit the Canon micro site on http://www.gulfphotoplus.com/canoncompetition/winners.php
Canon is a worldـleading innovator and provider of imaging and information technology solutions for individuals and businesses. Canon provides both individual products and complete networked technology solutions for information input, management and output. Its product range is divided between Business Solutions (developing IT products, solutions and services for both the office and professional print environments) and Consumer Imaging (photography, video and digital camera, Laser and Inkjet printers). Canon Middle East is the operational headquarters for Canon in this region, and is based in Dubai, UAE. Further information about Canon Middle East is available at: http://www.canonـme.com
Last updated on Thursday 9/4/2009
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Amaaaaaazing photo. I love the simplicity and the drama.
Not sure about the title – but who cares what your name is when you look like that! 🙂
Interesting competition/campaign. I will look for the Nikon equivalent…
I love the diagonal line the boat makes, leading your eye to the sunrise! I bet there are Nikon contests . . . 🙂
Breathtaking!
Its an amazing capture. I saw his picture in yesterday’s paper. He won a Canon DSLR and the chance to appear in another contest in Dubai.
@Buyousef theres a contest hosted by KUNA in Kuwait and the deadline is May 1st. I still havent shot anything worth submitting but I’m sure you have many in your stock 🙂
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Thank you Mathai.
Competitions that require prints are not for me. Limited places in Kuwait for good prints and not cheap. Add to that the fact that you have to work on their turtle timescales, delivering today between 4 and 8pm and collecting a day or two later… then arguing about the quality… and the story goes on.
I subscribe to Al Arabi magazine and they have a monthly competition. I participated twice (no wins) and gave up.
Thank you very much for the compliment. This was shot in Al DOha Port. Cheers!
Holy Smokes, Chris, I just checked your photo page. You have a way of making colors SING! You can make the most prosaic swing set look gorgeous! Congratulations on your win. Your Drought photos is breathtaking.