HKPPA stands for Hong Kong Press Photographers Association. It holds an annual photos competition for its members. The results of the 2009 Competition has been announced.
The above photo is the First Runner Up of the Spot News section. Its caption says, "Pro-democracy protesters carrying a mock coffin try to cross a police line during a demonstration demanding China improve its human rights record, outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong October 1, 2009."
The winner of the Sports section is by a press photographers from Reuters MC Siu, who wrote about the photo that "China's Qi Xihui waits to compete during the clean and jerk session of the women's +75kg competition at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong."
This honourable mention in the Sports section is quite likeable too. "Robert Ebersohn (C) of South Africa flipping over during their match against Uruguay in the Day two of the IRB Hong Kong Sevens on March 28, 2009 in Hong Kong." It was the work of Victor Fraile of Getty Images.
This winner of the Nature and Environment section was shot during a competition event of the East Asian Games held in Hong Kong last December. The strong illumination caused the flock of birds to fly hysterically around the lights panel.
The winning photographer in the People Portraits section did this photo of Ching, a famous local journalist jailed in China for allegedly leaking national secret. The shot was done during an interview with Ching in Hong Kong about his life as an inmate in the Chinese prison.
The photographs in the winning league combined to testify a known fact: good photos basically comes from good observation. Of course, we don't rule out the elements of luck, timing, composition, exposure and so on. But the photographers have got to have a sharp mind and eye when the right scene presents itself.
So how do you train your photographer's eye? Don't just become content with shooting photos for quantity's sake. As GX GARNERINGS always advocates it, bring a camera with you and see with your observant mind. First of all, feel with your observant mind. Without true feelings, the photos are dead.
More of the competition results can be seen here.
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