The inaugural Calumet Photographic Student Photographer of the Year competition has received more than a thousand entries, attracting some of Britain’s best young photographers. Now, the winning and shortlisted images are going on a UK tour, exhibiting in Calumet Photographic shops across the United Kingdom. Edinburgh College student Oliver Henderson’s winning photo will take pride of place in the exhibition. His image of a woman in a red dress under a spotlight on a rooftop, set against an industrial background (above), scooped the title and the £11,000 prize bundle of photographic equipment. His photo will be accompanied by the nine finalist entries from Maria Karpova, University of the Arts London; Sioned Evans, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David; Joe Till, Walsall College; Monty Cholmeley, Oundle School, Katarzyna Janicka-Wojtowicz, Ieva Vaitkuviene, Jolanta Ziarnik, Thomas Craner-Buckley and Jack Visser. The tour has now started at the Bristol store; the exhibition will be in place until Friday 24th July, when it will move to other Calumet stores. Click through / read on for the exact dates and locations.

Calumet Press Release

CALUMET STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS EXHIBITION

Over 1,000 entries, £11,000 worth of prizes, ten finalists, and one winner; the inaugural Calumet Photographic Student Photographer of the Year competition was an unmitigated success, attracting some of Britain’s best young photographers. Now, the winning and shortlisted images are going on a UK tour, exhibiting in Calumet Photographic stores across the country in a showcase of upcoming photographic talent.

The tour has now started at the Bristol store; the exhibition will be in place until Friday 24 July, when it will move to other Calumet stores:

• 28 July  - 21 August: Birmingham, Hagley Road
• 25 August – 25 September: Manchester, Charlton Place
• 29 September – 23 October:  Glasgow, Oakbank Ind. Estate
• 27 October – 20 November: Edinburgh, Bonnington Business Centre
• 24 November – 18 December:  Belfast, Boucher Rd
• 22 December – 29 January: London, Drummond St.

Edinburgh College student Oliver Henderson’s winning photo will take pride of place in the exhibition. His image of a woman in a red dress under a spotlight on a rooftop, set against an industrial background, scooped the title and the £11,000 prize bundle of photographic equipment with everything he needs to kick start a promising career in the industry.

His photo will be accompanied by the nine finalist entries from; Maria Karpova, University of the Arts London; Sioned Evans, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David; Joe Till, Walsall College; Monty Cholmeley, Oundle School; Katarzyna Janicka-Wojtowicz, City of Glasgow College; Ieva Vaitkuviene, London College of Contemporary Arts; Jolanta Ziarnik, West College Scotland; Thomas Craner-Buckley, University of the West of England and Jack Visser, West Lothian College.

Students were given free choice of topic and style, so the competition was open to landscape, portrait, lifestyle and abstract photographers. The shortlisted images include a sweeping mountain landscape, a high fashion black and white portrait, a dreamlike shot of a child running through a cornfield, a Turner-esque photograph of industrial chimney smoke in a stormy sky, a portrait of a beautiful woman surrounded by electric blue butterflies, a close up of a rabbit in rain-soaked grass and two timeless black and white portraits filled with life and character.

Judge and Managing Director of Calumet Photographic UK, Jon Warner, said:  “It was extremely difficult to pick a winner as the quality of entries was excellent. The exhibition looks fantastic and really shows off the pedigree of young photographers in the UK – the quality of the images coupled with the range of imaginative ideas makes me so excited about the future of British photography. I am sure all our finalists will go on to have fantastic careers in the industry!”

Jon presented Oliver with his award on Tuesday 24 March at the Canon Student Conference at The Photography Show, Birmingham NEC.  Canon’s Product Intelligence Professional, David Parry, also judged the competition, alongside professional photographers Rory Lewis and Tom Barnes.

The winning photo and all of the runners-up can be viewed here: www.calphoto.co.uk/studentawards

Calumet’s brand new competition launched in January and closed on Friday 13 March. The award was in partnership with a host of major photographic brands, including; Canon, Manfrotto, B + W, Lastolite, Veho, Rotolight, Bowens, ColorMunki, DxO Software and Eizo. The £11,000 prize for the overall winner comprised 32 items.

The student exhibition will take place in the store’s seminar room and is only available to view when the room is not in use, so customers are advised to check opening times with their local store before making the journey.

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