The Telegraph’s “Our Lives” photography competition is being sponsored by Ilford and judged by world-renowned photographer David Bailey. There are five categories - Our People, Our Places, Our Environment, Our Lives in Motion and Our Events. The winers will be displayed in the Proud Central Gallery, just off Trafalgar Square in London, from the 25th of August to the 9th of September, 2007.

ILFORD Press Release

ILFORD sponsors The Telegraph “Our Lives” photography competition

Winning entries to be showcased at a London gallery and judged by world-renowned photographer, David Bailey

Marly, Switzerland, 20 August, 2007 – ILFORD announces today that it has joined forces with The Telegraph to sponsor the newspaper’s ‘Our Lives’ competition that is currently running in conjunction with Currys.

Winning entries from five different categories - Our People, Our Places, Our Environment, Our Lives in Motion and Our Events - will be selected by a panel of experienced judges and printed on ILFORD Inkjet media. Finalists will have the pleasure of seeing their images framed and displayed in the Proud Central Gallery, just off Trafalgar Square in London, from the 25th of August to the 9th of September, 2007. Mr. David Bailey will select the winners at a private ceremony to be held on the 8th of September.

The competition has generated phenomenal interest and enthusiasm, with over forty thousand entries submitted. With such a tremendous response, Telegraph judges will pay close attention to technical quality but also thoughtful composition, use of light and colour, as well as originality to draw a total of nine images per category. Of the forty-five finalists, there will be one overall winner, one category winner and eight highly commended finalists. 

“We’re delighted to have ILFORD on board as one of the event sponsors,” said Lucy Davies of the Telegraph. ILFORD has a strong photographic history that dates back to 1879 so it was only natural for us to select a leading manufacturer of photo media to support the exhibition. The final images are outstanding.”

“ILFORD is proud to sponsor this prestigious event and to work closely with The Telegraph,” said Dai Jones, Managing Director of ILFORD Imaging Switzerland GmbH. “It’s wonderful to see so many enthusiastic amateur photographers out there. We fully support such an initiative that encourages creativity and imagination in the world of modern day photography,” he added.

About ILFORD
Founded in 1879, ILFORD is a leading player in the development and manufacture of photo quality media for both inkjet printing and colour** photographic processes. ILFORD Imaging Switzerland GmbH, including the ILFORD worldwide Digital Imaging and Colour Photo businesses, and the manufacturing operation, has been owned by Oji Paper, Japan, since July 2005. ILFORD now operates as a fully owned subsidiary within Oji’s Communications Paper Division, enabling the ILFORD capabilities to run all the way from raw paper through to the highly sophisticated product design and manufacturing processes incorporated in the end product made in Switzerland.

The ILFORD name is well established in the history of Imaging and today it continues to be associated with cutting edge technology thanks to its strong links to the photo imaging marketplace, R&D, technical know-how and manufacturing capabilities.
For more information on ILFORD, please visit www.ilford.com

** The ILFORD Black and White Photo business, including the UK Manufacturing facility, was acquired by HARMAN technology Limited. Trading as ILFORD Photo, HARMAN is licensed to use the ILFORD brand in association with traditional Black and White silver halide products only

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