2009 End of Year Results Announced

[Peter_AUS]

It is with great pleasure to announce the following end of year award winners for 2009.

Overall Photographer of the year was Peter Hammer with 94 points, congratulations Peter again on achieving this fine recognition of your work.

Runner up was Franziska Rullert with 91 points

Third was Bill Sutherland with 79 points
Fourth was Sally Phillips with 64 points
Fifth was Margaret Gilet with 62 points
Sixth was Denis Perentin with 58 points
Seventh was Grayce Pedulla Dillon with 56 points
Eight was Janie News with 54 points
Ninth was David Mitchell with 50 points
Tenth was Rudolf Helmis with 50 points (on count back)
Eleventh was Debbie Bray with 48 points
Twelve was Jan Amato with 48 Points
Thirteenth was Hugh Thompson with 46 points
Fourteenth was David White with 45 points
Fifteenth was Mick Dougharty with 42 points


Overall Set Subject Winner was Bill Sutherland with 44 points, congratulations Bill on achieving this award with entries in all the set subject competitions.

Second was Peter Hammer with 37 points
Third was Margaret Gilet with 30 points
Fourth was Franziska Rullert with 28 points
Fifth was Grayce Pedulla Dillon with 23 points
Sixth was Jan Amato with 23 points
Seventh was Hugh Thompson with 23 points
Eight was Rudolf Helmis with 22 points
Ninth was Janie News with 21 points
Tenth was David Mitchell with 21 points
Eleventh was David White with 21 points
Twelve was Sally Phillips with 20 points

Overall Open Competition winner was Peter Hammer with 42 points

Second was Franziska Rullert with 39 points
Third was Sally Phillips with 37 points
Fourth was Alan Fear with 30 points
Fifth was David Mitchell with 29 points
Sixth was Steve Axford with 28 points
Seventh was Debbie Bray with 27 points
Eight was Margaret Gilet with 25 points
Ninth was Jan Amato with 25 points
Tenth was Mike Dougharty with 25 points
Eleventh was Mike Kline with 25 points

Overall Creative Competition was Franziska Rullert with 24 points

Second was Denise Perentin with 21 points
Third was Peter Hammer with 15 points
Fourth was Bill Sutherland with 14 points
Fifth was Grayce Pedulla Dillon with 14 points
Sixth was Len News with 13 points
Seventh was Lan Pudney with 11 points
Eight was Janies News with 10 points
Ninth was Dale Schafer with 10 points


And I am pleased to announce the Image of the Year winner is Peter Hammer with his image Broken Dreams, an excellent image I think everyone will agree. It was an extremely hard decision to come up with the image of the year again this year and after consultations with several people the final decision was left with me as well. This decision was based on overall participation in the competitions, on the galleries, with postings and comments on other people images, assistance given in the forums and overall site assistance as well.

So lets all give a big hand to the winners and also look forward to participation again next year. The overall thing I did notice was that you need to enter all competitions as those 1 entry points can make a big difference in deciding the overall section winners and places as you can see from the numbers I have included.

Thank you to our supporters of the Creative Competitions this year Wacom-Asia and I do hope that members do click on the advertising links and visit their site and also purchase their products if looking for a useful tool to use with their photography. I anticipate that they will be continuing the sponsorship with the competitions again next year if we do go ahead with them.

[Kim]

Congratulations to all the winners and to those that participated.

[PerhapsOne]

I'm very flattered to have done so well and extremely happy that Franziska did so well as I have loved her images and her creativity in what she presents here.

[joan755]

Congratulations to everyone. Well done.

[Tomato]

Congratulations all the winners and especially Peter for Photographer of the Year and Image of the Year. Well done.

[John_Alessi]

Congratulations to all the participants and place getters in the 2009 competition.

Special congratulations to Peter Hammer for his consistency across the competitions with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings resulting in an overall points win and also image of the year.

"Broken Dreams"
http://www.passionforpixels.com/gall..._itemId=576043

This image simply exudes emotion and mystery. The subtle play of light and shadow across the objects in the room and the simple toning give this image a timeless feel.

Well done Peter.

[madmax]

Thanks Peter for your hard work during the year and for putting together the final results.

Well done and congrats to Peter Hammer as the overall winner and also to the others who received awards.

Have a safe and happy festive break.

[LeanneAlessi]

Congratulations Peter on Photographer and Image of the Year! Very well deserved!

Congratulations also to Franziska for her fine efforts - like Peter Hammer, I am also inspired by her creative flair - and to those who have participated consistently and done well throughout the year.

As Peter mentioned, there were some stunning images entered in competitions throughout the year, making the choice of Image of the Year most difficult.

Well done all .. .. .. ..

[rconn]

Congratulations to al and especially to Peter H for his achievements.

Rod

[Rudolf]

Congratulations to all the winners

[PerhapsOne]

As a matter of interest I entered the Broken Dreams image into the Al Thani international (monochrome section) in November and it failed to get an acceptance although it did get into all 3 salons of the 1st ICS competition in the USA. (I did get 2 other mono images accepted in Al Thani - Homeless in Xi'an was one of them and the other hasn't been on P4P). I guess it shows just how variable judging is!

[John_Alessi]

...... I guess it shows just how variable judging is!

Judging can be affected by many variables, particularly the ethnic and cultural background of the judges. It can be very difficult to compare results judged in different countries.

[Len]

Congratulations to all of the very deserving winners

[Peter_AUS]

Peter I have to say that it wasn't an easy decision at all to pick the winner, I had others in mind myself and also those that were involved were of three minds as well. It came back to me finally to make the overall decision and John has summed up our thoughts on the choice very well, certainly better than I can. It was well deserved and when I get a chance will get in touch with Andy Cross regarding the Prize you have won as well as the Image of the Year Recipient.

I wish I had something to give to the others as well, hopefully 2010 will lead to that happening, it certainly has been tumultuous couple of years and it didn't end all that well either but that remains with me and the person involved. A lot happened to my family and myself in 2008 that was extremely difficult to deal with and it was through this site and you as friends that I was able to actually deal with that and I thank each and everyone of you. Some do know the ins and outs but that isn't necessary to bring up here. Our lives are back in balance, the children are safe, healthy and well and with their friends which was most important to us as a family.

Take care everyone, I am around at various times and will respond where and if necessary to any issues.

[MargG]

Congratulations to all placegetters, particularly Peter, Franziska and Bill. There was some incredible work displayed this year and you were consistently at the top. I look forward to this year's entries. Cheers!

[LotusEater]

Congratulations to the of the winners. Thank you for consistently inspiring and challenging me to keep working on my photography!!

[itsbygrayce]

I want to congratulate everyone who scored in the year's finals. Especially Peter Hammer who excelled and rose to the top. Franziska, great job too!!!

I find so much inspiration from all of my peers here. Thanks to all of you!!!

Warmest regards,

Grayce

[MargG]

Well said, Grayce. I add my congratulations to the annual winners. Well done.

[PerhapsOne]

Thanks Grayce and a lot of it is due to the other members of P4P.