FIRST INTERNATIONAL ARTS PESTIVAL
PHOTO COMPETITION

We are extremely happy to announce the winners of our first photo competition, judged by Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2005 prize winner, Mr George Duffield.

The range of entries in both categories was extremely high, with winners being selected not solely on their technical merits, but also for their character and drama. The winners and runners up will be exhibited in the AV Theatre throughout the Pestival.

OVER 16s

WINNER
RUNNER UP
RUNNER UP
Cicada case
(Magicicada septendecim)
Female Boreal Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus) with ambush bug (Phymata erosa) Striped Blue Crow Butterfly (Euploea mulciber) with unknown ant
Kevin Burns Lynette Schimming Aaron Woods
My back yard, Kenton, Ohio. Lake Crabtree Co. Park, in Wake County, North Carolina, USA Kuala Lumpur, Peninsular Malaysia

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UNDER 16s

WINNER
RUNNER UP
RUNNER UP
Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana) Cricket
Family unidentified
Ladybird
(Coccinellidae family)
Dario Pase Charlie Hamnett Sophie Shapter
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

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Here's Dario Pase receiving his prize during the Pestival:

Photo: Bridget Nicholls

Pestival TM 2004 Insect Arts Club