Uganda is an incredibly photogenic country, and many expats have sharpened their photography skills after coming to Uganda, and taking in the breathtaking range of scenery, the wonderful wildlife and birds, all set to their best advantage by the year-round sunshine and the lush green background.
For the second year running, the Expats in Uganda magazine has held an amateur photography competition. The winners were:
Shannon Orcutt. Expats in Uganda. photo competition winner 2015
Mitchell Shire. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015. 1st runner up
Florent Renders. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015. 2nd runner up
Other popular photos were:
Mohsen Taha. Expats in Uganda photo competition 2015
Aidah. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015
Helen. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015
Per. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015
Below, a overall competition winner Shannon Orcutt poses with the judges. Her prize is a day’s photography workshop with the judges. Prize sponsored by Premier Safaris.
Photo competition winner Shannon Orcutt poses with the judges. From left are Brina L Bunt, Marvin Kagoro from Africell (prize sponsors), Shannon Orcutt (winner), Jonothan Hen Boisen, staff at Expats in Uganda and Grace Atuhaire, Director and Founder of Expats in Uganda
The competition judges are all photographers themselves: Brina L. Bunt, Judd Irish Bradley, Mark Dudley, Matthias Mugisha, Peter Hogel and Sherry McKelvie.
One of the photo competition judges, Mark Dudley, receives prize on behalf of Florent Renders, first runner up
Expats in Uganda would like to thank all the sponsors, including Hello Food Uganda (for the 50,000 UGX voucher) and Elite Computers (who donated a printed album of all the competition photos).
Thanks to everyone who took part!
Glad that you had a good time!
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