SACC Nature POTY 2019

Congratulations to Kevin Day winner of the 2019 SACC Nature POTY. Up against amazing images Kevin won out on a busy day at the Cabragh Wetlands Centre in Thurles. The Thurles & District Camera Club helped the Blarney Photography Club stage this important regional round of the IPF competition. You can see from the awards how many clubs were represented and it was great to see so many at the event. 
 

Kevin Day winner of the SACC NPOTY 2019 with Judges Des Clinton, Dominic Redden and SACC Chairman Mark Gorman.

 
COLOUR PRINT OPEN – ADVANCED
Gold Kevin Day East Cork Camera Group
Silver Kieran O Mahony Blackwater Photographic Society
Bronze Tadhg Hurley Blarney Photography Club 

HM David Harris East Cork Camera Group
HM Kieran O Mahony Blackwater Photographic Society
HM David Triglia Blarney Photography Club
HM David Harris East Cork Camera Group
HM Pakie O Donoghue Blackwater Photographic Society

COLOUR PRINT OPEN – Non-ADVANCED

Gold Jim Heffernan Fermoy Camera Club
Silver Vincent  Higgins Mallow Camera Club
Bronze Donagh Cronin Fermoy Camera Club
HM Paul Madigan Blackwater Photographic Society

COLOUR PRINT THEME – ADVANCED
Flora & Fungi

Gold David Triglia Blarney Photography Club
Silver Edward Mahon Kilkenny Photo Society  

HM Paul Tips Mallow Camera Club
HM John O Neill Waterford Camera Club
COLOUR PRINT THEME – Non-ADVANCED
Flora & Fungi

Gold Donagh Cronin Fermoy Camera Club
Silver Donagh Cronin Fermoy Camera Club
HM Paul Madigan Blackwater Photographic Society

PROJECTED OPEN – ADVANCED

Gold Kevin Day East Cork Camera Group
Silver  Kevin Day East Cork Camera Group
Bronze Teresa O Dwyer Thurles &District Camera Club
HM Tadhg Hurley Blarney Photography Club

PROJECTED OPEN – Non-ADVANCED

Gold Jim Heffernan Fermoy Camera Club
Silver Vincent  Higgins Mallow Camera Club
Bronze Michael John Blade Carlow Photographic Society
HM Liam Good Kilkenny Photo Society 
PROJECTED OPEN THEME- ADVANCED
The Natural World

Gold Tadhg Hurley Blarney Photography Club Village 
Silver David Triglia Blarney Photography Club
Bronze Kevin DayEast Cork Camera Group
HM David Harris East Cork Camera Group
PROJECTED OPEN THEME – Non-ADVANCED
The Natural World

Gold Vincent  Higgins Mallow Camera Club
Silver Moira Fulton Kilkenny Photo Society

Bronze Vincent  Higgins Mallow Camera Club
HM Moira Fulton Kilkenny Photo Society Autumn
PROJECTED THEME- ADVANCED
Irish Birds & Wildlife

Gold David Harris East Cork Camera Group
Silver Kieran O Mahony Blackwater Photographic Society

HM Nicola Reddy Wexford Camera Club 
PROJECTED THEME – Non-ADVANCED
Irish Birds & Wildlife

Gold Paul Madigan Blackwater Photographic Society
Silver Donagh Cronin Fermoy Camera ClubC
HM Liam Good Kilkenny Photo Society 

POTY 2019

Results from the SACC 2019 POTY held in the Horse & Jockey Hotel, Horse & Jockey, Thurles are below. Congratulation to Charlie O Donovan from Cork Camera Group winner of the SACC 2019 POTY. Also huge congratulations to all the winners with medals and Honourable mentions going to clubs from Cork, Blarney, Mallow, Kilkenny, Carrigaline, Blackwater, Carlow & Wexford. If you’re not in you can’t win!

POTY 2019 Winner – Charlie O Donovan – Cork Camera Group

Colour Print Open 

Advanced 

1st  – Paul Reidy – Blarney Photography Club

2nd –  Jim Linehan – Blarney Photography Club

3rd – Julia Trzesicka – Mallow Camera Club

Non Advanced

1st  – Lisa Egan – Mallow Camera Club

2nd –  Lisa Egan – Mallow Camera Club

 

Mono Print Open

Advanced

1st  – Charlie O Donovan – Cork Camera Group

2nd – Michael Joseph – Kilkenny Photographic Society

3rd – Michael Strapec – Blarney Photography Club

Non -Advanced 

1st – Paul Madigan – Blackwater Photographic Society

2nd – Lisa Egan – Mallow Camera Club

 

Projected Open 

Advanced 

1st – Michael Strapec – Blarney Photographic Society

2nd – Vytenis Hausauskas – Carrigaline Photographic Society

3rd – Edward Mahon – Kilkenny Photographic Society

Non – Advanced

1st – Vincent Higgins – Mallow Camera Club

2nd – Moira Fulton – Kilkenny Photographic Society

3rd – David Lawlor – Carlow Photographic Society

 

Colour Print Theme 

Advanced

1st – Michael Strapac – Blarney Photography Club

2nd  – Vladimir Morozov – Wexford Camera Club

 

Mono Print Theme

Advanced

1st – Michael Strapac – Blarney Photography Club

2nd Paul Tips – Mallow Camera Club

Non Advanced

1st  – Paul Madigan – Blackwater Photographic Society

2nd –  Paul Madigan – Blackwater Photographic Society

 

Projected Theme 

Advanced 

1st – Paul Reidy – Blarney Photography Club

2nd – Michael Joseph – Kilkenny Photographic Society

Non – Advanced

1st – Moira Fulton – Kilkenny Photographic Society

2nd – Sabrina Dunny – Carlow Photographic Society

During the awards, Honorable Mentions were also given in the advanced category to Paul Reidy, Michael Strapec, Mark Gorman, Vivian Buckley, Edward Mahon, Janusz Trzesicka, Kieran O Mahony, Kevin Day, & Michael Joseph. In the Non Advanced category Honorable mentions were awarded to Paul Madigan, Vincent Higgins, Eileen Cashman.

 

Full table sets of results will be updated to the website soon.