SACC Chairman Mark Gorman presents Pakie O Donoghue with the SACC POTY Award.
SACC Chairman Mark Gorman presents Seamus Costello with the POTY and Seamus Scullane Award
Nature Photographer of the Year SACC
Saturday Jan 13th: To a delighted and packed Cabragh Wetlands Trust Building the winner of the 2017-2018 Nature Photographer of the year was announced. Pakie O Donoghue from the Blackwater Photographic Society picked up the award. Pakie was shocked at receiving the award but it was truly deserved. Pakie also picked up a Gold Medal for the Open Print Catagory. There was about 100 people in attendance and special thanks go to the Wetland Trust and to Thurles Camera Club for helping make it a fantastic event. Blarney Photography Club did the SACC proud running an excellent event and once again congratulations to all the winners and Pakie. Seamus Mulcahy, Eddie Kelly and Kevin Day won several awards.
All Results:
Nature Photographer of the Year
Pakie O’Donoghue, Blackwater Photographic Society
Colour Print Open ( Advanced )
Gold – Pakie O’Donoghue, Blackwater Photographic Society
Silver – Eddie Kelly, Blarney Photography Club
Bronze – Vincent Kelly – Cork Camera Group
HM – Seamus Mulcahy, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Paul Tipps, Mallow Camera Club
HM – Danny Foley, Blarney Photography Club
HM – David Harris, Cork Camera Group
Print Themed ( Advanced )
Gold – Eddie Kelly, Blarney Photography Club
Silver – Mary Kinsella, Carrick Camera Club
HM – Eddie Kelly, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Seamus Mulcahy, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Paul Tips, Mallow Camera Club
Projected Open ( Advanced )
Gold – Kevin Day, East Cork Camera Group
Silver – Kevin Day, East Cork Camera Group
Bronze – Seamus Mulcahy, Blarney Photography Club
HM – John O ‘Neill, Waterford Camera Club
HM – John Tait, Cork Camera Group
Projected Themed ( Advanced )
Gold – John O’Neill, Waterford
Silver – Mark Heffernan, Fermoy camera Club
HM – Vincent Kelly, Cork Camera Group
HM – Seamus Mulcahy, Blarney Photography Club
Projected ” The Natural World” ( Advanced )
Gold – Kevin Day, East Cork Camera Group
Silver – David Harris, Cork Camera Group
Bronze – Seamus Mulcahy, Blarney Photography Club
Colour Print Open ( Non Advanced )
Gold – Vincent Higgins, Mallow Photography Club
Silver – Vincent Higgins, Mallow Photography Club
Print Themed ( Non Advanced )
Gold – Patrick Power, Carrick Camera Club
Silver – Henry O’Brien, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Henry O’Brien, Blarney Photography Club
Projected Open ( Non Advanced )
Gold – Sinead Hickey, Fermoy Camera Club
Silver – John Mullane, Blackwater Photographic Society
Bronze – Basil O’Sullivan, Fermoy Camera Club
HM – Paul Madigan, Blackwater Photographic Society
Projected Theme ( Non Advanced )
Gold – Sinead Hickey, Fermoy Camera Club
Silver – Neil O’Mullane, Mallow Photography Club
HM – David Lawlor, Carlow Camera Club
Projected “The Natural World” ( Non Advanced )
Gold – Sinead Hickey, Fermoy Camera Club
Silver – Sinead Hickey, Fermoy Camera Club
Bronze – Neil O’Mullane, Mallow Photography Club
Photographer of the year.
SACC Photographer of the Year 2017/2018 (Seamus Scullane Trophy)
Seamus Costello, Kilkenny Photographic Society
Colour Print Open (Advanced)
Gold – Morgan O‘Neill, Blarney Photography Club
Silver – Bill Power, Blarney Photography Club
Bronze – Morgan O‘Neill, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Janusz Trzesicki, Mallow Camera Club
Colour Print Themed (Advanced)
Gold – Seamus Costello, Kilkenny Photographic Society
Silver -Ann Frances, Cork Camera Group
HM – Bill Power, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Paul Reidy, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Morgan O’Neill, Blarney Photography Club
Mono Print Open (Advanced)
Gold – Morgan O’Neill, Blarney Photography Club
Silver – Derville Conroy, Kilkenny Photographic Society
Bronze – Seamus Costello, Kilkenny Photographic Society
HM – Paul Reidy, Blarney Photography Club
Mono Print Themed (Advanced)
Gold – Seamus Costello, Kilkenny Photographic Society
Silver – Bill Power, Blarney Photography Club
Projected Open (Advanced)
Gold – Bill Power, Blarney Photography Club
Silver – Bill Power, Blarney Photography Club
Bronze – Vivien Buckley, Mallow Camera Club
HM – Morgan O’Neill, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Pat O’Donoghue, Blackwater Photographic Society
Projected Themed (Advanced )
Gold – Kirstin Gray, Wexford Camera Club
Silver – Bill Power, Blarney Photography Club
Silver – Donna Foran, Wexford Camera Club
Gold – Val Walsh, Blackwater Photographic Society
Silver – Henry O’Brien, Blarney Photography Club
Bronze – John Mullane, Blackwater Photography Society
Mono Print Open (Non Advanced)
Gold – Julia Trzesicka, Mallow Camera Club
Silver – Liam Walsh, Waterford Camera Club
Bronze – Henry O’Brien, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Henry O’Brien, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Michael Strapec, Blarney Photography Club
HM – Michael Strapec, Blarney Photography Club
Mono Print Themed (Non Advanced)
Gold – Henry O’Brien, Blarney Photography Club
Silver – Henry O’Brien, Blarney Photography Club
Projected Open (Non Advanced)
Gold – Denis O’Reilly, Kilkenny
Silver – Vincent Higgins, Mallow
Bronze – Denis O’Reilly, Kilkenny Photographic Society
HM – Dieter Rowesetz, Kilkenny Photographic Society
HM – Denis O’Reilly, Kilkenny Photographic Society
Projected Themed (Non Advanced)
Gold – Pat O’Meara, Mallow Camera Club
Silver – Eileen Cashman, Mallow Camera Club