23 July 2008
Fujifilm Professional has announced the winner of the 2008 Fujifilm Student Awards, David Wala from Newcastle College.
This year's Awards were run in conjunction with Penguin Books and the brief was to provide a cover for the re-issued version of Ralph Ellison's 1952 masterpiece, Invisible Man. David's winning image will now grace the cover when the book is released as part of Penguin's Modern Classics series. In addition to this amazing prize, David has been named as Fujifilm Student Photographer of the Year 2008. He also collects 200 of Fujifilm Professional film, a library of 100 Penguin Classics titles and a copy of the book, 'even Hundred Penguins'
Nearly 1,000 entries were submitted to the Award's website, www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk, each one taken on Fujifilm Professional film. From these initial entries, 30 Merit winners were selected and asked to submit a print for final judging. Each Merit winner received 10 rolls of Fujicolor PRO160S professional colour negative film in 35mm or 120 format, one Penguin Classic paperback book of their choice and a copy of the book, 'even Hundred Penguins'
Students from Sandwell College submitted the most entries; therefore the college receives 250 worth of Fujifilm Professional film and 100 Penguin Classics titles for their library.
The winning image, together with the runners-up are available to view at www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk