9 June 2009
Mark Hall is the overall winner of the AOP Lecturers Awards 2009, sponsored by Canon. Mark, who is Programme Leader, BA (hons) Commercial Photography course at the University of Derby, wins a Canon EOS 5D Mark2 kit with EF24-105mm lens and his images reproduced in the accompanying academic calendar.
Mark's striking series was a clear winner for the AOP Board of Directors, who judged the competition.
Antony Chambers who is a technician at Cleveland College of Art & Design came 2nd and Alison Fawcett who teaches BTEC ND Photography at Norton College, Sheffield, came 3rd, both also have their images exhibited and are included in the calendar.
A further 11 finalists are included in the calendar.
Now in it's third year the AOP Lecturers Awards are unique as
there is currently no other competition in the UK like it. The quality of work entered was of a very high standard,
which is testament to the personal work lecturers and technicians are producing.