We are proud to announce that the Orms X Canon: Let Us Move You Photographic Competition has been a resounding success. Our annual photographic exhibition competition, now in its fourth year, was designed to support our thriving creative community, provide them with a platform to share their photographic works with the world, and win incredible prizes to help them grow their photographic practice and propel their creative careers. For the 2023 iteration of our exclusive photographic exhibition competition, we wanted to up the stakes and make the competition bigger than ever before. This year, we offered entrants the opportunity to win prizes worth R100 000 from Canon, Orms, Orms Print Room, and Orms Cape Town School of Photography, and the chance to showcase their work on the iconic Sea Point Promenade.
This year’s theme revolved around the exploration of movement and motion. We received a staggering 4,000+ entries for the competition, marking the highest number of submissions in the history of our exhibition competition. Each entry underwent rigorous evaluation by an esteemed panel of judges, featuring Canon Product Marketing Manager Roger Machin, Orms Managing Director Jason Ormrod, renowned sports photographer Roger Sedres, and SJ Artists Founder Shani Judes.
After careful consideration, we are thrilled to introduce the winners of the 2023 Orms X Canon: Let Us Move Your Photographic competition:
Winner: Nardus Engelbrecht
Prize: The Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera Body with Canon RF-S 18-150mm Lens kit and a Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM Lens worth R57 190
A R6000 Orms Print Room & Framing voucher
A R4000 Orms Cape Town School of Photography voucher
2nd Winner: Bryan Banda
Camera Settings: f18, 1/8s ISO 125
Prize: The Canon EOS R50 Mirrorless Camera with a Canon RF-S 18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens and a Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM Lens worth R25 995
A R4000 Orms Print Room & Framing voucher
A R3000 Orms Cape Town School of Photography voucher
These are our Top 20 finalists whose work, alongside our winners, will be exhibited along the Sea Point Promenade as part of a group exhibition:
Camera Settings: ISO 1250 | f9 | 1/1600s | 400mm
Camera Settings: ISO 400, F5.6
Camera Settings: f14, 1/60 sec, ISO 100
Camera Settings: 1/2000, f4, ISO 200
Camera Settings: ISO 320, F22, 1/5s
Camera Settings: ISO 100, f20, 30sec exposure
Camera Settings: f/2,8, shutter 1/1 000
Camera Settings: ISO 100, Aperature F8,0 and shutter speed 1/40s
Camera Settings: f/5.6, 1/2500s, ISO400
Camera Settings: f.9 | 0.5sec | Flash
Camera Settings: In-camera 5x multiple exposure at ISO 5000, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/80 sec
Camera Settings: ISO 100; 50 mm; f/ 9.0 1/400 sec
Camera Settings: F/3.5, ISO 100, 1/250s
Camera Settings: ISO 200, f2.8, 1/6400
Camera Settings: f/29, 1/6 sec, ISO 160, 70mm
Camera Settings: 1/1250 sec, f/16, ISO 2500
A heartfelt thank you to all participants! We’ll see you again next year.
