Looking back at my Canon PhotoMarathon participation, I have participated in eight Canon PhotoMarathons over the years starting from 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018! Personally for me, I had seen Canon PhotoMarathon Singapore transformed and grew over the years from being a local Canon Singapore event to regional Canon countries in Southeast Asia and beyond! My photography also grew along with my years of Canon PhotoMarathon participation since my maiden participation in year 2008. Over the years, this had been a networking and catch up event day with fellow photographers as well, besides concentrating and participating in the Canon PhotoMarathon Singapore competition proper.

Some might ask about Canon PhotoMarathon, what is it all about? I hope that through my stories, photographs and competition themes over the years that I participated and shared my stories, you would also sign up with your fellow photographer friends to join in Canon PhotoMarathon XVII 2019 Singapore, have fun yet you can have the opportunity to win exciting photography prizes!

As I reflect back on my Canon PhotoMarathon adventures from 2018 to 2008, there were so many memories! From crappy and lousy photographs in my early days (Remember this quote “Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst – Henri Cartier-Bresson”), the fun adventures and journeys in Canon PhotoMarathon Singapore had been a good learning experience for me and still would be today.

Year 2018

Year 2017

Year 2016

Year 2015

Year 2013

Year 2012

Year 2011

Year 2008

For this year, Canon PhotoMarathon XVII 2019 Singapore is heading into the heartlands, something different over the years as it was usually held in the downtown area of Singapore. This year 2019 is Singapore Bicentennial year, celebrating Singapore’s national heritage in the heartlands with Canon PhotoMarathon 2019, where the heart and art of photography meets in the HE(ART)LANDS of Our Tampines Hub, Singapore’s first and largest integrated community and lifestyle hub. Photography in the heartlands is something that I can relate to, something close to me, because I am a heartlander!

Do share with your family, relatives, photographer friends on the upcoming Canon PhotoMarathon XVII 2019 Singapore taking place on 12th October! Sign up and come on down for a full day of fun and exciting photography themes challenge with your fellow photographer friends, or with your family and friends!

Sign up here -> http://bit.ly/CanonSGCPM2019

This would be the 9th year that I would be participating in Canon PhotoMarathon XVII Singapore 2019, however, first and foremost, I still need to head over to the website and sign up!

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Canon PhotoMarathon is not just about competition and winning the wonderful prizes, it’s also about learning and fun with photography friends. Given a photography theme to shoot within a short period of 3 hours, it’s a pretty big and interesting challenge for all photographers, regardless of the level of photography you are at, whether you are beginner, amateur, freelancer or professional. The time pressure, creativity and relevance are put to the test for any photographer, this “test” will definitely push a photographer higher and that’s where a photographer can improve.

If you have just started learning and exploring photography, Canon PhotoMarathon is a good and fun event to participate with your fellow photographers in a group. Not only can you learn, shoot and challenge yourself, this would give you a great opportunity to make new photography friends and forge a stronger group bonding.

If you have been into photography for a period of time, this might be a good opportunity to test and push your photography level even further, either alone or a with a smaller group of photography friends.

What were the themes for Canon PhotoMarathon 2015? How challenging and difficult were the themes? These were the themes for Canon PhotoMarathon 2015 and the photographs below were my submission for the themes

Theme 1 – Street

Theme 2 – 50:50

Theme 3 – Defy Your Imagination

At the end of each theme, you were able to see how each and every different photographer interpreted each photography theme. This is the beauty of photography, not just on a competitive basis, it’s also on a fun and leisure basis that you can find in the Canon PhotoMarathon.

If you haven’t enter Canon PhotoMarathon before, do keep a lookout for it in the year 2016!

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