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 XVI Singapore was different from the past few editions that I participated in. They had a bright, colourful and refreshing concept, starting with the event t-shirt that is luminious green in colour (that looks a bit like the safety vest as pointed out by fellow photographer friend Daryl) that makes us stood out, very brightly and prominently from the crowds when the participants were out photographing their respective competition themes. In this edition of Canon PhotoMarathon XVI, Canon introduced a new ‘dusk’ challenge in the competition format for the first time. This will enable participants to capture a dynamic mix of both day and night scenes, putting their photography skills and creativity to the test.

Inside the Suntec Convention Centre event hall, the booths and stations were interactive and fun, bright and colourful, pretty engaging for the younger generation folks, beside the regular sponsors that had been supporting Canon PhotoMarathon. We had a radio DJ booth, ONE FM 91.3 making radio waves at Canon PhotoMarathon XVI.

Celebrities were also present at Canon PhotoMarathon XVI Singapore, gracing and supporting it, with Sora Ma and Joseph Schooling making their presence felt at the event, chatting and interacting with their supporters.  I had a good time chatting  and catching up with Sora! Do check out Sora’s FB page and Instagram account!

What were the themes for Canon PhotoMarathon XVI Singapore? What did I submit for the 3 themes?

Theme 1 – Solitude

Theme 2 – Simplicity

Theme 3 – Glow

Who were the winners for Canon PhotoMarathon XVI Singapore?  

BEST OF SHOW – STUDENT (Timothy John Low Wen, NANYANG POLYTECHNIC)

Theme 1 – Solitude

Theme 2 – Simplicity

Theme 3 – Glow

BEST OF SHOW – OPEN (Azril Azam Bin Abdul Rahim)

Theme 1 – Solitude

Theme 2 – Simplicity

Theme 3 – Glow

TEAM CATEGORY WINNER (ORBIGUD)

SCHOOL CHALLENGE WINNER – ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)

Theme 1 – Solitude

STUDENT CATEGORY

1ST Myo Thi Ha Kyaw, NAYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

2ND Evita Lee Ann Hwee, CHRIST CHURCH SECONDARY SCHOOL

3RD Ong Yi Feng Jayden, EDGEFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL

OPEN CATEGORY

1ST Aht Yomyai

2ND Zhang Dongli

3RD Ahmad Iskandar Bin Abdullah

Theme 2 – Simplicity

STUDENT CATEGORY

1ST Jessie Chia, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

2ND Timothy John Low Wen, NANYANG POLYTECHNIC

3RD Teo Xu Kai, TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC

OPEN CATEGORY

1ST Ong Kah Hong

2ND Azril Azam Bin Abdul Rahim

3RD Siyuan Ma

CANON CHALLENGE WINNER

Shrirang Rajaram Nirgun

Theme 3 – Glow

STUDENT CATEGORY

1ST Lester Thomas Daniel, SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC

2ND Mikaela Gn, ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)

3RD Benjamin Tay Tze Min, HWA CHONG INSTITUTION

OPEN CATEGORY

1ST Nursanto Soeradi Somo

2ND Gerdie Hutomo

3RD Mai Hung Son

At the end of the Canon PhotoMarathon XVI Singapore, I completed my 8^thedition participating in this iconic photography competition that was born in Singapore and it has now spread to regional countries such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Brunei, Cambodia, China and Sri Lanka.

Although I didn’t win any prizes during my 8 editions of Canon PhotoMarathon that I participated in. It’s alright with me, participating in Canon PhotoMarathon is not just about winning  the wonderful prizes (although I would love to win a prize someday!) this is also about community, networking, catching up with Canon Imaging Academy, EOS World community and making new friends.

All these various aspects of Canon PhotoMarathon XVI experiences from photography to community, live up to Canon’s motto “Delighting You Always”. Remember to keep shooting, sharing and printing!

* Photographs of winning entries coutresy of Canon Singapore and Ogilvy *

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