Photo credit: Canon Singapore

This year 2019 is a special milestone year for Singapore, celebrating Singapore’s Bicentennial celebrations. Therefore, Canon PhotoMarathon XVII 2019 Singapore supports Singapore Bicentennial celebrations by going into the heartlands at Our Tampines Hub, with the three competition themes linked closely to the heartlands. With 1,549 photography enthusiasts participating, this had been another fun and interesting year of Canon PhotoMarathon Singapore!

It was a fun carnival setup at Our Tampines Hub, with bright and colourful booths setup by Canon Singapore along with their sponsors. The EOS World community had a booth there too, manned by the community managers, community ambassadors and council members. I was there helping out (official booth duties from 9am to 11am) while I am also participating in my 9th edition of Canon PhotoMarathon Singapore! For me personally, participating in Canon PhotoMarathon Singapore is an avenue to have fun yet challenging my photography in a leisure context (a break away from my commercial photography works), this was also a time for catch up and networking with photography friends from the EOS World and fellow photography friends.

Photos credit: Victor Mok Photography

What were the three themes for Canon PhotoMarathon 2019 Singapore? What were the photographs that I submitted for this competition?

The three themes were interesting, related very closely to the heartlands of Singapore since it was held in the heartlands of Our Tampines Hub. There was no “lucky spin” to choose the theme, it had been planned in advance with the heartlands and communities in mind.  The themes were not the most difficult words to make your head spin when you go out and photograph, they were open to diverse interpretation by photographers.

Here are my submissions!

Theme 1: Life Changing Places

Theme 2: #MyTakeOnWater

Theme 3: Our Community

Who were the winners of Canon PhotoMarathon XVII 2019 Singapore? What winning photographs  did they submit?

Best of Show (Open)

Roen Lim

Best of Show (Student)

James Ng Junhao, Nanyang Technological University

Open Category

Theme 1: Life Changing Places

1st Prize: Nursanto Soeradi Somo

2nd Prize: Lim Wee Chin

3rd Prize: Junaid Ramis

Theme 2: #MyTakeOnWater

1st Prize: Mohd Safuan Bin Salahudin

2nd Prize: Lim Sin Kiat Ronald

3rd Prize: Roen Lim

Theme 3: Our Community

1st Prize: Nursanto Soeradi Somo

2nd Prize: Roen Lim

3rd Prize: Francis Joseph Predroza Gaerlan

Student Category

Theme 1: Life Changing Places

1st Prize: Chinnan Jaisriram, Montfort Secondary School

2nd Prize: James Ng Junhao, Nanyang Technological University

3rd Prize: Tan Yok Ray, Victoria School

Theme 2: #MyTakeOnWater

1st Prize: Pang Huei Fong, Nanyang Polytechnic

2nd Prize: Rachel Koh Xin Yun, Singapore Polytechnic

3rd Prize: Low Shi Jian, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Theme 3: Our Community

1st Prize: Lim Kai Yong, Singapore Institute of Technology

2nd Prize: Gek Jun Xu, Temasek Polytechnic

3rd Prize: Lim Yuan Ren, Raffles Institution

School Challenge Prize

Anglo Chinese School (Barker Road)

Team Challenge Prize

CPM Avengers

The winners won great and attractive prizes! These prizes included the Canon EOS R Kit RF24-105/4L IS USM, the PIXMA Pro-10, the EOS RP Kit RF24-105/4L IS USM, the EOS M50 Kit EFM15-45 IS STM + EFM55-250 and the PowerShot G7 X Mark III.

In addition to these prizes, the Best of Show winners from the Open and Student categories both won an exclusive spot each in the Canon PhotoMarathon Asia Championship to be held in 2020.

* Information and photos courtesy of Canon Singapore and Ogilvy *

Personally, it had always been fun, challenging and tiring, participating in Canon PhotoMarathon Singapore. I can now add 2019 to my list of years that I participated in Canon PhotoMarathon Singapore (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019). 9 editions and still counting, even though I didn’t win any prizes, the friendship and networking with photographers had been great!

Adding another Canon PhotoMarathon Singapore footprint and memory to my adventures, photographs and stories!

Photo credit: Victor Mok Photography

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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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