Former Star photographer snaps up a hat trick of prizes
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| Pictured at the AIB Press Photographers Association of Ireland Photojournnalism Awards 2008, which took place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, were Photographers from Press Eye Photographic Agency, Belfast Darren Kidd, winner of First and Second Places in the Sports Action Category, and Second Place winner in the Sports Features, with Jonathan Porter, 3rd place winner in the Politics category and Brenda Moriarty, Head of Brand Management, AIB. |
A FORMER Ulster Star photographer who now works for leading photo agency Presseye achieved a phenomenal hat trick at this year's Allied Irish Bank Photojournalism Awards which showcase and reward the very best of press photography in Ireland.
Darren
Kidd received three prizes when the results were announced at a ceremony
in Dublin's Crowne Plaza Hotel. His work took both first and second
place in the Sports Action Category and he came second in Sports
Features.
His success is all the more impressive because entries for this year's awards reached a record high with over 1,900 images submitted by 120 photographers.
The photographs were judged by an impressive international panel chaired by RTE's Director of Communications Bride Rosney.
She was joined by renowned Picture Editor and Photographer Eamonn McCabe and Le Monde's Deputy Photo Editor Mathieu Polak.
The Director of Presseye Kelvin Boyes paid a warm tribute to the former Star photographer: "It's a great honour for Darren to have picked up three awards after being chosen from the cream of Irish press photographers," he said.
Ulster Star
06/03/2009
