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| Cup cakes served for refreshments at the launch event |
Calling
all photography enthusiasts! Get your
cameras out to snap shots in the theme, “Liveable City of Iskandar Malaysia”
for the IM klik Photography Competition, now on till 22 October 2014. This competition is open to the public in the
Open Category with a separate category dubbed Junior klikers, for students aged between 7 to 12.
Organised
by Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB), the competition aims to provide
photographers with an opportunity to showcase their talents and to encourage
students to take up photography. The IM
klik Photography Competition was launched by Johor Baru Member of Parliament
Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad, in the presence of IIB president and chief
executive officer Datuk Syed Mohamed Syed Ibrahim and Johor education
department assistant director, Md Hasidin Zaini.
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| Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad at the launch event |
The
advent of smart-phones with photography features allowed almost everyone to become
budding photographers but there are skills involved to create a stunning shot.
As such some activities are planned to nurture
the participants’ interest in photography and equip them with skills to help
them become better photographers. The IM
klik Photography Competition also features a talk on photography and workshop
by Andrew Boey of the Nikonian Beyond Photography Academy. Students of Raffles University Iskandar will
also present a special photography exhibition.
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| The panel answering queries in the Question & Answer session |
Tan Sri
Shahrir said that while Legoland Malaysia and Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia
Studios in Nusajaya are interesting recreation attractions, we should also
preserve our heritage sites for future generations.
He encouraged participants to look beyond everyday
images and find scenes that are unique to Iskandar Malaysia. He said that competitions such as this would
add value to our properties and community because good photographs can record
the true identity of Iskandar for posterity.
Datuk
Syed Mohamed agreed that this is an important competition as the photographs
will document the very soul of Iskandar Malaysia and these photographs will be
preserved as a record for future reference.
As
Iskandar Malaysia is taking shape, Shahrir observed that the “hollowing” of
Johor – when young people left for better opportunities in the capital city – is
now seeing a reverse trend. In fact, people
are choosing to live, work and play here and more young people are coming back
as well as new settlers are coming to stay in Iskandar Malaysia.
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| Aptly designed cup cakes! |
Participants
can enter the competition by submitting entries on line before 22 October. Judging
of all entries will begin on 27 October
and the winners will be announced on 14
November at an awards ceremony.
Participants stand to win up to RM4,000 in the
Open Category and RM1,500 in the Junior Category together with vouchers,
photography merchandise and certificates.
The winning photographs will be displayed at the IM klik Photo Gallery
as part of ISKARNIVAL 2014 later this year.
For competition rules and guidelines, and to register for the
Photography Workshop, go to website: www.imklik.com
P S: The
competition was launched at the DoubleTree by Hilton JB and when refreshments were
served, I was amused to see that the creative decoration on the cup cakes aptly matched the event’s theme! Take a moment
to look closer – can you guess what is that design on each cup cake?
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