Uganda press photo awards was created to recognize the individuals who record the visual history of the country. The award aims at promoting the best of today’s photojournalism in Uganda and reward its finest practitioners, as well as encouraging a new generation of photographers.
Press photo competition was organised by the Foreign correspondents’ Association of Uganda and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.(FCAU).
Rules governing the competition were Members of FCAU,the judging panel and family members were not allowed to enter the contest,all photographers 18 years of age and above who are citizens of Uganda are eligible to participate
In the contest ,only original photos created by the the photographer were allowed. The competition received over 300 entries from 85 photographers,Ugandan photo journalists in the country and even in diaspora .The competition was scheduled November 2012 at Makerere Art gallery.
All prizes were awarded at the discretion of the judging panel and are non transferable except by the consent of FCAU.
Selected are two photos a man on boda boda and another one for a helpless woman.For the helpless woman was taken byDaniel Edyegu Enwaku.And for the bodaboda man by Godfrey Kimono.
Daniel Edyegu Enwaku run the first place and 2nd place overall winner that’s why i consider the photo above to be the best.
The photo above is showing a helpless woman affected by a land slide in Buduuda. it is a good photo because it has a good content .It has a woman lied on the ground and at the back people standing besides just wondering what was going on.
The photo has a good perspective angle because the photographer clearly captured the front view, the middle and the back view.The front view portrays helpless woman, the middle view showing people standing and the back view captures distant objects.
The photo has a good natural lightening portraying every thing in its normal real natural form, a good depth of field because there was no manipulation of the camera because the photo grapher was near and close the object. .
Truthfully the photo is good because with eyes,one can see what has happened in Uganda .
The second photo is showing a man seated on a boda boda along side the road .Behind him was acar and people moving.
It is also a good photo because it has a good lightening and the colour is just natural and balanced.
The photo has a good perspective angle because it has a good depth of fieldbecause the photo grapher was near the boda boda man positioned at the right angle while taking the photo.
The photo has a fore front middle front and the back front making it a good photo and the photo grapher’s shutter time must have been just perfect smart and first that’s why he was able to get a clear photo as it speaks out.
BRAVO!! TO the Foreign correspondents ‘Association of Uganda.