Canon PhotoMarathon Hosts 1,000 Contestants

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Canon PhotoMarathon Hosts 1,000 Contestants

For 12 years, Canon has hosted the PhotoMarathon competition designed to challenge participants creative boundaries and test their photography skills. In one day, contestants will use the device of their choice – compact camera, DSLR or mirrorless – to compose pictures based on three themes that are revealed on the day itself. The themes chosen this year are “Hidden”, “Beauty of Earth” and “Fragile”.

President and CEO of Canon Marketing (Malaysia), Andrew Koh said, “Once again, we welcome the overwhelming response to the competition especially in seeing so many people of differing expertise come forward to showcase their skills. The energy and wealth of creativity is simply amazing; it is testimony to a huge pool of photography talent in Malaysia. This competition also serves to unearth budding photographers and Canon is proud to help develop their photography interest and help them grow their skills to the next level.”

Teamwork at play – Team 1 from Management and Science University emerged as the top winner in the Canon PhotoMarathon Malaysia’s first Varsity Challenge which feature teams of four combining their skills and creativity to take home the win: From left to right: i. Mohd Rafiq Redzuan bin Hamzah (MSU) ii. Mohd Luqman Alif bin Mohd Zubir (MSU) iii. Edward Chang, Head of Marketing, Imaging Communication Products Division, Canon Marketing Malaysia, iv. Aferedolenc Joris @ Satafanus (MSU) v. Nurul Ashikin bt Razali (MSU)

Participants of Canon PhotoMarathon Malaysia 2018 came together to share their passion for photography and the excitement of the largest ‘live’ photography competition in the country.

Young photographers display outstanding talent – The winners in the Student Category of Canon PhotoMarathon Malaysia 2018: From left to right: i. 2nd prize winner, 9-year old Aliyah Zainab binti Asmady ii. Edward Chang, Head of Marketing, Imaging Communication Products Division, Canon Marketing Malaysia. iii. 1st prize winner, 18-year-old Darren Lee Tze Huei iv. 3rd prize winner, 7-year old Muhammad Adam Mikhael bin Mohd Hafizan

Amazing display of skill and creativity – The winners in the Open Category of Canon PhotoMarathon Malaysia 2018: From left to right: i. Consolation prize winner, Tan Chong Jing ii. 1st prize winner, Sadiq Asyraf Mohd Yusof iii. Grand Prize winner, Mohd Safuan bin Salahudin iv. Edward Chang, Head of Marketing, Imaging Communication Products Division, Canon Marketing Malaysia, v. 2nd prize winner, Nursanto Soeradi Somo vi. 3rd prize winner, Shahrizul Ahmad Syukri vii. Consolation prize winner, Ridzuan Mohd Nor Azim

The champion! Grand Prize Winner of the Canon PhotoMarathon Malaysia 2018’s Open category, Mohd Safuan Salahudin with Edward Chang, Head of Marketing, Imaging Communication Products Division, Canon Marketing Malaysia. Safuan won the newly launched Canon EOS R mirrorless camera and an all-expenses-paid photography trip to Japan to participate in the Canon PhotoMarathon Asia Championship alongside winners from 12 other countries.

All set to snap and win! Excited Canon PhotoMarathon Malaysia 2018 participants at the flag-off ready to head out to capture their stunning shots.

Koh also said that the purpose of the PhotoMarathon contest is to fuel the thriving interest among photography enthusiasts in Malaysia and provide them a platform to showcase their works among a wider audience.

The three judges this year were;

Bonnie Yap, Canon EOS Ambassador and travel photographer,
Fazry Ismail, Chief Photographer, European Pressphoto Agency, Malaysia,
Chai Kok Leong, award-winning Wedding Portrait Photographer ambassador.

The grand prize winner in the Open Category, 33-year old Mohd Safuan Salahudin from Kedah won an all-expense paid trip to Japan to participate in the Asia Championship league for Canon PhotoMarathon. He will join 12 other winners from other countries as Canon launches the EOS R mirrorless camera.

In the Student Category, 18-year old Darren Lee Tze Huei won the top prize. Second and third place saw 9-year old Aliyah Zainab and 7-year old Muhd Adam as winners, respectively. Winners of the competition took home various prizes from sponsors such as, Western Digital, Viewsonic, Luminox, Sandisk, Grab, Digital Camera Magazine, Photobook Worldwide and Herschel Supply.