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| Paul Rapson with the winning images |
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Paul Rapson, a local professional photographer based in Fawley, has enjoyed great success in The 10th International Unconventional Photography Competition held in Poland.
He has won two Gold Awards from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage for his images - entitled ‘Water Dance’ and ‘Worship’. Water Dance was created after many hours of using Photoshop to adjust the image on the computer; whereas Worship was an absolutely straight photographic shot without any computer manipulation.
Paul has run Positive Services (his photographic business) for the last 28 years, concentrating on industrial, architectural and advertising photography. In recent years, some commercial clients had started to tighten their budgets and carry out their own photography. However, Paul is now seeing a reverse trend, as many of these clients are returning to Positive Services because they value the image quality and creative input that he supplies.
He comments: “Some people still believe that photography is just a matter of pointing a camera and shooting. However, if a business wants to make a real impact, it needs to use images of the highest quality. I believe that photography is really an art form. It requires careful planning, a good imagination and an eye for detail. I put a lot of thought into my photographs, so it is wonderful to have won these awards from Poland, and to know that people appreciate my work.”
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