The PPSA and Sony are yet again giving away an A500 Sony DSLR Camera to the person that votes for the “Image of the Year”.  Visit the Sony ProFoto Awards website (http://www.profotoawards.co.za) to cast your vote.

Here are the ZaraZoo images that came up for nomination this year.

See our photos that won awards at the ProFoto Awards last year.

Next week, on the 8th of April, the winners of the Pro Foto Awards will be announced at a Gal dinner in Johannesburg.  Please hold thumbs for our nominated images!

Subscribe to our Blog to find out who wins!

I was so stoked this morning when I found out that I received a “Highly Commended” (4th place) in the recent PIX Magazine Awards 2009!!  The PIX Awards is one of the most prestigious photo competitions in South Africa.

This photo, “Pierre of St Tropez”  was placed in the People Category (Portraits) and has already won a Sony Profoto Award for us at the beginning of the year – Thanks Pierre!!

See our other Award Winning Photos

Photography by Stefan Steenkamp

We thought we’d give a bit back to our regular blog stalkers and newsletter subscribers.  So in the month of April 09, we will give you the chance to win your wedding photography for half the price!!!   Yes, 50% off our Platinum package!!!!

What to do?

1. Subscribe to our Newsletter – click on the envelope in the top right of the blog.
2. We will forward you the latest newsletter (ZZ Showcase 04).
3. Pass this newsletter on to a good friend that is getting married soon.
4. When they enquire for our services they must quote “YOUR NAME & ZZ04″ in the referal box.
5. If they book our service, you will stand a chance to win.
6. The winner will be drawn on the 24th of April and announced in our newsletter at the end of April.

In May, ZaraZoo will give away 2 free Engagement photo shoots (E-sessions).  Subscribe to our RSS feed to be notified when this competition launches!

Photographer:  Stefan Steenkamp

I know that quite a few brides are waiting for their wedding photos to be posted – forgive me, but I just have to squeeze this post in!

Six of our photos won awards at last night’s Sony Profoto Awards!!!!!  The one at  thetop was the best performer – Silver Award in the Wedding Photography category!

See the 5 other photos that won awards below.

Two other photos won a Bronze Award in the Wedding Photography category.  They both are shots taken at a wedding I did in London (The Reform Club) last year.   Everything about this wedding was great.  The couple was awesome, the venue world class and the weather also played along perfectly!  You can see more of this wedding in the gallery section on our website.

Apart from winning a few awards in the wedding category, we also got a Bronze Award for the photo below in the Fine Art category.  This photo was also taken in London ( Leicester Square).  Another Bronze Award was awarded to us in the Documentary section with the “Posh Tramp” photo and another Bronze Award in the Potraiture category with “Pierre of St Tropez” that was shot in St Tropez on the French Riviera!

The Profoto awards is an annual photographic competition organised by the Institute of Professional Photographers of South Africa (PPSA).  Sony Alpha sponsored the event and the South African comedian Trevor Noah was the entertainer for the evening.  The keynote speaker of the Gala Dinner was Carol Allen Storey, a photojournalist specialising in shooting Aids and woman’s abuse campaigns in Northen Africa.

I am so proud of my fellow Capetonian photographers that also walked away with awards last night.  Do your self a favour and have a look at their websites – Cape Town Rocks!!!

Christine Meintjes – Bronze in Wedding

Ian Mitchinson – Silver and Bronze in Wedding

Joe Dryer – Silver in Wedding

Riekert Cloete – Bronze in Wedding

Jean-Pierre Uys – Silver and Bronze in Wedding

Eric Uys – Silver & Bronze in Nudes and Self Promotional

Jules Morgan – 4 Awards in various categories (love the Cuba shots!)

Julian Goldswain – Bronze in Advertising

Brian Traylor – Gold in Advertising

Ryan Graham – Gold in Wedding

Jilda G - Silver in Wedding Portfolio

Lauren Kriedemann – Bronze in Wedding

Posh Tramp in London

Not our usual Wedding stuff – but interesting!

Today I got the good news that this picture and 6 others were nominated for the Profoto People’s choice awards – I am stoked!!!

See the other 6 photos were chosen from thousands of entries.

The Profoto awards is a annual competition organised by the Institute of Professional Photographers of South Africa (PPSA).  Go have a look at the Profoto Awards website to VOTE for your favourite photos.  hint….hint…

All but one of these were taken on my travels in the UK and France.  It is such a privilege to be able to see the world through doing what I love to do!

Commuters walking inside the "Tube" - Tottenham Court Road Station

Photographer:  Stefan Steenkamp

Please go and VOTE for your favourite photos on the Profoto Awards Website.

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