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Expats in Uganda Magazine Amateur Photography Competition 2015: the Winners

By Diaryofamuzungu @CharlieBeau

Uganda is an incredibly photogenic country, and many expats have sharpened their photography skills after coming to Uganda, and taking in the breathtaking range of scenery, the wonderful wildlife and birds, all set to their best advantage by the year-round sunshine and the lush green background.

For the second year running, the Expats in Uganda magazine has held an amateur photography competition. The winners were:

Shannon Orcutt. Expats in Uganda. photo competition winner 2015

Shannon Orcutt. Expats in Uganda. photo competition winner 2015

Mitchell Shire. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015. 1st runner up

Mitchell Shire. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015. 1st runner up

Florent Renders. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015. 2nd runner up

Florent Renders. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015. 2nd runner up

Other popular photos were:

Mohsen Taha. Expats in Uganda photo competition 2015

Mohsen Taha. Expats in Uganda photo competition 2015

Aidah. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015

Aidah. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015

Helen. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015

Helen. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015

Per. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015

Per. Expats in Uganda. photo competition 2015

Below, a overall competition winner Shannon Orcutt poses with the judges. Her prize is a day’s photography workshop with the judges. Prize sponsored by Premier Safaris.

Expats in Uganda Magazine photo competition awards

Photo competition winner Shannon Orcutt poses with the judges. From left are Brina L Bunt, Marvin Kagoro from Africell (prize sponsors), Shannon Orcutt (winner), Jonothan Hen Boisen, staff at Expats in Uganda and Grace Atuhaire, Director and Founder of Expats in Uganda

The competition judges are all photographers themselves: Brina L. Bunt, Judd Irish Bradley, Mark Dudley, Matthias Mugisha, Peter Hogel and Sherry McKelvie.

Expats in Uganda Magazine photo competition awards

One of the photo competition judges, Mark Dudley, receives prize on behalf of Florent Renders, first runner up

Expats in Uganda would like to thank all the sponsors, including Hello Food Uganda (for the 50,000 UGX voucher) and Elite Computers (who donated a printed album of all the competition photos).

Thanks to everyone who took part!

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