Canon Applauds Photographic Winners at Qantas Media Awards

Photographer Derek Flynn from The Marlborough Express in Blenheim took top honours in the Canon
Photography Award section of the Qantas Media Awards held recently in Auckland. Derek’s portfolio of
six pictures, shot on a Canon EOS 1D Mk II N earned him the title of Best Senior Photographer.
Derek’s winning portfolio featured a stunning range of news, sport and lifestyle photographs. The
photographs included an amazing shot of a chopper battling the bush fire in Waikawa Bay, a proud kiwi
moment as the amphibious ‘van boat’ crossed the Cook Straight and a shot of Mahe Drysdale training
on the Wairau River.

Blair Ensor also from The Marlborough Express was named Best Junior Photographer for his portfolio of
six photographs also shot on Canon equipment.

The photographs show Blair’s affinity with rural New Zealand, from a Kiwi classic at the stock yards to a
young mother juggling life on the farm with raising children. Blair’s pick of the six is a superb image of
the ‘van boat’ making its way slowly but surely through the dark blue waters of the Cook Straight
flanked by a dolphin.

Kim Conner, General Manager - Consumer Activities, Canon New Zealand said Canon was delighted to
once again support and honour New Zealand’s talented media photographers through these awards.
“Canon has a proud photographic heritage and this year holds special significance as we celebrate the
production of the 40 millionth Canon EOS SLR - the choice of many photojournalists. We are delighted
to be able to pay tribute to the photographic excellence of the New Zealand media.”

Other winners included David Hallett of The Press who was awarded Best Single Picture for his
photograph Godwits, while Best Single Breaking News Picture went to Mark Taylor of The Waikato
Times for Funeral. Phil Walter of Getty Images won Best Sports Picture for his image Yachting and
Amos Chapple of The Aucklander was awarded Best Lifestyle Picture for Deer Hunter.

Blair Ensor took away a further award for the evening in the junior category: Best Lifestyle Picture for
Mother Mustering. Best Single Breaking News Picture went to Natasha Martin of The Timaru Herald for
Man & Dog Await Rescue and Chris Hillock from The Taranaki Daily News won Best Single Picture for
Cat in Fire Ruins. Best Sports Picture was awarded to Christine Cornege from The New Zealand Herald
for her image Mountain Biker Crash.

Use of images: All entrants assign copyright of their work to New Zealand Media Awards as a condition
of entry. Any use of images must acknowledge the photographer, Qantas Media Awards and the
photography category sponsored by Canon New Zealand.

About Canon
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consumers. Canon has ranked among the top-four US patent recipients for the past 16 years, and had global
revenues of around $US43 billion in 2009. Canon New Zealand also operates Canon Finance New Zealand, which
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