WA Press Photographer Awards

It is awards time for WAPPY - the West Australian Press Photographer of the Year 2012 - and here are the results hot off the press...err screen...err phone. Well here they are anyway:

Category 1     West Australian Press Photographer of the Year

                       1st         Theo Fakos                  $ 1200     The Sunday Times
                       2nd        Matthew Poon              $ 300       Community Newspaper Group
                       3rd         Lee Griffith                   $ 160       The West Australian


Category 2      Best Spot News Photograph


                       1st          Lincoln Baker               $ 500        The West Australian
                       2nd         Ian Munro                    $ 220        The West Australian
                       3rd         Michael Wilson             $ 110         The West Australian


Category 3      Best News Feature Photograph


                       1st          Nic Ellis                       $ 500          The West Australian
                       2nd         Nic Ellis                       $ 220          The West Australian
                       3rd         Theo Fakos                  $ 110          The Sunday Times


Category 4      Best Portrait Photograph


                       1st         Karin Calvert                $ 500           The Sunday Times
                       2nd       Sharon Smith                 $ 220           The West Australian
                       3rd        Lee Griffith                    $ 110           The West Australian


Category 5      Best Sport Photograph

  
                       1st        Daniel Wilkins                $ 500           The Sunday Times
                       2nd       Paul Kane                     $ 220            Getty Images
                       3rd       Lee Griffith                    $ 110            The West Australian


Category 6      Best Feature Photograph


                        1st       Robert Duncan              $ 500              The West Australian
                        2nd      Tony McDonough         $ 220              Freelance
                        3rd       Matthew Poon             $ 110               Community Newspaper Group


Category 7        Best Picture Essay


                         1st       Michael Wilson             $ 500              The West Australian
                         2nd      Nathan Dyer                 $ 220              The West Australian
                         3rd      Lincoln Baker               $ 110               The West Australian


Category 8        Best Suburban Newspaper Photographer


                         1st       Bruce Hunt                    $ 600               Community Newspaper Group
                         2nd      Elle Borgward                $ 220               Community Newspaper Group
                         3rd      Jon Hewson                   $ 110               Community Newspaper Group


Category 9        Best Country Newspaper Photographer


                         1st       Nathan Dyer                   $ 600              The Kimberley Echo
                         2nd      Clare Alcock                  $ 220              The Kimberley Echo
                         3rd       David Bailey                   $ 110              The Kimberley Echo


Congratulations to all the winners from Camera Electronic.