METRO/CANON YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2003
PORTRAITURE/DOCUMENTARY: CATEGORY WINNER
Amanda Dorcil, nee Bransgrove Portraits of Doreen Steel, Denise L’estrange-Corbet, Souix
* Hand printed, black & white, medium format film photograph, A1
Judges comments:
The portrait brief was to express the personality and circumstances of the subject, and also to work as a themed series of three. Amanda Dorcil's portraits of the forties and fifties, do this with sophistication, assurance and delicacy. She shows genuine interest in the subjects themselves and a fine eye for detail, composition and lighting. Her printing technique shows real artistry. The pictures have a definite personal style, one with roots in the history of photography
(Jenny Nicholls, Art Director Metro Magazine & Andrew Coffey, Photographer)
METRO/CANON YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2003
CONCEPT: CATEGORY WINNER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
* Hand printed, black & white, medium format film photograph, A1
Judges comments:
Amanda maintains the highly constructed, detailed, museum-piece style she showed in her portraits: the continuity of such a demanding technique is very impressive. A lovely piece of work: every part of the print contains its own pleasures.
Jenny Nicholls - Art Director, Metro Magazine. Andrew Coffey - Photographer