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January 2026 Results

The Set Subject for our January club event was “Shadows.
Manipulation is allowed.
Shadows are the key compositional element in the photograph. Any image with shadows as a prominent element may be entered. It can be photographed in a natural environment with natural light as the source to create the shadows, or a studio shot that will involve the intentional manipulation of light to create intentional shadows.


Congratulations to our winning photographers whose work stood out:

🥇 Senior Winner: “Too Late” Hannes Rossow
🥈 Junior Winner: “Lui Lekker”Francois Dreyer

Well done to all participants for embracing the challenge and producing such inspiring work!

A Word from our January 2026 Winners

“Too Late” Hannes Rossow

Hannes sê:
Ek het die foto geneem tydens die toets tussen Suid-Afrika en Italië.  Dit is altyd vir my lekker om onder ligte te skiet as die ligte goed is.  Ek hou van die feit dat beide spelers se voete in die lug is en die gras wat spat.  Ongelukkig weet ek glad nie wie die “tackler” is nie, maar ons speler is  Kurt-Lee Arendse.  Nikon Z9, F/2.8, 1/1250sec en ISO 2000.

Lui lekker” Francois Dreyer

Francois sê:
Ek het die foto geneem in die KNP toe dit so baie gereën het in Desember.  Die hiëna het in die pad gelê. Ons het van Skukuza na Pretoriuskop toe gery en ek dink die klein hiënatjie was net gatvol vir die nat gras en goed en hy het net so langs die pad gelê.  Ek het die foto met my Nikon D7200 geneem met ‘n 300mm kitlens.


January 2026

Watch the January 2026 Club event live on NPC’s YouTube Channel.  Feel free to Like & Subscribe to the NPC YouTube Channel.