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​The best of the City of Joburg will be on display this summer as Joburg Tourism embarks on a mission to showcase and educate the public on the landmarks that have made this world-famous city the envy of all.

Dubbed the “Joburg Tourism Spring”, the campaign will focus on those aspects that have made the “Golden City” tick.    
Speaking at the launch of the campaign on Friday September 7, Phelisa Mangcu, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Joburg Tourism, said the city had a lot to offer by way of entertainment spots, restaurants and hotels, among others, that it had become necessary to promote and showcase them to the general public. It was with this in mind that the entity collaborated with the Vega School of Brand Leadership to sponsor a photographic competition. The competition, titled “Capture Joburg”, is aimed at:
Encouraging, promoting and recognising the city’s young photographers; and
 Promoting “Destination Joburg” through photography on an ongoing basis. Joburg Tourism sponsored two of awards: the overall prize, which carried R12 000 in the form of a voucher from Kameraz, won by Lerato Maduna, for her entry titled “Larger in the City”; and athe runner’s up prize of R7 000.00, also from Kameraz, which went to Tessa Voler, for her entry titled “City 2”.

The other six winners will attend short photographic courses at Vega School. They are:
• Denis Smit  (Sports and Outdoor)
• Alex Masu  (Eco Environment)
• Ihsaan Haffejee  (Lifestyle)
• Bredtt Steele       (Panaromic Landscape)
• Timothy Gerges   (Fashion and Shopping)
• Ursula Du Plooy  (Open Category) Mangcu said the city had come up with new products. These were “Capture your Joburg Spot” and “Discover Your Backyard”. The photographs will be exhibited at the Vega School of Brand Leadership for a week. Thereafter they will be displayed at Tourism Joburg’s offices at Grosvenor Corner, 195 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parktown North.

“Capture Joburg” Photographic Competition

Rationale for the competition

To encourage, promote and recognise up and coming young photographers in the City of Johannesburg.
To promote destination Joburg through the medium of photography on an ongoing  basis.
 Judging Criteria:

Does the photo represent Joburg and encourage tourism?
Quality of photography
Compliance to the category
Visual appeal
Originality and creativity
Overall impression
Prizes – Sponsored by Joburg Tourism

1st place – Overall winner
R12500      voucher from Kameraz
2nd place – Runner up winner
R7500      voucher from Kameraz

Sponsored by Vega School of Brand Leadership

Category prizes

6 photographic short courses at Vega School 
WINNERS

Sports & Outdoor Category

Winner
 
 
 denis
 Name: Denis   Smit

Title: Boxer   in training

Description: Boxer

Location:   Hillbrow

 
 

 Eco Environment Category

Winner
 
 
 alex

 
 Name: Alex   Masu 

Title: Boat   and Bird Island at Zoo Lake

Description: Shot   of a boat on Zoo lake, just a unique perspective in Black and white

Location: Zoo   Lake

 
 

 Lifestyle Category

Winner
 
 
 ihsaan
 Name: Ihsaan   Haffejee

Title:   Haircut

Description: A man   receives a haircut on President Street in the Joburg CBD.

Location:   President Street, Joburg CBD

 
 

Panaromic Landscape

Winner
 
 
 brett
 Name: Brett   Steele

Title:   Hillbrow

Description: Sunset   view of Hillbrow from Ponte City Tower.

Location: Berea   / Hillbrow

 
 

 

Fashion & Shopping

Winner
 
 
 timothy

 
 Name:   Timothy Gerges

 Title: Train   Station Fashion

Description:   Fashion shoot done in the old train station, Johannesburg

Location:   Braamfontien

Filename:   entry-9653-395.jpg
 

 Open Category

Winner
 
 
 ursula
 Name: Ursula   Du Plooy

Title:   Boksburg, Joburg

Description: Self   sufficient

Location: Zoo   Lake

 
 

 

Overall Runner up winner – 2nd Place

 tessa

 

 
 Name: Tessa

Title: City 2

Description:   sunrise with moon

Location:   Johannesburg

 
 

 

Overall Winner – 1st prize

 lerato
 Name: Lerato   Maduna

Title: larger   in the city

Description: Joburg   is larger than life

Location: Newtown

 
 

 

Please browse the photographic exhibition of our selection of the top 20 entries into the photographic competition. The photos will be exhibited at the Vega School of Brand Leadership for a week.

Thereafter, Joburg Tourism will display the photographs at its offices: Ground Floor, Grosvenor Corner, 195 Jan Smuts Avenue, cnr Seventh Avenue, Parktown North.

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