Overall winner Tin Spheres, by Liz Girvan.
The inaugural Otago School of Medical Sciences
Photography Competition was held earlier this year with the
theme "Science As Art".
There were two categories - "Photomicrographs" and "Science
At Work - The Human Touch". Within each category prizes were
awarded to the best entry from a member of the academic
staff, general staff and students. One photo was also
selected as the overall winner.
All the photographs will be on display in the Skeggs Gallery
during the International Science Festival (10 am - 5 pm,
Monday July 7 to Sunday July 13).
The judges (one scientist, one professional photographer and
one member of the public) were very impressed with the number
of entries and the standard of the photographs.
Science At Work - The Human Touch
The student prize was awarded to Annika Bokor for her entry
on Growing Apothecia of Botryotinia fuckeliana. Highly
commended in this category was another entry from Annika -
entitled Mature apothecia of Botryotinia fuckeliana in a
6-well micro plate.
The best photograph from a member of the general staff was
"Windows of the Heart", submitted by Shannon O'Neill.
Shannon's second entry "Knee Reflections" was Highly
Commended. The judges particularly commented on the quality
and composition of these photographs.
Cyril Dejean's entry, "Voltage, Frequency and Correlation"
was judged the best entry from an academic staff member in
the Science At Work category. "Physiological Research At High
Altitude" - submitted by Phil Ainslie, was Highly Commended.
Photomicrographs
Not surprisingly, there were many entries in this category
and the standard was particularly high.
The best student photograph was the whimsical entry "Mr
Giraffe", submitted by Kajsa Igelstrom. Melissa Barry's entry
"Layer V Pyramidal Neuron of the Motor Cortex" was Highly
Commended.
The best general staff photomicrograph was "Tin Spheres"
submitted by Liz Girvan, who also provided the Highly
Commended photo in this section - "Pollen Family".
The academic photomicrograph section was perhaps the hardest
category to evaluate, but the judges finally decided that
"Axons Get a Kiss" (submitted by Christine Jasoni) was the
winning photograph, while "The Prickly Side of Sex" (Rebecca
Campbell) was Highly Commended.
The judges were unanimous in choosing "Tin Spheres" as the
best photograph overall. Congratulations to Liz Girvan for
this lovely photo.
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