John Twiname
New Zealand

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Whisper"

A stairwell interplay with the light entering from the windows above to create ethereal beauty.

Biography: I am an amateur photographer currently based in New Zealand after 16 years of living in China and England. I have been interested in photography since my brother gave me a camera back in the early 80s. I was also influenced by my father who took photos during the Second War II in which 4 of his brothers also fought. I had been using a Nikon FE2 and using mainly slide films to take landscape, street and portrait photography in New Zealand, and Asia in my 20s. For a number of years, I did not take that many photos as I chose to concentrate on my work. Meeting people who were also keen...