photocontest
Costco
International
Photo Contest
2010
Winners
THIS YEAR’S COSTCO International Photo
Contest asked members to “Give us your
best shot.” And that’s exactly what they
did, sending in 45,000 entries, the most
in the contest’s 15-year history. Entries
came from the seven countries in which
Costco operates, and the shots re;ect
the geographic and cultural diversity of
those regions. We’d like to thank the
photographers, Costco Photo Center, our
sponsors—Your Photo on Canvas and
Panasonic Lumix Digital Cameras—and
the judges, experienced photographers,
photo industry execs and writers
including Carlene Canton, Jennifer
Coulston, John Doe, Chris Fox, Pat
Hackett and Elayne Rogers, who made
the contest possible.
International Grand Prize Winner
Neal Moran, St. Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Tutu, too
“As you can imagine, I am over the moon at winning this prize,” says International
Grand Prize winner Neal Moran. Moran, a graphic designer, snapped this winning shot of his
4-year-old daughter, Freya, prior to her ;rst stage performance with her dance school. “She
looked so cute in her tutu. I just had to mark the moment with a couple shots,” says Moran,
who has dabbled in photography over the years, but really caught the bug when digital arrived.
Moran used a Canon EOS400d for the shot, which he says was really not set up, but more
of an impulse shoot at home. “I thought it was a strong image between the red and the black,
and the serious look on her face,” he says. “To me it shows just what can be achieved in and
around your own home and not having to spend lots on backdrops.”
For his International Grand Prize, Moran received a Costco Cash card with a value of
$2,500.—T. Foster Jones
