The winner of this years AOP - Association of Photographers Open competition has been announced as Australia's own Adrian Cook.
The 2010 AOP Open was judged by five renowned professionals, who sorted through the 1300 entries before giving the coveted Best in Show award to Cook for his beautiful shot titled, 'That Summer'.
Judge Martin Brent explained their choice: "I chose this image as Best in Show because it has a genuine honesty, it's refreshing, it's a caught moment, the kind of moment that photography is all about. Emotion is conveyed, the kids are clearly having a great time, Mom (?) is relaxed and it's an intimate family moment that we are allowed to share without feeling voyeuristic. When Kodak came up with the trademark catch phrase 'a Kodak moment' I think this is what they had in mind."
The other winner was London photographer Luc Coiffait who picked up the Public Choice Award with a massive 20% of the votes. Coiffaits stunning black and white portrait titled 'Enchanted' is inspired by his fashion background.
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