Pic of the Week a Winner

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Mangawhai student Natasha Partridge has always been interested in photography since her parents gave her a Samsung S760 digital camera on her 6th birthday. She enjoys all types of photography but her main interest is scenery and people and in particular combining the two together.

She sometimes uses her parent’s Canon 700D SLR and recently took some shots which she entered in the 13–15-year-old photography section of The Trust Art Awards, held at the Corban Estate Arts Centre in Henderson, winning the People’s Choice Award.

A year 9 pupil at Rodney College, 13-year-old Natasha also enjoys making movies with her digital video recorder and wants to produce videos for YouTube, and hopes to take the photography class in year 12. She loves the arts and takes drama at school and enjoys graphic design. Her other interests are sewing and textiles.

Natasha’s prize was a printing voucher worth $150 to get her photos printed on specialty paper which will considerably enhance the effect.

The winning photo is available for purchase from Computers Plus Ltd in Wood St, Mangawhai Heads.

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