Pointers on photography

The Star’s photo editor picks apart elements on the finalist entries of the NiE photojournalism contest.

SEPTEMBER 13 will be the day eight students pit their photography skills in a bid to win big – an all-expenses-paid six-day, four-night trip to South Korea, sponsored by Star Media Group. These finalists were sifted from over two thousand entries for this year’s Star-NiE (Newspaper-in-Education) photojournalism contest.

The grand finals, to be held at Menara Star, Petaling Jaya, will see these finalists try to outperform each other in a photography task and impromptu speech in English. Adjudicating over the contest are representatives from The Star, Education Ministry, Resorts World Genting and Nikon (Malaysia).

Five of these students will walk away with the grand prize, while the remaining three will join the 12 runners-up on a three-day, two-night trip to Genting Highlands, sponsored by Resorts World Genting. These three finalists will also walk away with a Coolpix W100 camera courtesy of Nikon (Malaysia). The contest, dubbed Making A

Difference (MAD) ran from April through June, and was open to all secondary school students in Malaysia.

Participants were required to produce a photograph capturing a teenager or young adult (aged between 13 and 25) who consistently inspires social change through his actions.

The photograph also had to be complemented by a 150-word writeup on the featured youth and how his effort is creating an impact in society.

Star Media Group photo editor Ng Kok Leong gives his comments on the photos of the four finalists. The works of the other four were featured in StarEducate last Sunday.