THE 33rd annual exhibition of Slattery's Camera Circle "100 Best" press pictures of the year was opened yesterday at the Royal Dublin Hotel by Ms Mary O'Rourke, deputy leader of Fianna Fail.
The main awards were as follows Print of the Year: Colin O'Riordan, Evening Herald. Photographer of the Year: Colin O'Riordan, Evening Herald. Peter Slattery Memorial Trophy: Kenneth O'Halloran," Irish Independent. Newspaper Award: Evening Herald. Freelance Photographer of the Year: David Sleator, Freelance, Dublin. Provincial Photographer of the Year: Dylan Vaughan, Press 22, Limerick. Printer of the Year: Conor Timmons, Primary Colour, Dublin Personalities: 1st prize, Noel, Gavin, The Star; 2nd, Brian Farrell, Sunday Independent; 3rd Noel Gavin, The Star.
Features: 1st prize, Colin O'Riordan, Evening Herald; 2nd, Dylan Vaughan, Press 22, Limerick; 3rd, Kenneth O'Halloran, Irish Independent.
News: 1st prize, David Sleator, Freelance Dublin; 2nd, Joe St. Leger, Irish Times; 3rd, Nick Bradshaw, Freelance, Dublin.
Sports: 1st prize, Lawrence Boland, Freelance, Dublin; 2nd, Tony Gavin, Freelance, Dublin; 3rd, Kyran O'Brien, Evening Herald.