Porter Wins Big Magazine Photo Contest
By P. Marilyn

Bandar Seri Begawan - The winners of BIG (Brunei Insiders Guide) Magazine Photography, contest were announced during a prize presentation ceremony held at the Tourism Development Department, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports yesterday.

Twenty-seven year old Megan Porter who is working for the American Embassy in Brunei, outshone all the entries when she was announced as the grand prize winner of the contest.

Her snapshot, 'The Lost Art' captured the hearts of the panel of judges.

Speaking to the Bulletin, Megan took the photograph of the winning entry at Tasek Merimbun when she went to the site for a tour.

"This is the first competition I have participated so it is also my first time winning a contest," said Porter who started photography as her hobby ten years ago.

"I do not do photography professionally. It is just a hobby, which I have been doing for the past few years. I do, however, sell my photos, which I started doing five years ago," she added.

Porter's other entry, 'The Harvest' was also selected as one of the three merit - prizes.

The other two merit prizes went to Hidayah Khairunnisa Bazilah with her entry 'Double Happiness' and Rodney Tiew on his entry 'Beach Hut'.

The prizes were presented by Awg Nordin bin Ahmad, Acting Director of the Tourism Development Department, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources.

The photography contest, which ran from October to December 2007, received an overwhelming response from the public.

It was organised in response to the Kenali Negara Kitani (KKK) Campaign to promote Brunei's domestic tourism. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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