Silver Medal - Royal Photographic Society Travel Competition, 2021

This image, entitled ‘Business Negotiations, Nizwa’, has won the Silver Medal in the Royal Photographic Society’s 2021 Travel Competition, from nearly 300 images entered into the competition.

The Judge, Margaret Salisbury FRPS, commented:

“The Silver Medal was awarded to an event in a Market in Oman entitled “Business Negotiations Nizwa”: it depicts the “Negotiating Traders” but so much more.  It captures brilliantly the expressions on the faces of the traders, shows the action, the situation and the location.   The picture takes the viewer into Nizwa and tells the story so we can witness a decisive moment in this cattle market.  

The composition is brilliant keeping the important subjects large in the frame but also showing activity in the background and around the image. This image has instant impact but also held my attention for a long time enabling me to enjoy the many aspects of this scene.”

Fujifilm X-T2, 16mm F1.4 lens, 1/170 sec at f8, ISO 640