Check out the Winners of the 2024 Orms X Canon Wonders Through Focus Photographic Competition

The 2024 Orms X Canon ‘Wonders Through Focus’ Photographic Competition has some exciting news: this year’s winners and finalists have been announced, and the chosen images are a remarkable affirmation that South Africans have an incredible eye for photography.

This year’s theme, ‘Wonders Through Focus’, honed in on the magic stored in smaller details. Contestants were asked to look to the microcosms that can sometimes go unnoticed, and to pay attention to the beauty that can sometimes be missed by the human eye alone.

The winners of this competition are awarded a series of prizes valued at R100 000 from Canon, Orms, Orms Print Room & Framing, and Orms Cape Town School of Photography. They also got the chance to have their work placed along the walls of the iconic Sea Point Promenade: a fantastic chance for their work to be celebrated by the crowds of tourists and locals who make their way along the shore.

It’s no secret that the stature of this competition offers contestants the amazing opportunity to get their work out into the public eye, as well as access amazing opportunities that can transform their practices and careers.

Check out the winners of this year’s competition, and the images that truly caught the judges’ eyes.

Who Won at the 2024 Orms X Canon Wonders Through Focus Photographic Competition

First Place: ‘Jumping Spider’ by Dawie Broekman

2024 Orms X Canon Wonders Through Focus Winner

This photograph was taken using a Canon EOS 800D in Frankfort, Free State.

Dawie wins the Canon EOS R8 Mirrorless Camera Body with a Canon RF 85mm F.2 Lens worth R52 090, a R6000 Orms Print Room and Framing voucher, a R4000 Orms Cape Town School of Photography voucher.

Student Prize: ‘Not So Camouflaged’ by Oliver Adams

Adams took this photograph in Blyde Wildlife Estate, Hoedspruit, using a Canon EOS R7.

Third Place: ‘Flow’ by Ofek Liepaz

Liepaz captured this epic shot using a Canon Powershot G16 in False Bay, Cape Town.

Fourth Place: ‘Spring Morning’ by Hendrik Louw

This captivating image was taken in Centurion with a Nikon D7200.

Now in its fifth year running, this annual highlight for the photographic community proved an exciting success: thousands of entries met the eyes of this competition’s esteemed panel of judges.

This noteworthy group consisted of Canon’s Product Marketing Manager Roger Machin, Orms’ Managing Director Jason Ormrod, and SJ Artists Founder Shani Judes. All contestants were subjected to a careful process of deliberation.