“Well first of all it was a huge honour to judge this work. Seeing some brilliant photography being made throughout the year in the sports category, you know the selection was really really good…(and)…it was a hard job to to separate them.  Everyone that was in the short list should be super ultra mega proud.

There was some brilliant stuff,  I saw some photography done in studio in a way that is usually not done in studio – some special captured moments which is impossible to not to relate to if you if you have any skill in the game. The films as well I think [reflect a trend]  that’s growing with photographers eyes expanding to moving image as the industry requires them to do so.  They they been doing some brilliant work with images in movement which is incredible.  You look at film that is shot by a photographer’s eye, it’s craft is outstanding.”

Ronaldo Tavares