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\"APOY-2014-logo\"<\/a>Amateur Photographer of the Year 2014<\/h2>\n

Dan Deakin has entered an image into every single round of our Amateur Photographer of the Year competition for the past five years. He was second in 2010, fifth in 2011, first in 2012, second in 2013 and now, once again, first in 2014, for which he wins \u00a35,000 worth of Olympus kit. Let there be no doubt \u2013 discipline and hard graft pay off.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Amateur<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 1 Street Life
A couple having a late night kiss after the bars have closed in Vancouver<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d won!\u2019 Dan says from his home in Nottingham, where he sits atop a makeshift throne of prize cameras and vouchers (probably). \u2018I\u2019d been in the lead for most of APOY 2014, but I didn\u2019t score in three rounds this year.\u2019<\/p>\n

The last of these was round nine (see Dan’s complete scoreboard below), which Dan admits shook his confidence a little. \u2018I thought, \u201cOh damn! I haven\u2019t done too well,\u201d but I knew that round ten was a strong image, so I thought that as long as I could stay at the top or near the top there would be a chance.\u2019<\/p>\n

The secret to the competition, in Dan\u2019s view, is consistency. You don\u2019t have to be a master of all trades, but you do need to be able to produce something for a wide range of genres, many of which will likely be out of your comfort zone.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Round<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 2 Animal Planet
A portrait of Joey – a dog belonging to Dan’s friend<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018It\u2019s definitely made me shoot stuff I wouldn\u2019t otherwise have shot,\u2019 Dan says. \u2018Flowers \u2013 I wouldn\u2019t ever shoot flowers other than for APOY. I\u2019ve got a total of three shots of flowers, all of which have been competition entries! It just makes you acquire different skills.\u2019<\/p>\n

Vancouver<\/h3>\n

Since we last met Dan, he has returned from a year spent living in Vancouver, Canada. Inspired by work he saw online \u2013 he cites a Portuguese black & white street photographer named Rui Pahla (www.ruipalha.com<\/a>) \u2013 Dan set about creating a portfolio of similar images from his new city. And it paid off. Dan\u2019s image \u2018Kissing Couples\u2019 earned a hefty 49 points in APOY 2014\u2019s very first round \u2013 Street Life.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Amateur<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 3 World in Motion
Dan took this image on the Vancouver Metro as the train left the station<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Despite this, when I use the term \u2018street\u2019 to describe the images, Dan mildly resists it. He instead suggests \u2018people in the urban landscape\u2019 as a better fit. Sounds like splitting hairs, but looking at his images<\/a> you can see what he means. The people who feature are a smaller part of a larger story \u2013 that story being the city of Vancouver, which Dan had as his playground for a year.<\/p>\n

\u2018I always take my best photos when I\u2019m travelling or going somewhere new,\u2019 he says. \u2018We\u2019d moved to a new city and it was all totally inspiring.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Amateur<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 4 By the Sun and the Moon
An image of Dan’s son cooling down in a park fountain<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Although he may not be entirely comfortable with calling it street photography, a significant proportion of Dan\u2019s shots from his time in Vancouver definitely have that sense of spontaneity to them. What sparked this off, as he tells it, was downgrading his equipment.<\/p>\n

\u2018I bought a little micro four thirds camera [a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7<\/a>], and I took it everywhere,\u2019 he says. \u2018I took it to work, literally in my coat pocket. When you\u2019ve just got this camera on you, that\u2019s probably not quite as good as my full-frame but not far off, and the light is good or something happens, you can just get your camera out.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Amateur<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 5 Dawn & Dusk
Winter sunset over the Vancouver skyline<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Most of Dan\u2019s entries for APOY 2014 were taken in Vancouver. During the time he and his family stayed there, he got to experience all four seasons, or as he refers to it, \u2018the full roster\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018You can see the seasons change, and get the apps to tell you which way the sun\u2019s coming up at different times of year,\u2019 he recalls. \u2018I guess the motivation was that I wanted some really good stuff for my walls to remind me of our year there.\u2019<\/p>\n

Dan brings up his walls a fair bit during our conversation \u2013 they\u2019re the space where his best photos end up. He\u2019s looking at them as we speak.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Amateur<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 6 Macro World
Wild flowers found in British Columbia<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018I\u2019ve got a load of photos on my wall, and a lot are entries to rounds from this year,\u2019 he says. He pauses to look around and a thought occurs. \u2018Actually, there are quite a few entries on my wall!\u2019<\/p>\n

His time in this big, beautiful, unfamiliar city allowed Dan to experiment in a number of other ways, too. One of his APOY successes was taken from a series of urban landscape panoramas he spent a month working on.<\/p>\n

\u2018That big panorama I took for the travel round [round seven], I had to get access to the top of one of the skyscrapers,\u2019 Dan says. \u2018It\u2019s the best viewpoint in the city, so it took quite a bit of mischief to get up there.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 7 In a Faraway Place
A view of downtown Vancouver at dusk from the roof of a tall building across the city (click to see larger)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

When I ask what kind of mischief, Dan suffers an inexplicable attack of vagueness. \u2018Just, sort of, bending rules, talking to people,\u2019 he says, the smile audible in his voice. \u2018I managed to get up there three times. You want to get up there in perfect light, so if it was rubbish light I wouldn\u2019t go up there and use one of my \u201ccredits\u201d to get to the top again.\u2019 He does not elucidate.<\/p>\n

Whatever unorthodox methods Dan may or may not (a disclaimer for our readership in the Canadian police force) have used to get his results, that shot was worth it. How do we know? Because it\u2019s passed the Deakin test \u2013 it\u2019s up on his wall.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Amateur<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 8 The World in Black & White
Dan took this photo of his older son ‘rescuing’ his younger son in a tunnel under a local railway line<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Closer to home<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s worth reiterating that Dan has entered an image into every single round of APOY for the past five years. It is, he says more than once, perhaps time for a break.<\/p>\n

\u2018I wasn\u2019t going to enter this year,\u2019 he explains, \u2018but I came second by one point last year!\u2019 He laughs at the memory. \u2018It was pretty frustrating, so I thought I\u2019d have another go to see if I could do a little better this year, and it worked out.\u2019<\/p>\n

The fact that the rest of the leaderboard might be sick of his name isn\u2019t the only reason Dan might be taking a break from APOY. He admits that since he and his family returned from Vancouver, he\u2019s found it harder to get inspired to take photos.<\/p>\n

\u2018I haven\u2019t really had much inspiration since I got back,\u2019 he says. \u2018I\u2019ve been busy at work, busy changing jobs, moving house, with the kids.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"APOY<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 9 Kept in the Dark
Dan shot this image of the Vancouver skyline from under Cambie Bridge<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Indeed, Dan\u2019s achievement and discipline in APOY is all the more impressive when you factor in raising two boys, one almost two years old and the other almost four \u2013 and he pauses more than once during our chat to tend to some urgent child emergency. Understandably, these days his photography involves less charming his way into skyscrapers than it does family portraits.<\/p>\n

\u2018Most people wouldn\u2019t be interested in it,\u2019 he says. \u2018But those shots are priceless, because you can\u2019t go back six months, when your kid was half as old as he is now, and reshoot. If you don\u2019t shoot now, you don\u2019t get it at all.\u2019<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t to say, however, that Dan has been sacrificing photography as his art form for the sake of recording his children \u2013 instead, he\u2019s been combining the two, and with some success. His entry for round eight, a shot of his sons in a tunnel, scored him a tidy 24 points.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Amateur<\/a>\t\t\t

Round 10 Building Blocks.
Taken at a power station using an infrared-modified DSLR<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

\u2018I try to apply the same sort of creativity,\u2019 he says. \u2018Try to make a piece of art out of a family portrait, or a kid in the landscape. One entry that I loved, the kids in that black and white tunnel [round eight], is a family portrait for me, but for other people it\u2019s just a black & white image that works.\u2019<\/p>\n

Dan never quite gives a definite answer as to whether this is truly his last APOY for the time being. Maybe in 2015 we\u2019ll see him shooting up the leaderboard again. But one thing is for certain: in the future, there will be plenty more images up on his walls.<\/p>\n

Dan\u2019s APOY scoreboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Round and Theme\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Position\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 1 – Street Life<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 2nd<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 49pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 2 – Animal Plant<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 21st<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 30pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 3 – World in Motion<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 7th<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 33pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 4 – By the Sun and the Moon<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 5 – Dawn & Dusk<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 0<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 6 – Macro World<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 38th<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 13pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 7 – In a Faraway Place<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 18th<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 33pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 8 – The World in Black & White<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 27th<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 24pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 9 – Kept in the Dark<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 0pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round 10 – Building Blocks<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 34th<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

See all the rounds and results for APOY 2014<\/a><\/p>\n

Leader Board<\/a><\/p>\n

APOY 2014 gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"APOY<\/a>\t\t\t

In Association with Olympus<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

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