| A panel of judges, made up of Ray Killen, Tom Koprowski, Ryszard Bator, Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek and Ursula Lang, has selected the following persons as finalists of The FKPP (The Cultural Foundation of Puls Polonii) The Young and the Talented photo competition for young people under 25: (names listed in alphabetic order)
1. KOCUNIK Grzegorz, Sydney
2. KOPYDŁOWSKA Magdalena, Sydney
3. KRYMOWA Patrycja, Konin, Poland
4. MACKAY Shannon , Cooma
5. SCHOFIELD Lachlan, Cooma
6. SWACZYŃSKI Sebastian, Sydney
7. SWIATEK Lukasz, Sydney
The final verdict (the names of the winners) will be announced, and awards handed out, during the Mound & Mt Kosciuszko Festival official opening ceremony at 10 am, Saturday 19th of April, at the Jindabyne Visitors’ Centre, Kosciuszko Rd.
28 of the best photos demonstrating the creative potential of Australian and Polish youth have been selected for an exhibition, which will be presented at festival venues in Jindabyne and Cooma. The photographers’ names are listed in alphabetical order:
1. CHORÓBSKI Robert, Sydney
2. DĘBOWSKA Olga, Konin
3. FRĄCZEK Ania, Sydney
4. KOCUNIK Grzegorz, Sydney
5. KOPYDŁOWSKA Magdalena, Sydney
6. KRYMOWA Patrycja, Konin,Poland
7. MACKAY Shannon, Cooma
8. NISENGOLC Michał, Nadarzyn, Poland
9. SCHOFIELD Lachlan, Cooma,
10. SWACZYŃSKI Sebastian, Sydney (temporarily in France)
11. SWIATEK, Lukasz, Sydney.
The majority of the photographs selected for display at the exhibition will also be featured in a special Festival Anthology, entitled Mountain Whispers.
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