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Siobhan Costigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hooked by the process of developing photographs, Siobhan Costigan immediately knew this was a medium she was able to pour her creativity into which lead her to expand her capabilities as a photographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner interview with the 2023 MUSE Photography Awards Winner \u2013 Siobhan Costigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q1. Can you introduce yourself and talk about how you got into photography?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am originally from South Africa. As a child I always loved to draw but became frustrated that I could never fully portray what I was trying to communicate. I did a short community college darkroom course in Cape Town and I was hooked the moment I saw an image magically appearing on the photographic paper in the developer tray. I suddenly realized this was the medium that I could express myself through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2. Where did you study photography?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I moved to Sydney, Australia in 1997 and did a part time course at the Sydney Institute of Technology but I left the course during the 2nd year. There was a certain formula that ensured you received high marks, which did not align with my creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On moving to New Zealand in 2016, I did a six month mentoring course which culminated in an exhibition. I found doing mentoring totally elevated my photography. It often forced me to do assignments that stretched my capabilities and offered surprisingly different perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3. Do you remember your first shot? What was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a black and white photo of an abandoned cottage, shot from inside the cottage.  The main focus was a door frame, weathered with time. There was a beautiful balance to the image. The gorgeous atmospheric lighting created beautiful shadows. The overall effect was a sense of mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q4. What equipment do you use?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up to now I have used a Nikon D7000 which is pretty old. I have never been that concerned with equipment as I believe that it is a small part of the equation. If you don\u2019t have a photographic eye it doesn\u2019t matter what equipment you have, you will not become a great photographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently I updated my system to the Fujifilm X-T5 as this system is waterproof. It is a beautifully light system which I can carry with me and is suitable for taking lots of in camera shots, which suits my photographic style of taking self-portraits. It will also enable me to take my \u201cWhen It Rains\u201d in another direction as I will be able to take photo\u2019s literally in the rain as opposed through my car windscreen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q5. What compliment inspired\/touched you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shibui was a minimalist series of images capturing tiny tranquil moments through the use of  beautiful natural lighting. The Reviewer complimented me on the sense of visual poetry created by my choice of subject, tonality and composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winning Entry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClimate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the growing level of greenhouse \u2026 (Read more at MUSE Photography Awards<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about this interview<\/a> with Marta Fiscus from the United States, the Platinum Winner of the 2023 MUSE Photography Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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