Hidden Earth

The UK's National Caving Conference and Exhibition

Competition Winners 2008

The table below lists the winners of the 'salon' competitions only (Art, Photography and Video). For a complete list of credits please download the PDF file: 2008 prizewinners (PDF).

Competition	Category	Level	Winner	Title/Time	Prize Won
Art Salon	Delegate Ballot for Best Art	Winner	Mark Lumley (Gonzo)	Big Chamber pitch, Daren Cilau	set of Derwent coloursoft pencils and pencil wrap (Derwent)
	Delegate Ballot for Best Cartoon	Winner	Doug Lawrence	Lampfish	folio case and and drawing equipment (Robin Gray Art Works)
	Delegate Ballot for Best T-Shirt	Winner	Deanne Wilkins and Emma Porter	So why the *@!# do I go caving?	6 bednights at Upper Pitts (Wessex Cave Club)
	St Cuthbert's Mill Prize for Best Art on Paper		Rhian Kendall	An illustration for the new edition of the Complete Caving Manual (Watercolour)	£65 voucher for St Cuthberts Mill watercolour paper (St. Cuthberts Mill)
	Judged Art	Third Prize	Pete McNab	Oparara Arch (Wax Encaustic)	year's subscription to Artists and Illustrators magazine. (Artists and Illustrators magazine)
		Second Prize	Robin Gray	In search of a new way (Oil Pastel)	set of Caran d'Ache watercolour crayons (Jakar International)
		First Prize	Pete Martin	Fragments (Plaster casts from carved Bath stone originals)	set of Caran d'Ache pastels. (Jakar International)
Video Media Salon	Distinction		Steve Sharp	Daren Cilau (short version) (DVD video)	calendar (Speleo Projects)
	Joint First Prize		Paul Fretwell & Paul Dold	Welcome to Hidden Earth 2008 (AV sequence with video clip)	waterproof zipper holdall (Lyon Equipment) and £50 voucher (Total Access)
	Joint First Prize		Imogen Furlong	Under Shnongrim (DVD video)	Waterproof zipper holdall (Lyon Equip.)
Photo Salon	British Newcomer Award	Winner	Stuart Gardiner	work entered in Photo Salon	book, Images Below (Wild Places Publishing) and slave unit (Firefly Electronics)
	Cave Life Award	Winner	Andy Rumming	Beautiful Demoiselle: damselfly colonised by fungus	£50 cash
	Fun Shot	Winner	John Forder	Oh my God, it's Even Bigger than XXXXX'S!	Fleece jacket (Shipshape), Dinner and B&B for 2 at the Hard Rock Café (Daren Diggers)
	Moore Books Competition	Third Prize	Gary Douthwaite	The Crane, Swan Mine	certificate only
		Second Prize	Tim Guilford	Stemples, Coniston Copper Mine	£20 voucher from Moore Books
		Winner	Barry Hill	Unstable timbers in silica mine	£100 voucher from Moore Books
	Projected Image	Merit	John Forder	Gaping Gill Main Chamber	certificate only
		Merit	Ben Lovett	Lou Maurice under a Waterfall in Haciendas Salinas	certificate only
		Merit	Ben Lovett	Tim Guilford filming in Haciendas Salinas	certificate only
		Distinction	Ben Lovett	Simon Headford in Sump of Doom Series	Speleo Projects calendar
		Winner	Ben Lovett	Lou Maurice in White Rhino Rift	voucher for £50 (Jessops)
	Colour Print	Distinction	Hugh Penney	Liat Prah, Meghalaya	Speleo Projects calendar
		Distinction	Hugh Penney	Shynrong Shrieh Streamway, Meghalaya	Speleo Projects calendar
		Distinction	Dave Ryall	Pat Cronin, Poulnagollum, Co. Clare	Speleo Projects calendar
		Winner	Paul Fretwell	Straw Curtains, Cueva Llueva, Matienzo	voucher for £50 (Jessops)
	Monochrome Print	Winner	Rob Eavis	Sam Townsend in the Full Moon Series, Bagshaw Cavern	voucher for £50 (Jessops)
	Delegate Ballot for Best Photo	Winner	Rob Eavis	Curtain in Upper Flood	voucher for £50 (Jessops)
	Premier Trophy	Winner	Rob Eavis	portfolio of five colour prints	an engraved trophy to keep for the year, a limited edition print (The Creative Edge), dry bag (Bernies) and voucher for £50 (Total Access)

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