Canon launches “Capture the action” photography competition to encourage photographers in the continent #CelebrateAfrica

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa [caption id="attachment_98762" align="alignnone" width="750"] Amine Djouahra,
Director of Sales and Marketing, Canon Central and North Africa[/caption] ‘Capture the action’ is aimed to showcase the stars, their
performance, and the intrepid stories behind their rise to the top.
The competition celebrates Africa’s contribution to sports and brings
forth the stories of athletic achievement,” says Amine Djouahra,
Director of Sales and Marketing, Canon Central and North Africa.
“Canon as a brand has always been at the forefront of innovation and
technology. This contest embodies of technological brilliance and
superhuman performance, going beyond the realm of possibility. We are
looking forward to see some amazing actions captured from the
continent as it’s hosting various international sports events in
different African countries.

Canon, a pioneer of innovative imaging products, announces its latest
photography competition – ‘Capture the Action’ - for upcoming
photographers in Africa in collaboration with Pan African Visions -
one of the leading media outlets in African continent.

Organisers explain that through this contest Canon is providing a
platform for people to showcase their talent and harness the power of
visual storytelling. The competition is seeking entries of
photographers that highlight the high and lows and big and small wins
of athletes and performers across Africa. The contest is open for
African photographers aged 18 and over.

Moreover, ‘Capture The Action’ contest is a chance to illustrate the
spectacular moments of athletes in action and follow their journeys.
It is also a celebration of Africa’s sports stars as well as the
photographers covering them. In pursuit of encouraging the community
of story tellers we’re providing a platform across social channels to
showcase the user generated content through #CelebrateAfrica. Focusing
on this month’s genre of Sports photography, Canon wants to showcase
moments of athletic brilliance, triumph, and glory through this
competition which is to run until the 31st of July.


The best sports photography shots submitted for this contest in July
stand to win some amazing  prizes and they will be chosen through
public voting and an exclusive jury panel cherry picked for this
competition.

Canon will provide the following three prizes:

    1st Prize- Canon EOS R5
    2nd Prize- Canon EOS R7
    3rd Prize- Canon PRO 200 Printer​


Furthermore, Canon encourages African residents to share their best
images of sports photography. Those wishing to participate can do so
by uploading an original picture(s) meeting the criteria to enter the
competition.

They can also visit https://bit.ly/3ohnORn