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Photo Competition - 2020 Calendar

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We are excited to announce the winners of our very first photo competition! It wasn't an easy task, but we managed to select the top 3. As you will clearly see, the Vaal River and sunsets were a favourite subject for our entrants.

The top 3 photos will be published in our 2020 wall calendar as the covers of January, February and March - click here to order now!

Congratulations to our winners André Murray, Carlin Hickman and Angelica Fourie, all local residents. A massive thank you to everyone else who entered this competition too. We love to see the way everyone captured Christiana in their own unique way. Don't forget to keep snapping away for next year's photo competition!

First Place

Photographer: André Murray, Christiana
About the photo: This photo was taken during a year-end function that was held in January 2018, because many people were already on leave at the end of 2017. The venue was at Frikkie Coetzee's river home when it was still available to rent. I took the photo of the sunset with the steel bridge across the river.

Second Place

Photographer: Carlin Hickman, Christiana
About the photo: River days and sunsets along the Vaal river bank.

Third Place

Photographer: Angelica Fourie, Christiana
About the photo: Taken at Calby Farming during the potato season.

Not all of the photos below met the requirements for our competition, but we would still like to share them with you! In no specific order:

Met die idee van die foto het ek meer gefokus op die gebou en wat alles in die betekenis gelee is. Dis 'n kerk. Die NG Moedergemeente kerk in Christiana. Een van die mooiste kerke in die dorp. Dis hier waar mense by mekaar kom om die Here te dien. Uit die kerk is soveel mooi troues gehou, doope gedoop en selfs afskeid geneem van geliefdes. Daar is baie mense wat die kerk as 'n agtergrond gebruik vir 'n mooi foto, bv - vir troufoto's. Ek het die foto met my Nikon kamera geneem.
Fotograaf: Bianka Bronkhorst, Christiana

Die foto is geneem deur die lens van my Nikon kamera. Dit vang 'n lorrie vas wat besig is om oor die brug te ry. Dieselfde brug wat die Vrystaat en Noordwes skei buite Christiana. Die brug steek oor die Vaalrivier net langs Christiana en laat toe dat voertuie van punt A tot punt B kan kom. Dis met toevalligheid dat die rivier ook in die foto verskyn. Dit dui basies aan dat die rivier 'n groot rede is hoekom mense Christiana sal besoek.
Fotograaf: Bianka Bronkhorst, Christiana

Die pragtige kleure wat in die agtergrond rond speel was ure voor die son gesak het oor Christiana. Dit was effens winderig en die son was weggesteek agter die wolke. Ek kon nie wag om met my Nikon kamera op die N12 te klim en die pragtige beeld vas te vang nie. Die N12 is net buite Christiana. Die silos in die agtergrond gee meer beweging.
Fotograaf: Bianka Bronkhorst, Christiana

Photographer: Angelique Matias

Photographer: Jandre Stoltz

Photographer: Riana Potgieter

I enjoy Christiana very much, it's the place I can go to relax. It reminds me of the beauty we have in our country just like in this photo.
Photographer: Ashley Schmidt, Bloemfontein

Photo taken at the camp site at the river, just moments to remember and moments that I thought would be interesting catching on camera.
Photographer: Riaan Edward Stöter, Kimberley