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Amateur Photographer of the Year

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Round Five Persons of Interest

NGO VAN DIEP from Vietnam is the winner of Round Five of APOY 2018, and takes home a SIGMA 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens, worth £1,199.99. This lens has been engineered for unparalleled image quality. It features two FLD glass elements and one element with a high rate of anomalous partial dispersion and high refraction, resulting in a class-leading level of performance. What's more, the nine-blade diaphragm creates beautiful bokeh. It's an ideal lens for portraiture, both in the studio and on location.

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1 Ngo Van Diep Vietnam 30pts

Canon EOS 7D, 24-105mm, 1/200sec at f/5.6, ISO 200

There's a lot to like about this very striking image. The rich turquoise colour and swirling ripples of the fishing nets are reminiscent of ocean waves, while the pops of red and yellow

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