Egmont Sippel is the SAGMJ Motoring Journalist of the Year
Egmont Sippel of Rapport is the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists� Motoring Journalist of the Year. Winner of the Photographer of the Year competition is Danie van Jaarsveld of Johannesburg-based photographic agency Motorpics.
The two winners of the ABSA Vehicle Finance sponsored event received their trophies and a cheque for R6 000 each at an awards ceremony held today at the Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead, Sandton.
Chairman of the judging panel, McCarthy Motors CEO Brand Pretorius, praised the consistently high quality of both journalist�s work. Sippel won two of the four categories in which he entered � Motorsport, Newspapers and Motorsport, Magazines � and was runner up in the remaining two � Motoring, Newspapers and Motoring, Magazines. Van Jaarsveld�s photographs won the Motorsport category while his Motoring portfolio was awarded runner up status.
A special ABSA sponsored award for high quality journalism in the motoring related business field went to David Furlonger of the Financial Mail, whose portfolio won the Motoring, Magazines category. Similar work by Colin Windell of Autonews was highly commended.
Entries were received from more than 60 motoring journalists and photographers in nine categories. The portfolios were judged by a panel of motoring experts.
Winners and runner�s up in the categories were:
- MOTORING, Magazines
- WINNER: David Furlonger, Financial Mail
- RUNNER-UP: Egmont Sippel, Rapport
- COMMENDED: Colin Windell, Autonews
- MOTORSPORT, Magazines
- WINNER: Egmont Sippel, Rapport
- RUNNER-UP: Michele Lupini, Cars in Action
- COMMENDED: Nathalie Jeanmonod, Cars in Action
- MOTORING, Newspapers
- WINNER: Denis Droppa, Star Motoring
- RUNNER-UP: Egmont Sippel, Rapport
- COMMENDED: Patrick Gearing, Business Day
- MOTORSPORT, Newspapers
- WINNER: Egmont Sippel, Rapport
- RUNNER-UP: Andre De Kock, The Citizen
- INTERNET, Motoring
- WINNER: John Oxley, Wheels 24
- RUNNER UP: Sean Jammy, Topcar
- TELEVISION, Motoring
- WINNER: Sean Jammy, Topcar
- RUNNER UP: Hannes Visser, La�t Wiel
- RADIO, Motoring
- WINNER: Roger McCleery, Radio 2000
- PHOTOGRAPHY - MOTORING
- WINNER: Marc Bow, Freelance
- RUNNER-UP: Danie van Jaarsveld, Motorpics
- PHOTOGRAPHY MOTORSPORT
- WINNER: Danie van Jaarsveld, Motorpics
- RUNNER-UP: Jay Groat, Freelance
- MAIN PRIZE WINNERS
- MOTORING JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: Egmont Sippel, Rapport
- MOTORING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: Danie van Jaarsveld, Motorpics
- SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS:
- David Furlonger, Financial Mail (ABSA special award for business reporting);
- Colin Windell, Autonews (for a high quality, broad based portfolio)
For further information contact the competition�s convenor, Wynter Murdoch, at 082 453 9794