Meet our Judge
of
The 5th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition
I am delighted to announce that professional photographer Orla Murray will judge our 5th Annual International Lawyers’ Photography Competition.
We had a massive number of entries this year from lawyers in London, Dublin, Paris, Rome, Jersey, Doha, Israel, Singapore, Brisbane, The BVI, Washington D.C, Seattle and New York.
The theme for our 2020 international competition is travel.
About Orla Murray
Orla’s career spans 21 years and has seen her work as a photographer with corporates, semi-states, start-ups, charities and government departments. Affable yet highly-professional, she is well known for being able to put her subjects — no matter how high-profile — at ease with her friendly demeanour. Orla established her own business in 2007, merging with photographer Shane O’Neill in 2016.
In 2020 they co-founded Coalesce, a company that brings groups of smaller creative businesses together to collaborate on photography, videography and graphic design projects and larger contracts. Orla’s areas of expertise include press and public relations, corporate, portrait and conference/event photography.
The winner will be announced on..
Friday 11 September.
Top Prize:
A fabulous 2 night stay in the luxury boutique hotel, Vivenda Miranda perched on a cliff overlooking the ocean in the Algarve, Portugal. Dinner for 2 on one evening is also included. (Flights not included!).
Video: Boutique Luxury Hotel, Vivenda Miranda
I’m a big fan of Vivenda Miranda and took this video on my iPhone at the hotel a few years ago.
Telegraph Review of Vivenda Miranda
“The sweeping sands of Porto de Mos are overlooked by dramatic multicoloured cliffs, which, further along the coast, harbour hidden caverns and pretty archways. This is why the Algave is such a coveted holiday destination.
Ochre-coloured Vivenda Miranda, once a private home, is perched atop the cliffs and is a spectacular spot to while away lazy days. Its 26 rooms offer wonderful sea views, while its verdant garden, studded as it is with palm trees, juts out to cliff edge and overlooks the golden sands below.
It’s all about pandering to pleasure here; Neal’s Yard has just opened its first overseas spa at the hotel, while the kitchen serves delicious dishes that make good use of local produce. The path down to the beach, which wends past the swimming pool, is the gateway to some great walks.”
Some Entries in This Year’s Competition
Professor Ira P. Robbins
American University
Washington College of Law
Washington D.C.
Photo from Beatriz Araujo
Partner
Baker McKenzie
London
Jennifer Halpin
Partner
McCann FitzGerald
Dublin
Ron Belkine
General Counsel
Leadcom
Israel
Andrew Taylor
Director
Corporate Advisory and Intellectual Property, McCarthy Durie Lawyers
Brisbane, Australia
Chris Fowler
General Counsel Technology
BT Group plc
London
Molly McQueen
Senior Vice President
Clearwater Capital Partners
Singapore
Arthur Artinian
Partner
K&L Gates
London
Joanne Robertson
Associate Director
HSBC
London
Amy Neuberger
Attorney
The Pokémon Company International, Inc.
Seattle, USA
Photo from Elena Iuga
Attorney
Crowley, Hoge & Fein P.C.
Washington DC
Rahul Kumar
Managing Partner
International Law Chambers LLC
Doha, Qatar
One of our Previous Winners:
Daniel McDonnell, Legal Counsel at Intesa Sanpaolo in London
Daniel’s photo was taken in Killarney, Ireland. Our professional photographer that judged the competition said:
“A very nice composition indeed with the branches framing the top and nice highlights and shadows in background.
The square crop works well and the red boat, perfectly placed, draw the eye around the scene perfectly.
Well done.”
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