'GO' wins SEA Games photo contest

JAKARTA (JP): Sudewa from GO tabloid, with his photo Memang Indah (It's Beautiful), was yesterday declared the winner of the 19th SEA Games photo competition, which was sponsored by Konica, and won the Rp 1.5 million (US$458) first prize.

Johny T. Gunadi from Kompas daily won the second prize of Rp 1 million with his photo Usaha Keras (Hard work) while Sunyoto from the Suara Pembaruan evening daily won the third prize of Rp 750,000 with his photo Histeris (Hysterical).

Luther Ulag from Suara Pembaruan finished fourth with Ditarik tertawa (Pulled up but laughing), Dewanto Nusantoro from Surabaya Post finished fifth with Mana Kepalamu (Where's your head) and Eddy Hasbi from Kompas finished sixth with Gol (Goal).

Seventy-one photos from 12 newspapers and tabloids were entered in the contest. (yan)