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YOUNG FANS of Artemis Fowl turned out in force in Scariff last week to show what they could con- jure with the help of a camera.
The youngsters came to the library with pictures that they had taken to best represent their favourite charac- ters from the series.
The international best-selling se- ries of books by Eoin Colfer, Ar- temis Fowl, inspired Playstation3 to launch a photographic competition for kids and teens in association with
the Library Council of Ireland and Penguin Books.
The initiative was aimed at eight to 16-year-olds who were asked to get their hands on a digital camera and get snapping and bring the seven million selling series of books to life in a photo.
The results were brought to Scar- iff library – as well as other librar- ies across the county – and uploaded by Playstation3 consoles where they have been stored for the judges to see.
The weird and wonderful photo-
eraphic creations ranged from the abstract to the imaginatively staged and proved that the future of creative photography is secure.
Winners will be announced in Sep- tember with one winner being cho- sen from each participating county council. As well as winning a Play- Station3 console, each of the winners will also receive a once in a lifetime prize of a limited edition copy of an Artemis Fowl book with their own winning image on the cover.
“Playstation and Penguin have linked up to promote the games con-
sole as a device with more than a sole function of playing games. It can also be used to watch movies, upload and listen to music, access the in- ternet and upload, store and browse through photographs,’ a spokesman for the competition organisers said.