Triple gold publishing awards for South African photographer. Photo: Supplied
Acclaimed South African photographer Grant Leversha received the highest international recognition for his latest project, Within an African Eden: Golf Courses of South Africa, which has won the gold in three major international publishing/printing awards hosted in the USA for 2013.
These are:
Gold Winner – 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards: ‘Outstanding Book of the Year – Art Craftsmanship’
Gold Winner – 2013 Benjamin Franklin Awards: ‘Coffee Table Books’
Gold Winner – 2013 Gold Ink Awards: ‘Fine Editions’
2013 Printing Industries of America – ‘Award of Recognition winner for print excellence’
Leversha’s opus features his best golf course photography of South Africa’s most iconic courses as well as a brief history of each, and has been crafted to the highest standards of publishing, from the full-leather binding to the calligraphy, illustrations and printing.
The complete book weighs 15 kilogrammes and, when opened out, measures one metre in width.
The collection includes 1000 numbered copies, of which twenty-six comprise the Masters Collection and 950 the Premier Collection. The balance are artist’s copies.
Both collections are endorsed with forewords by Johann Rupert, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Ernie Els, Nick Price, Peter Matkovich and Ronald Fream, while the Masters Collection is signed by each.
“In the independent publishing world these are considered the ‘Oscars’ and I am hugely encouraged that experts in the field of publishing and art books have recognized this work to be worthy of such accolades,” said Leversha.
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