{"id":21948,"date":"2013-08-16T13:23:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T11:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/triple-gold-publishing-awards-for-sa-photographer\/"},"modified":"2013-08-16T13:23:06","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T11:23:06","slug":"triple-gold-publishing-awards-for-sa-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/triple-gold-publishing-awards-for-sa-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple gold publishing awards for SA photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=13659\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13659\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13659 \" alt=\"Triple gold publishing awards for South African photographer. Photo: Supplied\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/8bb35_Untitled2.png\" width=\"388\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Triple gold publishing awards for South African photographer. Photo: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>These are:<br \/>\nGold Winner \u2013 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards: \u2018Outstanding Book of the Year \u2013 Art  Craftsmanship\u2019<br \/>\nGold Winner \u2013 2013 Benjamin Franklin Awards: \u2018Coffee Table Books\u2019<br \/>\nGold Winner \u2013 2013 Gold Ink Awards: \u2018Fine Editions\u2019<\/p>\n<p>2013 Printing Industries of America \u2013 \u2018Award of Recognition winner for print excellence\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Leversha\u2019s opus features his best golf course photography of South Africa\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>The complete book weighs 15 kilogrammes and, when opened out, measures one metre in width.<\/p>\n<p>The collection includes 1000 numbered copies, of which twenty-six comprise the Masters Collection and 950 the Premier Collection. The balance are artist\u2019s copies.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the independent publishing world these are considered the \u2018Oscars\u2019 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,\u201d said Leversha.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking Golf news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/category\/sports\/golf\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/8bb35_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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