2022 Photographer of the Year: The judges! – Australian Photography

We’ve gathered a panel of a few of Australia and NZ’s finest professional photographers to evaluate the 10 th edition of Photographer of the Year provided by Camera House, the greatest competitors for amateur professional photographers in Australasia. Satisfy the very first of our evaluating panel: Alex Cearns OAM Dogs Today Magazine in the United Kingdom calls Perth based professional photographer Alex Cearns “One of our biggest pet professional photographers on the planet.” Alex is the Creative Director of Houndstooth Studio based in Perth, Australia, and specialises in catching pictures that communicate the intrinsic character of her animal topics. She photographs for engaged family pet fans, business brand names in Australia, the USA and the UK, and for around 40 Australian and International animal charities and preservation organisations. Her images have actually been released thoroughly throughout global media, in books, publications, signboards and ad campaign. Alex is the recipient of over 350 awards for photography, organization and philanthropy and in 2019 was granted an Order Of Australia for services to animal charities through photography. Motivating others with her delight of dealing with animals, Alex’s philanthropy and enthusiastic advocacy for animal rescue has actually made her high regard amongst Australia’s animal fans and a strong following on social networks. She is an ambassador for Tamron, Profoto, BenQ, and Spider Holster and is thought about an influencer in photography, service and family pet market neighborhoods. She routinely judges photography competitors and provides at occasions. Alex copes with her partner, 2 rescue pets, and rescue feline in Perth, Western Australia. Matt Palmer
mattpalmer.co Matt Palmer is a landscape professional photographer concentrated on preservation problems based in Bright, Victoria. With his partner Mieke Boynton he runs the Alpine Light Gallery. Matt has actually been acknowledged as a Master of Photography in Australia and New Zealand, and in 2019 his paperwork of fires in Tasmania won him AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year. Matt has a varied history in photography, consisting of 15 years of recording the world’s most prominent artists from Metallica, Pearl Jam, TOOL, Nick Cave and hundreds more. He likewise is a previous AIPP Australian Professional Sports Photographer of the Year for his documents of the sport of Muay Thai, and he has actually functioned as an ambassador for Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Tasmania in addition to teaming up with the Tasmanian Land Conservancy. Matt has actually likewise been the chief professional photographer and imaginative director for Brisbane Roar FC, run a wedding event and picture photography company, and dealt with a kids’s medical facility to develop images and styles to help fundraising for treatment and research study. Douwe Dijkstra
monochromevisions.net Douwe Dijkstra is an expert senior graphic designer based in Sydney. Born and raised in The Netherlands, he transferred downunder in 2003 and now calls Australia house. Photography is a strong enthusiasm for Douwe and he got his very first video camera at the age of12 For many years his pastime has actually progressed from taking household snaps with his grandpa’s video camera, to developing black and white art in the digital age. Douwe chooses to shoot in black and white as he just discovers it simpler to record the essence of a scene in black and white: colour is simply an interruption. He won the black and white classification of the 2015 Photographer of the Year. Helen Whittle

helenwhittlephotography.com Helen Whittle is a fine-art professional photographer specialising in kid portraiture who is influenced by significant and natural light. With a design including primarily black and white, she produces easy, emotive and genuine images. She is a happy member of ClickPro, and has numerous awards to her name. She got Overall Winner Australian Photographer of the Year in 2016 in Australian Photography publication, and Runner up Emerging Portrait Photographer of the Year 2019 in Capture Magazine and total winner in the worldwide competitors Black and White Child Photo Competition in2019 Helen has actually been a judge in lots of worldwide photography competitors and has actually been teaching kid portraiture considering that2018 She frequently speaks in your area and worldwide on this topic. She likes to share her interest and enthusiasm and influence others. Anthony McKee
anthonymckee.com.au Anthony McKee is a Melbourne-based author and social documentary professional photographer. In 2014 he was called AIPP 2014 Australian Documentary Photographer of the Year. He has actually likewise won awards for his landscape photography. He has actually evaluated expert and amateur photography awards on both sides of the Tasman and in 2013 was made an Honorary Fellow of the NZIPP for his services to photography. He is a routine factor to Australian Photography publication. Doug Gimesy
gimesy.com Doug is an expert preservation and wildlife photojournalist who concentrates on Australian problems. A 4 time finalist in the prominent Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the inaugural winner of the WildScreen Panda Photo Story Awards, he is a Senior Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) and his customers consist of National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Australian Geographic, too different mastheads like The Guardian. Trained as a zoologist and microbiologist, he later on finished a Masters of Environment and a Masters of Bioethics. Together, these 2 certifications assisted form his thinking as what kind of concerns he must be concentrating on and why– preservation and animal well-being problems. Thinking individuals ought to concentrate on the concerns they appreciate and those that are close to house, his current work has actually concentrated on the preservation and animal well-being concerns dealing with the platypus and the Grey-headed Flying-fox– having just recently helped with the platypus being noted as threatened types in his house state of Victoria, in addition to introducing a kids’s book (with his partner) about Grey-headed Flying-foxes entitled ‘Life Upside Down’. Existing on-going jobs consist of a series of pictures entitled ‘Wildlife warriors, preservation champs and animal supporters’, files wombats and using language to much better frame ecological and preservation interaction. He is likewise co-authoring a university research study to assist much better comprehend how wildlife images effect both psychological engagement and drive individuals’s behaviour. His hope is that the images and info he shares, will influence individuals to stop, believe, and deal with the world more kindly. Lisa Michele Burns
thewanderinglens.com Lisa Michele Burns is a travel, landscape and undersea professional photographer who looks for to catch the world with an alternative viewpoint. Whether it’s through her series ‘The World from The Water’ or with making use of creative reflections, her work showcases locations with an ethereal, pastel tone. Choosing to shoot severe environments and natural, Lisa got her start in photography whilst working as a reporter for Lonely Planet back in2007 She now releases The Wandering Lens, a travel guide for professional photographers noting photogenic locations and experiences along with imaginative pointers. Each year, Lisa, an Olympus Visionary, likewise hosts travel photography trips in locations like Japan, Iceland and France.
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