CCP DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

I am delighted  that works from my series “Did you have to photograph me in my slippers?” has been accepted in the 2011 CCP Documentary Photography Award. Other finalists are; Ying Ang, Paul Blackmore, Daniel Boetker-Smith, Thomas Breakwell, Stephen Dupont, Natalie Grono, Glendyn Ivin, Fiona Morris, Christina Simons, CJ Taylor and Lisa Wiltse.

Exhibition is in Gallery 1@ CCP from 28th October to 11 December 20011

I shall also be part of the free Artist Floor Talks @ 12pm, Saturday 29 October 2011

The CCP Documentary Photography Award is a biennial showcase of contemporary Australian documentary photography. Since the inaugural exhibition in 1997, this event has grown in profile and significance. It represents a unique, national initiative in support of documentary photography, providing a rare opportunity to assess the themes, styles and ideas that characterise this fascinating genre. This year's exhibition demonstrates the breadth of contemporary approaches to documentary practice from traditional black and white narratives through to vibrant colour recordings, all of which have been achieved without digital manipulation. Themes range from the effects of war on US Marines through to dog shows, roller derby and the annual Miss South Sudan Australia pageant.

One of the 12 finalists will be awarded the $4,000 Copyright Agency Limited Cultural Fund Prize, to be announced on opening night by Sandy Grant, Chief Executive, Director Hardie Grant Publishing and Director and Chair, Copyright Agency Limited.

Judges: Dr Isobel Crombie, Senior Curator, Photography, National Gallery of Victoria, Bill Henson, Artist, and Naomi Cass, Director, Centre for Contemporary Photography.

Link to Exhibition Preview CCP

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