iconPHOTO Competition
iconPHOTO Photography Competition
This competition closed on 14th June 2010
IconPHOTO WINNERS ANNOUNCED, Friday September 24th
The Australian Photographic Society held its annual conference (APSCON 2010) in Roma, Qld and Nick Melidonis announced the winners of the iconPHOTO competition immediately following his talk on Friday 24th September to an audience of nearly 300 people. Iconic Images wishes to thank our generous sponsors, APS, Canon Australia and ASUKA BOOK for their valuable prizes and congratulate the worthy winners for their outstanding entries. The finalists’ images were beautifully printed on metallic paper (courtesy of Streets Imaging in Brisbane, www.streetsimaging.com.au) and were on display during the whole of APSCON, attracting a lot of enthusiastic comment during the conference.
FIRST PRIZE – Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon with Nick Melidonis, APS President, Alwyn Kucks and APSCON President, John Marshall
Stephen wins:
- Three (3) day exclusive photographic field workshop on how to enhance visual, technical and emotional impacts in photographs. Nick Melidonis (landscape) & Denis Glennon (wildlife) will work with the winner to hone their skills. Each day the winner will be on field assignments and receive constructive critiques, transforming the way they see and make images
- Return flights from winner’s nearest Australian capital city to Perth (if applicable)
- Full accommodation on the 50 ft. luxury sailing yacht ‘Calypso V’, (see
www.denisglennon.com), off Rottnest Island, Western Australia - Transport to/from Rottnest Island
- An ASUKABOOK of the winner’s choice to a value of $809
- Free attendance at APSCON 2010, inclusive of all events; excluding travel & accommodation
SECOND PRIZE – Tim Silk
Tim wins:
- Canon 5DMkII camera body plus EF24-105mm f/4 lens
- An ASUKABOOK EX 80 side valued at up to $445
THIRD PRIZE (Three third prizes)
HEATHER BUTLER
Heather Butler receiving her prize from Nick Melidonis
MEL BRACKSTONE
ANDREW HITT
Heather, Mel and Andrew win an ASUKABOOK EX 40 side, each valued at up to $347
HIGHLY COMMENDED (five prizes of one years free mebership of APS)
GRAEME GUY
MICHAEL MAHER
FRANCIS KEOGH
Photographic competitions have the power to tell stories untold, awaken passions, show the intimate and unseen and engender aspirations to improve.
Photographs selected for entry to competitions tend to bring out our “best of the best” images.
There is something very heartwarming and rewarding to receive peer recognition for our work.
There is also a quiet fulfillment experienced when our image is selected as being exceptional and individual.
When professionally arranged and managed, photographic competitions contribute in significant ways to encourage and inspire photographers to create great images that are a celebration of light, inspiration and sheer human joy.
For these reasons, Iconic Images, together with respected partners, conduct a small number of special interest photographic competitions each year.
The inaugural Iconic Images/Australian Photographic Society (APS) competition, iconPHOTO was officially launched at the APS Annual Conference, on 5 October 2009 and closesd at 5.00pm (WST) on 14th June 2010. For details of judging and award of prizes please visit this link: Judging & Awards
If you have an interest in next year’s competition, and you would like to obtain details on entry requirements, how to upload entries, prizes, etc., click on the “Swan” image above.
The inaugural competition offered outstanding prizes exceeding $17,000 and was open only to amateur photographers.
Nick Melidonis, Master Photographer AIPP, and a judge of iconPHOTO, has prepared a very useful article, titled, “How To Prepare Winning Images for iconPHOTO″.
To read this article click: How To Prepare Images for iconPHOTO
When you have opened the article you may print a PFD copy, if you wish.