F Stop Photography Competition

May 25, 2011: The Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB) will introduce its special exhibition on Australian Urbanisation with a new photography competition titled ‘F Stop’.
The competition focuses on the built form that makes up Federation Square, as well as the people and events that inhabit it. It will run in the lead-in to the NOW and WHEN: Australian Urbanism exhibition that features as a special event at BIFB’11 from August 20 to September 18 at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.
NOW and WHEN is a major project of the Australian Institute of Architects, with the exhibition being conceived and developed by Creative Directors John Gollings and Ivan Rijavec. The exhibition debuted at the Australian Pavilion in the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale attracting record-breaking crowds of over 93 000 people. details can be found at http://ballaratfoto.org/bifb11/now+when.html.
The F Stop competition takes place at Federation Square in Melbourne between 1 June and 24 July, 2011. Each entry must include four photographs taken at Federation Square and each photograph must include one of the following letters: B, I, F, B (one letter per photograph). Judging will take place on Friday 29 July. The judging panel includes: Kate Brennan, Chief Executive Officer, Fed Square Pty Ltd, Stephen Zagala, Monash Gallery of Art Curator and Julie Millowick, Photographer and Lecturer of Photography and Photojournalism.
Prizes are awarded separately for both amateur and professional photographers and include places in the John Gollings Masterclass at BIFB’11 on Sunday August 28, one night accommodation in Ballarat and Lowepro camera bags. The winning images will also be displayed on the Big Screen and the Atrium Screen at Federation Square and at BIFB’11 during the months of August and September. A $10 entry fee applies. For details visit http://ballaratfoto.org/bifb11/fstop.html.