Hilary Wardhaugh named ACT’s top professional photographer

One of the images from Hilary Wardhaugh’s winning portfolio. © Hilary Wardhaugh.

Ms Wardhaugh, who has won the ACT wedding photographer of the year title five times and was the overall winner three times, works closely with numerous charities and says community work has always been an important part of her life. To be eligible for the title of Epson-sponsored Professional Photographer of the Year in each state, photographers must first win a category. Ms Wardhaugh was named the winner of the documentary category, as well as a joint winner of the 2017 Highest Scoring Print Award. This year, the awards were peer-judged anonymously over the course of two days by some of Australia’s leading photographers including Tony Hewitt, Steve Wise and Shireen Hammond.

Winners of the other awards were:

2017 AIPP ACT  Commercial Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Nulab ““ Geoff Comfort

2017 AIPP ACT  Documentary Professional  Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by PPIB ““ Hilary Wardhaugh

2017 AIPP ACT  Family Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by L&P ““ Lib Ferreira

2017 AIPP ACT  Illustrative Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by CR Kennedy ““ Lori Cicchini

2017 AIPP ACT  Landscape Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Fuji Film ““ Geoff Comfort

2017 AIPP ACT  Portrait Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Kayell ““ Lori Cicchini

2017 AIPP ACT  Travel Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Camera Electronic ““ Kris Arnold

2017 AIPP ACT  Wedding Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Momento Pro ““  Kelly Tunney

2017 AIPP ACT  Emerging Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by AIPP ““ Cristy Froehlich

2017 AIPP ACT  Student Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Kodak Alaris ““ Alec Morris

2017 AIPP ACT Highest Scoring Print ““ Sponsored by AIPP ““ joint winners – Hilary Wardhaugh and Kelly Tunney

2017 AIPP ACT Epson Signature Worthy Award ““ Sponsored by Epson ““ Kris Arnold

The AIPP Epson Professional Photography Awards are open to all professional photographers. In addition to the coveted 2017 AIPP VIC Epson Photographer of the Year Award, entries are also judged in sub-categories covering specialised forms of professional photography including: commercial, illustrative, portrait, wedding, landscape and travel.