Keren Dobia named Australia’s top professional photographer

One of the images in the winning portfolio from Victorian photographer, Keren Dobia. ( © Keren Dobia.)

Ms Dobia is a graduate of NMIT Diploma of Photoimaging, where she is now a lecturer. She has previously exhibited her work in a variety of different galleries, most notably at Obscura Gallery ““ a fine art photography gallery in St. Kilda. she also works as a creative director for theatrical compositions designing, creating and sourcing both costumes and sets.

More than 500 entrants, all of whom are Australia’s top professional photographers, submitted a collective of almost 2,000 images to be judged for APPA. The 2017 awards were peer-judged anonymously over three days by some of the industry’s heavyweights including Jerry Ghionis, Peter Eastway, Peter Rossi and Yervant Zanazanian. Winners of the various categories in this year’s awards are listed below.

. 2017 AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by the AIPP ““ Keren Dobia

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Portrait Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Canson ““ Keren Dobia

. 2017 Australian Epson Signature Worthy Award ““ sponsored by Epson ““ Keren Dobia

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Commercial Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by PPIB ““ Angela Miller

. 2017 AIPP Australian Creative Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Leica ““ Leah Kennedy

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Documentary Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Nikon ““ Kelly Champion

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Family Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Giclee Media Supplies ““ Katie Kolenberg

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Illustrative Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by EIZO ““ Kris Anderson

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Landscape Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Fujifilm ““ Yane Sotiroski

. 2017 AIPP Australian Newborn  Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Sigma ““ Jodie Andrews

. 2017 AIPP Australian Pet/Animal  Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by digiDIRECT ““ Angie Connell

. 2017 AIPP Australian Science Wildlife and Wild Places  Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Lacie ““ Steven Duncan

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Travel Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Camera Electronics ““ Mick Porter

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Wedding Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Atkins Photo Lab ““ James Simmons

. 2017 AIPP Australian Album of the Year ““ sponsored by Momento Pro ““ Eric Ronald

. 2017 AIPP Australian Photographic Book of the Year ““ sponsored by Momento Pro ““ Steve Scalone

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Emerging Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by IPS ““ Barbara Brown

. 2017 AIPP Australian  Student Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by Kodak Alaris ““ Alec Morris

. 2017 AIPP Overseas Photographer of the Year ““ sponsored by digiDIRECT ““ Kelvin Gilbert

. 2017 Australian Highest Scoring Print ““ sponsored by ILFORD ““ Tania Malkin and Marija Sullavan

. 2017 AIPP Australian Tertiary Institution of the Year ““ sponsored by Nikon ““ North Metropolitan TAFE, Western Australia

. 2017 Grand Master Award ““ sponsored by the AIPP ““ Andrew Campbell

The Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) ““ the country’s largest photographic membership body ““ has been running the awards annually for the past 41 years. The national president of the AIPP, Vittorio Natoli, says the awards represent the best of the best of professional photography in Australia. “The awards process and the institute continue to deliver the highest professional recognition offered in Australia today and recipients of these awards and honours have become industry ambassadors around the world championing the cause of professional photography”, he says.