NSW’s top professional photographer announced

One of the images from Adam Williams’ winning portfolio. © Adam Williams.

Mr Williams says his passion for landscape photography comes from living with depression and anxiety for periods of his life. A supporter of beyondblue ““ a non-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety disorders and related mental disorders, he says one message he hopes to communicate to people suffering from mental health issues through his work is that “you’re not alone”.

This year’s awards attracted 118 entries, with a total of 680 of images submitted for judging. The awards were peer-judged anonymously over the course of two days by some of Australia’s most recognised photographers including Tony Hewitt, Steve Wise and Shireen Hammond. Winners in the various categories are listed below:

2017 AIPP NSW  Epson Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Epson ““ Adam Williams;

2017 AIPP NSW  Commercial Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Nulab ““ Gavin Jowitt;

2017 AIPP NSW  Sport Professional  Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by PPIB ““ Andy Cheung;

2017 AIPP NSW  Family Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by L&P ““ Naomi Reiter;

2017 AIPP NSW  Illustrative Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by CR Kennedy ““ Charles Foulsham;

2017 AIPP NSW  Landscape Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Fuji Film ““ Adam Williams;

2017 AIPP NSW Newborn Professional  Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Eizo ““ Natalie Howe;

2017 AIPP NSW Pet/Animal Professional  Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by AIPP ““  Linda  Warlond;
2017 AIPP NSW  Portrait Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Kayell ““ Shannon Cotterill;

2017 AIPP NSW Science, Wildlife & Wild Places  Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by AIPP ““  Ignacio Palacios;

2017 AIPP NSW  Travel Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Camera Electronic ““ Ignacio Palacios;

2017 AIPP NSW  Wedding Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Momento Pro ““ Aries Tao;

2017 AIPP NSW  Emerging Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by AIPP ““ Greg Farmer;
2017 AIPP NSW  Student Professional Photographer of the Year ““ Sponsored by Kodak Alaris ““ Marina Zivkovic;

2017 AIPP NSW Highest Scoring Print ““ Sponsored by AIPP ““  Brett Rylance;

2017 AIPP NSW Epson Signature Worthy Award ““ Sponsored by Epson ““  Ignacio Palacios.

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.