lo-res-r14_1y475 This is from the series I’m showing at BIFB 09. Camera: Canon AE-1; Lens, Canon FD, 20mm; Film: Fuji, ISO 800 slide film Q: How long have you been taking pictures?A: I started when I was 13 years old with my grandfather’s folding camera. A little later I bought my first SLR, a …
Ballarat International Foto Biennale Photographer Profile: Gary Steer
https://www.photoreview.com.au/stories/profiles/ballarat-international-foto-biennale-photographer-profile-gary-steer/Bills475 Bills, Bills and More Bills Q: How long have you been taking pictures? A: “How long taking pictures seriously?” you ask. It’s not serious business, it’s fun! I was a journalist who picked up a camera to do photojournalism. I did freelance work for newspapers and magazines, then I moved on to shooting …
Aquaman
https://www.photoreview.com.au/stories/profiles/aquaman/Getting chased out of the water by an immense ray at Australia’s most famous beach was just another day at work for Eugene Tan.
A Russell In The Bushes
https://www.photoreview.com.au/stories/profiles/a-russell-in-the-bushes/Few people have photographed Australia’s magnificent Kimberley region as intimately as former wildlife officer Russell Guø©ho.
All eyes and ears
https://www.photoreview.com.au/stories/profiles/all-eyes-and-ears/Literally speaking, Kane Hibberd has a sound basis for breaking into the highly competitive field of rock music photography. ‘Until four years ago I was a sound engineer, recording bands in the studio and mixing live concerts, but I decided to get out because it wasn’t satisfying my creative urge,’ says the Melbourne-based 31-year-old. ‘I’d always had an interest in photography and thought that if I worked hard and was my own harshest critic, I might be able to make a go of it.
Photo Review Portrait Prize Winner
https://www.photoreview.com.au/competitions/photo-review-portrait-prize-winner/Once again we were favourably impressed by the high quality of the images submitted for consideration. If the task of winnowing the photographs down to the finalists was tough last year, it was at least as hard again this year.
Previous Photo Review Challenges
https://www.photoreview.com.au/competitions/photo-challenge/previous-photo-review-challenges/PR17 Photo Challenge: In a Blur
PR44 Photo Challenge: Veiled
https://www.photoreview.com.au/competitions/photo-challenge/pr44-photo-challenge-veiled/We’re never quite sure what to expect from our endlessly creative Photo Challengers and the Veiled challenge was no exception to the rule. Winner Pamela Smith earned first place for noticing and then capturing the veiling effect of a horse’s mane. This is the kind of outside-of-the-box thinking we really like to see. For her well-executed effort, Photo Review Australia is pleased to send Pamela a JCMatthew 19-inch (48cm) digital photo frame, the DPF-BOM19 HD Pro Series 1280×1024 resolution with secure file technology.
PR31 Photo Challenge: Long and Winding Road
https://www.photoreview.com.au/competitions/photo-challenge/pr31-photo-challenge-long-and-winding-road/Asked to do a bit of roadwork, our photo challengers responded with enthusiasm and creativity. The brief was to create images that somehow conveyed the spirit of ‘the long and winding road’. Once again the judging task was not an easy one, but in the end we had to go for Adam Donnelly’s moody study.
PR29 Photo Challenge: Musical Performance
https://www.photoreview.com.au/competitions/photo-challenge/pr29-photo-challenge-musical-performance/Our PR29 Photo Challenge was simple enough – namely, to capture a musical performance. We decided to give the winner’s guernsey to Mat Moore for his untitled but interestingly complex study of a musician and his audience of one [right, and larger image below]. It’s a very nicely composed image, with an intriguing visual tension between the two subjects.