Indholdsfortegnelse for June-July 2024 i Australian Photography

Welcome to the June/July issue of AP magazine, and our annual Landscape Awards 2024 special issue. Back in 2020, our great writer Mitch Green (who also has a feature on page 54 in this issue) wrote an article for AP about the problem with seeking perfection in landscape photography. As Mitch so eloquently explained at the time, there’s nothing perfect in nature, so why should we try and create perfection in our nature photographs? It’s an idea that stuck with me when it came time to judging the ‘best’ landscape images in The Landscape Awards this year. What makes a perfect landscape, and is there even such a thing if you wanted to find it? Because I like to think that if you turn to page 21 and start exploring…

FRAMING THIS MONTH’S WINNER TERESA QIN Light framing EDITOR’S COMMENT We saw plenty of images entered this month that used ‘traditional’ framing, but what made Teresa Qin’s image stand out was her use of shadow as a framing device. To capture an image like this appears deceptively simple, but it requires an understanding of what the light is doing and then the ability to watch while your subject interacts with it. Teresa tells us the image was shot in the Prahran Market. “It was a busy Sunday morning, and sunlight streamed through the roof at the deli section, painting a sharp rectangle on the ground,” she explains. “I waited and snapped a shot as people walked into the frame.” The result is an image that’s moody, interesting and has a…

PRESENTED BY CATEGORY SPONSORS CHARITY PARTNER WINNER BENJAMIN CHUBB 20-year-old Sydney photographer Benjamin Chubb has been enjoying photography since an overseas school trip in 2018, with his stunning landscape work already turning plenty of heads despite his age. He tells us he enjoys hiking with his camera and pushing the limits of travel to capture extreme landscapes many people may never see. benchubb_art FORGOTTEN FLAME. Forgotten Flame may look familiar to keen eyed readers – it featured on the cover of our own Photographer of the Year issue last year, where it finished in the top 20 of the Single Shot category. Here though, it’s won top honours, wowing our judges with its dramatic lighting and beautiful sense of atmosphere. Captured by Chubb in Tasmania’s wild and remote Western Arthurs near the…

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PRESENTED BY CATEGORY SPONSORS CHARITY PARTNER WINNER SUSI NODDING Living back in Perth after being in Melbourne for a few years – Susi Nodding describes herself as a very keen amateur photographer who also belongs to two camera clubs. Taking up photography later in life, she says she loves all sorts of photography, but is especially keen on urban architecture and fine art composites. susinodding BELL STATION. As part of the Level Crossing Removal Project in Victoria, Bell Station was demolished and rebuilt – reopening in September 2022. “Six weeks after it opened I went to check it out,” explains Nodding. “I was immediately captivated by the uniqueness of the architecture and the design of the bright and the new colourful windows. Being such a new build it was clean, white…

A few years ago, my partner and I wanted to look for some different photographic opportunities and have a little adventure along the way. After much debate, we decided to take a trip to East Greenland, where we boarded the Donna Wood, a two-mast oak ship. Originally built in 1918 as a lighthouse ship, it was restored in 1990 and equipped with rigging and sails. We undertook this journey with eight other photographers. On the return trip, our photography guide asked the captain to take us past an “Arch” iceberg he was aware of. These icebergs are calved from inland glaciers and ultimately make their way to the ocean. At this point in the trip we had already been in zodiacs through an area known as Iceberg City to take close-up…

Congratulations to Antonia Pavlovski who has won a 12-month subscription to either Australian Photography or Capture magazine for taking out Image Doctor this month! AP has been celebrating the work of Australian photographers for more than 70 years. Published quarterly, Capture is Australia’s leading journal for emerging and professional photographers. Find out more about AP at australianphotography.com, and Capture at capturemag.com.au HOW TO SUBMIT AN IMAGE • Email entries to: imagedoctor@australianphotography.com with “Image Doctor” in the subject line.• Include your name, image title and up to 150 words about how you created it.• Only one image per person per month.• Images must be saved in JPEG format. Maximum file size is 5MB. Include your name in the filename of the image.• An Australian address is required in order to receive…

This image was created one special morning in the Spring, high up in the Fiordland mountains in New Zealand. The winter had been quite average, but several weeks prior I had discovered this beautiful family of Silver Beech perched high up at 1000m elevation, completely exposed to the relentless elements which regularly batter Fiordland. Twisted and stunted by the frigid winds, I knew I had to see these trees in the snow. A combination that would be so special. After a couple of sleety failed attempts, a decent cold blast from the south was finally forecast, which would no doubt be the last potential snow for the season. I was on a plane returning from some workshops in Australia, but knew I'd also be setting a 3:30am alarm in order…

UPCOMING COMPETITION THEMES AUGUST 2024 WATER 31 May 2024 OCTOBER 2024 RURAL 31 July 2024 DECEMBER 2024 SPORT 30 September 2024 THE ANNUAL ISSUE AUSTRALIA 31 October 2024 FEBRUARY 2024 WILD PLACES 30 November 2024 YOUR ENTRY 1. Email your entry to yourbestshot@australianphotography.com with the name of the competition theme in the email subject line, for example: Weather, Abstract, Landscape, etc. 2. The image file must be the same as your name, for example Jane Smith.jpg. If you enter multiple images, each new image file name should be appended with a unique number, eg Jane Smith2.jpg 3. A maximum of three images can be entered per person. 4. Images must be in JPEG format. 5. Email file size must not exceed 7MB. 6. Please include the following information about your…

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PRESENTED BY CATEGORY SPONSORS CHARITY PARTNER WINNER TIM BURGESS Tim Burgess has backed up winning the Seascape category in the comp last year by taking out the Aerial category this year, a genre of photography where he has already staked his claim as one of Australia’s most promising photographers despite just learning photography at the start of the pandemic. Despite being a relative newbie to photography, the Canberra-based firefighter continues to wow our judges with his striking aerial images, which celebrate his love for our oceans and beaches. timmboslice_ SILVER SURFER. “The cooler months in Australia often are not the most enjoyable to swim in unless you're a surfer,” explains Burgess. “Larger swells rolling in from the cooler conditions create the perfect canvas of waves to capture from above. As I tracked…

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The Australian Photographic Society currently publishes five online magazines, all of which may be downloaded from the Society’s website at no cost. Firstly, there is the monthly APS e-News which provides members with information about what the Society is up to, but also includes articles written by readers like you. Inside you’ll also find event reports, competition results, news, views, and everything else happening in the APS. In addition, the Contemporary Group has two monthly publications: Free Expressions is the major title, featuring the work of members and examples of fine contemporary photography. And there’s also The Contemporary Chronicle, a short publication that provides members with material about the monthly challenges, other events, images and more. Then there’s The Nature Group, which produces a quarterly publication. Nature Notes includes images…

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NIKON ACQUIRES RED DIGITAL CINEMA IN a surprising move, Nikon has acquired 100% of US-based RED Digital Cinema. RED was founded in 2005 by Jim Jannard, the founder of Oakley eyewear, who sold Oakley for $2.1 billion in 2007. Jannard’s original goal was to deliver relatively affordable 4K video at a time when 2K was the standard, and cinema was still being shot on film. In 2007 the company launched the RED One 4K with its own ‘Mysterium 4K’ 12MP Super 35mm film sensor. This sensor, along with a mount that enabled the use of larger lenses, meant the ONE 4K was able to deliver shallow depth of field that cinematographers love. Since then, RED has gone on to be a well-respected, high end cinema camera brand that has created…

PRESENTED BY CATEGORY SPONSORS CHARITY PARTNER Tasmania’s brutally beautiful Southwest National Park, a gorgeous underwater capture, an action shot from above, and a quirky urban architectural shot from Melbourne have shared the honours in The Landscape Awards 2024 presented by Sandisk. Now in its second year, the Awards received more than 2,000 entries from photographers in Australia and New Zea-land and had a prize pool worth more than $22,000. In addition, the competition raised over $10,500 for our charity partner, The Australian Conservation Foundation, taking the total fundraising raised by our competition entrants to over $20,000 in the last two years – an amazing result. Judged by an esteemed panel of professional photographers, the competition sought entries in one of four categories: Landscape, Seascape, Aerial and Urban. The competition was…

PRESENTED BY CATEGORY SPONSORS CHARITY PARTNER WINNER TALIA GREIS Talia Greis is a self-taught, underwater photographer from Sydney. Born and raised in the Eastern Suburbs, she tells us her appreciation for ocean life exploded while diving Ningaloo Reef, WA. "Understanding the rich diversity and abundance of our country’s underwater world flipped a switch that made it essential for me to take a camera below the surface as soon as possible. Not only to be able reproduce some of the fine moments nature has to offer, but also to be able to completely understand for myself, the true colours and complexities of what I had been witness to." Always one to capture a moment as it unfolds, Talia realised that her role in diving had changed, and in present days finds…

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Dreamy long exposures are as core to landscape photography as are brilliant sunrises and sweeping grand vistas. Yet to create compelling photos of moving water, you need to do more than use ND filters and select slow shutter speeds. (In fact, I typically advise against using filters and the slowest possible shutter speed—more on that soon.) Rather, you need to integrate extra compositional features, test different settings, and trial techniques for each scene. So whether you want to take serene waterfall shots or capture powerful seascapes, this six-part guide is for you. 1 HARNESS WATER FEATURES AS COMPOSITIONAL ELEMENTS As I was drafting this guide, I began by addressing the gear you’ll need—but I bumped that down. Gear is, understandably, what many other long exposure articles open with. Yet there’s…

THIS MONTH’S WINNER PACKAGE UP THAT PERSONALITY "This picture was created for a client session in autumn with this cute ginger dog name Lola. We were walking near a lake and Lola was very interested in the ducks and was trying to find a way to approach them without falling in. I love this picture because her expression makes her look like she’s a predator while she is just a sweet and well-behaved dog." ANTHONY’S TIP: Hi Antonia, this is a great picture and I really like the overall treatment; the colours are very harmonious and I love that soft diagonal line leading us through the frame. The one problem that I have with this image though, is that by your admission you have captured Lola looking more like a…