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9:00AM Anna King | As part of the inaugural Sony World Photography Awards, Sony is encouraging photographers from all walks of life to ‘Shoot the World’ – capture and share the world as they see it from their unique perspective.
Photographs can then be uploaded to The Gallery by 15 March, 2008 for display and judging.
The winning entry will win a trip for two to the SWPA in Cannes, including airfares for two, seven nights accommodation, two tickets to the Awards, all transfers and $2,000 spending money.
The grand prize also includes a Sony Alpha A200 DSLR twin-lens kit (A200 camera body plus 18-70mm lens and 75-300mm lens) as well as a flash, battery grip, 2GB memory card and kit bag. Four runners up will each win a Sony Alpha A200 DSLR twin-lens kit, valued at $1,399.
So go on, get out there and snap away. Document whatever the world is to you and make sure to send us a postcard from France!
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Capture the World As You See It, Win Trip to Cannes
9:00AM Anna King | As part of the inaugural Sony World Photography Awards, Sony is encouraging photographers from all walks of life to ‘Shoot the World’ – capture and share the world as they see it from their unique perspective.
Photographs can then be uploaded to The Gallery by 15 March, 2008 for display and judging.
The winning entry will win a trip for two to the SWPA in Cannes, including airfares for two, seven nights accommodation, two tickets to the Awards, all transfers and $2,000 spending money.
The grand prize also includes a Sony Alpha A200 DSLR twin-lens kit (A200 camera body plus 18-70mm lens and 75-300mm lens) as well as a flash, battery grip, 2GB memory card and kit bag. Four runners up will each win a Sony Alpha A200 DSLR twin-lens kit, valued at $1,399.
So go on, get out there and snap away. Document whatever the world is to you and make sure to send us a postcard from France!
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11:00AM Anna King | Congratulations are in order for all of the Aussie entrants shortlisted in the inaugural Sony World Photography Awards. The SWPA aims to provide an unprecedented international platform in the culturally diverse field of photography and to continuously unearth the images of the future while giving tribute to the vision of the past. The competition was open to both Amateurs and Professionals for a variety of categories, ranging from architecture to science, music to photojournalism.
Giz would like to give a shout out to Evan Robinson, shortlisted in the Amateur Science category, and Professional entrants Penny Bradfield (Music/Performance), Paul Sleeman (Nude), and Steve Christo, David Gray and Ezra Shaw for their outstanding entries in the Sport category.
We all want to see a compatriot take out the $25,000 cash prize for Photograph of the Year and would totally rig the competition. But alas, the best we can do is wish them the best of luck and pray to Apollo/ Helios/your deity of choice that their works of art will take them over the line.
The shortlist was compiled by the World Photographic Academy, a judging panel of over one hundred of the industry’s elite, from a total of 25,934 amateur photograph entries and 44,641 professional photograph entries. Shortlisted entries will have the opportunity to have their work displayed with internationally distinguished photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, David Seymour and Robert Capa, in an exhibition curated by Magnum Photos.
Three finalists (tba) will be nominated in each Professional category, with all nominated finalists receiving free accommodation in Cannes along with VIP tickets to the SWPA formal events. The winners from each Amateur category (tba) will be exhibited in Cannes with the overall winner receiving a flight to and accommodation in Cannes for the Awards presentation.
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Six Aussie Photographers Shortlisted in SWPA, Three in Sport Category (figures!)
11:00AM Anna King | Congratulations are in order for all of the Aussie entrants shortlisted in the inaugural Sony World Photography Awards. The SWPA aims to provide an unprecedented international platform in the culturally diverse field of photography and to continuously unearth the images of the future while giving tribute to the vision of the past. The competition was open to both Amateurs and Professionals for a variety of categories, ranging from architecture to science, music to photojournalism.
Giz would like to give a shout out to Evan Robinson, shortlisted in the Amateur Science category, and Professional entrants Penny Bradfield (Music/Performance), Paul Sleeman (Nude), and Steve Christo, David Gray and Ezra Shaw for their outstanding entries in the Sport category.
We all want to see a compatriot take out the $25,000 cash prize for Photograph of the Year and would totally rig the competition. But alas, the best we can do is wish them the best of luck and pray to Apollo/ Helios/your deity of choice that their works of art will take them over the line.
The shortlist was compiled by the World Photographic Academy, a judging panel of over one hundred of the industry’s elite, from a total of 25,934 amateur photograph entries and 44,641 professional photograph entries. Shortlisted entries will have the opportunity to have their work displayed with internationally distinguished photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, David Seymour and Robert Capa, in an exhibition curated by Magnum Photos.
Three finalists (tba) will be nominated in each Professional category, with all nominated finalists receiving free accommodation in Cannes along with VIP tickets to the SWPA formal events. The winners from each Amateur category (tba) will be exhibited in Cannes with the overall winner receiving a flight to and accommodation in Cannes for the Awards presentation.
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