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The Capture AWARDS
The Capture Awards aim to showcase inspiring work by professional photographers from Australia and New Zealand. In its inaugural year, the competition attracted more than 700 entries over the six categories. For the purposes of the competition (and f
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Matthew Joseph BikeLife
I’ve been going through your work and it’s so inspiring to see the range of images you have created over the years. So let’s wind it back to the beginning to find out how you started life as a photographer? Who/what was your inspiration? My story is
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Top 5 Photo And Tech Wishes
If you want people to stop using their phone over their dedicated camera, instead of fiddly apps, we need to be able send directly to the phones photo folders (to share instantly online). It should be as simple as A) Display image on camera rear scre
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Advertising & Fashion
SPONSORED BY “’Lily’ is from a collection of images from a fashion concept that delves into the impact objects have on our bodies,” says Melbourne-based portrait and fashion photographer Farough Yavari. “These objects act as both shields and enhancer
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Documentary & Street
SPONSORED BY “I noticed a person posing to have their photo taken and they were lit up by a beam of sunlight,” says Gavin Libotte, winner of the Documentary & Street category. “I immediately ran over to the scene and framed the subject in the Opera H
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Wedding & Event
SPONSORED BY The weather had not promised much before South Coast wedding photographer Chris Jallard captured this shot. “We had the most dreadful day with wind and rain”, he recalls. “Later, inside at the reception we watched the storm pass us by an
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In conversation with Anne O’Hehir Photographic Curator at The National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
How do you decide on a photographic exhibition? As a curator, you go from project to project. I usually choose monographic sort of exhibitions such as Dianne Arbus and currently Nan Goldin. I love photos, stories and writing. So I like where biograph
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The Future of Photography
In the last decade, a dramatic shift has occurred in photography with connectivity at the forefront. More and more cameras launched with wireless connections. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and near-field connectivity became standard. Then, the mirrorless camera i
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Milestones in Photography
Aristotle describes the ‘camera obscura’ and how pinhole images are projected upside-down. Euclid’s book ‘Optics’ identifies mathematical treatment of vision – influencing future scientists. Angelo Sala discovers “When you expose powdered silver nitr
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Archiving Made Easy: Ten Steps To Set Up A NAS
When it comes to safely archiving our work, we have certainly seen a lot of changes over the past two decades. We have gone from storing our transparencies and negatives in cardboard boxes (and hoping we never had a flood or fire), through to burning
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People & Portrait
SPONSORED BY “This image was captured while on a job for Beyond Blue,” says Melbourne-based photographer Michael Oulton. “I was there to get some portraits and behind-the-scenes images for a short documentary they were creating with some of their amb
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Landscape & Environment
SPONSORED BY Paul Hoelen captured this image through the open window of a Cessna 182 on a recent trip to Iceland’s wild southern coast. “I’d been waiting 20 years to get a chance to photograph it,” says Hoelen. “I’d spent months researching locations
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The Year In Focus
Over the past year we’ve seen a couple of interesting photographic milestones drop out of the sky, hit us in the head and make us shake in disbelief. Only last month, we saw the announcement of the world’s first full-frame global shutter camera – the
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Review: Godox AD1200Pro Tim Levy Risks Being Mugged Late At Night In A
When Godox debuted its low-budget Mini Master studio flash series in 1998, there was a bit of ‘brand snobbery’ from pro photographers who use the expensive, yet excellent Swiss and Swedish brands such Broncolor, Elinchrom and Profoto. But Godox have
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Landscape
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY TALES OF THE WIND Gergo Rugli moved to Australia eight years ago and immediately fell in love with the ocean. Based in Sydney he visits the sea every day. He feels a deep connection with the ocean and a love for its inhabitants t
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After The Applause What Happens After You Win An Award?
Mark Brierley entered his first Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers awards with little expectation. “The first time I entered, a fellow photographer told me, ‘don’t expect to rank in the top 20,’ as this was a competition that was for the best o
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What The Judges Said
The difference between a photography competition and an architectural commission is that the photographer gets to freely interpret architecture in a creative space without the constraint of a brief. Successful entries demonstrated strong composition
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Documentary
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY STARRING AS ELVIS Yu Pang George Chan started his photography journey in 2020. Based in Sydney, he is a self-taught photographer focusing on long-term and in-depth documentary photography projects. Images from ‘Starring as Elvis’
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Art
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY ALL COURT UP II Melbourne-based photographer Dani Watson enrolled in RMIT University’s Photography and Photo Imaging program in 2017. She is now studying a Masters of Arts (Photography) at Photo Studies College. “All Court Up II
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The Next Generation
After hours and hours poring over thousands of images, the judges and the Capture team have finally boiled everything down to the fantastic finalist images you see in this issue. Whether you are published in these pages or not, I offer my sincere con
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Portrait
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY BREAST CANCER, AGE 36 Cat Leedon is a fine art and documentary family photographer. Born in Perth and raised in Canberra she is based on the Sunshine Coast. Her background in design, sociology, travel, and her recently identified
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About
PRESENTED BY Now in its 15th year Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers, presented by Fujifilm, showcases the very best emerging photographic talent across Australasia. The awards recognise and acknowledge talented photographers in the early stage
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Editor Tim Levy timlevy@yaffa.com.au Contributors Candide McDonald (and all featured photographers and judges). National Sales Manager Jodie Reid Ph: (02) 9213 8261 jodiereid@yaffa.com.au Advertising Production John Viskovich Ph: (02) 9213 8215 johnv
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Our Judges
Adrian Cook adriancookphotography.com Aletheia Casey aletheiacasey.com Alex Cearns houndstoothstudio.com.au Amy Toensing amytoensing.com Andrea Bruce andreabruce.com Anthony McKee anthonymckee.com.au Brooke Shaden brookeshaden.com Cameron Spencer cam
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Architecture
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY LOOKING UP IN LONDON Self-taught photographer Steve Day explored different photography genres, before falling in love with black-and-white, fine-art architectural photography. Based in Melbourne, he often shoots long exposures an
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Animal
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE WELKIN EYE Wildlife photography helps Andrew Hutchings connect with his inherent passions: the natural Australian environment, native wildlife, herpetology and creativity. “I take pride in drawing attention to some misunderst
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Travel
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE LAST FISHERMEN IN HONG KONG ”In the last century, the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter in Hong Kong was crowded with fishing boats and houseboats,” says Sydney-based photographer Yu Pang George Chan who was raised in Hong Kong. “Time
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