Best of Australian photography showcased in AIPP national travelling exhibition

The best of Australian photography is showcased in a free national travelling exhibition by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP). The exhibition, comprising of winning images from Australia’s most coveted photography awards, the Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photography Awards (or ‘APPAs’), launched at The Atrium in Melbourne’s Federation Square on 12 October.
The exhibition, featuring over one hundred images by the nation’s best professional photographers, will remain on display in Melbourne until Saturday 25th October before it continues on its way around the country until June 2010.  A wide variety of images make up the exhibition including landscape, portrait, wedding, press, science, nature and environmental, commercial and documentary photography.
655 professional photographers from around Australia entered 2,459 prints vying for the highly coveted and esteemed title of Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year which, in June 2009, was awarded to Queensland based photographer Charmaine Heyer.  More than fifty of Australia’s finest photographers spent three days determining the winner and more than 150 volunteers from around the country made the highly involved judging process happen.
Travelling Exhibition Confirmed Dates: • Melbourne, Victoria, The Atrium, Federation Square, until 25 October 2009 and • Sydney, NSW, Chifley Plaza, 2-20 November 2009    Other locations will include Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Launceston, Townsville, the Whitsundays and Toowoomba with more locations and dates to be announced shortly.
For further details as well as a full list of category winners and to view winning images, visit www.aipp.com.au. (Image –  © Charmaine Heyer)