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THE 2018 AIPP AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

THE PRIZE IS A TROPHY, $10,000 CASH

Being named AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year is the achievement of a lifetime, a career milestone like no other. The only way you can earn this title is with four exceptional images that delight and excite a judging panel of your peers.

Eligibility:

  • The entrant must first win a category (as listed below). All category winners will then be further assessed by an expert panel to determine the overall PPY winner. The expert panel is looking for four individual images that exhibit innovation, content, creativity, diversity, technical excellence and impact.
  • The entrant must be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia who must have resided here for a minimum of 3 months within the last 24 months of the closing date.
  • Overseas, Emerging & Student photographers are not eligible for this award.

 

THE 2018 AIPP AUSTRALIAN CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

THE WINNER RECEIVES A TROPHY, $1000 CASH & ENTRY INTO APPA 2019

  • This category recognises photographers who have skills in several areas, or who may not wish to specialise in any one category.
  • Images cannot be entered directly into this category. Instead, the winner is determined in the same manner as the individual categories, except the five finalist submissions must be taken from two or more categories.

 

THE 2018 AIPP EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

THE WINNER RECEIVES A TROPHY, $750 CASH & ENTRY INTO APPA 2019

  • Emerging Member entrants require a minimum aggregate of 240 points to qualify as a finalist for the Emerging Photographer of the Year title. Up to three finalists based on the highest aggregates will be assessed by a panel of five judges in private, to determine the winner.
  • All entries must comply with the APPA entry terms and conditions in all material respects except that emerging members may only enter a maximum of three (3) prints.
  • All Emerging photographers’ work will be judged within the categories listed. There will not be a separate judging.

 

THE 2018 AIPP STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

THE WINNER RECEIVES A TROPHY, $750 CASH & ENTRY INTO APPA 2019

  • Student entrants require a minimum aggregate of 240 points to qualify as a finalist for the Student Photographer of the Year title. Up to three finalists based on the highest aggregates will be assessed by a panel of five judges in private, to determine the winner.
  • The Award is open to all students currently enrolled and studying photography at an approved tertiary institute within Australia.
  • All entries must comply with the APPA entry terms and conditions in all material respects except that students may only enter a maximum of three (3) prints.
  • Students do not need to supply their entries in an approved print case. Entries lodged in an institution case will be returned in the same case. See T&C’s 7 Shipping
  • Students are required to go through the online entry process individually, not as part of their institution.
  • All Student photographers’ work will be judged within the categories listed. There will not be a separate judging.

 

THE 2018 AIPP TERTIARY PHOTOGRAPHY INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR

THE WINNER RECEIVES A TROPHY

  • The winning institution will be determined by the aggregate of the five highest submissions from their students.
  • Students are invited to submit their images as part of a tertiary institution. To do so, they must nominate their institution on the online entry form.
  • For the institution to be eligible for the award, a minimum of 5 of its students must enter three prints each.

 

THE 2018 AIPP OVERSEAS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR.

THE WINNER RECEIVES A TROPHY, $750 CASH & ENTRY INTO APPA 2019

  • This award is open to all overseas professional photographers who are not Australian residents.
  • Images cannot be entered directly into this category. Instead, the winner is determined in the same manner as the individual categories, with up to three finalists based on the highest aggregates to be assessed by a panel of five judges in private, to determine the winner. 
  • All Overseas Photographers’ work will be judged within the categories listed. There will not be a separate judging.

 

THE 2018 HIGHEST SCORING IMAGE AWARD

THE WINNER RECEIVES A TROPHY AND $500 CASH

This award is for the overall highest scoring image.