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We spot a lens peering at us from the corner of our eye. Immediately we straighten up, fix our hair, smooth the rough in our clothes, consciously make – or avoid – eye contact. Only the well trained is able to visibly avoid responding to the camera?s presence. The professional photographer prides in her ability to take ?natural? photographs, where her intervention is invisible. Yet, peering through family albums, wedding folders or a Facebook status we find ourselves actively inviting the portrayal of how we want to be seen. Whether we consider a photograph of ourselves to be ?good? largely depends on how well the photographer has represented us, as we would want it. As such the photographer?s success depends not so much on her aesthetic sense or insight, but on her ability to please the sitter. While this applies to the casual portraitist, it is much more true of the professional photographer. Her bread and butter depend on a satisfied client and as such, are driven by an external agenda. Whether it be a corporation, or an NGO or a newly wed couple, a good photographer is one who delivers what is required. Continue reading “Embracing the Amateur”
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Sony World Photography Awards 2013
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Sony World Photography Awards 2013 – Open Competition
Are you an amateur photographer or a photography enthusiast? If so, then this is the competition for you! Whatever your photographic passion may be, enter the Open Competition for your chance to win $5,000 and a trip to London to pick up your prize at the Sony World Photography Awards 2013 Gala Ceremony!
- Entry Start: 01/06/2012?Entry Close: 04/01/2013
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Sony World Photography Awards 2013 – 3D Award
If you are experimenting with 3D photography and video, why not enter our first global 3D photography competition! Anyone can enter this dynamic competition and be a part of this image revolution.
- Entry Start: 01/06/2012?Entry Close: 04/01/2013
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Sony World Photography Awards 2013 – Professional Competition
Are you a serious photographer with a true passion for the job? Do you understand the craft of taking pictures, documenting a story, conceptualising an idea, capturing emotions and evoking a response from those who view the finished product? Submit your best work for the chance to become the next Sony World Photography Awards, Professional Photographer of the Year and win our most coveted prize, the L?Iris d?Or, along with prize money of $25,000.
- Entry Start: 01/06/2012?Entry Close: 09/01/2013
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Sony World Photography Awards 2013 – Youth Award
We are searching for the next generation of talented young photographers in this competition, open to anyone 19 and under. Whether you are studying photography in school or college, or just have a passion for taking photographs of your daily life, enter this competition for the chance to become the Sony World Photography Awards, Youth Award Winner.
- Entry Start: 01/06/2012?Entry Close: 04/01/2013
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Facebook Monthly Photo Competition – December 2012
Enter our Facebook Monthly Photo Competition for your chance to win prizes for sharing in WPO’s passion for photography. Each month we give you a different theme, ask you to take an original and inspiring photo that fits the theme, then enter it! The more creative the better! This month’s theme is ‘Celebration’. You are free to interpret this however you like!
- Entry Start: 01/12/2012?Entry Close: 31/01/2013
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