Well the night of nights for Photography in Australia has been and gone in it’s traditional whirlwind style….It was the biggest yet with a record number of entries over three huge days of judging streamed live all around the world.
My lovely lady Mandy came away with a prestigious Gold and three Silver with Distinction awards and the coveted title of Runner Up Australian Portrait Photographer of the Year. So proud of you Mandy, you totally deserve it!
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| Mandy and her Gold Award - awesome! |
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| Mandy when one of her winning prints was announced... |
I came away with my Associateship Award, a Silver with Distinction and two Silver awards in the Landscape Category which was cool.
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| Shireen Hammond and my Silver with Distinction Awards! |
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| High Silver Award |
I camped out this year with the very talented and multi award winning crew from Exclusive Photography in Melbourne (including last years Portrait Runner up Damien Bowerman and Portrait Winner Chris Ian). We didn't exactly rough it lounging out in our high rise Penthouse apartment on the edge of Darling Harbour... Thaks for such a great time you guys!!!
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| Me and the Exclusive Photography Crew |
The APPA Awards dinner went off in fine style, a super enjoyable night...
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| Hiedi Klum, eat your heart out - here's the beautiful Mandarine Montgomery!!! |
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| Announcing Mandy's Runner Up Portrait win |
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OMG I am speechless Paul.I feel like you have given me a staring role in your blog (and your life) and that is certainly a very great honour,where you are concerned...You have done exceptionally well in all of the photography awards you have entered this year including the APPAs so congratulations to a very deserving man-your intuitive eye blows me away,and you constantly inspire me...As for me,well I am eternally grateful for your patient assistance,unwavering support and gifted eye in helping me create my images-not to mention your ability to project a feeling IN FRONT of the camera as well as behind it.I am so happy I could do the portrait of you justice, and that you were happy with the end product.Thankyou for being open to the idea.Although I titled it "Paul's Gift",in a way it was MY gift to YOU...All of this and our amazing adventures "Pauly style" to capture many of the elements of my images was without a doubt the main reason I did so well.I could not have done it without you Paul Hoelen,so I thank you from the bottom of my heart....we are an extraordinary team and we have only just started.xxxx
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