Head On Portrait Prize - Call for Entries

Head On Portrait Prize - Call for Entries

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION – Sunday 11pm (EDT), 13 March 2011

Head on Foundation invites photographers to submit images to the 2011 photographic portrait competition.

Prizes will be awarded for the best 3 images. Further prizes will be awarded to images selected for ‘The Critic’s Award’ and for ‘People’s Choice’. Judging is done anonymously – no identifying detail are visible to the judges, to ensure that the selection is not affected by who the photographer is or by the subject of the photograph.

The judges this year are Judith Blackall, MCA Head of Artistic Programs, Sandra Harrison, SMH Photographic Managing Editor, Sean Izzard, multiple award winning photographer and Moshe Rosenzveig, Head On Photo Festival Director. The ‘Critic’s Prize’ will be selected by photography critic Robert McFarlane.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION – Sunday 11pm (EDT), 13 March 2011

Total value of prizes is approximately $50,000.

Prizes for Head On 2011 are as follows:

3 x Canon 5DII Professional digital SLR - valued at RRP $3,999 each
3 x Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens - valued at RRP $1,995 each
3 x Canon Pixma Pro9500 professional A3+ printer - valued at RRP $1399 each
3 x Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 - valued at RRP $535.00
Adobe Creative Suite CS5 Master Collection - valued at RRP $4,421
Adobe Photoshop Extended - valued at RRP $1,238
3 x ACDSee Pro 3 Digital Asset Management software
5 x Sandisk 16gb Extreme Pro CF Memory Cards - valued at RRP $299.95 each
3 x Lowepro camera bag - valued at RRP $400 each
2 x Lowepro camera bag - valued at RRP $250 each
5 x Books from Focal Press - valued at RRP $250 each
2 x Epson Stylus Pro 4900 - A2 Printer - valued at RRP $3625 each
5 x Nik Software Complete Colection PS - valued at RPP $799 each
35 x Nik Software DFine - valued at RPP $150 each (each finalist will receive a copy)
The allocation of prizes is wholly at the discretion of Head On.

Head On finalists will be exhibited at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney 5 May - 11 June 2011.

Head On, now in its eighth year, has established itself as one of Australia's major photographic portrait exhibitions. It is committed to advancing photography as a popular art form and to supporting photographers from all genres through its exhibition and other related activities.

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By becoming a member you will be entitled to discounted fees to Head On Portrait Prize and will enjoy discounts on other events and photographic products from leading retailers.

Your membership will enable Head On Foundation to expand and improve its activities.

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About Head On

The Head On Photo Festival is an exciting initiative involving galleries, restaurants and cafes around Sydney exhibiting local and international photography. Public galleries, including the Museum of Sydney and the Manly Art Gallery will be taking part, as well as a large number of commercial galleries.

Keeping the same philosophy as Head On Portrait Prize, the festival aims to attract a wide range of excellent photography from Australia and overseas that speaks for itself, regardless of whether the photographer is well known or not.

Centring on the flagship Head On Portrait Photography Prize, the festival will feature numerous events for anyone interested in photography. These will include a retrospective of Oculi - one of Australia’s top photojournalists’ collectives - and a retrospective of the late Rennie Ellis.