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19 June 2018

The Portrait Conference – an inaugural, triple-billed event for amateur, student and professional portrait photographers

This new initiative comprises The Portrait Competition and The Print Competition
(total prize pool of $60,000 - including $25,000 cash), as well as The Portrait Conference


The Portrait Conference is a new initiative for student, amateur and professional portrait photographers in Australia and New Zealand who are seeking to further enhance their shooting talents and also have their work reviewed in a competitive environment by internationally acclaimed judges.

The initiative – created by Kayell Australia - will become an annual event that aims to enrich the passion for portrait photography, and provide a potential opportunity for participants to gain increased exposure for their images.

The Portrait Competition1 – entries close 31 July 2018
The Portrait Competition will be judged by Kelly Tunney, Peter Eastway and Damien Bowerman - each award-winning photographers in their own right. Open to professionals, amateurs and students, The Portrait Competition1 starts with an online entry in either of the following categories:

	Entry Requirements	Prizes
Open Category	Open to professionals who earn a full or part-time income from photography.	1st prize - $10,000 cash 2nd prize - Nikon D850 Camera 3rd prize - Eizo CG2420 Monitor
Amateur Category	For enthusiasts who earn under $1000 in income per year from photography. Income and prizes awarded for photography competitions not included.	1st prize - $10,000 cash 2nd prize - Nikon D850 Camera 3rd prize - Eizo CG2420 Monitor
Student Category	Open to students in Years 10, 11 and 12 only. Students who earn an income from photography are not entitled to enter this category.	1st prize - $2,000 cash 2nd prize - $1,000 cash 3rd prize - $500 cash Advertisement - scroll to continue reading Are you getting our free newsletter? Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network. Email Address *

The Print Competition1
The top 30 entrants from all three categories in the online Portrait Competition will automatically qualify for The Print Competition which offers an extra prize pool of $20,000.
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The Print Competition - which comprises only those top 30 entrants from The Portrait Competition - will be judged and announced on the final night of The Portrait Conference on 14 October 2018 at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.

	The Print Competition Prizes
1st prize	Epson Surecolor 9070 44-inch Inkjet Printer
2nd prize	Nikon D850 camera
3rd prize	Eizo CG2420 monitor

The Portrait Conference
This premier event will include two full days of portraiture instruction by eight of Australia’s most talented portrait artists and educators, including keynote speaker, Peter Adams, a world-renowned portrait photographer who has interviewed and captured portraits of 500 of the world’s great photographers – a collection will soon be showcased in his forthcoming book, A Few of the Legends.

Other renowned presenters include Tim Bauer, Vicky Papas Vergara, Natalie Howe,
Robyn Campbell, Marcus Bell, Charmaine Heyer, Peter Rossi and Gary Grealy.

As part of the two-day conference, The Print Competition will be judged by its guest presenters before the winners are announced and exhibited.

Event organiser, Rob Gatto - Managing Director, Kayell Australia, said The Portrait Conference provides an opportunity for all level of enthusiasts to extend their portrait photography skills both in a competitive field as well as a conference environment where participants will have access to some of Australia’s most talented portrait photographers.

“Thanks to the support of Kayell Australia, Epson and Nikon, we are able to offer a
triple-billed event with one of Australia’s largest prize pools on offer for a photographic competition,” Mr Gatto said.

Online entry details for The Portrait Conference are available at:

www.theportraitco.com.au

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