NOVEMBER 2009 | by Aaron K, Executive Director

For some unknown reason the deadline for this column always seems to come up when I'm frantically busy with either photographic work or AIPA commitments. This time around the Association's Image Nation photography conference is only days away, so you'll have to excuse the brevity of this report.

In November the main event for us will be judging the Sony/AIPA Assistant & Student Photography Competition. This year there is over $14,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs - which includes state-of-the-art Sony Alpha D-SLR cameras (with lenses) for both category winners. The winning entrants will also be featured in NO Magazine in 2010, receive a raft of cool photographic products, and gain invaluable industry experience and support. With such an amazing prize package we're expecting a large number of portfolio submissions from young, aspiring pro photographers up and down the country.

The deadline for entries is Friday, November 13 - so if you're an assistant or student reading this and you want to take part then you'll need to get cracking! CLICK HERE to download an entry form with submission guidelines and conditions of entry.

On the evening of Tuesday, November 17 the AIPA will be holding its final General Meeting for 2009 at Russell Meek's studio in Eden Terrace, Auckland. This time around we've gone for a Fine Art focus and invited two special guest speakers. Paul McNamara (from the McNamara Gallery in Wanganui) will be flying up to talk about his gallery, as well as other areas of interest such as photographic history, ethical issues, image conservation, edition details, factors affecting pricing, etc. Following Paul will be Ann Shelton, a well known and highly regarded art photographer whose work is exhibited on a regular basis in public galleries, artist run spaces and dealer galleries within New Zealand and internationally. I'm really looking to hearing from both Paul and Ann as I've always wanted to gain more of an insight into the rather mysterious and intriguing world that is "Fine Art Photography". No doubt, it will be a fascinating, inspiring, and highly informative evening for all in attendance. I look forward to seeing you there!

Photo above: © Alex Wallace
 

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