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Featured in Photographers Hall of Fame

Kajo — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:53:06 +0000

I just received notice that I have been featured in the photographers hall of fame.
It’s a brilliant website to browse for talented photographers. Take a look, some of the talent there is absolutely amazing and I am humbled to have the honor to be part of it.

Check out the link to the Photographer’s Hall of Fame

NSW Parliamentary Plein Air Competition

Kajo — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:07:07 +0000

I was fortunate enough to be one of the finalists in the inaugural NSW Parliamentary Plein Air Photography Comeptition.
I attended the gallery opening last night and Minister Judge invited us into her private office. 30 finalists crammed into a tiny office was quite an experience and the excitement for all of us was big, since the winner would receive a check over $10.000.

It is an honor to have one of my photos exhibited in the NSW parliament. The exhibition is open to the public and runs til the end of September, so if you would like to see some really beautiful photographs, I encourage you to take a look. There were quite a few big names here, amongst them Christian Fletcher, a very talented photographer from Perth with his beautiful shot of Dangar Falls.

I find it amazing how digital photography has brought out so many talents – young and old- all around the world. The quality of photographs improves from year to year and the real winner is – of course – photography!

Minister Judge welcomes us in her private office in the Parliament building

The announcement of the winners – mine and Christian Fletcher’s photo in the back

My entry into the competition

Nice place to have a gallery

Sony World Photography Awards

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:09:59 +0000

One of the biggest awards and highest achievements for any photographer is to be part of the annual exhibition of the World Photography Awards. I can consider myself lucky enough to have made it into the final selection.
I received a highly commended and my shot has been exhibited in their gallery in Cannes for the annual festival of photography.
The book with all winning shots can be ordered on worldphotographyawards.org.
It is very inspirational to browse it and makes for the perfect coffee table book

Here is the shot I entered:

It was taken on Maui/Hawaii.
I used a 3 stop grad ND to darken the rainy clouds, camera on tripod, remote release and exposure time of about 2 seonds at f/16.
I usually shoot below f/16 to achieve sharper images, however I needed the extra stop down to create a longer exposure for the water.