The West Australian AIPP Professional Photography Award Winners were announced at the local industries' gala awards night on July 4th at Central Park, Perth. These awards are held each year to recognise excellence in the local professional photography industry and to showcase the work of our local photographers.
This year the winner of the prestigious WA Professional Photographer of the Year was Richard Syme M. Photog from Subiaco. He is principally a wedding and portrait photographer and his work is a shining example of the quality photography being produced in the local industry.
All of the winners are listed below:
2008 Epson WA AIPP Professional Photographer of the Year:
Richard Syme M. Photog I
The category winners for 2008 are as follows:
Commercial Photographer of the Year - Russell Barton M. Photog
Illustrative Photographer of the Year - Lauren Waye
Landscape Photographer of the Year - Tony Hewitt M. Photog IV, FNZIPP
Portrait Photographer of the Year - Lynette Hewitt
Wedding Photographer of the Year - Richard Syme M. Photog I
Student Photographer of the Year - Anita Southwell
The best print winners in each category were:
Commercial - Simon Westlake M. Photog
Illustrative - David Brittain M. Photog II
Landscape - Brydon Dunstan M. Photog
Portrait - Richard Syme M. Photog I
Wedding - Richard Syme M. Photog I
Other special award winners were:
John Whitfield-King Award - Lynette Hewitt
Print Handlers' Award - Robyn Cusack M. Photog
Fine Art Curator's Award - Brydon Dunstan M. Photog
You can see a gallery of all the winners images here
You can also see the winning images from 2006 and 2007 using the links below:
2007 WA AIPP Winners
2006 WA AIPP Winners