Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2020 i Australian Photography

There's something about street photography that seems to draw controversy like a moth to a flame. Perhaps this is because unlike most other genres, it typically features the public as its subject, and in a climate of increased sensitivity towards personal privacy and changing perceptions of public spaces, street photographers can seem invasive and at their most extreme, downright creepy. Few other cases have demonstrated this so succinctly as the recent controversy around the work of Japanese street photographer Tatsuo Suzuki, famous for his up close and personal street photographs. Up until a month ago, the focus on Suzuki was confined to his gritty and emotive images, with little attention paid to the techniques he used to capture them. That was until the seemingly innocuous announcement of Fujifilm's latest mirrorless…

NIKON DEBUTS D6 DSLR NEARLY five months after first confirming its development, Nikon has released details of its newest flagship DSLR, the D6. The standout feature is a new 105-point all-cross-type AF system that Nikon is calling “the most powerful AF system in Nikon’s history.” At the heart of the D6 is a similar 20.8MP sensor (the same resolution as the D5), but this is now matched to a new Expeed 6 processor that offers up to 14fps burst shooting. Interestingly, the total number of AF points has gone down from 153 to 105, but, all of these are now selectable and all are the more accurate cross-type. Fifteen of the more centrally located points are accurate to F8, and the center point can focus down to -4.5EV. All other…

YOUR BEST SHOT IS OPEN TO AP SUBSCRIBERS AND APS MEMBERS. TO ENTER AN IMAGE IN THE COMP, CHECK THE COMPETITION THEMES AND INSTRUCTIONS BELOW AND EMAIL YOUR BEST IMAGE TO YOURBESTSHOT@AUSTRALIANPHOTOGRAPHY.COM UPCOMING COMPETITION THEMES JUNE ISSUE ON THE STREET March 31, 2020 JULY ISSUE PETS April 30, 2020 AUGUST ISSUE FOOD May 31, 2020 SEPTEMBER ISSUE COLOUR June 30, 2020 OCTOBER ISSUE GLOW July 31, 2020 YOUR ENTRY 1. Email your entry to yourbestshot@australianphotography.com with the name of the competition theme in the email subject line, for example: Weather, Abstract, Landscape, etc.2. The image file must be the same as your name, for example Jane Smith.jpg. If you enter multiple images, each new image file name should be appended with a unique number, eg Jane Smith2.jpg3. A maximum of…

ALBERT CEOLAN 1ST PLACE AND OVERALL WINNER, PLANTS AND PLANET THE VAIA STORM THE DOLOMITES, SOUTH TYROL, ITALY This photograph documents the natural destruction of pine forest by storm ‘Vaia’ in late October 2018. Wind speeds peaked at over 120mph, which led to the felling of over 14 million trees and claimed 17 human lives. In the background stands the magnificent Mount Catinaccio, bearing witness to the storm at just under 3,000 metres high. “Albert has documented a scene which is simultaneously shocking as it is well composed. The photo cleverly shows both the destruction and the remaining trees symbolising hope,” said Tyrone McGlinchey, the competition’s Head Judge. ZHIGANG LI 1ST PLACE - WILDFLOWER LANDSCAPES THE BEAUTY OF SPRING NAPAHAI WETLAND NATURE RESERVE, DIQING, YUNNAN, CHINA The Napahai Nature Reserve,…

Twelve months ago, I wrote a piece for this page about the new Australian Conceptual Photography Prize (ACPP). You’ll be pleased to know it is open once again and has had a small, but significant, name change. It is now known as the Mullins Australian Conceptual Prize (MACPP). This is because a significant bequest bearing the Mullins name has now been directed into the Prize. During 2009, Barbara Mullins provided the APS with a bequest in memory of her husband, the late Doug Mullins, President of the Society 1964-1966. This bequest was part of the proceeds from the sale of Mullins Gallery, the former headquarters of the South Australian Photographic Federation of which Doug was Patron. Initially, the bequest was used to support the publication of two APS books of…

SAM EDMONDS Sam Edmonds is a photographer, writer and antarctic expedition guide focusing on issues of ecology and conservation. See more of his work at samedmondsphoto.com ANTHONY MCKEE Anthony McKee is a Melbourne-based writer and social documentary photographer. In 2014 he was named AIPP Documentary Photographer of the Year. See more at anthonymckee.com.au NICK RAINS Nick Rains has been a professional photographer for over 30 years. He runs the Leica Akademie in Australia. See more at nickrains.com DOUG GIMESY Doug Gimesy is a professional award winning conservation & wildlife photographer who travels a lot. See more of his work at gimesy.com, and on instagram @doug_gimesy…

Our incredible world offers such a treasure trove of amazing natural things. Right in front of my house in Queensland I can find mud crabs, turtles, dolphins, and so many fish species that I quickly lose count. I’m lucky enough to look over at Fraser Island every day, and I have the rest of the world to explore as well. All are waiting for my lens. So much of good nature photography is about spending time and creating opportunity for image-making. Other factors like equipment and weather play a part of course, but time and opportunity are the key. The last point is timing. By this I mean ensuring that at the split second you commit and press the button you have captured the best image you possibly can. I…

Since its inception on the streets of New York City by photographers like Joel Meyerowitz and Garry Winogrand, the pursuit of the street photographer has always been to hunt for those serendipitous moments that seem peculiar but also somehow make sense of the world – the casting of two shadows on two equally reminiscent figures, a book firmly lodged in the mouth of a peak-hour pedestrian or an apparently spontaneously combusting shoe left on a busy sidewalk. Closer to home, photographers like Rennie Ellis and Trent Parke brought this idea to the streets of Sydney and now revered photobook titles like Parke’s “Dream/Life” became the result of years of tireless light hunting around the city’s CBD – casting commuters and other characters into a story of the city that only…

From a photographer’s perspective, light has three main characteristics. These are colour, i.e. the relative proportion of the blues, greens and reds which make up visible light; quality, the direction and the softness of the light; and quantity, simply the amount of light from blinding sunshine through to moonlight and starlight. Of these, colour and quality have the most effect on the look of the photo. The quantity of light makes very little difference to the look, but it does, of course, present some technical challenges that need to be overcome. Let’s look at an example. UNDERSTANDING MOVEMENT Is the light on the image on page 44-45 sunlight or moonlight? The quality of moonlight and sunlight is very similar because the sun and moon are similar sized in the sky…

I currently have three Nikon camera bodies, a D5, a D850 and D750. When people ask me what my favourite is, I often find the best way to answer is by reframing the question and asking myself “If I could only have one Nikon DSLR body, what would it be?”. Over the last few years, my unequivocal answer has been the D750. As a professional conservation and wildlife photojournalist, it has pretty much given me nearly everything I need. When I look back at images that have been published or won awards, most have been taken with the Nikon D750. Sure, if I need a frame rate of say over 10 shots per second, or I know that I’ll be shooting consistently over ISO 6,400, I’ll probably take the D5.…

FLOWER FLASH As Sue Hudson had a Mexican theme for Christmas, she borrowed some cacti to add to the atmosphere. She said: “I realised one was about to flower, but had no idea when. I set the alarm every three hours during the night so I wouldn’t miss the show. No luck the first night, but on the second night I was rewarded with it opening around midnight. By the morning it was still slightly open and the bees were having a field day. I’ve never really been into photographing flowers, but the cacti have inspired me. I now have a few of my own and am looking forward to future flowerings. I adjusted shadows and highlights in Lightroom to get rid of the grungy brick wall behind it. Unfortunately…

On the 26th October 2019 while I had some friends over at home, one of them received an alert on their phone that there was a fire close by approaching from the south. I remember everyone checking their phones for similar alerts, including road closures and the location of the fire. I went outside onto our balcony and looked south, and all I could see was a huge plume of black and grey smoke rising up into the atmosphere. Instantly the vibe in the room went from a relaxed morning with close friends to panic as everyone vacated to their cars to head home as quickly as possible. Being a photographer and not one to want to miss the shot, I grabbed my camera and ran outside. At the same…

BOKEH AMANDA HITCHENS Sun Sparkles EDITOR’S COMMENT We don’t see many images taken with a Lensbaby these days, which is maybe because they have a very love-it or hate-it way of rendering light. In this case, Amanda Hitchens’ image is definitely in the love it category, bringing those out of focus bokeh balls right to the fore in her frame. For the image, she says conditions have to be ‘just right.’ “The sun has to be shining and the environment damp from a frosty morning. I practically have my camera on the ground looking right into the sun to capture the sparkle through the grass. Through the lensbaby lens I get beautiful circles of bokeh light,” she says. We especially love the ethereal feel and nicely balanced composition \ you’ve…

Recently a friend of mine noticed a small problem while teaching photography to a group of primary school students - one child’s homework looked remarkably like the work of an adult. When confronted, the parent confessed their daughter had been so busy with sport and other activities throughout the week that they had decided to shoot the photo assignment for her. The plan would have gone unnoticed except for one small detail - the viewpoint of the images. Rather than being shot from the usual height of a four-foot-nothing nine-year-old, the images had a viewpoint closer to that of an adult, or at least someone old enough to know better than to do a child’s homework for them. Instead of giving the girl a fail mark, my mate asked her…

If you think Adobe, it’s likely you think Julieanne Kost. As Principal Evangelist at Adobe Systems, a title given to a select few at the company responsible for the industry-standard digital imaging franchise of Photoshop and Lightroom, her task is a tough one – bridging the worlds of tech and creativity to inspire, excite and empower photographers. To do this, she presents motivating and educational training sessions all over the world, and through her dedicated Adobe blog, techniques and tutorials for better understanding image editing technology. But at the same time, and perhaps unsurprisingly, Kost has also forged a path as a talented author and photographer in her own right. It’s something she says started with her parents, and their own unique approaches to creativity. “My mom is an artist…

My membership of the Australian Photographic Society (APS) has lasted for over 56 years and in that time, I have been privileged to hold the position of Vice President and also Chairman of the Nature Division. Because of a wish to pursue recognition through honours and distinctions through APS, The Photographic Society of America and the International Federation of Photographic Art, I decided to increase my knowledge of the birds I most commonly encountered. On one of my regular visits to Merimbula NSW, I was interested to see crested terns bathing in shallow water then flapping their wings and sending water everywhere. This makes for good action images. The terns then fly off the water surface about a metre or two then everything becomes a blur of movement, then the…

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