australian rozie

I went to the ACMP Trampoline screening & awards night at The Chauvel in Paddington. I’d never heard of ACMP, but my brother (who works for one of the sponsors) said there’d be free food & drinks, so I went along. Australian Commercial and Media Photographers (ACMP), was established in 1991, and acts as a united voice for Australian professional working photographers. Anyway, they had a competition for “emerging” photographers (students, assistants, photographers with less than 3 years experience). They presented the work of 15 finalists on the big screen. The work was quite diverse, from fashion shoots with mega retouching to photo-documentary to nature. It made me want to take more photos (unprofessionally). The 7 winners were given a nice Crumpler bag and a Sony digital camera, as well as a chance to participate in a Master Class at Saatchi & Saatchi. The host seemed to be a bit of a last minute ring-in, perhaps the order and pace of the event could have been better. But overall it was a pleasant evening with some inspiring work to think about.