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The Perth National Photographic Exhibition offers talented photographers the chance to compete at a national level and have their work assessed by a team of highly qualified judges. There is $5000 in prize money including $500 for the most successful exhibitor. As well, there are prizes of $250, $150 and $100 for those who are awarded first, second and third in each section. The Most Successful Exhibitor from WA wins the WA Photographic Federation Trophy , the best slide is awarded the Australian Photographic Society (APS) Silver Plaque, the best print the APS Silver Plaque and the winner of Best Youth receives APS Herbert Medallion.
The competition features the following sections: Youth Prints (Colour/Monochrome), Open Slides, Nature Slides, Open Colour Prints, Nature Prints, (Australian Rural Life Prints, Creative / Altered Reality Prints and Open Monochrome Prints.
A selection of entries from across competition categories are on display in the Art and Photography Pavilion during the Perth Royal Show where the general public can vote for their favourite. The Peoples’ Choice winner receives $500.
In 2009, the competition attracted 1385 entries from every State and Territory in Australia, with the vast majority (65 per cent) coming from WA.
The Perth National Photographic Exhibition is one of the last competitions to still include a slide category, with entries on a loop display during the Show. The majority of entrants also now use digital photography rather than chemical processing.
In 2009, Dianella photographer Andrew Davoll won the trophy for most successful exhibitor as well as the most successful exhibiting photographer from WA.
The winner of the youth section APS Bronze Herbert Medallion was Edgewater student Tahlia Jurkovic with her captivating photo entitled Ouch!
Queensland photographer Robyn Mitchell won the Australian Photographic Society Plaque for best slide and first place in nature slides.
Tony Hopkins of Gooseberry Hill won the Australian Photographic Society Plaque for best print for his mesmerising creative/altered reality entry Time Continuum.
Stephen Gordon of Nedlands won first place in open colour prints with the haunting Quindalup Dawn while Duncraig resident Mark Greenland’s Rare Blossom was first placed in mono prints.
A close encounter with playful sea lions earned Adrian Baddeley of Nedlands first place in nature prints.
Wagin’s Glenys Ball’s won first place in Australian rural life prints for depicting a dog rounding up sheep in Dusty Dog at Work.