This outline of a way forward to create a new professional photographers' association relies heavily on input from countless discussions and email exchanges with concerned professional photographers over the past six weeks, not to mention many hundreds of comments on the Facebook page set up initially to gauge interest in re-starting an 'AIPP-like' professional photographers association... Read more
Posts published by “Keith Shipton”
Reviving a pro photographers’ group – the story so far
In late January this year a group of 14 past-presidents of the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers 'went public' with their concerns for the outcome of the (extremely) voluntary administration and liquidation process their former association was forced into by the last Board of Directors. Read more
CR Kennedy expands Hoya, Tokina and Kenko to NZ
CR Kennedy has expanded its range in New Zealand with its appointment as distributor of the Hoya, Tokina and Kenko brands. CR Kennedy has been… Read more
MGA rebrands to Museum of Australian Photography
Melbourne’s Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) will rebrand into the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh), solidifying its commitment to purely collect and showcase photography. The… Read more
Ilford announces colour-accurate viewing lamp
The compact and affordable Ilford Ilfolux Colour Viewing Lamp transforms a photographer’s desk into a colour viewing workstation. It’s perfect for hard proofing prints to… Read more
New apps accompany Instax 12 release
Fujifilm has changed the design of the new Instax Mini 12, along with adding a few new features – parallax correction, auto flash and a new lens configuration. Local RRP is $119. Read more
‘The results will surprise you’
Photo Review Australia’s annual reader survey, which we reported on last month, included a new question on reliability: How do you rate your main camera’s reliability over the past year. The results indicate a big gap in owners’ perceptions of their cameras’ reliability. Read more
2023 CP+ goes native
I should have sensed an issue a few weeks before the 2023 CP+ imaging show in Yokohama, Japan, was due to open because when I applied for my press pass, the only response I received was in Japanese – a complete contrast to previous CP+ shows I’ve attended. Read more
Fun at The HOP
Fujifilm issued a humdinger of a press release today, announcing that it has conducted the first workshop at the Fujifilm House of Photography (HOP) in Sydney, and there were more to come. Read more
REVIEW: William Yang, ‘Sydneyphiles Reimagined’
We are all photographers now, since the advent of smartphones and the selfie, asserts Edward Scheer, UNSW Sydney, in his review of William Yang’s Sydneyphiles Reimagined, State Library of New South Wales. 'So it may seem strange to be writing a review of an exhibition of photographs when, in their digital form, they are both ubiquitous and at the same time largely redundant,' he continues. Read more
