Louise Mann ~ Photograph by Guy McLachlan (GuyMac Design)
Local Perth photographer, Louise Mann, took top honours in this year's City of Melville Art Awards - Photography Section, at the Opening and Presentation Ceremony on Friday 25th Aug. Her winning piece, entitled Little Red Girl -- an artistic portrait of Mann's own daughter presented in her signature style -- won praises from judges for its ethereal and artistic qualities.
Visit Louise's web site at: www.louisemann.com
Nathan Cantwell, a self-professed "simple country boy" from Albany, WA, took out the "Highly Commended" award in this year's City of Belmont Art awards for his photograph entitled: "Fleeting".
This was an inaugural win for Cantwell, 31, who has been a keen photographer for a few years. Usually a photographer of landscapes, Cantwell decided to branch out into a more 'impressionistic' style of photography when he was given an old 300mm lens by a good friend.
"It's a completely manual lens - no autofocus, no metering, no apperture or shutter speed priority," said Cantwell, which is certainly testament to the fact that it's not the equipment that makes for an outstanding photo -- it's the photographer
Cantwell's compositions of local bird life, caught in mid-motion, have a painterly quality about them; award judges agree, remarking that his entry - "Fleeting" - an image of a butcher bird just taking flight from a branch - is reminiscent of a Japanese print.
Fleeting ~ by Nathan Cantwell
Cantwell's prize-winning photograph, as well as other entries in the City of Belmont Art Awards, can be viewed at the Belmont Forum Shopping Centre from Monday August 21 to Saturday September 2nd.
"... about we and us. The feeling of we and us. I love that feeling.
I don’t mean we and us exclusively, as a couple, like boyfriend and girlfriend or
anything like that . I mean we and us as in, you know, The Gang... us... the
whole gang… all of us.
It's about the feeling of being one of us.
"I’ll believe in anything" refers to my susceptibility to be sucked in by these
feelings and ideas. It refers to a willingness to take the bait, to get wrapped
up in the moment. To blindly have faith in and trust the people around you, the
world around you. I think life’s just more fun that way..."
Where: Perth Centre of Photography, 91 Brisbane Street, PERTH (Cnr Beaufort and Brisbane St)
When: 16 Aug - 3 Sept
