The International Aperture Awards

Entries Open 1st October to 30th of November 2009

The 2009 International Aperture Awards is the world's most prestigious international online photography competition.

The competition is now open for all professional and non professional photographers with a combined prize pool of US $88,000.00 in cash and prizes.

The Judging Panel

We are assembling an international panel of judges from the professional photography industry to judge the 2009 International Aperture Awards. The judges list will be released and posted mid October 2009.

We are very pleased to announce that Peter Eastway has once again agreed to be our Head Judge for the 2009 Awards. As a world renown photographer and publisher Peter brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Competition.

Head Judge

Peter Eastway

G.M. Photog., Hon. FAIPP, Hon FNZIPP, FAIPP

Having worked in most areas of professional photography, Peter Eastway’s passion is for landscapes, portraiture and the printed page. He is the publisher of Better Photography and co-publisher of Better Digital and Better Photoshop Techniques, Australia's three leading photography magazines. Peter’s work is so respected that Lonely Planet chose him to write their international photography guide book on landscape photography. He is also a Grand Master of Photography, one of only five in the world and earned from a career spanning nearly 30 ye...

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The 2009 Category Judging Panel

The 2009 Judging Panel will be announced throughout the month of October. Stay tuned for details as they are released.

Rocco Ancora

M Photog (iv)AIPP
Images By Rocco
Australia

Rob Anderson

AIPP Master of Photography (AIPP)
Rob Anderson Photography Pty Ltd
Australia

Alexey Arkchangelsky

Wedding Photographer
Russia

Gavin Blue

Gavin Blue Photography
Australia

John Bodin

AIPP Double Master Photog. Hon Life member
John Bodin Photography Pty Ltd
Australia

Rob Burnett

Master of Photog.
Rob Burnett Images
Australia

Gay Campbell

Montalbetti+Campbell
Australia

Daniel Capobianco

M.Photog, AIPP, Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop
Wicked Images
Australia

Bob Coates

M.Photog., Cr., CPP 3 Fuji Masterpiece 5 Kodak Gallery Awards
Bob Coates Photography
United States

Kaye Davis

Fellow of NZIPP
New Zealand

Pieter de Ras

FELLOWSHIP (PPSA)
DE RAS PHOTOGRAPHY
South Africa

Peter Eastway

G.M. Photog., Hon. FAIPP, Hon FNZIPP, FAIPP
Australia

Jim Fiscus

United States

Christian Fletcher

Christian Fletcher Photo Images
Australia

Catherine Hall

Catherine Hall Studios
United States

Kevin Jairaj

KJImages Photography
United States

Jackie King

Jackie King Photography
United Kingdom

Chris Lalonde

photolux studio
Canada

William Long

M.Photog III, MNZIPP, FBIPP, FRPS
Longshots Photography
Australia

Ray Lowe

Hon-FBIPP Hon-MPA FRPS Master PPA QEP
Ray Lowe Studios
United Kingdom

Ian McKenzie

FAIPP, Hon FAIPP, M.Photog ll
Australia

Robin Moyer

Pacific Empire International, Ltd.
Hong Kong

Dennis Orchard

ABIPP ALPE AMPA ARPS CrSWPP
Photo D
United Kingdom

David Paterson

Hon LM. Hon FAIPP. ANZIPP
Dorian Photographics
Australia

Nick Rains

Australia

Moshe Rosenzveig

Australia

Johannes Van Kan

NZIPP Wedding Album of the Year ... every year
Moda Fotografica
New Zealand

Alexey Vinokurov

AV Photography
Russia

The 2008 Awards Judging Panel

Shelley Amerio-Higgins

FNZIPP
Amerio Photography
New Zealand

Andre Amyot

MPA, HLM, CrPhotog.
PhotoCoach International
Canada

Rocco Ancora

MPhotog (iii) AIPP
IMAGES BY ROCCO
Australia

Rob Anderson

Master of Phootgraphy (AIPP)
Rob Adnerson Photography
Australia

Alexey Arkchangelsky

Wedding Photographer
Russia

Gavin Blue

Gavin Blue Photography
Australia

John Bodin

BA Art-photographys RMIT Melbounre
John Bodin Photography Pty Ltd
Australia

Trish Brownett

TAFE NSW
Australia

Frank Cava

MPA AEPA
Photoluxstudio
Canada

Bob Coates

M. Photog., Cr., CPP
Bob Coates Photography, Inc
United States

Tony Corbell

PPA National Award, WPPI Lifetime Achievment, United Nations Photographer of the Year
Corbell Producitons
United States

Michael Coyne

Michael Coyne
Hong Kong

Kaye Davis

Fellow of NZIPP
New Zealand

Peter Ellis

United Kingdom

Paul Gummer

FNZIPP
UCOL
New Zealand

Catherine Hall

Catherine Hall Studios
United States

Kevin Jairaj

KJImages Photography
United States

Stephen Jones

M.Photog lll AIPP
Arana Photography
Australia

Chris Lalonde

photolux
Canada

Charlie Lim

FMPA (UK), Hon. SCPS
Charlie Lim Photography
Singapore

William Long

M.PhotogII, MNZIPP, FBIPP, FRPS
Longshots
Australia

Ray Lowe

Hon-FBIPP, Hon-FMPA, FRPS, QEP, Master Craftsman PPA.
Ray Lowe Photography
United Kingdom

Ian McKenzie

FAIPP, Hon FAIPP, M.Photog ll
Australia

Denis Montalbetti

Montalbetti+Campbell
Australia

Robin Moyer

Robin Moyer Photography
Hong Kong

Dennis Orchard

ABIPP ALPE AMPA ARPS Cr SWPP
Photo D
United Kingdom

Chris Parker

A. NZIPP
Chris Parker Photographics
New Zealand

David Paterson

Hon LM. Hon FAIPP. ANZIPP
Dorian Photographics
Australia

Nick Rains

2002 Australian Geographic Photographer of the Year.
Australia

Leon Rose

Plump Studio Ltd
New Zealand

Moshe Rosenzveig

4D Photography
Australia

Sebastian Tan

Spirit of Enterprise '07
Shooting Gallery Photography
Singapore

Wayne Umehara

Wayne & Ling Photography Pte Ltd
Singapore

Johannes Van Kan

Fellow of the NZIPP
Moda Fotografica
New Zealand

Henk van Kooten

Fellowship BIPP, MPA and Master QEP, Netherlands
Fotostudio Het Portret

David Wemyss-Smith

Manyung Gallery
Australia

Lyn Whitfield-King

G.M. Photog.
Australia

Yervant Zanazanian

M.Photog IV, FAIPP, HonFellow MPA
Yervant Photography
Australia

The Integrity of the Judging The Integrity of the competition is of paramount importance to us and strict measures have been put in place to protect the integrity and security of the competition...more

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