Weekly Inspiration: Mieke Boynton
Mieke Boynton is the first woman and first Australian to win the International Pano Awards, the 2019 Victorian Landscape Photographer of the year and a proud Nikon School lecturer. It's kind of hard to list Mieke's achievements in a small paragraph
Weekly Inspiration: Julie Cockburn
Julie Cockburn takes vintage photographs then uses mixed media to transform them into something entirely new. Cockburn studied at Central St Martins School of Art and Design and Chelsea School of Art, London where she was encouraged to dumpster dive for her sculpture materials.
Congratulations to the CCP's Silver Linings Award Winners, Semi-Finalists and Finalists!
We would like to congratulate the Centre for Creative Photography's past and present students on their achievements in the Australian Institute of Professional Photography's online Silver Linings awards.
'SHOOT the SOUTH’…*through a lens !
In 2020 Photography and Photojournalism Are As Important As Ever
Weekly Inspiration: Troy Paiva
California photographer Troy Paiva has been capturing nightscapes since 1989; his work identifiable by his use of neon lights emphasising eerie night scenes. Troy spends much of his time alone, in the middle of nowhere, photographing abandon buildings and junkyards.
Weekly Inspiration: Blade Runner 2049
These wintry, foggy days remind us of the visually stunning film, Blade Runner 2049. See some our favourite film stills below and if you can brave the early morning/late night cold, go out and create your own Blade Runner inspired landscape photographs.
Weekly Inspiration: Mr Babies Psychedelic Analogue Collage
Feast your eyes on these psychedelic works by Arizona-based collage artist who goes by the name Mr Babies. They use analogue based imagery and we're inspired to pick up some vintage mags and start some collage ourselves.
Weekly Inspiration: Carolyn Young 'Grassy Woodlands
The Grassy Woodlands photography series, captured over a decade, consists of landscape and still life photographs
Weekly Inspiration: Saul Leiter's Secret Street Photography
Saul Leiter shot the majority of his street photography work in the two blocks surrounding his home in the East Village, where he lived from 1952 until his death in 2013. He kept his personal work a secret until toward the end of his life.
Weekly Inspiration: John Divola's Cibachrome Images.
American contemporary visual artist John Divola has launched a new book, Chroma, revealing a body of work from around 1980. The work explores visual metaphors using the rare luxurious printing process Cibochrome, used for the reproduction of film transparencies.
Weekly Inspiration - Jan Groover
Jan Groover (April 24, 1943 – January 1, 2012) began her career as a painter but quickly moved into photography. Groover caused a sensation in 1978 after exhibiting a series of dramatic still-life photographs of objects in found in her kitchen sink.
Weekly Inspiration: Associated Press
Last Friday, Associated Press photographers arrived in Bergamo, Brescia, and Rome to photograph doctors and nurses on short breaks from working in ICU. Italy had faced the most COVID 19 fatalities in one day since the beginning of the virus breakout.
Weekly Inspiration: Maddie the hound dog and her bestie Theron Humphrey
The world outside is feeling a bit hectic lately, with corona warnings, dunny paper disappearances, the stock market taking a hit and so much more - who else is feeling a smidge like they need some goodness in the world?
Weekly Inspiration: Elsa Bleda
Hailing from Johannesburg South Africa, Elsa Bleda is the surreal night time photography we always wanted. Her colour work sometimes hurts our brains, but that's the glory of it. Its neon, surreal and hauntingly beautiful. It's a perfect example of breaking the digital rules as a stylistic choice done right. Frankly, we are here for it.
Biennale Photo - A quick review of my Venice favourites of 2019 - By Dave Hume
CCP Student David Hume visited the Venice Bienalle and shared his thoughts with us
Dave's Biennale - I don't know much about art
This year one of our students David Hume went to the Venice Bienalle. We thought we might share his great blog post about his experiences. Grab a cuppa and settle in!
Weekly Inspiration - Amanda Mustard, Documentary Photography
We are absolutely in love with Amanda Mustard's work, whose portfolio is a collection of empathetic documentary photos that reflect her experiences of living in Cairo at the age of 21 during times of conflict and now living in Thailand.
Weekly Inspiration: Bill Cunningham, the first candid fashion photographer.
In 2020 we have long since taken for granted the simplicity of a classic street style photograph. Pick up any magazine relating to fashion, find the hot or not column and within moments you can see the legacy of Bill Cunningham echoing through modern-day fashion culture.
Inspiration: Silvia Grav
Moody, whimsical and sometimes a little creepy, Silvia Grav's work is enough to make our hearts sigh this week. Mad March is around the corner, the year is in full swing and Term 1 is happening, it's nice to take a moment just to look at beautiful work. Be sure to check out Silvia's Flickr feed. It's a gosh-darned delight.
Weekly Inspiration: Sam Wordley Stock Photographer
Stock photography is a whole lot more than photographing women laughing alone with salad. Our inspirational photographer this week, Sam Wordley could tell you a thing or two about what the real world of stock photography entails. Sam is an Australian photographer currently residing in Madrid, who has taken on photographic work all over the world. He's worked for some of the most famous newspapers including The Sun, The London Times and New York Post.