The Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA) was held in Melbourne in June 2010. Its a bit like the Oscars for Australian professional photographers. Over 3000 entries from Australia and New Zealand, three auditoriums, dozens of judges ad a whole lot of intrigue and controversy.
There's also a few parties and a big awards night after the judging. Its a great chance to catch up with other pros from Australia and overseas.
Two of my images managed to pick up Silver Awards (a score of 80 to 84). Odette with her Jack Russel "Hazel" produced a sizeable reaction from the crowd with two old ladies passing having to be revived.
My second silver was one of my H2O shots of Vera modeling Cygneture pearls.
