ChrisN
Striving
From the ABC news site:
Self-taught photographer wins portrait prize.
"It is often assumed that to win one of the high-profile art prizes offered in Australia, you have to be a well-established artist, or at least an up-and-coming professional with a strong foothold in the art world.
The winner of this year's National Photographic Portrait Prize has dashed those expectations.
Scott Bycroft is a teacher at the Clontarf Aboriginal College in Perth, an institute renowned for its sports program.
The 37-year-old teaches art and the humanities and is highly committed to his students and to Indigenous education.
He has a background in visual arts, but he only started taking photographs seriously a couple of years ago. He is entirely self-taught."
Read on at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/04/2836905.htm
You can see the rest of the entries here. I must admit I was underwhelmed by the rest of the field - I think some of the members here should have a crack at it! Keith?
Self-taught photographer wins portrait prize.
"It is often assumed that to win one of the high-profile art prizes offered in Australia, you have to be a well-established artist, or at least an up-and-coming professional with a strong foothold in the art world.
The winner of this year's National Photographic Portrait Prize has dashed those expectations.
Scott Bycroft is a teacher at the Clontarf Aboriginal College in Perth, an institute renowned for its sports program.
The 37-year-old teaches art and the humanities and is highly committed to his students and to Indigenous education.
He has a background in visual arts, but he only started taking photographs seriously a couple of years ago. He is entirely self-taught."
Read on at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/04/2836905.htm
You can see the rest of the entries here. I must admit I was underwhelmed by the rest of the field - I think some of the members here should have a crack at it! Keith?
