Penelope Beveridge of Penelope Photography was recently awarded ten awards at the 2011 International Photography Awards for six of her photographs, including second place in the Professional Advertising – Digitally Enhanced category. Her image, Mad Hunters Tea Party (below), will be published and exhibited in New York and Los Angeles. The other categories that she placed in include Music, Digitally Enhanced, Panoramic, Portrait and Food.
Penelope says, "The IPA for our industry is equivalent to the Oscars. It's wonderful to get any recognition from these competitions as you are competing against the world's best professional Master Photographers."
You can view Penelope's fantastic portfolio of images on her website: penelopephotography.com.
© Penelope Beveridge. Mad Hunters Tea Party, second place, Professional Advertising – Digitally Enhanced category, International Photography Awards 2011
Description of Mad Hunters Tea Party
Mad Hunters Tea Party was inspired by the Alice in Wonderland's crazy Mad Hatters Tea Party. Penelope says:
I have been shooting in the Hunter Valley for years and have fallen in love with this place. Only an hour and a half north of Sydney, The Hunter Valley is an adults "Disney Land," a playground where overworked and stressed city dwellers can run away and escape for the weekend and enjoy wine tasting, fine dining, great entertainment and relax amongst the picturesque undulating hills, flats and enduring landscapes - a place where time stops and the fantasy begins.
Other Winning Photographs
© Penelope Beveridge. Fragile Spaceman, award in Advertising - Music, Special - Digitally Enhanced and Special - Panoramic categories, International Photography Awards 2011
© Penelope Beveridge. 3 of 5 images from Seducing the Plate, award in Advertising - Food category, International Photography Awards 2011
About the International Photography Awards
The International Photography Awards are a sister-effort of the Lucie Foundation, where the top three winners are announced at the annual Lucie Awards ceremony. The awards event will be held at the Lincoln Center in New York on October 24, 2011, before returning to Los Angeles in 2012 in celebration of the 10-year anniversary. Over 8,000 submissions from 90 countries were received for the 2011 International Photography Awards with over 70 jurors, the largest to date. The Foundation's mission is to honor master photographers, discover new and emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of photography. IPA is dedicated to recognising contemporary photographers' accomplishments in this specialised and highly visible competition.
About Penelope Beveridge
Penelope has over 15 years experience in photography. She owns Penelope Photography and is the Director of the Australian, Commercial and Media Photographers of Australia (ACMP). In addition to the International Photography Awards, other recent awards include Professional Winner of Sydney Morning Herald Shoot the Chef 2008, Nominated for Top Photographer of the Year 2008and Ambassador for Sydney Institute, celebrating 120 years anniverary.
Read more about Penelope in her member profile.
