MAJOR SPONSORS SUPPORTING SPONSORJohn Crawford
JOHNCRAWFORD.CO.NZ
A craftsman, with an impeccable
eye for composition and
detail, John is equally at home
shooting with his Canon or
iPhone, lately more so the
latter. His bewildering range of
subjects includes commerce,
architecture, portraits, in
locations ranging from Tokyo
to Taranaki, reflecting his
deep passion for design, form,
animals and the unexplored.
In addition to a steady
stream of commercial work,
John also shares his thinking
and experience with artists and
like-minded photographers
across the world as a teacher
and keynote speaker. (Don’t
attend if you’re easily offended.
Do – if you’re looking to
understand what it takes to
transform the easily-missed
into the must-see.)
John is a Fellow of the NZIPP
and a long time judge of the
NZIPP Iris Awards. His work has
been exhibited in New York,
Bogota and Los Angeles.
Juliet Taylor
JULIETTAYLOR.COM
Juliet Taylor is an Australian
Born Photographer + Director
currently based in Sydney, and
is the sixth member of The
Pool Collective.
Her innovative and
contemporary style has seen
her commissioned for clients
such as Virgin Australia, Apple,
Telstra, Lexus, Westfield,
Singapore Airlines, Smirnoff,
Campari and Tanquerey.
Recently in 2019, she
photographed Hugh Jackman
for the global campaign
launching R.M. Williams to the
international market.
Juliet has been a finalist in
The National Portrait Prize,
Moran Photographic Portrait
Prize, New world art prize,
and in 2019 the winner of the
Head On Portrait Prize. Her
work has been also exhibited
internationally in Argentina,
New York, Paris, London, China,
Ireland and New Zealand.
in 2018, Juliet introduced @
formofform, an online creative
magazine investigating new
ways to visually communicate
through form. Douwe Dijkstra
MONOCHROMEVISIONS.NET
Douwe Dijkstra is a professional
senior graphic designer
based in Sydney. Born and
raised in The Netherlands, he
relocated downunder in 2003
and now calls Australia home.
Photography is a strong passion
for Douwe and he picked up his
first camera at the age of 12.
Over the years his hobby has
evolved from taking family snaps
with his grandfather’s camera,
to creating black and white fine
art in the digital age. Douwe
prefers to shoot in monochrome
as he simply finds it easier to
capture the essence of a scene
in black and white: colour is
just a distraction. He won the
black and white category in
Australian Photography’s 2015
Photographer of the Year
competition.Anthony McKee
ANTHONYMCKEE.COM.AU
Anthony McKee is a Melbourne-
based writer and social
documentary photographer.
In 2014 he was named AIPP
2014 Australian Documentary
Photographer of the Year. He
has also won awards for his
landscape photography. He
has judged professional and
amateur photography awards
on both sides of the Tasman and
in 2013 was made an Honorary
Fellow of the NZIPP for his
services to photography. He is a
regular contributor to Australian
Photography magazine and has
been a judge of Photographer of
the Year for the past six years. Matt Palmer
MATTPALMER.CO
For Matt Palmer photography
isn't just a passion, it's
an obsession. Moving to
Tasmania in Spring of 2018
to be closer to nature, he was
recently awarded Tasmanian
Professional Photographer
of the Year and Tasmanian
Landscape Photographer of the
Year for 2019.
His photography explores
many genres and themes, from
documenting musicians such
as Metallica, Pearl Jam, TOOL,
Nick Cave and more in ten
years of music photography,
to practitioners of Islam,
abandoned homes in Iceland
and more. Matt's black-and-
white documentation of Muay
Thai Fighters 8 Limbs won him
Australian Sports Photographer
of the Year and helped him
win Queensland Documentary
Photographer of the Year three
years running.
Matt values photography
competitions such as the Mono
Awards as motivation to push
your own skills and boundaries
in photography and continuing to
develop your creative vision.