The Ballarat International Foto
Biennale Portfolio Review prize winner is Amber McCraig. As
it heads into its second weekend, the Ballarat
International Foto Biennale portfolio review panel has
announced the winner of the Portfolio Review Prize and the winners in both
amateur and professional sections of the ‘One for the Books’ Prize. By
consensus of the portfolio review panel Amber McCaig has been awarded the 2013
Portfolio Review Prize, with it an invitation to submit a proposal for possible
inclusion of her work in the Core Program at BIFB’15.
“A lot of work goes into my photographic projects, so to
get the feedback that I’m on the right track is a real positive,” said McCaig. Her
body of work, titled ‘Imagined Histories’, features portraits of historical
re-enactors. McCraig said, “I think Ballarat should brace itself for an influx
of historical re-enactors coming to see the exhibition!” The ‘One for the
Books’ Prize, sponsored by Blurb, was split into two sections: amateur and
professional.
Erin Stonestreet took the amateur prize for her title
‘Air + Earth: The View from 30,000ft’, which deals with the aerial view of
earth. In her title, scale is all but abandoned as the abstract images from
above take on a sense of the magical.
Charles Klein’s title ‘Dadslides’ deals with the
nostalgia which comes from the discovery of family photographs
after the loss of a loved one. Containing his late father’s slides from 1950 to
1981, the book explores the narrative of family and Australian life in that
era. ‘Dadslides’ won the professional section of the ‘One for the Books’ Prize.
Both winners scored $1000 in cash as well as a $500 Blurb voucher.
Amber McCaig's 'Imagined Histories'.
'Dadslides' by Charles Klein won the professional section of the 'One for the Books' prize.
BIFB Portfolio Review prize winner Amber McCaig titled her work 'Imagined Histories'.
