Friday, July 30, 2004
Travel Photographer of the Year
The Travel Photographer of the Year competition (TPOTY) is going from strength to strength. Following a very successful first year in 2003, in which photographers from 34 countries submitted just under 10,000 images, this annual competition for amateur and professional photographers now features: four portfolio categories covering every aspect of travel photography; a Single Image category; a special Young Travel Photographer category; Student Awards - and a remarkable £60,000 prize package.
The photographer who demonstrates the greatest skill, diversity and creativity in two different portfolio categories will earn the prestigious title of Travel Photographer of the Year and the satisfaction of being judged the very best travel photographer in 2004.
You can view the competition rules and entry and print the entry form.
Entries close on 17 September 2004
The photographer who demonstrates the greatest skill, diversity and creativity in two different portfolio categories will earn the prestigious title of Travel Photographer of the Year and the satisfaction of being judged the very best travel photographer in 2004.
You can view the competition rules and entry and print the entry form.
Entries close on 17 September 2004
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
States of Art
an exceptional travelogue devoted to truly exceptional travel and nature photography from all over the world. If you can't get there in person, visit this web site; they offer wallpaper like this 
which will transfix you to your screen!Sunday, July 11, 2004
Wearable Art
The World Of WearableArt™ Awards Show is a non-stop spectacular held every year in Nelson, New Zealand.
Artists from around the world present amazing creations in a two hour movement, sound and light spectacular. Australian and Thailand designers lead a strong overseas contingent with 20 entries each.
2004 Dates are 10,11,12 September and 16, 17, 18, 19 September.
This years judging panel includes Dan Hennah and Simon Hames.
Dan has a home in Nelson and is famous for his set decoration in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, winning an Oscar for his work on the Return of the King. Simon Hames also worked on Lord of the Rings as a prop maker.
Next year, after 16 years in Nelson, the Montana World of WearableArt™ Awards is to move to Wellington, allowing it to grow and develop as an international event on the world-stage.
Kansas, USA artist, Marjorie Schick is also a source of inspiration in wearable art; she explains that her work "is a sculptural statement which is complete when off the figure yet is constructed and exists because of the human body."
Besides taking a holiday to coincide with the WOW Awards Show in New Zealand, there are numerous special interest holidays around the world featuring textile art; check out workshops in the Caribbean and Wales, or consider this textile tour of Japan from Esprit Travel.
Artists from around the world present amazing creations in a two hour movement, sound and light spectacular. Australian and Thailand designers lead a strong overseas contingent with 20 entries each.
2004 Dates are 10,11,12 September and 16, 17, 18, 19 September.
This years judging panel includes Dan Hennah and Simon Hames.
Dan has a home in Nelson and is famous for his set decoration in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, winning an Oscar for his work on the Return of the King. Simon Hames also worked on Lord of the Rings as a prop maker.
Next year, after 16 years in Nelson, the Montana World of WearableArt™ Awards is to move to Wellington, allowing it to grow and develop as an international event on the world-stage.
Kansas, USA artist, Marjorie Schick is also a source of inspiration in wearable art; she explains that her work "is a sculptural statement which is complete when off the figure yet is constructed and exists because of the human body."
Besides taking a holiday to coincide with the WOW Awards Show in New Zealand, there are numerous special interest holidays around the world featuring textile art; check out workshops in the Caribbean and Wales, or consider this textile tour of Japan from Esprit Travel.
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Photogenic Concrete
Photographers, particularly landscape photographers, and concrete don't normally go together. OK, there are a few photographers that have found beauty in the strong abstract forms of concrete architecture but for most people concrete is just plain ugly.
All that is about to change, Intaglio Composites have introduced a revolutionary new process whereby any concrete surface can be transformed into an artistic canvas; photographs are reproduced as permanent impressions in concrete. Sidewalks in the Southtown area of San Antonio, Texas, USA have been constructed using the process, work has begun on a project at the Open Jeffrey Space Park in Irvine, California and the process is being exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C.
All that is about to change, Intaglio Composites have introduced a revolutionary new process whereby any concrete surface can be transformed into an artistic canvas; photographs are reproduced as permanent impressions in concrete. Sidewalks in the Southtown area of San Antonio, Texas, USA have been constructed using the process, work has begun on a project at the Open Jeffrey Space Park in Irvine, California and the process is being exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C.
