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The winners of the Spier Contemporary 2010 Competition were announced at the City Hall launch on 13 March 2010 in Cape Town.
The prizes awarded consist of a combination of five cash prizes, worth R500 000 in total, selected by the judging team and seven international artist-in-residency prizes made by the individual residency programmes. In addition, a ‘People’s Choice’ Award (based on votes by those visiting the Exhibition) will be given at the end of the Cape Town leg of the Exhibition.
The cash prize-winners are, in no particular order:
Araminta de Clermont – (photography)
Dave Robertson – (photography)
Jessica Gregory & Zen Marie – (video installation)
Christopher Swift – (mixed media)
Hasan and Husain Essop – (photography)
The Artist-in-Residency were awarded as follows:
Gyeonggi Creation Center, South Korea (two awards provided)- Lindi Arbi and Mohau Modisakeng
The Instituto Sacatar and the Sacatar Foundation, Bahia, Brazil (two awards provided)- Sicelo Ziqubu and Jacki McInnes
18th Street Arts Centre in Los Angeles, California, USA – Mlu Zondi
Thamdigi Foundation Prize in Arnhem, Netherlands (two awards provided)- Angela De Jesus and Johann van der Schijff
The judges, N’Goné Fall, RoseLee Goldberg and Mark Coetzee, flew in from their respective international bases to deliberate over the work in the week leading up to the launch of the Exhibition. Their choices reflect the high standard of new media works submitted to the 2010 competition. The judges were not given any specific criteria to assist them in their choices.
The artist-in-residency awards were chosen by representatives of the organisations providing the residencies. Each residency award affords the winning artist an excellent opportunity to simply be artists in a new and stimulating environment, whilst also developing invaluable connections.
By nature of its content as a contemporary art exhibition, the Spier Contemporary 2010 reflects South African life in all its forms. Strong themes that emerged from the work include a search for identity, memory, critic of the state and our leadership, FIFA World Cup representation and interpretations of urban landscapes.
The Africa Centre, which developed the Exhibition, is conscious of the need to engage with a wider audience for art. To this end, the Spier Contemporary 2010 is housed at the Cape Town City Hall; close to commuter routes and in the midst of a retail, office and residential mix that is also a primary port of call for tourists. Entrance is free and the Exhibition is open from 10h00 till 18h00 seven days a week. A café and shop also share the premises. The Spier Contemporary 2010 is also expecting to host 3,500 school learners at the Exhibition in partnership with the Ibhabhathane Project, funded by a grant from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF).
The Spier Contemporary opened to the public at 10h00 on Sunday, 14th March 2010.
For more information on the project, and the exhibition, visit www.spiercontemporary.co.za
Cape Town is one of South Africa’s most important creative hubs. Cape Town Creatives was started with the vision to centralise information relating to the creative industry in Cape Town. Here is a list of excellent photographers based in Cape Town. Click on the photographer’s name to view their full portfolio on the Cape Town Creatives website.
NHU AFRICA, once again brings the outstanding Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition to Cape Town.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is owned by the Natural History Museum of London and BBC Wildlife Magazine. It is an international showcase for the very best photography worldwide featuring natural subjects, which emphasize the beauty, wonder and importance of the natural world. Since its inception in 1964, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition draws in thousands of entries, and this year it attracted a record-breaking 43,135 entries from 94 countries.
The winners of the 2009 competition were announced at an Awards ceremony in October at the Natural History Museum, London. These 95 winning photographs will be exhibited at the Iziko South African museum in Cape Town (next to the Planetarium) from 10 December 2009 – 13 March 2010, opening hours are 10h00 – 17h00, seven days a week. Entrance fee is R15 per adult, R5 for students and pensioners, no charge for children under 16. Contact number for the Museum is (021) 481 3800.
Boss Models and Artist Management with Bell-Roberts Gallery invite you to an exhibition of photographic works by some of South Africa’s most talented fashion photographers.
Alexa Singer| Antonia Steyn| Anthony Friend|Bevan Davis| Byron L. Keulemans| Candy Kennedy| Charl Marais| Damon Fourie| Fanie Nel|Gerda Genis| Helena Rautenbach|Inge Prins| Igor Polzenhagen| Justin Polkey| Jacques Weyers| Jonathan Taylor| Johan Wilke| Milan Cronje| Marguerite| Natasha Fourie| Romi Stern| Ross Garrett| Sam Norval
Original images are available for purchase to the highest bidder, with profits going to the Missing Children SA Charity.
The exhibition runs from 23 – 30 October 2009
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Okay so yesterday I was taking images at Cape Town Gardens when this bakkie (flatbed van) drives past with two “half mannequins” in the back, how could I not get a shot of this.
It’s not a great photo but it certainly is an interesting one. I’m having a hard time coming up with a caption for this one. I need your help choosing it and there’s a pretty cool prize too… read on!
How?
Simply click on the link below to visit my site. Use the comment box to enter the caption you think would work. On Friday the 23rd of October a panel will choose the best 10 or 20 captions which will then be put up for public voting to choose the best one.
If you win you get:
* A two hour shoot valued at R2500.00
-A family portrait shoot (immediate family only) OR
-A trash the Dress Shoot OR
-An engagement shoot OR
-A shoot with up to 5 of your friends
* A CD containing at least 40+ edited images from the day
www.greglumley.com
Blog posted by Greg Lumley
Looking through my photography from the last few months I realised that I have a bit of an obsession with feet and shoes.
Almost all the blog posts on my site have contained at least one image of feet or shoes. Here is some of the evidence, the rest is on my blog.
To finish the collection I have included an image of my own feet.
Blog posted by Love Made Visible
I feel like I’m stuck in mid-air most of the time. It seems only right that I try to find other people or animals that have the same issue.
Life is a constant bombardment of manic chaos from politics to environmental wellness (or lack of), to paying the rent. I thought it would be nice, just nice, to have the complete freedom of imagination to wonder off in these images and get yourself ‘StuCk In MiDaIR’ for a few minutes… just a thought.
Blog posted by Ross Hillier
I figure Schumacher makes a fortune and I want in! I can drive too so I thought I’d challenge him to a race, win it, get sponsored and make lot’s of dosh yay!!! Of course I’d have to have the same car as him because everyone knows that it’s that nice F1 car that does the job right?
So before I get into this who is willing to bet on me winning… [silence] … anyone? … [more silence] … don’t you think I can??!!? [loud laughter!] … [okay really really loud laughter!!!]
People often look at photos I’ve taken and remark “You must have a nice camera” Heck Michael Schumacher would drill me if he was in an old VW Beetle and I was in the latest M3! Why??? Because he has skill, experience and has somehow amassed more hours driving than he has spent on mother earth! (case #2214432 X-Files)
The point? When it counts get the right person for the job! A few days ago I got the following email from a bride to be:
“We are very sorry to mess you around, but my sister does photography and so we have decided to use her instead.”
If you are one of above types of people be sure your photos are not that important to you and you will not be disappointed. That nice camera is not going to substitute the experience of a seasoned wedding photographer no matter how “good” it is.
The moral of the story, unless you have no budget look for a professional, sure give the sister a chance but as second shooter NOT as first (Always clear this with the professional first!). The top photographers are expensive but there are cheaper ones to suite most budgets, they will give you a better output than someone who just “does” photography.
Most of us “do” driving but it does not make us experts by ANY means. With digital camera’s being as they are today just about everyone “does” photography, it’s those who do it professionally getting repeat clients and making a living from it who count, especially when it comes to a non repeatable event like your wedding.
Besides the rings, each other, your photos and video will be the only things left from that all important day you spent months planning and a fortune to make happen.
If you do your research and choose wisely their cost will be nothing compared to the mistake of choosing the wrong person for the job when all is said and done.
* I’m sure I could do the odd cold flu jab and prescribe an antibiotic so will you come and see “DR” Lumley
* I have a pen and can write – am I a writer?
Get the point 
Blog posted by Greg Lumley
