Head On Photo Festival Opening and

Announcement of Portrait Prize Winners

Friday 30 April 6–8pm

(not 29 April as initially advertised)

by the Minister For The Arts, Peter Garrett

Australian Centre for Photography (ACP)

257 Oxford St Paddington

Tuesday to Friday 12 noon–7pm, Saturday–Sunday 10–6pm

Exhibition dates: 30 April to 5 June 

Tamara Voninski, Oculi

Head On Seminar 2010

Saturday to Sun 8 & 9 May 10am–5pm

National Art School, Forbes St Darlinghurst

A two day seminar not to be missed

Aimed at anyone who takes pictures - professionals and non-professionals alike

The Head On Seminar 2009 was a huge success and was sold out within hours.

'I am writing to you to express a huge thank you for one of the better, if not best seminars on photography that I have been to. The recent one day Head On seminar at the Chauvel Cinema was an absolute blast!' Graham Monro

'It was a great little inspirational seminar for a technophobe like me who hates reading the manual... I had lots of good tips.' Zorica Purlija

More information and bookings

Garth Knight

Head On Slide Shows 2010

Friday - Saturday 7 & 8 May 5pm

National Art School, Forbes St Darlinghurst

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Jawad Jalali, AINA

About Head On Photo Festival

The inaugural Head On Photo Festival will take place in Sydney from  April 29 - June 5.

The Festival, the first of its kind in Sydney, involves 67 venues exhibiting over 80 shows and events. Featuring over 300 Australian and international photographers, the Festival brings together a raft of inspiring and exciting photographic events of all genres for anyone interested in photography.

Exhibitions can be seen at public galleries such as the Museum of Sydney and Manly Art Gallery, commercial galleries, cafes, restaurants, and at Centennial Park - where indoor and outdoor exhibitions will be held as well as photography workshops.

The Festival centers on the flagship Head On Portrait Prize worth over $50,000 dollars. Now in its seventh year and showcasing some of the best portrait photography in Australia, it is regarded as the most critically acclaimed photographic portrait prize in the country.

Head On has been running on a very limited budget raised through entry fees and the goodwill of many people. It has been supported by Canon, Adobe, Momento, Epson, Sandisk, Focal Press, ACDSee, MailChimp, Gekko Images, Pixel Perfect Prolab, Arthere, Agileware, Frankel Lawyers, Lowepro, Dragon Image, Kayell, ColourProcess, Le Bukhara, Griffith University - The Centre for Documentary Practice, National Art School, Buy-n-Shoot.com, Shaw Vineyard Estate, Arts Hotel, Australian Centre for Photography and The Australian Institute of Professional Photography.

The Head On Foundation is a non-profit organisation aiming to promote photography through cultural activities. The Foundation has established a fund to benefit the community.

More details www.headon.com.au