Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award
The biennial Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award presents a survey of the best contemporary Australian documentary photography in series format. The Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award has provided a regular and unique platform for the exhibition and debate surrounding documentary photography in Australia since 1997.
2005
Leica/CCP Documentary
Photography Award
The
2005
Leica/CCP Documentary
Photography Award was
exhibited at the Centre
for Contemporary Photography
in mid 2005 and is currently
touring nationally until
mid 2008.
Sixth
Leica/CCP Documentary
Photography Award
The Sixth
Leica/CCP Documentary
Photography Award will
be exhibited in Gallery
Two and Three at the
Centre for Contemporary
Photography from 7 September
until 27 October 2007,
and will tour nationally
from 2008 - 2010.
sixth Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award
Sydney-based photojournalist Stephen Dupont won the Sixth Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award for his black and white portrait series “Axe Me Biggie” or Mr Take My Picture. Dupont has been awarded a new Leica M8 camera valued at over $10 000.
Stephen Dupont’s series was selected from over 250 entries. Other finalists in the Sixth Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award are: Michael Amendolia, James Brickwood, Cara Bowerman, Anthony Dawton, Sean Hobbs, Jesse Marlow, Natalie McComas, Matthew Newton, Laki Sideris, Steven Siewert, Doug Spowart+Victoria Cooper, Emma Thomson, Tamara Voninski, Tom Williams and Lisa Wiltse.
Judges were Head of Photography Studio, School of Art VCA, The University of Melbourne, Christopher Köller, Writer and Assistant Curator/Exhibitions at Monash University Museum of Art, Kyla McFarlane and Curator Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Kelly Gellatly.
Melbourne-based artist Laki Sideris received a honourable mention for his series Beijing Bicycle.
Images: (left) Stephen
Dupont ‘Axe
Me Biggie’ or Mr
Take My Picture (2006),
Winner, Sixth
Leica/CCP Documentary
Photography Award
(right) Laki Sideris Beijing
Bicycle 12 (2005),
Honourable Mention, Sixth Leica/CCP
Documentary Photography
Award
Education resources
Download
the Sixth Leica/CCP
Documentary Photography
Award: Education
Kit PDF 564KB
Download
the Sixth Leica/CCP
Documentary Photography
Award: Student Response
Sheet PDF
132KB
Further
information: Leica Artists
Speak on Making Their
Series PDF
540KB
Tour Dates
25 May - 1 July 2008 |
Benalla Art Gallery |
Bridge St, |
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11 July - 10 August 2008 |
Devonport Regional Gallery |
45 Stewart St,
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15 August - 19 September 2008 |
Academy Gallery, University of Tasmania |
Invermay Road,
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03 October - 01 November 2008 |
Canberra School of Art Gallery, Australian National University |
Ellery Crescent,
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08 November -14 December 2008 |
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery |
Cnr Baylis & Morrow
Streets, |
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02 January - 08 February 2009 |
Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre |
Corner Bridge
and Market Streets, |
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20 February - 20 March 2009 |
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery |
Civic Centre,
Cnr Bourke & Church
Sts, |
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02 April - 10 May 2009 |
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery |
531 Ruthven Street,
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22 May - 20 June 2009 |
Hervey Bay Regional Gallery |
161 Old Maryborough
Road, |
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09 July - 30 August 2009 |
New England Regional Art Museum |
Kentucky St, |
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18 September - 01 November 2009 |
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre |
7-27 Snake Gully
Drive, |
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2005 Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award
View the winner of the 2005 Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award.
Finalists for the fifth award were selected for exhibition at the new Centre for Contemporary Photography in mid 2005 with national tour continuing until 2008. The judges in were photographer Mathias Heng, Leica representative David Lloyd and CCP Director Naomi Cass.
Tour Education Kit
Download
the 2005 Leica/CCP
Documentary Photography
Award Education
Kit PDF 884kb
Tour Dates
| 16 May - 16 June 2006 | University of Technology Sydney Gallery |
| Level
4, 702 Harris St Ultimo Sydney NSW |
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| 13 July - 21 August 2006 | Hawkesbury City Council Gallery |
| 300
George St Windsor NSW |
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| 22 September - 22 October 2006 | Orange Regional Gallery |
| Corner
Byng and Peisley St Orange NSW |
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| 1 November 2006 - 4 February 2007 | National Archives of Australia Gallery |
| Queen Victoria Tce Parkes ACT |
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| 13 February - 17 March 2007 | Logan City Gallery |
| 150
Wembley Rd Logan Central QLD |
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| 23 March - 23 April 2007 | Noosa Regional Gallery |
| Riverside,
Pelican St Tewantin QLD |
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| 4 May - 11 June 2007 | Toowoomba Regional Gallery |
| 531
Ruthven St Toowoomba QLD |
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| 15 June - 22 July 2007 | Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery |
| Rigby
House Corner Coff and Duke St Coffs Harbour NSW |
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| 16 October - 9 December 2007 | Horsham Regional Art Gallery |
| 80
Wilson St Horsham Vic |
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| 20 December 2007 - 9 February 2008 | Ararat Art Gallery |
| Town
Hall Vincent St Ararat Vic |
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| 22 February - 23 March 2008 | Wangaratta Exhibition Gallery |
| Ovens
St Wangaratta Vic |
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| 29 March - 11 May 2008 | Latrobe Regional Gallery Morwell |
| 138
Commercial Rd Morwell Vic |
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The Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award is generously sponsored by Leica.
