Iconic Australian landscape photographer Ken Duncan (OAM) is inviting amateur and professional photographers around Australia to submit their best shots of the Central Coast region of NSW.
The inaugural Ken Duncan Photo Awards will run from October 5 until January 31 and will give photographers the chance to have their shots published alongside images by Duncan and other leading professionals in the upcoming book, Coastal Paradise Revealed.
Duncan lives on the Central Coast and holds the area up as one of Australia’s great photographic treasures.
“In my opinion, if you can’t take a great photo here, you should probably give up photography,” he says.
The Central Coast is located one hour north of Sydney and takes in the Munmorah State Recreational Area in the north, the Hawkesbury River in the south, Dharug National Park to the west, and the coast itself, with its many scenic beaches, in the east.
Along with the opportunity to have their photographs published, entrants will have the chance to win a range of other prizes, with the owner of the best image each month awarded a Panasonic Lumix LX5. Further, the overall winner will earn a place on Ken Duncan’s 2012 Kimberley Photo Expedition, including flights and accommodation.
“I am eager to see what Australia’s photographers have to offer,” says Duncan. “I encourage them to travel to the Central Coast and capture the region for the opportunity to have their work recognised through the Ken Duncan Photo Awards.”
The Ken Duncan Photo Awards are sponsored by Destination NSW and Central Coast Tourism through their Regional Tourism Partnership Funding Program.
More information: www.kenduncanphotoawards.com
Round Up, Glenworth Valley, NSW. Photo by Ken Duncan.
Sheathers Wharf, Koolewong, NSW. Photo by Ken Duncan.