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Finalists 2014+ We Met a Little Early But I Get to Love You Longer by Raphaela Rosella - W I N N E R + P E O P L E ' S C H O I C E |
2014 Winners
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Photobook of the Year 2014 - Runner Up kelvinskewes.com
This is a newspaper style photobook about the Pacific island of Nauru, the world's smallest republic. In 1900 it was discovered that Nauru had vast reserves of high-grade phosphate. Today, over 70% of the islands landmass is mined out, and the supply of phosphate nearly exhausted. Since 2012 Nauru has been part of Australia's revamped 'Pacific Solution' asylum seeker policy, housing 1000+ asylum seekers. This photobook is an examination of both the current state of Nauru and of the relationship between Australia and Nauru over the last century. Judges Comments “Outstanding photography and a well resolved study of a place, a political situation, and its history.” “Shows deep commitment to the project and is well informed. Love the newspaper format, as this story is ‘news’ but we haven’t heard enough about this story.” “Starkly, desolatingly impactful in its message, images, captions and reproduction of letters. The context of degradation of, and abrogation of responsibility for, people and environment-- and the costs of this-- is communicated powerfully.” Design: Kelvin Skewes |
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Finalists
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Better Half by Jackson Eaton
jacksoneaton.com Hardcover, full-colour offset and presented in 'mirrored' sections with an introductory essay by Dr. Robert Cook Judges Comments “An outstanding project. A really moving account of family and personal relationships; the perfect subject for a book – (re)photography and father/son.“ “Interesting and successful design for compelling and complex themes.“ “Loved the stock difference for father and son pages. It is so weird, brave but beautiful.“ Publisher: Pearce Press Design: Gene Eaton Printer: 1010 Printing International Ltd |
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Don't Just Tell Them, Show Them by Jesse Marlow |
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Fibro Dreams by Glenn Sloggett
glennsloggett.com Fibro Dreams is an update of a traditional monograph, an adults version of a (lost) child's picture book, a love letter to loss and loneliness. Judges Comments “This book has strength of vision. The author's eye binds the disparate elements together and presents a worldview that's dark, ironic, bleakly humorous but compassionate.” “Thoughtfully designed to allow the concept of the photos to flow through the book design.” “Creative, effective use of journaling and inserts helps make the book stand out, makes it is an experience.” Design: Ania Nalecka Printer: Chromapress (Warsaw Poland) |
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Gold Coast by Ying Ang
yingangphoto.com I was raised on the taste of lawnmower fumes in the air and the dark gleam of perpetually circling crows. It was within the tyranny of this Lynchian landscape, dominated by intolerance and unexpected violence, where I became a reluctant witness to more crimes than I knew the names of by the time I was old enough to leave. Words like rape, amphetamines, murder and extortion became a part of my vocabulary in a dialogue I was encouraged to keep only to myself. All of this set in a town that was built and marketed as a suburban utopia where the darkness was overlooked in favour of keeping the artificial paradise alive. Judges Comments “Lovely design and feel. Creates play between beauty in form and underlying tension of the subject matter. An intriguing selection and sequence of photos.” “An unsettling visual story about an insider’s view of the alternate paradise beyond the tourist experience.“ “Distance, anxiety and luxury are blended into a book that delivers even more through its design and creative presentation. “ Design: Teun Van Der Heijden |
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In the Folds of Hills by Kristian Laemmle-Ruff |
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Lover of Home by Odette England |
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Nonna to Nana by Jessie and Jacqueline DiBlasi
jessiediblasi.com Nonna to Nana is a documentary series that explores the seamless connection between love and nourishment. Fifteen Australian grandmothers from diverse cultural backgrounds invite you into their homes to share stories and recipes from their kitchens. Much more than ingredients and method - these images, portraits and stories honour the dedication and legacy of these women and while the kitchens and cuisines are different, the love and teaching remains the same. Judges Comments “A strong core and a good heart. It is accessible and appealing.“ “Works both as a cookbook and as a social document. There are other Nonnas' cookbooks but this one is not derivative.“ “A cookbook that is about food, place and people. With recipes, ingredients and preparation shared the ‘ready-to-eat’ photos are complimented by images of the personal space of the women.“ Design: Jacqueline DiBlasi |
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SALT by Emma Phillips
emmaphillips.net Shot amid the dramatic manmade undulations of a salt mine, SALT hints at many of the tropes of the landscape and picturesque tradition, only for the subject itself - the huge, white mounds of glistening salt - to cause a slippage. It's a familiar form, but an alien landscape. Phillips also traces fragments of industrial and domestic infrastructure within this strange environment. She has used salt as an allegory 'reduced and economised' for the Australian interior. - Dan Rule, The Age, 7 December 2013 Judges Comments “Striking and sophisticated. A sublime meeting of minimalist design and minimalist photographs.“ “Lovely paper. A lovely sequence considering the monotony of the landscape. It retains our interest page after page. Beautifully edited.“ “Outstanding. It doesn’t try too hard. It tells a story without text or an artist statement.The images leave an impression after just one view.” Design: Emma Phillips |
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The Beginning by Brendan Esposito
brendanesposito.com Daily life in India, a small reflection and insight into the struggle of a nation and its people who show happiness and courage in day to day life on and off the streets of life. A black and white art book, panorama in size and shape. Judges Comments “There is energy bursting out of this book.” “Complex and surprising images showing an inventive eye.” “The substance and strangeness of the images and the brilliance of the photography are irresistible.” Design: Russell Shakespeare Printer: Momento Pro |
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The Kings of KKH by Andrea Francolini
afrancolini.com The rivers of Pakistan are not navigable and its rain system is vastly under-developed and unable to sustain the massive transport volume needed to keep the country operational. There are 260,000km of roads but only 60% are paved. These are some of the faces of men who build, repair, drive and decorate the trucks that are the backbone of the country. Judges Comments “A window into a world explored and presented with beauty, depth and dimension.” “More than simple travelogue. Has an almost filmic feel.” “It’s about photography as well. It’s self-reflective.” “It doesn't orientalise its subjects.” Design: Andrea Francolini Printer: Momento Pro |
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Tribal PNG by David Kirkland
kirklandphotos.com For more than two decades, I have been using my photographs to draw attention to the value and vulnerability of traditional indigenous cultures in the South Pacific region. Judges Comments “A powerful ethnographic document expressing the photographer’s concern for the culture and the rituals of the world’s indigenous peoples. Centred on Papua New Guinea the book takes readers into the lives and places of tribal people.” “Stunning images & drama. Respect for subjects is evident but more context and captions would help present people not as objects.“ “A joy to the eye.” Design: David Kirkland Printer: Momento Pro |
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Typhoon by Stephen Dupont
stephendupont.com My book explores the complexity of humanity and nature's inhumanity through the visuals of a mega typhoon aftermath on the people of The Philippines. I chose a large format and concertina double-sided designed book to allow the reader to be totally immersed inside the horrors of this super storm. To see the details throughout the destruction, and have tryptychs and multiple panel images exposed across several pages at once so the reader has a real sense of the scope and expanse of the environment. The book sequence moves along in time and date order to make the book a visual diary. Judges Comments “In diaristic form the photographer presents a personal document of their experience in the tragic aftermath of a typhoon. Shattered buildings, palm trees and the lives of people are recorded in black and white images intensifying the emotional impact.” “An important document. It makes visible and tangible something that is for most of us unimaginably terrible. It's important we have eyes to show us worlds we should but often don’t want to see.“ “Strong curation of powerful photos in a solid, impactful design.” Design: Stephen Dupont Printer: Momento Pro |
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