Currently live and running until Sunday, 23 April, ‘Perspectives of the Inner West’ is a public photography competition which not only offers a $5,000 prize pool, but will showcase selected entries in a free public exhibition.
Presented by the Bradmill Yarraville development, the competition aims to engage with the local and surrounding community, to showcase in a meaningful way images which capture the people, places and events that shape the inner west.
Judging the entries is a panel of some of Melbourne’s most recognisable photography connoisseurs and creative professionals including Melbourne based photographer Chris Cincotta, founder of Melbourne I love You Instagram and Humans in Melbourne books and Facebook page.
Shane Nagle, renowned for his portrait and headshot photography both in street and corporate settings, will also adjudicate the entries.
His extensive experience with budding creative minds as a Design Educator at Swinburne University will ensure each entry is considered on both artistic and technical merits.
The judges will select a total of 12 images which will then be displayed in a public art exhibition at one of the most iconic venues in the west, Grazeland in Spotswood. The exhibition will run across three weekends from 12 – 14 May, 19 – 21 May and 26 – 28 May during Grazeland opening hours.
“What we’ll be looking closely at, is how entries best represent what living in places like Yarraville, Spotswood, Seddon and the wider western suburbs means to the photographer,” said Cincotta.
The competition is supported by another slice of the west’s history, the Bradmill Yarraville development on Francis Street in Yarraville. Developed by Frasers Property Australia and partner Irongate, Bradmill Yarraville is set to become an iconic community in Melbourne’s inner west, encompassing townhomes, apartments, a neighbourhood shopping centre, community facilities and a revitalised heritage precinct.
Entries for Perspectives of the Inner West are now open, via www.innerwestphoto.com.au
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