People's Choice Winner Announced

We've tallied the votes that were placed during the Photobook of the Year Exhibition and we're thrilled to announce the winner of the 2011 People's Choice Photobook of the Year Award goes to.... Ben McRae for Chasing Tjanongombe. Ben wins $1000 worth of Momento Pro prints for his great book - congratulations.

The Winners

We've just announced the winners of this years Photobook of the Year awards at a VIP ceremony in Sydney. Congratulations to all this years amazing winners.

Photobook of the Year 2011 - Postcards from Home by Sam Harris

Wedding Photobook of the Year 2011 - A little different by Pete Longworth AND Our Vintage Wedding by Angela Cushway (joint winners)

Portrait Photobook of the Year 2011 - Portraits From the Edge by Jonny Lewis

Open Photobook of the Year 2011 - Postcards from Home by Sam Harris

Student & Emerging Photobook of the Year 2011 - MEN BOOK by Christopher Pearce

You can view all the winners' and finalists' entries on our special Photobook of the Year Gallery, and you can watch the winners announcement below.

Category Finalists Announced

Congratulations to each of the category finalists below. These finalists were chosen from the first round of digital judging and now each finalists book will be printed for the final round of judging. The category winners as well as the overall Photobook of the Year Award winner will be announced on 8 June.

Portrait

• Kristy & Stuart Guest Book by Angela Cushway
• From The Heart - Items of Significance by Darren Nolan
• Portraits From the Edge by Jonny Lewis
• ALMA photography by Alma Limbong
• Alice in Wonderland by Jodie Lagana
• Marx Talangbayan by Jamie Gray
• BUNGGUL PORTRAITS by Daniel Danuser

Wedding

• Wedding by Jodie Lagana
• A little different by Pete Longworth
• And two shall be as one by Loren Ioppolo
• JOSH + MARLINNA by Alma Limbong
• Leela & Trent by Matt Jewell
• Rachael & Seth by Kylie Lyons
• Our Vintage Wedding by Angela Cushway

Open

• Tarkine Coast by Grant Kench
• Shutterbug by Marc Burlace
• Postcards from Home by Sam Harris
• New York Minute by Darren Van De Wint
• Hokkaido by Andrew Thurtell
• Hipstamatic by Kylie Lyons
• Papua New Guinea by Dave Tacon

Student or Emerging

• MEN BOOK by Christopher Pearce
• CHASING TJANONGOMBE by Ben McRae
• Cafe Society by Bettina Cutler
• Folio by Lucia Ondrusova
• FLASHBACK SE Qld Flood Event by Julie White
• Words of wisdom & images of Asia by Cleverson Sefrim
• Alana & Brett by Jade Norwood

Entries are now closed for the 2011 Awards.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter our first Photobook of the Year Awards. There were nearly 800 photobooks entered across the 4 categories and online judging of these books will commence shortly. We expect to announce the finalists in early May along with details of our exhibition and award presentation event.

The Momento Pro Photobook of the Year Awards have been created to recognise the outstanding work that is being created and printed through the Momento Pro service. Held in conjunction with the 2011 Head On Photo Festival, Sydney’s major innovative showcase for Australian and international photography, these awards are a prestigious addition to the annual photography competition calendar.

Momento Pro is providing more than $10,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded over 6 award categories. Entry is free to all registered Momento Pro members, who can each submit up to 5 book files to be considered.

Winner of the Emerging or Student Photobook of the Year will also receive a one year membership to the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers (AIPP).

Entries open on 10 March 2011 and close on 21 April 2011. Click here for full entry information and terms.

Books selected as finalists will be printed and displayed as part of an exhibition at the Momento Pro showroom during the Head On Photo Festival, with the winners announced at a VIP reception in May. Details of the exhibition and VIP reception will be announced in April.

• $1000 cash, $1000 product (additional to category prize won)

• $1000 cash, $1000 product to the winner
• Majority of content should be wedding themed

• $1000 cash, $1000 product to the winner
• Majority of content should be portraiture

• $1000 cash, $1000 product to the winner
• Can be any genre of photography including commercial, architecture, landscape, travel, scientific, animal etc.

• $1000 cash, $1000 product to the winner
• AIPP Student or Emerging Membership
• Must be submitted by a student or emerging photographer

People’s Choice Award

• $1000 product (additional to category prize won)
• Chosen by public voting during the exhibition

The Judges

The judges for the 2011 Awards are:

• Jackie Chan (Wedding)
• Kylie Lyons (Portrait)
• Peter Eastway (Open)
• William Long (Student/Emerging)
• Sandra Byron (all categories)
• David Watson (all categories)

Judging Guidelines

The judges will be looking for outstanding work that represents the best photobooks in each category. They will be asked to award rankings based on the following criteria:

• Photography – 70%
• Style and Design – 10%
• Narrative – 10%
• Commerciality – 10%

Judging Process

• Entries initially assessed online by panel
• Short listed or finalist entries in each category will then be printed and bound by Momento Pro for final judging
• Books are displayed within the exhibition held at the Momento Pro showroom for People’s Choice voting

1. Entry is open to any professional, emerging or student photographer in Australia.
2. Must be an approved current member of the Momento Pro service.
   1. Apply for Membership.
3. Professional members should have an ABN or be a member of a professional body (i.e. AIPP or ACMP)
4. Students must be currently enrolled in a course of photographic studies recognised by a Registered Training Organisation or a State or Territory Training Accreditation body.
5. Emerging Photographers are working professionals with less than 2 years of experience

1. Entry is via Momento Pro website only
   1. Existing files already uploaded to Momento Pro
      1. Within the ‘Projects’ area, a dropdown menu box will appear next to all eligible books
      2. Select the appropriate category to be entered
      3. Changes to your entry and category can be made up until 4pm Thursday 21 April 2011
   2. New files to be submitted for the awards
      1. Must be uploaded to Momento Pro
         1. Accepted photobook file formats are:
            1. Momento Pro MBF
            2. PDF to Momento Pro specifications
2. Limit of 5 entries per registered Momento Pro member.
3. There is no cost to enter these awards.
4. By entering the awards, you are providing Momento Pro with a limited use license to use the entered photobook in the following ways:
   1. Displayed online using the Momento Pro ‘flipbook’ viewer.
   2. Printed for exhibition and display if chosen as a finalist.
   3. Photographed to promote future awards.
   4. Copyright is retained at all times by the submitting photographer

Any questions about the Awards should be directed to Momento Pro via service@momentopro.com.au or 1300 799 764.

Q: How was the judging done?

A: The first round digital judging took place online. The judges were given access to the digital book files but did not have access to any information about the book creator or photographer. This was to ensure impartial judging.

The second round of judging looks at a physical print and each book is given a score. The book with the highest score will be announced as the category winner. Finally, each category winner will then be reviewed by the judging panel and scored with the highest scoring category winning book awarded Photobook of the Year.

Q: Can I change the category for an entry?

A: Yes. Simply change the dropdown menu to reflect the new category and that's it. Changes can be made until the competition closes on 21 April 2011.

Q: I'm the designer of the photobook, not the photographer. Can I still enter and which category should I enter?

A: Yes, you can still enter. Please ensure that you have permission to submit into the awards from the content owner as we will ask for this to verify the validity of your entry, if it is chosen as a finalist. Recognition of each person or studio that contributed to the creation of the book will be acknowledged, i.e. Photography by X, Design by Y.