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Ken Drake has been named 2017 AIPP QLD Epson Professional Photographer of the Year. Plus all the other category winners revealed.

The winner of the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 has recently been announced with renowned Sydney portrait photographer Gary Grealy taking out the award for his portrait, Richard Morecroft and Alison Mackay,

The Pool Grant is an initiative that provides $10,000 and a year of mentorship to an emerging photographer for the fulfillment of a photographic project.

Michael Teo has been named 2017 AIPP VIC Epson Professional Photographer of the Year. Read on for all the winners and a selection of the winning work.

Sony has recently announced the winners of its ten Open categories and National Awards program for the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s largest photography competition.

Tobias Titz has taken out the Art Handlers’ Award for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 for his portrait, Bobby Bunungurr.

The winners of the Australian Photobook of the Year Awards 2016 and the New Zealand Photobook of the Year Awards 2016 were recently announced, the results proving that antipodean photo book creation is at an internationally competitive standard.

Surf photographer Russell Ord's pursuit of the 'ultimate shot' is the subject of a new documentary on ABC iView.

Google has released a new JPEG encoder that it says can reduce file size by up to 35% with minimal quality loss.

Entries are now open for the 2017 Leica Oskar Barnack Awards, with a category for established professionals as well as up-and coming photographers under the age of 25 – the Newcomer Award, offering a prize pool of 80,000 euros.

Sony has revealed the shortlists for the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards. Two Australian photographers are on the shortlist for their categories, putting them in the top 10, while eight have placed in the top 50 for their respective categories.

The winner of the 2017 FotoEvidence Book Award is photojournalist Poulomi Basu for "A Ritual of Exile: Blood Speaks". It investigates the causes and the consequences of normalised violence against women in Nepal.

Canon Australia has launched a new campaign to help professional photographers and creatives realise their biggest ideas.

The World Press Photo Foundation has announced the winners of its renowned contests, the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest. Winning the coveted World Press Photo of the Year was Burhan Ozbilici, a staff photographer for The Associated Press.

Pawtraits is a 350-page photographic collection capturing man’s best friend at their most adorable, playful, mischievous and just downright lovable moments shot by Ken Drake, from Zoo Studios.

Markus Andersen spent a year documenting the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, one that is emblematic of modern Australia – urban, busy,and brimming with multicultural activity. The outcome, his recently published book, CABRAMATTA: A Moment in Time.