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4/5/2012

Two exhibitions

Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney

As part of the Head On Photo Festival, the Australian Centre for Photography will host an exhibition of the finalists of the 2012 Head On Portrait Prize.

The Head On Portrait Prize is the nation’s major innovative showcase for Australian portrait photography, reflecting a vibrant, diverse cross-section of new and traditional photographic practices. The Prize’s main selection criteria are the quality and impact of the image, rather than the celebrity of the photographer or subject. The Head On Portrait Prize is regarded by the arts community and industry as Australia’s most important photographic portrait prize.

The judges for the 2012 Prize are Tamara Dean, a multi award-winning photographer, Shaune Lakin, Gallery Director, Monash Gallery of Art, Robbie Buck, ABC Radio National presenter and Moshe Rosenzveig, Head On Director. The Critic’s Prize will be selected by Robert McFarlane.

Head On was founded by Moshe Rosenzveig in 2004 as an independent national photographic portrait competition. Since then, Head On has grown rapidly and now operates as a public not-for-profit festival.

Head On is the largest photo festival in Australia with 200 photographic exhibitions, events and seminars staged in Sydney between 4 May and 3 June 2012.

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Head On Photo Festival and the Australian Centre for Photography are partnering to present (based on a true story).

David Alan Harvey, an internationally renowned Magnum photographer, presents a new collection of work capturing the vibrancy and cultural energy of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Shot over a two-year period, Harvey’s intimate photographs are raw, real and passionate and make you feel like a fly on the wall. (based on a true story) is a representation of one night out that Harvey admits ‘changed [me] forever’. Photographs from this series have been published in Harvey’s new book also titled (based on a true story). This is Harvey’s very personal journey into the novela, a mystery tale that is not about Rio, but set in Rio.

Harvey has extensive experience documenting cultural stories around the world including projects on French teenagers, the Berlin Wall, Maya culture, Native Americans, Vietnam, Mexico, Naples and Nairobi. Harvey has published several major books including Cuba (2000) and Divided Soul (2002) based on his extensive exploration of the Spanish/Portuguese diaspora into the Americas, Living Proof (2009) an investigation of hip hop culture in the South Bronx, New York and Tell It Like It Is (1966) based on Harvey's experience living with a black family in Norfolk, Virginia. Harvey has also shot over forty essays for National Geographic magazine.

David Alan Harvey was born in 1944 in San Francisco, USA and lives and works in New York.

David Alan Harvey is travelling to Sydney as part of the Head On Photo Festival and will present seminars and workshops. He will also speak at Semi-Permanent Sydney 2012.

Image © David Alan Harvey

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Opening Saturday 5 May

Australian Centre for Photography
257 Oxford Street, Paddington NSW 2021 Sydney Australia
Tue-Fri 12-19, Sat and Sun 10-18
Admission free

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