Amateur and Professional Photographers are Invited to Compete on a Global Stage for Over US$80,000 in Cash and Prizes

The International Aperture Awards 2010

MELBOURNE, Australia, August 18, 2010 - Entries are now open for The International Aperture Awards, one of the
world's richest online photography competitions. This is the 3rd year of the
competition, which is open to professional and amateur photographers
worldwide.

With a total prize pool of over US$80,000, including a first prize in the
Open competition of US$20,000 in cash, the competition attracts some of the
best international professional and amateur photography.

The judging panel represents the 'best of the best' of international
professional photographers. In addition to the huge prize pool, the success
of the competition is in no small part due to the quality of this panel of
top industry professionals. Judges include head judge and Grand Master of
Photography Peter Eastway, Bob Coates, Pieter de Ras, Alycia Alvarez, Dennis
Orchard, Christian Fletcher, Chris Lalonde and Ray Lowe, among others.

The competition is held over 8 categories in the Open division, and 3
categories in the Amateur division. These include People & Portrait, Sport,
Landscape, Science & Nature, Commercial, Advertising & Fashion,
Abstract/Illustrative, Photojournalism and Wedding.

As well as cash prizes for top placings, entrants can also be awarded
Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze awards which are based on an average of 5
judges scores. The judging process is highly regarded and includes checks
such as 'blind' judging and geographic exclusions, ensuring a fair
competition with high integrity. Also importantly, entering the competition
does not require the photographer to give up their copyright, except in the
display of the winning and highest ranked images in publicity directly
related to the competition.

The 2010 International Aperture Awards is proudly supported by Pentax,
Pixel Purity, Kayell Australia, Sigma, Better Photography Magazine and
Polaroid.

Previous winning and highly ranked images from the 2008 and 2009
competitions can be seen on the website www.internationalapertureawards.com

Entries close 15th October, 2010.

For enquiries and more information, or to become a Media Partner, contact
info@apertureawards.com

Images are available for publication on request.

    Media contact:
    Harry Dillema
    harry@apertureawards.com
    +613-8581-7620

To view the 2010 International Aperture Awards sponsors visit:
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Harry Dillema of Aperture Awards, +613-8581-7620, harry at apertureawards.com