FORMER Leongatha photographer Nick Jeremiah was a finalist in the Australian Photography Awards.
This was Jeremiah’s second nomination as a finalist in a major competition, with the Hasselblad Masters Awards his first.
The Australian Photography Awards is a major Australian wide photography competition open to photographers from enthusiast to professional, with more than $26,000 in cash prizes along with industry exposure.
“It is honestly such an honour and a proud moment to have these achievements,” he said.
Jeremiah shot his finalist photo at Whisky Bay, Wilson’s Promontory in 2014.
“It was shot during sunset and I used a long exposure to capture the movement of the waves. The image was a finalist in the Hasselblad Masters Awards 2016, and I thought I’d have a pretty good shot at the Australian Photography Awards (APA) so I entered and was very delighted that I was named finalist again,” he said.
Mr Jeremiah urged emerging and aspiring photographers and artists to enter many awards and competitions, and participate in local shows.
“Don’t concern yourself with the cost because the reward and experience, even if you don’t win anything, is absolutely worth it,” he said.
“I have entered in smaller shows like the Foster and District Show in 2014 and the Sandy Point Art Show in 2013, at both of which I won awards.
“This gave me the confidence to enter larger, more professional awards and I was lucky enough to have been picked.”
Jeremiah has aspirations of becoming a commercial photographer focusing on fashion and architecture, and enjoys shooting film in his spare time.
His work can be viewed online at www.nickdjeremiah.com
Jeremiah lives in Melbourne and is studying a Bachelor of Photography at Photography Studies College.
Artistic eye: photographer Nick Jeremiah, formerly of Leongatha. Photo by Julia Kambouropoulos.