Orloff Awards Finalist

I am thrilled to be an aerial finalist in the Environment category of the very first Ilford Orloff Awards. This new pro photography competition was specifically designed for Western Australian photographers. I was excited to achieve a Silver+ and three Silver awards, gaining entry into the finals. A huge thank you to Pro Photography WA for their amazing efforts in creating the competition, organising three awesome speakers at the post judging seminar and for hosting the upcoming Awards Night.

WHO IS IZZY ORLOFF?

Abraham “Izzy” Orloff is one of Western Australia’s most prolific and avant-garde professional photographers throughout the 1920 to 1940’s. Based in Fremantle, he is known for his images of urban life around Fremantle and Perth with his business focusing on portraiture, architecture, streetscapes and captivating images of people.

For well over three decades, Izzy amassed a variety of images that depicted the life of the state at a time of great social upheaval and at a time where producing photographs was time-consuming and expensive.

Although he worked as a portrait artist and worked for the press, Orloff was arguably best known for his streetscapes, for which he used a large format camera to produce high quality panoramic images. Working in Fremantle he also captured many maritime arrivals, including this image of the HMS Hood arriving in the harbour in 1924.

As one of WA’s premier professional photographers, it is fitting that the Western Australian Professional Photography Awards be named after Abraham “Izzy” Orloff and be known as the “The Orloff Awards”.

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