I love that name. FIPP. Sounds positively rude...but isn't.
The Fremantle International Portrait Prize competition closes for entries in three weeks. So far they have received entries from a number of countries - one of the organisers mentioned Russia, Argentina, Canada, France, The United Kingdom, India, and Samoa amongst others. Lots of entries as well from Western Australia and from someplace called The Eastern States...
Good doings until the 21st of August - you have until then to look at their website and then send in some electronic money and electronic images.
The competition offers real prizes - real money - and printing and exhibition of the images. They have had two big sponsors come on board - Fremantle City Council and Fremantle Ports. I was excited about the latter until I found out it wasn't a winery...
Nevertheless, this is a major contest for those of us who love the human face and its depiction. The entires will be well worth seeing when they are judged and hung.
