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Sydney Life
When: 1-25 October
Where: Central Walkway, Hyde Park North
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One of the landmark events in Art & About, this stunning outdoor exhibition of large scale images features the work of established photographers alongside work from some of our most exciting new artists. The real Sydney is revealed in the everyday and everynight, captured by the photograhic artsts who live here.
Drawn from 585 entries, the judges – Sandy Edwards (Producer ArtHere and Curator, Stills Gallery), Julie Rrap (renowned Australian artist), Malcolm Smith (Program Manager, Australian Centre for Photography) and Alastair Walton (Director City Engagement, City of Sydney) – chose 22 finalists whose work shows us Sydney in all its moods. There are portraits, images of the domestic and the iconic, melancholy, playfulness and humour.
This truly diverse selection of photographs will intrigue, delight and inspire you as you wander along the leafy central walkway of Hyde Park North, and see Sydney as you haven’t seen it before.
The Sydney Life Prize
Valued at $10,000, the Sydney
Life Prize is awarded for
the most outstanding work
in the exhibition. The prize
comprises $5,000 cash from
City of Sydney and a $5,000
investment in an AMP Capital
Sustainable Share Fund.
The People's Choice Award - Vote and Win
Sponsored by Fujifilm Australia
Vote for your favourite Sydney Life entry at the Art & About Information Booth in Hyde Park North to go into the draw to win a digital camera. The winning photographer in the People's Choice Award will also receive FUJIFILM Australia product worth $3,000.
Janie Barrett
Bodybuilder at Coogee Beach
This photograph was taken during the Coogee Family Fun Day in December 2008. Janie can't help but wonder: What are these girls thinking? |
 Janie Barrett |
Gregory McBean
Beating the Heat
Mates Adam Jenkins and Mick Xuereb chill out in their Croydon front yard. |
 Gregory McBean |
Godelieve Mols
Whats happening?
Lunchtime in a Korean restaurant in Dee Why, on Sydney's outskirts. Nothing happening… |
 Godelieve Mols |
Fiona Morris
The Gamble Sisters
Burlesque performers 'The Gamble Sisters' performing at the Oxford Art Factory in Darlinghurst. |
 Fiona Morris |
Jacky Ghossein
Mamerta and Sabbas, The Wedding
90-year-old Mamerta and 102-year-old Sabbas Cabale finallly get married in a church 75 years after their civil ceremony. They eloped in 1932 when Mamerta was a 14-year-old convent girl in the Phillipines. In this image the couple have left Star City for a Church in Rooty Hill for the wedding. |
 Jacky Ghossein |
Birgit Neiser
Cityscape on Cockatoo Island
Cityscapes of Sydney's industrial past are present, albeit hidden, treasures. Look through the eye of the crane. |
 Birgit Neiser |
Garry Trinh
Mr Fixit
Capturing the unexpected during a series of walks along the length of Parramatta Road and river. |
 Garry Trinh |
Tamara Dean
The Bride, Ritualism Series
Ritualism delves into the shared desire to understand our existence and our mortality. Ritual holds a purpose in explaining moments of life, marking them and imbuing them with meaning. |
 Tamara Dean |
Dean Tirkot
Self Potrait
Documenting skateboarding is a risky business. I wanted to develop a unique photographic take on this world. To focus on character and atmosphere I had to become a skateboarder. |
 Dean Tirkot |
Amanda James
Black Diggers Service, Anzac Day
Terry Olsen and Pastor Ray Minniecon conduct the ceremony at St Saviours Church Redfern for the inaugural 'Black Diggers' march, Anzac Day 2007. |
 Amanda James
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Kasia Werstak
Applause
Taken from the Horden Pavillion gantry, Sydney fans welcome The Presets homecoming, a sea of individuals united in applause. |
 Kasia Werstak |
Roslyn Sharp
Uncle Max
Max, a retired TAFE teacher, in his home workshop, amidst tools collected since leaving school at 14. |
 Roslyn Sharp |
Alina Gozin'a
Holroyd High School
Many adolescents are a constant source of bewilderment and inspiration. The dramas of their relationships with each other are played out against the politics of the school… |
 Alina Gozin'a |
Ali Nasseri
At Cross Roads
On a warm sunny day, the 400 metre stretch of sand at Bondi Beach reveals the dramas that face Australian society today. |
 Ali Nasseri |
Roslyn Sharp
Theresa outside her Darlinghurst home
Theresa’s shopfront home in Darlinghurst brings enjoyment to many, contrasting with the increasing gentrification of the area. |
 Roslyn Sharp |
Ingvar Kenne
Rouse Hill Welcome
Money can’t buy taste. The clash of old Sydney with paddocks and farms is meeting with the suburban sprawl in Rouse Hill. |
 Ingvar Kenne |
Barton Bennison
Bondi Blow
What a wild day at Bondi. 100km winds, wild seas, fabulous. Our favourite wild weather seat. |
 Barton Bennison |
Diego Emilio Ibanez
A Night in the Life
From an ongoing series documenting the nightlife along Oxford Street, Darlinghurst. |
 Diego Emilio Ibanez |
George Voulgaropoulos
Auburn Pride
Young Turkish local boys drive past some reflected light on Auburn Road. Turkish sofra in the background. |
 George Voulgaropoulos |
Dean Sewell
Mr. Bo Jangles
A twilight shoe shuffle by local jazz legend, Mr. Bo Jangles, ushered in nightfall for the inaugural Bus, Boats and Bands Festival at the Cooks River Motor Boat Club, Sydney's last bastion of the larrikin. |
 Dean Sewell |
Andrew Goldie
Sydney is Dawning on me
Wet and cold. Mood is about thoughts. Some fly away and some are trapped. Dawn at Bronte Beach insolation. |
 Andrew Goldie |
Bruce York
Contemplating Sydney Park
As the sun sets, a young boy prepares to climb the hill at Sydney Park. |
 Bruce York |
Sydney Life Tour
When: 24 October, 1pm-2pm
Where: Meet at Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park North
Bookings: 02 9265 9141
Gold coin donation to Bobby Goldsmith Foundation.
Join a Sydney Life judge, Sandy Edwards, and take a tour of this year’s entries.
Free Sydney Life Talk
When: 10 October, 2-3.30pm
Where: Beauchamp Hotel, Cnr Oxford & South Dowling Streets, Darlinghurst
Bookings: 02 9265 9141
Want to find out more about the selections for this year’s Sydney Life? Join Sydney Life judges Julie Rrap, Sandy Edwards and Malcolm Smith, in discussion with participating photographers.
Sydney International Food Festival Night Noodle Markets
When: 12-23 October (Monday-Friday only) 5-9.30pm
Where: Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park
Take in the photographs at Sydney Life and then enjoy the Spring evening with a delicious Asian meal at this bustling food market.
