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KLPA2022 Ukraine Fundraise
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Update 1 : The judges are currently looking through the entries and they are due to meet next week online! This 14th KLPA, we have raised GBP4,077.80 (approx. USD$5,000) for the Ukraine refugee cause, which represents 100% of the net entry fees, with a total of 672 images. Thank you to all who have submitted for your support this year. The funds will be donated equally to the United Nations Crisis Response and Disaster Emergencies Committee.
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KLPA2020 Catalogues - order now.
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13.11.2020 UPDATE : Pos Malaysia has suspended all international postings until further notice to minimise the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Therefore no orders can be taken for the catalogues now. Please check back at a later date. We apologise for this. ____________________________________________
All finalists are entitled to a complimentary copy but postage & packing is payable. Please notify us when ordering.
The publication has 60 pages including covers and is 8 x 10 inches, and approximately 460g including postage and packing. All shipments will be sent by standard international mail and will take about 5 to 7 days for EU and up to 12 days for rest of the world.
How to Order
Please send us an email with your name, address and number of copies.
We will send a PayPal invoice to your email providing :
Name, postal address, number of copies, email.
Note : All winners and finalists get a complimentary copy but we need to invoice you for the postage since this varies from country to country.
Rates
Catalogue @ $10.00 per copy  
Postage & Packing for 1 copy :
UK £5.00/$6.00
EUROPE CONTINENT $10.00
USA/AUSTRALIA/REST OF WORLD $14.00
Postage & Packing for 2 copies
EU/EUROPE CONTINENT $13.00
USA/AUSTRALIA $16.00
For more copies and other destinations, please contact [email protected]. All orders subject to availability.
FREE DOWNLOAD PDF
You can also download the pdf of all KLPA past catalogues for free here :
https://www.klphotoawards.com/past-editions
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KLPA2019 Catalogue
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You may now order a copy of the 2019 exhibition catalogue. All finalists are entitled to a complimentary copy but postage & packing is payable. Please notify us when ordering.
The publication has 56 pages including covers and is 8 x 10 inches, and approximately 450g including postage and packing. All shipments will be sent by standard international mail and will take about 5 to 7 days.
Order
Please send us an email with your name, address and number of copies. 
We will send a PayPal invoice to your email providing :
Name, postal address, number of copies, email.
[We also have a few copies of previous years KLPA exhibition catalogues available, limited.]
Note : All winners and finalists get a complimentary copy but we need to invoice you for the postage since this varies from country to country.
Rates
Catalogue @ $10.00 per copy  
Postage & Packing for 1 copy
UK £6.00/$7.50
EUROPE CONTINENT $10.00
USA/AUSTRALIA/REST OF WORLD $14.00
Postage & Packing for 2 copies
EU/EUROPE CONTINENT $13.00
USA/AUSTRALIA $16.00
For more copies and other destinations, please contact [email protected]. All orders subject to availability.
Sample internal pages.
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klphotoawards · 5 years
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Exhibition at ILHAM Gallery
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Awards weekend at ILHAM Gallery
Here are some images from a fantastic KLPA2019 awards weekend held at the prestigious ILHAM Gallery in Kuala Lumpur. We had a great crowd to greet the 3 international prizewinners, local photographers, followers and visitors. Julia Durkin, director of Auckland Festival of Photography was in KL to hand over the award certificates and trophies.
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Join our Portraiture Workshops at ILHAM Gallery
Calling on all photographers wishing to delve deeper in making meaningful portrait studies, KLPA is offering 2 workshops run by Nadirah Zakariya and KLPA Director Steven Lee this coming September at ILHAM Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, during the exhibition of the 2019 winners :
1. Mother, Father by Son, Daughter
Experiential Family portraits. Concepts & Practice.
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‘Dad’ by Lauren Forster, UK / 2019 Finalist 
Perhaps the most difficult of portraiture subjects are family members. Because of over-familiarity, personal circumstances or other barriers, we tend not to photograph our closest relations with the same attention or enthusiasm as strangers at times. In this workshop, we will examine through discussions to create concepts and storylines that develop into portrait studies of your parents and family members. Participants will plan and execute home portrait sessions based on the concepts and present them in Session 2 to the group.
Led by Nadirah Zakariya and Steven Lee
RM350 early bird (ends 31 July) / RM400
Max. 12 pax
Registration: [email protected]
Session 1 - Sunday 15 September, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Session 2 - Sunday 22 September, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm ___
2. Experimental Self Portraits
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The concept of the ‘self’ in auto-portraits has been the subject of many influential artists and photographers in modern times. The idea that one may ‘project’ many different personas through self-examination, artistic expressions and false identities with the self-portrait has allowed photographers like Cindy Sherman to create visionary projects that have achieved critical acclaim. This one-day fun workshop will enable each participant to break down the barrier of making challenging auto-portraits with the help and prompts from the other participants and facilitator. A digital camera and tripod (optional) required.
Led by Nadirah Zakariya
1 day - Sat 28, 11am to 5pm
RM100
Max 12
Registration: [email protected]
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About
Nadirah Zakariya
Kuala Lumpur born photographer, Nadirah Zakariya got her foot in the industry assisting fashion photographer Yelena Yemchuk, photojournalist Bruce Davidson and filmmaker Floria Sigismondi while receiving her Bachelor in Fine Arts in New York City. By the time she graduated, Nadirah was already an internationally published photographer. Her works have appeared in numerous magazines such as The New York Times Magazine, NYLON, NYLON Guys, VICE, and W Magazine. Since then, she has been commissioned to photograph musicians, namely OK GO, Au Revoir Simone, Wild Beasts and Nada Surf.
With a passion in photography, Nadirah also focuses on personal projects which have been exhibited in major cities including New York, London, Paris, San Francisco and Kuala Lumpur. In 2011, she was invited to hold her first solo exhibition, Daughters Ago, at the New York Lomography Gallery on Park Avenue. When Nadirah is not photographing, she enjoys sharing her passion through running workshops.
Companies and brands she has worked with since returning to Kuala Lumpur include Levi’s, Wardrobe, Tall Order Sdn. Bhd., Sime Darby Property, Shell, Freeform Design, The Spacemen, Wayang Works, Whimsigirl Design, The Venopian Solitude, and magazines such as Cleo, HANGER and Milk.
www.nadirahzakariya.com
Steven Lee is the founder-director of Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards.
In 2009, Steven initiated the KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL PHOTOAWARDS, an annual international portrait photography competition centred in Malaysia, focussing on the best in contemporary portrait photography and has attracted the participation of some top international photographers. Steven continues to run photography educational workshops through EXPOSURE+ Photo Mentoring platform in Kuala Lumpur with other Malaysian photographers and has been a portfolio reviewer and judge at international photo festivals and contests.
www.stevenleephotography.com
ILHAM Gallery Guide Jul to November 2019
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Join our judges as an observer
Just as in 2018, we are inviting ONE follower of KLPA, to sit-in on the judging process for KLPA2019 which will take place on the weekend of the 11/12 May 2019 at The KL Journal Hotel, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
The lucky person will be selected by a draw on Saturday 4 May 2019.
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Interested..?
Read on..!
CRITERIA
1. You must be available for both days, Saturday and Sunday, 11 and 12, May 2019 from 10:30 to 18:00.
2. You must make your own way to the venue, be on time and you will not be paid any travel expenses etc.
3. You will be provided with coffee, drinks, snacks and also join the team and judges for lunch.
4. You cannot participate in the judging process, but only be an observer.
5. You can blog, Instagram or tweet about your experience, please tag #klpa @klphotoawards
6. You cannot divulge the selections, finalists and winners until the official announcements are made in mid-June, 2019.
7. You must be a LOVER of photography, especially Portraiture.
SELECTION
1. Join our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/klphotoawards if you have not already done so.
2. Put your name down in this same post under the comments section, from today.
3. Message us with your mobile number and email, you must be contactable by phone and email, or email [email protected]
4. The posting of names will close at midnight Malaysian time, on 30 April  2019.
5. A Facebook Live broadcast will be made from the Facebook page by the KLPA media team, at 3.00pm, Saturday 4 May 2019 where they will draw a lucky winner from the list of names gathered then. Tune in to see if you will be the Fly on the Wall!
WHY?
We have often been asked about the judging process for KLPA and since many people are interested to know the decision-making process, perhaps this could be educational to them in evaluating their own photography. Logistically, we are unable to record the entire process, unfortunately.
At KLPA, we are selective of our judges and over the 10 years, we try to cast a fairly wide net, although, they are by and large in the arts industries, and mainly photographers, curators, educators, artists and editors.
[Read last year’s report by Raja Indra Putra - observer here ]
Many contests hold online judging, where jurors from across the world make their selections on their own, online, but for KLPA, we truly value the face-to-face live discussions and interactions, where ideas and thoughts are often exchanged, sometimes heated (but always for the sake of the art form, and calmed by gallons of coffee).
When judging photography contests, objectivity matters a lot, and the visual knowledge and depth of a juror is therefore important, in being able to defend one’s selection. However, it is also important to lend credence and value to a wide range of subjective emotive responses and broad audiences, so as not to be ‘industry blinkered’. Ultimately, a good portrait will always be valued and acknowledged.  
This is a fantastic opportunity and an invaluable experience for one lucky person from the general public to participate as an observer in the selection process, and to listen in on the discussions and exchanges that the public isn’t so often privy to, since most if not all judgings events are closed sessions.
KLPA would like to thank all our past jurors for 10 years from 2009 :
Beverly Yong - arts consultant
Pang Khee Teik - arts program director
Majidah Hashim - travel writer, photographer, entrepreneur
Lim Chee Wah - writer, editor
Gwen Lee - SIPF festival director, gallerist
Soraya Yusof Talismail - photographer
Stephanie Fong - gallerist
Khairul Azrul Ismail - photographer, educator, researcher
Eva McGovern - curator, gallerist, arts consultant
Gilles Massot - lecturer, photographer
Nirmala Karrupiah - photographer
Yumi Goto - curator, photo editor and researcher
Kevin W Y Lee - photographer, curator
Poh Si Teng - video journalist, filmmaker
Halim Berbar - photojournalist
Bernice Chauly - writer, photographer, actor, filmmaker
Eiffel Chong - photographer, educator
Zarina Holmes - photographer, graphic designer, journalist
Salina Christmas - digital anthropologist
Syahrin Abdul Aziz - photojournalist
Zhuang Wubin - photographer, researcher, educator
Rachel Jena - arts editor, writer
Adeline Ooi - curator, arts writer
Snow Ng - gallerist, curator
She Fah Szetu - journalist, writer
Tay Kay Chin - photographer, educator
Ashraf Saharuddin - photographer, editor
Kong Wai Yeng - writer, editor
Takeki Sugiyama - festival director, educator
Suzanne Lee - photojournalist, filmmaker
Che Ahmad Azhar - photographer, lecturer
Azharr Rudin - filmmaker
Vignes Balasingam - festival director, photographer
Elin O’Hara Slavick - educator, photographer
Cheryl Hoffmann - photographer
Dr. Oh Soon Hwa - lecturer, photographer
Amber Terranova - photo editor, curator
J Redza - photographer, multi-disciplinary artist
Nadirah Zakariya - photographer
Nick Ng - photographer
Andreas Muller-Pohle  - editor or European Photography, photographer
Lee Kuen - photography writer and researcher
Azrul Kevin Abdullah - photographer and educator
Laura Valenti - photographer, educator, OutReach director at Photo Lucida
Julia Durkin - Auckland Festival of Photography Public Participation director
Ihiro Hayami - T3 Photography Festival director
Fadhil Kamarudin - photographer and lecturer
Gwen Lee - Singapore International Photography Festival director
Silke Schmikl - National Gallery of Singapore curator
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JOIN KLPA2019 JUDGES ENRICO STEFANELLI AND CHARMAINE POH FOR A ‘SHARE & DISCOVER’ SESSION, FREE ENTRY WITH REGISTRATION
TIME : 6.30PM  TO 8.00PM
DATE : SATURDAY 11 MAY, 2019, THE KL JOURNAL HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR
REGISTER HERE
KLPA EVENTS presents a ‘Share & Discover’ session with Founder Director of Photolux Festival, one of Italy’s most respected international photography festivals, situated in the beautiful city of Lucca. Enrico Stefanelli will present the works of influential Italian photographers and also promote the forthcoming Photolux 2019 in November. Photolux also hosts a wide variety of photography events like the World Press Photo, Leica Oskar Barnack Award, and its own Photolux Photobook Award.
KLPA also present Singapore’s leading portrait and social commentary photographer Charmaine Poh to talk about her recent projects. Charmaine is part of the community of photographers with Women Photograph.com
There will be a brief Q&A following the presentations.
PHOTOGRAPHY : Discover More 
Event hosted by Steven Lee, KLPA Director and The KL JOURNAL hotel
Enrico Stefanelli is a photographer, journalist, curator and teaches photography workshops.
He is the founder and artistic director of Photolux Festival the biennial of photography in Lucca, Italy. He has curated several exhibitions and the exhibition “Cadets” of Paolo Verzone for “Les Rencontres de la Photographie” in Arles.
He has been appointed as an expert for portfolio reviews for Les Rencontres d'Arles, Santa Fe Photo Festival, Kaunas Festival, Eyes in Progress, Fotofestiwal, 16e China International Photographic Art Festival, Fotografia Europea, Backlight Photo Festival, FotoFest – Houston, Auckland Festival of Photography, Festival de la Luz – Buenos Aires.
Charmaine Poh is a Chinese-Singaporean artist. Her practice combines photography with research, text, video, and installation, focusing on issues of memory, gender, youth, and solitude in the Asian context. Often working with the form of narrative portraiture, she considers the performance of self and the layers of identity we build. She works with communities in a collaborative process that holds space for introspection, intimacy, and sharing. She is interested in the stories that make us who we are. 
She graduated from Tufts University with a BA in International Relations and is currently pursuing an M.A. in Visual and Media Anthropology at the Freie Universität Berlin.
www.charmainepoh.com
ENTER KLPHOTOAWARDS 2019 NOW. CLOSING 30.04.2019
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CELEBRATING THE WORK OF PHOTOJOURNALISTS
KLPA are proud to launch our 2019 Call with two categories for submission available to photographers of all levels around the globe - Theme and Open single-image categories.
Everyday, countless images are made of events, spot news, and photo stories by dedicated journalists and documentary photographers from all over the world. Due to the selective and transient nature of reported news, many important, worthy stories and images do not see publication. In recognising the dedication and skill of photojournalists and documentary photographers, this year we seek the best 'stand-alone' portraits made in the pursuit of unfolding events or significant human stories in our Theme category UNYIELDING GAZE. As photojournalism-inspired portraits, a meaningful title and a caption are to accompany the portrait image, detailing the photographer's standpoint and the back-story behind the photograph.
The Open category invites all creative portrait photographers to define their own styles and originality unbound by theme, styles or genres.
WHY ENTER?
First prize winners from each category will receive cash prizes of $3,000 as well as a newly commissioned trophy to cherish. In addition, all 50 finalists will have their entries exhibited at the ILHAM Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September 2019. To further elevate exposure by increasing visibility and be seen by audiences from new and emerging regions, KLPA is teaming up with several international photography organisations to present the 2019 finalists at the following festivals :
2019
June - Auckland Festival of Photography, New Zealand
August - Mt.Rokko International Photography Festival, Kobe, Japan
November - Photolux, Lucca, Italy
2020
November - Yakushima Photography Festival, Japan
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You can now download a pdf of the KLPA2018 exhibition catalogue for free. Just follow the link here :
https://www.flipsnack.com/A6CC7F97C6F/klpa-2018-exhibition-catalogue.html
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KLPA2018 Exhibition Catalogue
Order your copy today!
You may now order a copy of the exhibition catalogue here. All finalists are entitled to a complimentary copy but postage & packing is payable. Please notify us when ordering.
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You may now order copies of the 10th Year KLPA2018 Exhibition Catalogue here, subject to availability. The publication has 56 pages including covers and is 8.5 x 10 inches, and approximately 400g including postage and packing. All shipments will be sent by standard international mail and will take about 5 to 7 days. 
Order
Please send us an email with your name, address and number of copies. Email to [email protected]
We will send a PayPal invoice to your email.
Note : All winners and finalists get a complimentary copy but we need to invoice you for the postage since this varies from country to country.
Rates
Catalogue @ $10.00 per copy  
Postage & Packing for 1 copy
UK £6.00
EUROPE CONTINENT $10.00
USA/AUSTRALIA/REST OF WORLD $14.00
Postage & Packing for 2 copies
EU/EUROPE CONTINENT $13.00
USA/AUSTRALIA $16.00
For more copies and other destinations, please contact [email protected]
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A Personal Observation
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How The Winning Portraits Were Selected for KLPA – Fly-on-the-wall Feedback
The Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards (KLPA) exhibition for 2018 is currently open from 8th to 17th September at White Box, Publika. For those of you who are going to visit the exhibition, you may be wondering how the winners and finalists portraits were chosen by the judges. You may be curious to know perhaps because you may find that some of the photos are not generally what would be considered ‘beautiful’. Or you may be interested in submitting your photos for next year’s contest (which is typically around February to April). Knowing something about the judging process and what the judges are looking for would be advantageous if you intend to join the contest.
A few months ago, I was fortunate to be chosen to be the only independent observer at the judging session for this year’s contest by being selected via a lucky draw. As a fly-on-the-wall attending the judging session held over two days over the weekend of 19-20 May, I had the opportunity to see how the judges came to their decision in selecting the finalists and winners that are now being exhibited.
This is the tenth year of the KLPA and every year there are five judges. These were Silke Schmickl from Germany who is a curator at the National Gallery Singapore; Julia Durkin who is a photo festival director for the Auckland Festival of Photography in New Zealand; Ihiro Hayami, director of Tokyo Institute of Photography in Japan; Gwen Lee, co-founder of the Singapore International Photography Festival, and Fadhil Kamarudin, a lecturer at the Faculty of Art & Design, UiTM Malaysia. As in past years, the judges were a mix of local and foreign nationals but all with strong credentials.
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It was an enlightening experience to spend two full days at KL Journal Hotel listening to the discussions and sometimes enthusiastic exchanges as the judges defended their favorite photos. Apart from the five judges gathered around a table with a 27-inch iMac monitor in the darkened meeting room, there were also three KLPA organisers including founder Steven Lee and Nurul Munira ‘Moon’ Rohaizan who I must thank for giving me this unique opportunity.
For the KLPA contest submissions, in previous years there were occasionally theme-specific categories, such as Stillness and Distance for 2016 and Defining Family for 2017, together with an Open category but this being the tenth anniversary, there was no specific theme this year so the scope was wide open. There was no chief judge so every judge had equal say although of course as in any group discussion there were a few who are more vocal than others but ultimately consensus prevailed.
There were 925 single photo submissions. Initial judging was by a process of elimination with the photos being projected and tagged in Lightroom as Yes, No or Maybe. The single images were quite quickly reduced to around 100 images as the judges were unanimous in rejecting the obvious ones that did not make the grade. After that began the more serious discussions about the quality of the selected images to whittle it down to 30 images. The description of the images was also delved into if an image was interesting enough to warrant further study but the first impression of an image in terms of subject and technical quality was of paramount importance. There were times an image was interesting enough but the judges quickly lost interest if the image didn’t say anything beyond being a good portrait.
A similar process was conducted for judging the photo stories of which there were 120 submissions. A photo story for KLPA submission should be between 5 to 12 images. The difference in judging was that the titles and descriptions were much more critical compared to judging the single images. The stories behind the photos had to add real meaning to the photos. This was where a well-written description made a significant difference in getting the attention of the judges. Who, what, when, where, why and how should be sufficiently described the photo. A catchy or insightful title also helps instead of one that only describes what the viewer can already see. After the first round of elimination, about 40 photo stories made the cut.
Then on the second day, the finalists and winners were chosen. After deciding on the finalists, there were more heated debates as judges first came up with their own short list of at least 5 images. A few strong images readily stood out as contenders by being the common choice among many of the judges. Finally, the most difficult part was for the judges to defend their choices and find a common ground to arrive at the winners as well for the ranking for both the singles images and photo stories.  
I understand that many photographers who have seen the photos of the KLPA finalists and winners over the years would immediately be struck by what seems like odd choices being selected and may be puzzled why some of the photos were chosen. I would say that this could be primarily due to the fact that salon photography, which has been widely practiced in Malaysia for a long time, tends to promote the beautiful as well as compositionally and technically excellent images as the main benchmark for what makes for a great image and the main criteria for selection for local contests and exhibitions. However, the photos selected for KLPA tends toward photography that is more representative of what is being exhibited in photo exhibitions in art galleries internationally. The background of the judges, who are familiar with curation for international exhibitions, is an indication of the type of images that they tend to favor. These are not photos that are merely eye candy, beautiful for the sake for showing beauty, but photos that represent something deeper, making a personal statement, highlight something newsworthy or depicting a different angle to a common subject.
In the first elimination round, images would be reviewed quickly so it is the impactful, unusual or quirky images that tended to attract attention but then again images that were too weird to the point of not making sense were also rejected. Striking the right balance means that images should be intriguing enough to pique the judges curiosity so that they want to know more about the subject.
Judges were also quick to discard images that were considered glamorous or too commercial, looking like fashion shots or staged purely for its aesthetics. Wedding photos and studio shots, especially with plain backgrounds, were also quickly out of contention. Of course, compositionally weak images, not correctly framed, with distracting backgrounds would be dismissed even if the actual portrait itself was good.
Processing of the images that was overdone was another feature that the judges were quite opposed to. However, it is not that post-processing was not allowed but it should suit the images and not be too obvious that it overshadows the subject. That being said, the judges can sometimes excuse a slight lack of technical quality in preferring a powerful and meaningful image over one that is purely technically excellent.
Photos that are too clichéd or have recurring themes also tend to be rejected as being too repetitive. An observation was made that there were many submissions of photos of hair as a prominent subject. Just because photos of people with unique hair featured in previous winners’ photos, submitting similar photos isn’t always the best strategy when others are thinking the same. Being unique stands a much better chance of being selected.
Lighting and posing the subject well is very important and slight nuances of facial expression conveying emotion can make or break an image. In terms of the presentation of the facial expression, the tendency has been toward the deadpan aesthetic which seems to be popular internationally. I suppose smiling for no apparent reason makes it look like a holiday shot. Staging is not frowned upon as long as there is a purpose to it and relates to the backstory of the photograph and not merely to compose a beautiful image purely for that in mind.
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KLPA is a portraiture photo contest but the definition of portraiture accepted by the judges is quite wide and is open to interpretation so it is not just the classic close-up or three-quarter shot of a person facing the camera. More often it would be an environmental portrait shot which creates a story together with the accompanying title and description. In terms of definition, the images could overlap with what would be considered photojournalistic, travel, street, conceptual or even landscape photography as long as there is an element conveying a sense of people in the images with the environment playing a supporting role and does not overwhelm the portrait of the person depicted in the photo.
However, for the photo stories category, there is some liberty as to how the photos can qualify as a portraiture series since although not every single photo needs to have a prominent portrait of a person, the photos overall should give the viewer a deeper sense about the person, their situation and the place they inhabit. It’s a fine balance because including too few portraits in the series will also get the photo story rejected.
Submission for the photo stories is more difficult than the single images since it is not just the selection of photos that are important but sequencing of the images is key. A simple linear sequence would not usually be the best choice. A strong establishing image, pacing the sequence by giving the stronger images a break and a suitable concluding image makes for a more interesting story. Alternatively, a typological sequence, for example, something supposedly as simple as passport photographs, is another type of photo story that the judges liked but it must be accompanied with a really strong backstory.
Although the maximum number of photos for the photo story is 12, sometimes fewer images can make for a stronger story. A series sometimes failed to be selected just because it included photos which were not as compelling or did not tie in well with the overall story. Had the story been 7 images instead of 10, the judges would have liked it better. In this case, less is more.
Please note that the above comments are merely my personal observations and what I gathered as I witnessed the judging process this year with these particular judges. It obviously would be somewhat different from year to year with different judges but having followed KLPA since its inception 10 years ago and seen the photos of the finalists and winners over the years, I hope the points I have noted would be beneficially for all of us in seeking to tailor our photography towards the types of photos suitable for submission for KLPA. For those who are keen on submitting your photos next year, you would well be advised to download and study the past years’ exhibition catalogues which are all available online at https://www.klphotoawards.com/past-winners. Good luck!
Raja Indra Putra
7 September 2018
KLPA2018 WINNERS & FINALISTS EXHIBITION
8 to 17 September 2018, Whitebox @Publika Kuala Lumpur
Daily 10am - 7pm
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Talk : Mooreyameen Mohamad
[Date Change to 17 September 2018, 2pm to 4pm. Public Holiday]
KLPA Events have specially invited Malaysian portrait photographer Mooreyameen Mohamad to speak about his portraiture project ‘Stripes and Strokes’ currently on display at the Georgetown Festival in Penang and about developing a brand and visual signature for his photography in Malaysia.
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VENUE : White Box, PUBLIKA, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur
DATE & TIME : Monday 17 September 2018, 2:00pm to 4:00pm PUBLIC HOLIDAY
FREE ENTRY
Accomplished Malaysian portrait photographer Mooreyameen Mohamad has recently been in the media spotlight for having two of his portraits censured and removed from a public exhibition in Penang by the organisers on order from the federal government. The controversy surrounding the images have been reported internationally and have spawned extensive social media discussions about the ramifications of making socially directed artworks in Malaysia. 
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Mooreyameen will present a talk about his photographic journey on becoming a portrait photographer in Malaysia, and the relevance of the art in today’s culture of oversaturated imagery.
He will share his concept of the ‘BEER’ of photography - Beauty, Emotion, Excitement and Relevance; the journey of his project ‘Stripes and Strokes’ and the ‘Photo of Eternity’.
Mooreyameen Mohamad was born in Kuching. He graduated from University of Edinburgh with a B.Eng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering and from the New York Institute of Photography.
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He joined Shell Malaysia in 1998 and his first major assignment was to be the Area Engineer for the Northern Territory, based in Butterworth, Penang. Since then he has worked in Kuala Lumpur, The Hague, and Jakarta. In 2011, Yameen produced the Evening Edition for BFM radio, culminating in a nomination for the International Visitor Leadership Program. In 2012, he joined Petronas Lubricants International and spoke at industry conferences in Singapore and London. In 2015, he joined Petra Group and is now the Chief of Staff.
Mooreyameen specialises in portraiture and ‘Stripes and Strokes’ is his first major photographic project.
www.mooreyameen.format.com
@mooreyameen
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Your very own instant KANTA portrait by Jeffrey Lim
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KANTA Portraits is a photography project by Jeffrey Lim exploring the ideas of identity. Travelling to remote fringes of Malaysia and the region, the project makes and gives, in return, printed portraits. Using the silver print process as a method, the project is an entry point into understanding the social structures of communities, beyond the nationally-constructed identity.
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Fund-raising September For the month of September, the project is fund-raising for much needed equipment and field trips. Exclusively for KLPA, Kanta Portraits will be setting up an instant portrait booth on 9th September, 2018 at Whitebox, Publika. 
Two cameras formats will be readied, one to produce prints at 3.5 x 5.5" (RM50) and the second at 8 x 10" (RM100). 
Pre-booking is available, please contact Jeffrey JC Lim to book your slot according to hour (5 slots per hour). Each picture is best suited for one individual, at most two sitters. Portraits taken will be added to the project. Each session takes about 10 to 15 minutes. 
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WHERE & WHEN?
VENUE : Whitebox, @Publika, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur
TIME : 12 - 6pm, Sunday 9 September, 2018
PRE_BOOKING
CONTACT :  [email protected] or here
More on the KANTA instant cameras
KANTA is an instant-camera. Through a photographic process; it is an ingenious, economical way of producing a printed image. Kanta, which means lense in Malay, is the given name for this project. It was proposed for a grant in late 2013 with the Five Arts Centre and has won the support with partial seed funding through the Krishen Jit Astro Fund.
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The cameras are made from waste and found materials. Apart from the interesting process of building this box camera, this project also hopes to capture a unique portrait of everyday Malaysian society. The printing process & effect of this camera juxtapose with what is recorded creates an interesting and unique insight of ourselves.
The project initially started in mid-2011 from the documentation of the Afghan Box Camera Project by Austrian artist Lukas Birk and Irish ethnographer Sean Foley. These unique "Kamra-e-faoree" were still being used in remote parts of India, Afghanistan and even Cuba, its origins from 19th-century cameras.
Four prototype kamras were made. Largely based on the fundamentals of the original design but were modified to be versatile with mobility in mind. Three of them using 'Flimsies' as the outer shell. Flimsies are the British old standard oil cans. Sourced from a restaurant, furniture maker, & biscuit seller. Building materials were sourced from recycling wood mills, scrap yards & recycling centres.
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Designing and building took 3 months to complete. One kamra has been built for field use and is currently being tested. The lens was one of the most crucial parts of the camera. Most of them salvaged from old lenses, but the most unusual is the Aqua Spherical Lens, which is a circular shaped light bulb filled with water.
ARCHIVAL site with details & references http://kantaboxkamra.blogspot.com/ [email protected]
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Workshop #2 at KLPA2018
The second workshop that will take place in conjunction with KLPA2018 this September. 
Registration open now!
2. ENGAGING STREET PORTRAITS with STEVEN LEE
Saturday 15 September, 11am to 2pm : Meet in Chinatown
In conjunction with the 10th Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards 2018 exhibition in KL (8 - 17 September 2018) KLPA director Steven Lee will be hosting a 'walkabout' practice session in photographing strangers we meet on the street.
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Many people find taking pictures of strangers difficult, and so they end up photographing from a distance or the backs of them. We will practice how to engage strangers and capture their portraits, with their consent mostly.
This is a totally 'free to join' session for 2 - 3 hours, where you will practice approaching strangers and making engaging portraits, and having fun at the same time.
WILL YOU JOIN ME?
Anyone who appreciates the challenges and reward of street photography and making portraits that communicate with the audience.
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SKILL LEVEL
You must be well versed in using your camera and its exposure settings. This will not be a tutorial on camera settings and functions, just taking great portraits. Do not let the camera controls hinder your picture taking. Don’t get bogged down with extra gear. Carry a camera and one lens, preferably 50mm or 85mm. Avoid long zooms. It should be an enjoyable experience. We will stop for a lunch break and evaluation in one of the many cafes in China Town. 
GROUP SIZE & REGISTRATION
10 maximum. Free to join. Advance registration required.
DATE & TIME
11.00 am to 2:00 pm  |  Saturday 15 September 2018
MEETING POINT
KL city centre - to be confirmed
Steven Lee is the founder director of Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards.
‘Photography Is Life’
He began his photographic career as a documentary, travel and fashion photographer in the late 90's when began writing travel related articles for magazines and journals. In 2000, he published his first coffee-table book titled Outside Looking In : Kuala Lumpur, which received the Asian Prize at PhotoCity Sagamihara Festival of the Image, Japan in 2007.
In 2007 he published his second coffee-table book MALAYSIANS, with 500 faces of diverse Malaysians.  In 2008, he released MUSEO, comprising a collection of black & white abstract studies of antiquities, statuary, and architecture photographed in Europe from 2001 - 2005 is now available as a print-on-demand publication. Steven released LUMINA in 2011 his fourth book.
In 2009, Steven initiated the KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL PHOTOAWARDS, an annual international portrait photography competition centred in Malaysia, focussing on the best in contemporary portrait photography and has attracted the participation of some top international photographers. Steven continues to run photography educational workshops through EXPOSURE+ Photo Mentoring platform in Kuala Lumpur with other Malaysian photographers, and has been a portfolio reviewer and judge at international photo festivals and contests.
Steven ran classes on Documentary and Lifestyle / Street photography at City Academy, London from 2014-2016 and his latest initiative was organising the first PhotoSymposium Asia in 2017 and 2018.
www.stevenleephotography.com
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Workshop #1 at KLPA2018
KLPA Events is happy to announce 2 workshops that will take place in conjunction with KLPA2018 this September. Registration open now!
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1. CREATIVE PORTRAIT STORIES WITH NADIRAH ZAKARIYA
SESSIONS : 1,8,9 September 2018 VENUE : WHITEBOX @publika and other locations
Once again, we are fortunate to announce a fabulous ‘not to be missed’ creative portraiture workshop featuring New York trained Malaysian photographer Nadirah Zakariya and her creative insight this September, in collaboration with KLPA Events.
She will lead a group of participants to shoot freely and creatively around the concept of the deadpan aesthetic, which stretches over 2 weekends. Nadirah will explore the works of famous portrait photographers, and guide participants to think and photograph outside personal boundaries.
SCHEDULE Session 1 - September 1st (Saturday) : 11 am to 2 pm. Location TBD
First-day meet, brief and talk + discuss projects participants will shoot during the week. 
Session 2 - September 8th (Saturday) : Share selected images and narrow down for final screening on 9th (Sunday) Location : WhiteBox, Publika
Session 3 - September 9th (Sunday) : 4 pm to 6 pm : Final Slideshow presentation at WhiteBox, Publika (friends and family invited to attend)
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© Nadirah Zakariya
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FEE
Merdeka Special rate RM400 / register till 25 August. Standard fee RM500.
This workshop is conducted optimally in a small and intimate group of around 6 to 10 photographers, limited spaces. 
Register here now! 
Send your email to : Nadirah  [email protected] or contact Munirah  [email protected]
More about Nadirah Zakariya 
Instagram @nadirahzakariya
https://www.yokentheam.com/blogs/yoke-theam/in-the-mood-for-nadirah-ytwalkoflife
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