Focus Awards 2015 Judge Profile

Our second judge is a Grand Master and award winning photographer Jacqui Dean. Jacqui’s fine art flower series is just beautiful in its study of forms and textures. Check out her bio below and visit her website for more inspiring photographs.

Jacqui Dean G. M. PHOTOG., HON. FAIPP, FAIPP, FNZIPP

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Jacqui Dean has been deeply committed to photography for over three decades, both as a multi award winning professional photographer and an educator.

 

Jacqui has established a successful career, both as a professional photographer in her own right (with architecture and corporate photography as her specialties) and as a passionate, committed teacher of photography (at Liverpool TAFE 1992-1995, Kingswood TAFE 2002-2014 while offering portfolio reviews privately). In teaching photography to her TAFE students, Dean endeavours to prepare those intending to become professional photographers, communicating a wide base of the skills required, both technical and artistic.

 

Jacqui has also been extensively involved in Australia’s leading professional photography organisations – the ACMP (Australian Commercial and Media Photographers) and more recently the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography), joining their Board in 2002 and being elected President for 2006-2008. Dean then became Chairman in 2008. Dean also became an AIPP Grand Master Photographer in 2012. She has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship and a Fellowship of the AIPP and is also a Fellow of the NZIPP.

 

Jacqui’s work has appeared in multiple Australian and International publications including: The Good Weekend, Australian Geographic, Architectural Review, InDesign, Monument, Black+White, Photofile, Nikon Life and Gourmet Traveller. During the past two decades Jacqui Dean has also exhibited her photography widely.

 

Jacqui has been involved in photography competitions and judging for many years. FOCUS are pleased to welcome Jacqui Dean as a judge for our FOCUS Awards 2015.

 

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