Well, I have just returned from a very big weekend in Sydney for PMA, the annual photography trade show, and APPA, the AIPP Australian Professional Photography Awards. I had an amazingly busy and wonderful weekend.

I managed to squeeze in two shoots, one with a precious new baby and one with some favourite clients that it was truly wonderful to see again. In between shoots I managed to look around the tradeshow and find some exciting new products. And, very importantly, I watched the judging of the entire Family Portrait category, including my own entries. APPA is the peak peer review process of my profession in Australia and I was truly delighted to receive three Silver Awards for my images.

The image to the left was the first image I saw judged, and I had not entered it into competition previously, so it was very exciting to see it judged. The two images in the slideshow below came soon after!