We are delighted to announce our judges for this year’s Calendar Competition:
Benno Poeder was born in the Netherlands. He studied art in Australia and moved to Warburton from Sydney, where he was an exhibiting photographer and teacher.
Benno has had solo exhibitions here in the Yarra Valley of both his painting, graphic work and photo images. At the moment Benno is building a photographic archive called “personal typologies”.
Paul X Stoney started photography at age 10, buying his first developing gear with his paper round.
His love of photography, and in particular the technical aspects of film and darkroom printing has only grown.
He has exhibited in private galleries, the Ballarat International Foto Bienalle several times, has had printing work displayed at the National Portrait Gallery and has for years taught all manner of darkroom and photographic techniques.