2024 Ilford Orloff Photography Awards Night The winners are...

Jasmine Skye Smith won the 2024 Ilford WA Professional Photographer of the Year.

On 19 September, the 2024 Ilford Orloff Photography Awards Night was held at the State Library of Western Australia. The Awards celebrate the best in Western Australian photography from the past year. 

Jasmine Skye Smith was named the overall 2024 Ilford WA Professional Photographer of the Year and Portrait Photographer of the Year. Gaia Boronaga won the State Library of Western Australia Narrative Award .

You can see an exhibition of the incredible winners and finalist photographs at the State Library on Levels 1 and 2, running until 18 February 2025.

The awards are named after one of WA's pioneering photographers, Izzy Orloff (1891-1981), known for his avant-garde street photography and ability to capture everyday moments. 

2024 Winners:

  • NMTafe Student of the Year - Annabelle Watling
  • NMTafe Student Best Print - Annabelle Watling               
  • Nikon Fine Art  Photographer of the Year - Susi Nodding
  • Nikon Fine Art Best Print - Jocelyn Manning       
  • Fitzgeralds Photo Commercial Folio - Mark Brierley     
  • Fitzgeralds Photo Commercial Best Print - Clinton Bradbury    
  • Sony Portrait Photographer of the Year - Jasmine Skye Smith   
  • Sony Portrait Best Print - Johannes Reinhart     
  • Team Digital Documentary Travel Best Folio - Lynn Gail        
  • Team Digital Documentary Travel Best Print - Fiona Birt              
  • Team Digital WA Documentary Photographer of the Year- Lynn Gail             
  • Team Digital Documentary General Best Print - Fiona Birt         
  • Camera Electronic Environment Restricted Folio - Sharon Jones           
  • Camera Electronic Environment Restricted Best Print - Sharon Jones 
  • Camera Electronic Environment Photographer of the Year  - Chris Saunders   
  • Camera Electronic Environment General Best Print - Barbara Brown   
  • Jorgensen Albums Wedding  Photographer of the Year- Erica Serena   
  • Jorgensen Albums Wedding Best Print - Erica Serena  
  • Ilford Overall WA Professional Photographer of the Year- Jasmine Skye Smith
  • Ilford Overall Best Print - Johannes Reinhart     
  • Camera Electronic Izzy Orloff Award - Johannes Reinhart          
  • Team Digital/ Epson Richard Woldendorp Award - Chris Saunders        
  • Ilford Signature Print - Alan Wallace     
  • State Library of Western Australia Narrative Award - Gaia Boranga        
  • Eizo Video Overall - Michael Jepson      

The Western Australian industry association for professional photographers, Pro Photography WA, runs the awards. See all the social photographs from the night on the Ilford Orloff Awards' website.

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Ilford Orloff Awards Exhibition 2024
Pro Photography WA
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Photography exhibition revealing the finalists in the second annual Ilford Orloff Awards. Named after one of Western Australia’s pioneering photographers, Izzy Orloff, the Awards celebrate the best in contemporary professional photography across the State.
Izzy Orloff and colleague working in the Censors Office
An in-depth look at his photography
Photographs and films
WA history
Izzy was one of WA’s most significant photographers, an Avant-Garde innovator in photographic style who captured moments of urban life. Born in Ukraine in 1891, he migrated to Fremantle in 1910.
John Portman with his camera c1959
Around one million images make up the Pictorial Collection including photographs, postcards, slides, albums, glass negatives, illustrations and art works.
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