Corbis Creatives Behind the Lens photography competition to be exhibited at the MCA

Corbis, a leading visual media provider for the creative community, will be hosting an exhibition of the winning photographic works from the Corbis Creatives Behind the Lens competition at The Museum of Contemporary Arts, Sydney.

With close to 500 submissions for the competition, the panel of judges, including Vince Frost, Founder & Creative Director of Frost* Design, Julian Melhuish, Creative Director at Saatchi Design, Alasdair Foster, Director for the Australian Centre for Photography and Marc Gafen, Editor Capture Magazine, had their work cut out.  Judging took place at The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House earlier this month, with 47 pieces of work being selected for the inaugural Creatives Behind the Lens exhibition.

The winners and their work will be unveiled at an exclusive,private view hosted by Corbis at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydneyon November 12.  The exhibition and cocktail party will celebrate andpay homage to the outstanding photographic talent within the Australiancreative community.  Additional events will be hosted throughout thesummer months and the winning works will also be published in aCreatives Behind the Lens book.

The Creatives Behind the Lenscompetition, invited non-professional photographers working in thecreative industries to submit their personal photography to be judgedby an expert jury.  The competition is supported by several prominentindustry partners, including D&AD, Campaign Brief and GroupMomentum. 

“Having personally launched this competition withD&AD in the UK, I am thrilled to have brought what is now aprestigious, large-scale annual event to Australia.  The quality ofwork submitted in this first year was amazing,” said Amy Timbrell,Director for Corbis in Australia. “The talents of Australian creativesreally are diverse.  We’re proud to provide a platform to showcasethese talents and the inspirational photography they are producingoutside of their day jobs.  The exhibition is a great way to supportand celebrate the award-winning creative talent here in Australia andto salute their personal photographic prowess.”

Creatives can express their interest in attending the private view at The MCA, Sydney on Thursday November 12 by emailing cbtl@corbis.com