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COFA student included in Google International Photography Prize
Article released: Monday, 22 June, 2009
Fleur Audet Google competition shortlisted images
Congratulations to COFA third year Bachelor of Fine Arts photomedia major student, Fleur Audet,
for being chosen as the only Australian entrant shortlisted in the global
Google Photography Prize.
Over 3,500 entries were received from 82 countries, including Australia, India, Moldova, Poland,
Ghana, France, Germany, Chile, Peru, Mexico, the US, the UK and Saudi Arabia, with 36 entries
shorlisted for the public to vote online for their top six. The competition was launched in
collaboration with the
Saatchi Gallery, with the public
voted top six being flown to London for the opening night of an exhibition of their work at the
Saatchi Gallery, on display from the 24th to the 28th of June. The overall winner was decided by a
panel of art critics and artists, including Idris Khan, Martin Parr, Michael Hoppen, Susanna Brown,
Tim Marlow and Mariella Frostrup, and announced on June 23 2009, and will receive £5,000.
Shortlisted candidate Fleur Audet, submitted
six winning images that reflect her everyday experiences.
"I approached developing my entry for the iGoogle Photography Competition much like I
approach a lot of my work: without too much thought and with gut instinct. Within 10 minutes of
reading the guidelines for the competition I’d chosen 5 photos that I liked the most, which I’d
decided would be my simple selection criteria. My thought process was something along the line of ‘
If I like them, hopefully other people will too." Fleur explains.
"The inherent theme in my photographs is of the everyday and the commonplace. It’s hard to
describe the incredible allure of the everyday photograph. They are passing moments often
disregarded in their mediocrity and familiarity, I find myself drawn to them. It’s looking over
your fence into your neighbour’s backyard on an autumn afternoon and seeing leaves in their pool
and thinking - I must record it."
Text ammeded from June 12 Google blog article posted by Katharina Friedrich, Google Product Marketing Manager