Jackie Ranken is a Master of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, twice winner of the Australian Institute Landscape Photographer of the year, winner of a World Press Award, A Master & Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography, 30 years experience as a Professional Photographer.

Jackie has also lectured and given workshops to professional photographers, awards judge for 5 years, NSW Professional Photographer of the year,has also lectured in photography for ten years. Recently Jackie won the Epson / NZIPP Photographer of the Year, and the NZIPP Landscape Photographer of the Year 2008.
 

          The early days:

  • 1976-1981 Photographer, Bradley Photographers, Mossvale NSW.
  • 1981-85 Photographer/Lab Technician, Colour Dimensions, Sydney NSW.
  • 1987-99 Photographer with Bradley Photographers, and freelance Photographer.
  • 1995-98 Photojournalist for District Times, Goulburn NSW.
  • 1990-2004 Freelance Photographer based in Sydney, Australia.
  • 1996-2004 Photographer and Lecturer, Illawarra Institute of TAFE, Goulburn.
  • 2004-Photographer and Director- Queenstown Centre for Creative Photography.

          Photographic Awards - M. Photog. II, FNZIPP:

  • 2008 EPSON/NZIPP Photographer of the Year.
  • 2008 NZIPP Landscape Photographer of the Year.
  • 2007 NSW AIPP Landscape Photographer of the Year.
  • 2007 NSW AIPP Professional Photographer of the Year.
  • 2006 NZIPP Highest scoring monochrome Image.
  • 2005 CANON / NZIPP Iris Awards – Open Category Winner.
  • 2005 CANON / AIPP Photography Book Award – Aerial Abstracts.
  • 2005 CANON / AIPP Athol Smyth, Highest scoring Monochrome Image.
  • 2004 NSW AIPP Runner up Landscape Photographer of the year. Highest scoring print.
  • 2003- World Press Awards- ‘Nature & the environment’ Stories 2nd prize.
  • 2003 AIPP - Landscape Photographer of the Year.
  • 2002- CANON/ AIPP - Photographer of the Year.
  • 2002 AIPP - Landscape Photographer of the Year.

          Exhibitions:

  • 1988 Goulburn Regional Art Gallery - Return to Goulburn NSW.
  • 1997 Old Brewery Gallery - Teachers Exhibition, Goulburn.
  • 1998 Goulburn Regional Art Gallery - Community Images Goulburn NSW.
  • 1999 Goulburn Regional Art Gallery - Transitions Goulburn.
  • 1999 Sturt Gallery - Teachers Exhibition, Mittagong, NSW.
  • 2000 Gbn. Reg. Art Gallery - The Making of the Olympic Rings.
  • 2001 Gbn. Reg. Art Gallery - Aerial Abstracts and Reflections on Miles Franklin's Brilliant Career.
  • 2002 Gbn. Reg. Art Gallery - Human Constructs.
  • 2002 Stills Gallery - Aerial Abstracts, Sydney NSW.
  • 2002 New Contemporaries Gallery - Aerial Abstracts II, Sydney.
  • 2002 Sturt Gallery - Past and Present, Mittagong, NSW.
  • 2002 Goulburn Club - Favourites, Goulburn, NSW.
  • 2003 Photo Technica Gallery - Urban Abstracts, (She Saw) Sydney NSW.
  • 2003 Stills South Gallery, Sydney NSW.
  • 2005 Hamills Restaurant, Queenstown.
  • 2005 Australian Photographers gallery, Balmain Sydney.
  • 2006 Skyline Gallery, Queenstown.

          Workshops: other than ones in Queenstown.

  • 2003 Sturt Summer School "Black and White Art Photography.
  • 2003 Richard White Workshop "Snowy Mountains Landscapes.
  • 2003- Goulburn Regional Art Gallery - Crookwell.
  • 2003 Goulburn Regional Art Gallery - Bigga.
  • 2004 Sturt Summer School - Black and White Art Photography.
  • 2005- Sturt Summer School - Art Photography.
  • 2005-Wanaka Autumn Art School - Making an Photographic Art Portfolio.
  • 2006 Sturt Summer School - Portraiture.

          Lectures:

  • 2002 Keynote speaker Vic. Student AIPP Awards.
  • 2003 Western Australian AIPP Awards - Perth.
  • 2003 NZIPP National Conference - Portage.
  • 2003 Digit Expo, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
  • 2003 NSW Library, Photographic Forum, Sydney.
  • 2004 The Huddles, AIPP National Awards, Sydney.
  • 2005- Australian Photography Awards lecture “Couplings.
  • 2005- Otago NZIPP.
  • 2005 Fuji Snowy Mountains Lecture.
  • 2005 West Bank Art Gallery lecture.
  • 2006 Brisbane AIPP - Hair of the Daog lecture.
  • 2006 PSNZ National Conference.

          Judging of Professional Awards:

  • 2003 Judge Vic Student AIPP Awards, ACT AIPP Awards, Judge WA AIPP Awards, NSW AIPP Awards, Canon AIPP Photographic National Awards.
  • 2004 NSW AIPP Awards, Canon AIPP National Photographic Awards.
  • 2005 Canon AIPP Photography Awards Australia , and NZIPP Awards New Zealand.
  • 2005 NZIPP Iris Awards.
  • Jackie Ranken Photographer Queenstown2006 Canon AIPP Photography Awards.
  • 2006 NZIPP Iris Awards.
  • 2007 Canon AIPP Photography Awards Australia , and NZIPP Awards New Zealand.

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