Ken Drake Photography Awards

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Why Awards Matter to You

When we submit images to competitions, we use real client work. While it’s common for photographers to set up separate shoots with ‘model’ dogs to create particular submissions, we think your pets are already ideal. Our goal is to provide all our clients with award level photography.

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Award Highlights

  • World Photographic Cup Finalist 2018 - helped Team Australia to 2nd place

  • AIPP Australian Animal Photographer of the Year 2016

  • AIPP Queensland Professional Photographer of the Year 2017

  • AIPP Queensland Professional Animal Photographer of the Year 2015 and 2017

  • WPPI (USA) Grand Prize for Portraiture 2014

  • AIPP Master of Photography awarded 2014

Ken Drake Awards Over the Years

2018

WORLD PHOTOGRAPHIC CUP

  • Finalist - Nature (Landscape and Wildlife)

  • Represented Australia and helped the team to 2nd place.

QUEENSLAND AWARDS 2018 - AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

  • FINALIST 2018 QUEENSLAND PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  • TWO GOLD AWARDS

  • TWO SILVER AWARDS

2017

APPA NATIONAL AWARDS 2017 - AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

  • GOLD AWARD

  • TWO SILVER AWARDS

QUEENSLAND AWARDS 2017 - AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

  • WINNER 2017 QUEENSLAND PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  • QUEENSLAND PET/ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  • GOLD AWARD

  • THREE SILVER DISTINCTION AWARDS

2016

APPA NATIONAL AWARDS 2016 - AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

  • WINNER 2016 AUSTRALIAN PET/ANIMAL PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  • AWARDED GOLD BAR TO AIPP MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY

  • GOLD AWARD

  • SILVER DISTINCTION AWARD

  • TWO SILVER AWARDS

WEDDING AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL 2016

  • AWARDED STATUS OF MASTER OF WPPI

 

2015

APPA NATIONAL AWARDS 2015 - AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

  • FINALIST 2015 AUSTRALIAN PET/ANIMAL PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  • TWO GOLD AWARDS

  • SILVER DISTINCTION AWARD

WPPI “FIRST HALF” 2015 - WEDDING AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTER­NA­TIONAL

  • FIRST PLACE ANIMAL / PETS PORTRAITS

  • GOLD AWARD

  • FIVE SILVER DISTINCTION AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2015

  • WINNER PETS CATEGORY

  • FIRST PLACE

  • SIX HONOURABLE MENTIONS

QUEENSLAND AWARDS 2015 - AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

  • WINNER 2015 QUEENSLAND PET/ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  • TWO GOLD AWARDS

  • TWO SILVER AWARDS

2014

APPA NATIONAL AWARDS 2014 - AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

  • AWARDED STATUS OF MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY

  • TWO SILVER DISTINCTION AWARDS

  • SILVER AWARD

WEDDING AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL 2014

  • GRAND PRIZE WINNER IN PORTRAITURE

  • TWO PLATINUM AWARDS

  • GOLD DISTINCTION AWARD

  • GOLD AWARD

  • FIRST PLACE ANIMAL / PET PORTRAITS

  • SECOND PLACE ANIMAL / PET PORTRAITS

  • THIRD PLACE ANIMAL / PET PORTRAITS

QUEENSLAND PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2014

  • TWO SILVER DISTINCTION AWARDS

  • THREE SILVER AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2014

  • TWO HONOURABLE MENTIONS

PDN PHOTO ANNUAL 2014

  • SELECTED AS ‘BEST IMAGERY OF THE YEAR’

2013

WEDDING AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL ‘Second Half’ 2013

  • KEN DRAKE AWARDED ASSOCIATE OF WPPI STATUS

  • FIRST PLACE ANIMAL / PET PORTRAITS

  • SECOND PLACE ANIMAL / PET PORTRAITS

  • THIRD PLACE ANIMAL / PET PORTRAITS

AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2013

  • GOLD AWARD SONIC

  • TWO SILVER AWARDS

  • CERTIFICATE OF ATTAINMENT

INTERNATIONAL LOUPE AWARDS - SCIENCE AND NATURE 2013

  • SILVER AWARD AND TOP 5 PLACED FINALIST

  • FIVE SILVER AWARDS AND TOP 50 PLACED PHOTOS

INTERNATIONAL LOUPE AWARDS - PORTRAIT 2013

  • SILVER AWARD AND TOP 5 PLACED FINALIST

  • SILVER AWARD AND TOP 50 PLACED PHOTO

  • FIVE BRONZE AWARDS

QUEENSLAND PROFESSIONAL - PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2013

  • THREE SILVER AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2013

  • FINALIST 3RD PLACE

  • EIGHT HONOURABLE MENTIONS

 

2012

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2012

  • WINNER 1ST PLACE PETS

  • SIX HONOURABLE MENTIONS

THE EDGE IMAGING PHOTOGRAPHY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2012

  • WINNER

INTERNATIONAL LOUPE AWARDS 2012

  • THREE SILVER AWARDS AND TOP 50 PLACED PHOTOS

  • SILVER AWARD

  • TWO BRONZE AWARDS

CREATIVE ASIA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2012 PORTRAIT CATEGORY

  • FIVE SILVER AWARDS AND TOP 25 FINALIST

  • FOUR SILVER AWARDS

AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2012

  • THREE SILVER AWARDS

2011

INTERNATIONAL PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS 2011 FACES INTERNATIONAL PORTRAIT COMPETITION

  • GRAND PRIZE WINNER

  • WINNER ANIMAL PORTRAIT CATEGORY

AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2011

  • SILVER WITH DISTINCTION AWARD

  • TWO SILVER AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL LOUPE AWARDS 2011

  • TWO SILVER AWARDS

  • FOUR BRONZE AWARDS

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

  • KEN DRAKE AWARDED ASSOCIATE STATUS OF THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

CREATIVE ASIA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS PORTRAIT CATEGORY

  • PLACEMENT AS TOP FINALIST

  • SILVER AWARD

  • FOUR BRONZE AWARDS

2010 & Earlier

INTERNATIONAL APERTURE AWARDS 2010

  • THREE SILVER AWARDS AND TOP 50 FINALIST

  • FOUR BRONZE AWARDS

QUEENSLAND PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2010

  • SILVER AWARD WITH DISTINCTION

  • TWO SILVER AWARDS

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2010

  • SILVER AWARD

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2009

  • SILVER AWARD

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2008

  • TWO BRONZE AWARDS

WEST AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2008

  • TWO BRONZE AWARDS

  • BRONZE AWARD

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