Acknowledgements

The 2022 RMIT Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging End of Year Exhibition celebrates the creative accomplishments of the students, culminating in the rewarding outcomes of their final folios.

We congratulate you on your determination and achievements!

The staff and support team acknowledge the dedication of each student, not only in their accomplishments across their chosen discipline, but also in overcoming the challenges of the year.

Heartfelt appreciation and thanks go to the photo imaging team for their continued commitment to vocational education: Joel Rainford (Program Manager, Photography and Digital Imaging and Visual Arts), Dr Tyler Payne (Program Coordinator), Martin Reftel, Rob Gale, Eddie Javier, Tim Turner, Natalie Morawski, Lucia Ondrusova, Keren Dobia, Steve Scalone, Jess Schwientek, and Ian Brown. We thank them for their inspiration and great support across the Certificate IV and Diploma. Sincere thanks for the valued contributions of our industry advisory committee, and to all the guest speakers, industry practitioners and alumni who generously gave their time and shared their stories and experiences with our students. We also extend our thanks to the organisations and sponsors who foster and support the students throughout their studies and beyond.

For their encouragement of the collaborative projects and continued relationships with the Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging, we would like to thank our colleagues at RMIT: Seija Lahteenmaa (Creative and Production Experiences); Melissa Cranenburgh and John Reeves (Professional Writing and Editing); Rebekha Naim, John Phillips, Deb Hatton, Elena Popa, Tok Norris and Michael Pollard (Sound and Live Production); Andrew Gray and Rowan Humphrey (Screen Media and Digital Tech); Robi Smith and Deb Williams (Visual Arts).

For their incredible ongoing support and assistance across the Leadership, Learning and Teaching, Quality and Vocational Education project teams, we offer our sincerest thanks to Mish Eastman (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Vocational Education), Amanda Achterberg (Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Vocational Education Programs and Delivery), Lliam Freeman (Director, Creative Industries), Pam Trannore, Jacqui McCloy, Kylie Dillon, Caitlin Crowley, Mona Hope, Dr Ejanul Haque, Ridhima Aggarwal, Al Briggs and Jacob Peters.

We’d also like to make special mention of our technical support team, James Maher and Felix Trinh – thank you for your incredible assistance and problem-solving as you worked with and supported our photo imaging staff and students to continue the success of blended learning throughout the year.

And last, but certainly not least, thanks to the entire RMIT administration and support team from the College of Vocational Education, with special thanks to Winnie Lau and Fiona Clark.

Project Manager

Dr Tyler Payne

Martin Reftel