Photography industry awards

For 40 years PSC has delivered specialised, high quality and innovative photographic education, consistently producing graduates of the highest calibre and providing students with an environment in which to explore their creativity, see the world anew and give expression to what they see. PSC is the first choice for many students looking for a specialised, stimulating and industry relevant learning experience. We have built a strong reputation for producing high quality, creative and top national award winning students. Our record speaks for itself!

2012 – PSC wins the best college in national photography industry awards for second consecutive year

PSC Managing Director Julie Moss

At the gala Canon Australian Professional Photography Awards night in Melbourne on 28 May, Australia's peak photography industry body, the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) awarded PSC the national 2012 Tertiary Institution of the Year for excellence in Photographic education and training. This is the second consecutive year that PSC has taken out this national award. PSC also took out the award for best college in the ACMP Student Photographers of the Year awards with Kim Preston awarded the Advertising Category.

2011 - PSC awarded AIPP national tertiary institution of the year and ACMP national educational institution of the year

PSC Managing Director Julie Moss with Kimberly Munro

PSC scooped the pool at the AIPP and ACMP national industry awards held in May receiving the excellence award and national tertiary institution award. Kimberley Munro was awarded runner up AIPP Australian Student Photographer of the Year and won the ACMP commercial category.

2010 – Part time student wins the AIPP Victorian Photography Student of the Year

Deborah Mullins

Deborah Mullins came to PSC to study photography from a career in the health sector. She was in her third year of the course when she took out this major state award. She thanked PSC for allowing and nurturing her creativity.

2009 - Part time student wins Australian Student Photographer of the year and PSC wins the AIPP national tertiary institution of the year

Colin Wiseman, Peter Eastaway, Julie Moss, Yervant Zanazanian Alf Caruana

There was great excitement when third year PSC part time student Alf Caruana won the AIPP Australian Student Photographer of the Year and PSC took out the AIPP Tertiary Institute of the Year.

2008 – International student wins state award

Image by: Kohei Sato

In 2008 international student Kohei Sato (2009 Commercial Major Graduate) won the Advertising category at the AIPP Victorian Photography Student of the Year photography industry awards.

2007 - PSC student wins top industry state awards

Image by: Sylvia Kreinberg

PSC's creative excellence was on show again when Sylvia Kreinberg (2008 commercial major) won the AIPP Victorian Photography Student of the Year.

Previous award winners

Image by: Steve Young

PSC scooped the 2005 AIPP photography education and training awards held in Brisbane, taking out the national Tertiary Institute of the Year award and Steve Young, a PSC commercial major student winning the prestigious Australian Student Photographer of the Year.