Last Monday night at the annual Canon/AIPP Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPAs) dinner, Foto Frenzy’s very own Darren Jew was named as the 2012 Canon/AIPP Australian Science, Environment and Nature Photographer of the Year.

This is the fourth time (previously in 2026/09/10) Darren has won the Nik Software sponsored category.

The four images in Darren’s 2012 portfolio were captured during his shoots in the Kingdom of Tonga and off South Australia, and on last December’s Expedition to the Coral Sea. His haunting image of the great white shark was awarded a Silver with Distinction, while his three other entries received Gold Awards. Darren’s images brought strong praise from the Judges and his nature/environment peers.

We at Foto Frenzy are immensely proud of Darren’s achievements and it serves as an incentive for the team to strive to produce better personal images whilst offering quality photographic tuition.

In it’s 36th year, the 2012 APPAs attracted over 3000 entries from all sectors of Australia’s professional photographic community. A gallery of winners from the various categories, covering all aspects of professional photographic endeavour, can be found here. You might also like to read Canon’s Press Release announcing the winners.