Supanova 2009 Pop Culture Expo
- At March 31, 2009
- By Neil Creek
- In Cosplay
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Last weekend was the Supanova Pop Culture Expo for 2009 in Melbourne. This is a travelling cultural expo similar to Manifest, but run by a professional organisation and with a broader focus on pop culture, including science fiction, fantasy, comics and more. Supanova differs from Manifest in a number of ways , including the focus on international guests, speaking panels and perhaps a more commercial atmosphere, but with fewer events, cultural attractions and less of an emphasis on cosplay (making and wearing costumes of your favourite fictional characters). Cosplay, however, does seem to be becoming a more significant part of the expo, and it was the major event this year. Perhaps it is to be expected that the majority of cosplayers were dressed in anime costumes, but it was a refreshing change, for me, to see characters from many other genres represented.
Photographing the cosplay is the main focus of conventions, and as such most of my time at Supanova was spent waiting for the cosplay comp, reserving my seat, or shooting the cosplay competition. I had a brief look around the traders hall, and around the venue, but spent most of my time in the main hall. One point of import is that Manifest will be moving to the showgrounds as well for its tenth year, so I was interested to scout out the venue as well.
Below are a selection of my favourite photos from the event, specifically of cosplayers in the comp and elsewhere. In the past, readers have expressed an interest in seeing what the costumes are based on, so I have included below each photo, where applicable, an image of the character being cosplayed. I hope this will deepen your appreciation for the hard work and dedication that these wonderfully talented people put into their costumes! At the bottom of this post you will find a couple of videos and a link to my full gallery of more than 270 photographs from the event. I hope you enjoy them!
Erin as Princess Tutu
Siera as Lal Mirch from Hitman Reborn
Imperial Stormtroopers Patrol Supanova 2009
Lime from Saber Marionette JtoX
Sailor Mars from Sailor Moon
Miimoko as Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid
An Original Catgirl Character
Giorgia and Lexis as Euphemia and Suzaku from Code Geass
Jodie as Gaara from Naruto
Shi as Helga von Vogelweide from Trinity Blood
Videos From Supanova
See the Full Gallery
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Cain
Excellent stuff mate, I think the cosplayers would be proud. I think I saw you in the garden photographing Jodie as Gaara from Narutoa as I was leaving on Saturday.
Neil Creek
That was I :) I’m glad you enjoyed the photos! I know a couple of them who like the photos of themselves, so that makes me happy! Thank you :)
Amanda
Hi! I’m writing a convention report for a magazine, do you mind me stealing some of your photos? All the ones I took are really poorly lit :< I’d reeeeally appreciate it.
Neil Creek
Hi Amanda,
Please feel free to use my photos from the convention on the condition that each is clearly credited to my name, Neil Creek, and accompanied with a link to my home page: http://neilcreek.com
I would love to see the article when it’s done, sp please come back here then with a link! Make sure you look through the main gallery of the photos to have a wider choice. You can see the link at the end of the post above. Good luck with your report!
Ebony
hi, Did you get any pictures of me? I was Cosplaying as Princess Mononoke on sunday at supernova ’09. If you did, can you please send them to me?
Neil Creek
Hi. I wasn’t at Supanova very long, and spent most of my time in the cosplay comp, shooting there. I don’t recall seeing you in the comp or during the short time I was wondering around the con. I’m sorry! You may have to look elsewhere for a photo of you.