winners 2022

 

portfolio winner

SPONSORED BY NIKON AUSTRALIA

‘In the footsteps of Pretender’ by Elmar Akhmetov

This portfolio comprises photos of a single lyrebird who I closely followed over the course of 3 months while working on a short film on lyrebirds. I have spent over a hundred hours in the bush and witnessed the most interesting scenes of his behaviour in a variety of weather conditions. My idea for selection of photos for the portfolio was not to represent the bird in all the beautiful display poses, but to try and condense my experience of observation into a short form to give the viewers an idea of the behaviour of the bird outside of endless hours of feeding. This is my ode to this wonderful bird known to many locals as Pretender.

 

peter slater memorial prize for a monochrome photo

RAOUL SLATER, THE INSTIGATOR AND JUDGE OF THIS AWARD, HAS DONATED ONE OF HIS FATHER'S DRAWINGS AS THE PRIZE FOR THIS CATEGORY

shortlisted entries

 

Bird Behaviour

Sponsored by Nikon Australia

 

Bird Portrait

Sponsored by Nikon Australia

 

Birds in the Landscape

Sponsored by Lake Cowal Foundation

 

Birds in Flight

Sponsored by Nikon Australia

 

Backyard Birds

Sponsored by Nikon Australia

 

Human Impact

Sponsored by Nikon Australia

 

Special theme: Australasian Robins

Sponsored by Nikon Australia

 

Youth

Sponsored by NIKON AUSTRALIA

 
 

We're deeply indebted to our seven judges for working through the large number of entries received and choosing such a fine selection of winners and shortlisted entries. Our 2022 judges were MICHAEL SNEDIC, GAIL BISSON, Raoul Slater, LIA BOCCHIARO, GEORGINA STEYTLER, CHARLES DAVIS, and CHRIS PURNELL.