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Tomorrow’s shining
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106 winners, runners-up,
and top entries recognised
across 9 categories

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MAY/JUNE/JULY 2020

19 HOW THE
COMPETITION WORKS
20 TRAVEL 26 PORTRAIT 32 LANDSCAPE
65 WHAT OUR
JUDGES THOUGHT
The judging panel for
2020 share tops tips to
help you boost your
chances of a win in 2021.

38 ANIMAL 44 SINGLE SHOT

A SHOWCASE OF THE VERY BEST EMERGING

PHOTOGRAPHIC TALENT FROM THE REGION, JUDGED
BY 34 OF THE WORLD’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS AND
INDUSTRY LEADERS ACROSS NINE CATEGORIES.

48 DOCUMENTARY 54 ARCHITECTURE 58 ART 62 WEDDING

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plus 04  EDITOR’S OUR COVER

Captured at Black Head Beach during the
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08  WORDS OF WISDOM Single Shot category of Australasia’s Top

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The stars of tomorrow

Welcome to arguably one of the biggest editions of the year, Australasia’s Top
Emerging Photographers. Now in its 12th year, the competition has gone from strength
to strength and is acknowledged as the region’s pre-eminent platform for discovering and
showcasing the work of emerging and aspiring photographers. Over the last two years,
the competition has grown by a staggering 58%. And as the contest has expanded, so has
the quality of the work. Every year, the task gets more and more challenging for our
panel of world-class judges. This year, a total of 34 leading professional photographers
and industry experts from across Australia and around the world lent their time, wisdom,
and experience to help determine the winners. To them, I am extremely grateful. Turn to
page 66 for the full list. And if you ever find yourself short of inspiration, head to their
websites. You won’t be disappointed!
ABOVE: The nine category winners from To arrive at out category winners, runners-up, and top place-getters, a total of 505 votes
Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers 2020. were tallied and weighted. Across the nine categories, we relied on anywhere from five to nineteen
judges to rank their favourite portfolios in each. To determine the overall winner, Australasia’s Top
Emerging Photographer 2020, along with the overall runner-up, a further 96 votes were tallied.
For 2020, we introduced two new categories: Animal and Single Shot; both of which proved to
be very popular. We’ve also decided to showcase many more of the amazing portfolios recognized, so
Incorporating Commercial Capture is published along with the winners and runners-up, you’ll also find the Top 7 and Top 12 portfolios across the
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Words of

wisdom
© ED KASHI/VII PHOTO

If you ask the font of all knowledge,

Google, what is the best piece of
advice you can get, you’ll find this:
“If you always do what you always
did, you’ll always get what you
always got.” But what about the
best advice that inspired great
photographers to achieve more
than they “got” before? Candide
McDonald asked top photographers
to share theirs.
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Ed Kashi his work in Northern Ireland, among so much more. I was in the midst
Ed Kashi is highly awarded American photojournalist and member of of my first large, multi-year personal project. It helped clarify my mind
VII Photo. He explores geopolitical and social issues that define our and give me permission to pursue my own vision and goals.
times. He’s also a dedicated educator and mentor to photographers
around the world who lectures frequently on visual storytelling, human Be true to yourself
rights, and the world of media. Among his very many awards from World The one thing I wish I’d learned earlier is that to look for external
Press Photo, American Photography, Communication Arts, PDN, and confirmation can be a fool’s errand. Find yourself and learn to be true to it.
POYi is first place in UNICEF’s Photo of the Year for his image of ABOVE: Two Believe in who you are, what you’re doing, and why you’re doing it. The rest
9-year-old Ly, one of the children he photographed for his story on the Syrian refugee will follow. This is important because if I had known this sooner, I would
lasting genetic effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam. kids play by the have found more peace sooner. This profession is brutal and fickle,
side of the road regardless of your talents, success, and personality, so to find inner strength
in the Domiz
Find your passion refugee camp in
is vital, not only to surviving in the profession, but as a human being.
“You must know what you’re great at doing and what you want to do, Northern Iraq,
and focus on that. No one is great at everything, so to achieve true near Dohuk, Natalie Grono
greatness is to find your passion and your strengths, and build on where 40,000 Australian photo artist, Natalie Grono, was the finalist for the Nikon-
them.” This advice was given to me by Gilles Peress in 1989, in a bar in mainly Syrian Walkley Award for Portrait Photography in the News category in 2009, and
Kurdish refugees
Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was significant for me at that early stage was named Australia’s Top Emerging Photographer in Capture magazine one
are now living.
in my career, because it came from someone I was inspired by and 23 November, year later. In 2015, she won the People’s Choice Award of the National
whose documentary work I admired. He was also already a legend for 2013. Photographic Portrait Prize for her black-and-white portrait of a Byron Bay

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woman known as ‘Feather’. “Photography takes you on journeys where you

end up in places and situations you may have never dared to journey to,” she
says of her work.

Shoot first, think about it later

When I ask for advice from photographers, the most common thing I
am told is to shoot what you are passionate about, develop your own
style by photographing for yourself and not others, and stick to projects
in your own backyard. I also remember once, when I was shooting a
demonstration in Mexico City and was feeling nervous, a local
photographer told me, “Shoot first and answer questions later”. This
piece of advice has always stuck with me in various moments and for
various reasons. I don’t mean you should just charge in and take photos
in every situation, but be careful not to miss the shot by doubting
yourself or becoming side-tracked.

Don’t create your own limits

If I were starting out now, I would not limit myself to just still
photography. Everything changes at some point and photographers have
to be more adaptable. I’d know to shoot motion and write. I also wish I
© SIMON HARSENT knew how important it is to network. Talent alone is not enough. You
need to network as much as possible and reach out to industry
professionals if you want to land jobs. Networking with other
photographers can also be inspiring and very helpful with the logistics of
running your business. I am also now grateful for the boring and menial
jobs I had to photograph early in my career. The skills I learnt on those
ABOVE: Stamford jobs have helped me out later on down the track on the more exciting
Bridge, from The
Beautiful Game.
jobs. Also, recently, I was assigned a job and the picture editor told me
Football legacies he reviewed my work via my Instagram handle, and not my website. This
aren’t always shocked me, but is also very handy to know. Developing your Instagram
restricted to the account as a showcase of your work and style is advice well worth taking.
players. Sometimes
we celebrate the
fans. Matthew
Adam Ferguson
Harding, a lifelong In just ten years, Adam Ferguson has become one of the world’s top conflict
Chelsea fan, photographers. The Australian now lives in New York, contributing to
invested heavily top-tier publications such as The New York Times, Time Magazine, and
in the club when National Geographic. In his long list of awards are First Place at World Press
it needed it the
most, giving a huge
Photo (2018), Pictures of the Year International (POYi) Photographer of the
amount of money Year (2018), Photo District News (PDN) Photographer of the Year (2018),
to buy the freehold National Photographic Portrait Prize finalist (2019), and Moran
of Stamford Bridge Contemporary Photographic Prize finalist (2019).
in 1993. The
stand named in his
honour is pictured
There’s no hurry
here with the East The best advice I was ever given is that a career is a marathon, not a race. It’s
Stand, and as long important to be methodical and do things right. Take your time building
as that survives so skills and recognize when you are ready to make certain career leaps. There
will his memory. is no point fighting for opportunity if you’re not ready for it. Photographer
RIGHT: A Hong and educator, Gary Knight, gave this advice to me. Gary has been a mentor
Kong protestor of mine, and, to be honest, I can’t remember exactly where he told me this. I
stands for a portrait
think it was over multiple conversations between France and India around
at a studio in
Chai Wan, Hong 2008. I was planning a trip to Afghanistan at the time, for my first combat
Kong, on 13 work. I think Gary told me to slow down, as there was no hurry.
August, 2019.
© ADAM FERGUSON

Only you can be you

What I wish I had known at the beginning of my career is that you can
only be one photographer, and that is you. I spent too much of my early
career trying to photograph like other people, or what I thought was

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expected of me by clients. Be fearless in your creative decisions, take
risks every time, tell the world what you have to say. That’s the only
currency an artist has in this world.
Richard Wood
New Zealand portrait and illustrative photographer, Richard Wood,
also works as an educator, mentor, and judge for professional
photographers internationally in the fields of creative idea
development, photography, lighting, and post production.
Among Wood’s vast list of awards are WPPI Grand Award 2020,
NZIPP Grand Master of the Year 2017 and 2016, NZIPP Professional
Photographer of the Year 2017, 2014, and 2011, and NZIPP Grand
Master of Photography 2013.
Keep aiming for your ultimate goal
The question about the best advice I’ve received has really made me think
back. I discovered my own strengths after being told about the power of
visualisation back in my high school years via a book, The Secret. Now, I’m
not one for the whole spiritual route on this, but I do believe it gives us
strength in direction. My mock test grades for School Certificate were in
the 30% range. I knew this was a turning point in my life as I could either
turn left and drop out, or have the chance to at least try and turn right. In
a panic, I decided to test this theory, and I wrote “Academic Tie” on a
banner across the top of the ceiling in my bedroom. I also wrote it on every
cover of my study books. An academic tie was something that was given
out to those students at the school who achieved an average of 75% and
higher. I had a long way to go. I had given myself what was almost an
impossible goal, but I had both mentally and physically written that
direction down and I saw it many times a day. Because of this, I went out
and found other study tools and I don’t think I’ve worked harder.
Long story short, I sat those final year exams and got that “academic
tie”, scoring in the 80% range for some subjects. This, I guess, was the
start of me understanding self-power. I went on to complete a degree in
business and a degree in visual communication design. From there, I
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© NATALIE GRONO
It’s about self-
empowering and
having a belief in
yourself.
Richard Wood
started working in an advertising agency. The CEO asked straight up,
“What’s your three-year goal?” My response was to be the best
photographer in the country. He giggled and gave the admin woman an
eye roll. My work wasn’t spectacular. Three years later, the admin woman
contacted me at my photo studio. She asked to meet for coffee. She had
gone on to be a self-confidence coach and wanted to know simply how I
did it. I had just won NZIPP New Zealand Professional Photographer of
the Year.
My response was, “I already knew I was the best. I just hadn’t got there
yet.” It sounds bad, but in my own mind I guess I had “faked it till I made
it,” and worked within my own head convincing myself I was the best, but
was just waiting to get there officially. This is possibly an arrogant stance,
but I didn’t project it. It was only in my own head – and it worked. I went
on to win the same accolade three times over, in 2011, 2014, and 2017.
Now I’m pushing myself onto a wider stage, upsizing that vision. I
had a go at WPPI in 2018 – unsuccessfully. I took hold, I visualised
what I was “going to be” and entered again this year in the 2020 WPPI
Annual awards. I won both the Illustrative and Contemporary
categories. And the Grand Award.
ABOVE: Feather It’s about self-empowering and having a belief in yourself. You won’t
and the Goddess get what you want. You will get what you are. Believe, “I am great. It’s
Pool. The story
just on its way still,” and then work like crazy to get there.
of a rich life is
inscribed in the
lines of 78-year- To get it, you have to go for it
old Feather, a It would have been great to know not to open your studio doors and just
local Byron Bay expect people to walk in like it’s a convenience store earlier in my career.
identity known
Portraits aren’t often a priority for anyone. It’s on the “We should do that
for her youthful
and vibrant someday” list, but there’s often no urgency, unlike wedding photography
character. Each where booking a photographer is automatically on the list when you’re
day she makes getting married. Get out there and offer people your service directly.
a morning ritual Entice them in. Don’t just hope they’ll come in.
of swimming
Advertisements and campaigns telling people how great you or your
in the Goddess
Pool at little product are, won’t work well. Get leads, write to them, call them. Invite
Wategos Beach. them in personally. Then they will give you either a “Yes” or a “No”.
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Just do it
Just about everything I know now I wish I knew when I was younger. As
the saying goes, youth is wasted on the young. I wish I had spent less
time thinking myself into pictures and just gone and shot them. Earlier
in my career, I would spend ages thinking about different projects and
normally I’d talk myself out of them. I think I’ve been reasonably
productive over the years, but I do know I could have done a lot more.
Also, I wish I knew it’s not always smart to tell a difficult client exactly
what you are thinking, at least not out loud anyway.

Howard Schatz
The American photographer is known for his remarkable studies of the
human form, especially underwater. His work is exhibited in the
collections of the International Center of Photography in New York and
the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, among others, and he has produced
22 books. He has been commissioned by the world’s top publications
from The New York Times to Vogue, and global brands from Nike to
Mercedes-Benz. The two-volume retrospective of his work, Schatz
Images: 25 Years, was published in 2015. Schatz writes a weekly journal
covering photography, art, imagination, creativity and “the pursuit of
surprise and wonder” at howardschatz.com/blog.

Absorb all the advice you’re given

The best advice question is a very challenging question because I have
been given a great deal of advice personally, and have also gained a vast
body of essential knowledge from listening to advice given generally. I
© HOWARD SCHATZ

have also learned so many important things during my entire career.

Learn from those who are making it work already. There are plenty
of experts out there developing resources on how to sell. Don’t mess
around trying to figure out what does and doesn’t work when there are
already those that have figured it all out and are willing to share.
Simon Harsent
Originally from the UK, the fine art and commercial photographer has split
his working life between New York and Sydney for more than twenty years.
His work has been exhibited in the US, UK, Canada, Europe, and Australia,
and earned him an impressive array of awards, including Head On Portrait
Award finalist and National Photographic Portrait Prize finalist in 2019. He
has also received numerous awards and accolades at the AWARD Awards,
Art Directors Club of New York, Cannes Lions, and D&AD.
Trust yourself
The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given was, “Trust your instincts
and be yourself”. It was given to me by my father. I was about 18 at the
time and we were discussing the creative process, so it was related to
working out one’s own process, but at the same time it can be applied
to all areas of life. Those very simple words have been with me ever ABOVE: Body
Knot #273. “I
since and it’s a constant voice in my head when I’m overwhelmed, or
was told, ‘this
lost for a starting point. It just gives me the confidence to move
would never
forward. It is also important because it affirms the idea that we are all work’. No one
different and only you can be you. If you trust your instincts and show can predict
yourself, the work you produce will be uniquely yours. tomorrow.”
After viewing a gallery show of my work and kissing me on the
cheek as a way of saying “wonderful,” the prolific San Francisco
photographer, Morrie Camhi said to me, “Keep horizontals horizontal.”
Jay Maisel told me, “You can never edit enough.” R.J. Muna asked,
“What are you trying to say?” Ruth Bernhard said, “You have to tear up
a lot of prints in order to get them just right.”
The list is endless. My advice to photographers is also almost
endless. Some that stand out are: 1. Everyone needs an editor, and one
that loves them enough to be rigidly honest. It has a corollary: your
friends will compliment your work, no matter what. 2. No one has the
absolute Midas touch of editing (i.e. the best editors miss gems). 3.
One needs ideas. To carry them out logically, objectively or rationally
will result in photos that work, but are “so what”. Its corollary is:
accidents can make magic; one needs to let go, look, see, express with
abandon and then perhaps the creative gods will bestow the blessing of
something unique. 4. One needs to shoot for oneself. To shoot with the
taste or opinion of another in mind is to come up with nothing original
or wonderful. Its corollary is: I shoot to surprise and delight myself. 5.
The best editor is time. I recently re-edited a shoot I did a few years
ago and found a wonderful image I had overlooked originally.
CONTACTS
Adam Ferguson adamfergusonstudio.com
Natalie Grono nataliegrono.com
Simon Harsent www.simonharsent.com
Ed Kashi www.edkashi.com
Howard Schatz howardschatz.com
Richard Wood richardwood.co.nz

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Images by the category winners.
Jannico Kelk (Animal), Kathy
Wallace (Architecture), Chris
Hawkins (Art), Jacob Canet-
Gibson (Documentary), Federico
Rekowski (Landscape), Aimee
Lipscombe (Portrait), Martin Von
Stoll (Single Shot), Callie Chee
(Travel), Nicola Bodle (Wedding).
This year marks the 12th year that Capture
magazine has run Australasia’s Top Emerging
Photographers. The awards are designed to
showcase the very best emerging photographic
talent across Australia and New Zealand. They
recognise and acknowledge talented photographers,
be they in the early stages of their photographic
careers or simply working towards being the very
best photographers they can be. Popularity of the
competition continues unabated, and over the last
two years, total entries grew by almost 60%. For
2020, we introduced two new categories – Single
Shot and Animal – both of which proved to be
tremendously popular. They placed second and
third, respectively, behind Landscape, attracting the
highest proportion of entries.
HOW THE COMPETITION WORKS
To be a contender for the title of Australasia’s Top
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Emerging Photographer 2020, photographers with
less than four years’ full-time experience working as
a professional photographer were invited to submit
portfolios of three images across any of the eight
categories, or enter the Single Shot category. Those
with no professional experience were also eligible to
enter. After an initial review of entries by the editor
of Capture magazine, a shortlist was produced.
Our judging panel of 34 experts in the world of
photography (see page 66) lent their wisdom and
expertise across a number of categories to vote for
their favourite portfolios, ranking their top five.
From the category winners, judges were then asked
to rank their three favourite portfolios to determine
the overall winner – Australasia’s Top Emerging
Photographer 2020.
RECOGNITION
Along with winners and runners-up, in this edition
we also share top ranked portfolios (Top 7 and Top
12) for each category, along with the Top 20 in the
Single Shot category. As photographers were able to
enter the same category with more than one
portfolio, their portfolios rankings are based
according to how their work was judged.
OUR SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
The continued success of this competition lies with
the stunning quality of entries received, the
involvement of an amazing panel of judges, and the
support of our sponsors. Past judges again
commented on the increasing quality of the work
submitted. Huge thanks and gratitude to the
leading professionals for their time, wisdom, and
expertise scrutinising the entries.
Much thanks must also go to our major sponsor,
Fujifilm, and all our category sponsors: DJI, EIZO,
Camera House, Camera Pro, LaCie, Midland
Insurance, Momento Pro, The Brownbill Effect,
and Seagate. Without their incredible generosity
and commitment to supporting emerging
photographic talent, competitions like this simply
aren’t possible. This year the total prize pool was
worth over $26,000, with $18,500 in prizes, plus
cash prizes of $7,500. The Emerging Photographer
of the Year receives the grand prize – a Fujifilm
X-T3 and XF18-55mm lens valued at $3,298, plus
$1,500, while the overall runner-up receives a
Fujifilm X-Pro2 Graphite Edition with XF 23mm f/2
lens valued at $3,099. Category winners receive a
mix of cash prizes, prizes from our category
sponsors, plus a Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799 from
our major sponsor, Fujifilm.
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www.capturemag.com.au, from June 2020. Keep
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OVERALL WINNER
WINNER – TRAVEL
CALLIE CHEE
Callie Chee likes to think of herself as a landscape and travel
photographer. Whenever time allows, she love venturing into weird and
wonderful places to capture the unique culture and colours of the
country. To her, it makes perfect sense to just go where her heart takes
her. Her travels have taken her to the Badain Jaran Desert in Inner
Mongolia, Kashmir, India, sea gypsy settlement in Borneo, mudflats of
Xiapu, and beyond. To date, her work has been exhibited in Los Angeles,
London, Kuala Lumpur, and throughout Australia. In her spare
moments, she also leads photography tours to less-explored destinations.
www.CallieCheePhotography.com
OVERALL WINNER PRIZE: Fujifilm X-T3 and XF18-55mm lens
valued at $3,298, plus $1,500.
CATEGORY PRIZE: $1,000 cash, DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo
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OVERALL WINNER
MAJOR SPONSOR
WHAT THE
JUDGES THOUGHT
These works leaped off the screen because
of their clarity, simplicity, and elegance.
Beautiful composition, and with a subtle
colour palette, these works speak of
restrained but sophisticated post production
skills too. A new talent to watch for!
– John Gollings AM
This set of images works incredibly
cohesively as a folio. Each image presents
with a beautifully balanced composition, a
very deliberate sense of timing and subject
placement, and conveys an enticing sense
of quietness and poise. There’s a
wonderfully delicate graphical quality to
each image which separately emphasises
vertical, circular, and horizontal lines, and a
colour palette of soft pastel tones that
weaves through the set and adds a
deliciously painterly feel to the folio. A very
worthy winner! – Paul Hoelen
This series of images has just about
everything for me. For starters, the colour
palette. The photographer has understood
how to blend the images together, giving each
one equal importance and a unique flavour.
The content of the imagery, while not totally
unknown to the viewer, has been looked at by
a really keen eye, giving it a point of view that
is outstanding and individual.
The less-is-more concept is prevalent in
this body of work too. The photographer has
kept the beauty and simplicity, combining it
with graphic elements, all the while
managing not to overcomplicate the work.
To that end, this body of work is highly
praiseworthy. It shows the maturity of the
photographer in being able to create such
images, keeping them calm and still, and
enhancing the beauty of the scene, not
compromising it. – Sally Brownbill
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KRISTYN TAYLOR
Kristyn Taylor was born in New
Zealand, but has been in
Australia since her university
days. She studied zoology and her
Honours degree centred on bird
behaviour. She is self-taught in
the arts, and has been exhibited
widely as a life-size figurative
ceramic sculptor, with her work
focusing on contemporary social
issues. She now teaches ceramic
workshops to finance her
photography and travel. A
life-long traveller, with a love of
remote destinations, local people,
and their unique customs, Taylor
first picked up a camera in 2013.
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4 JULIEN VISSE

5 SUSAN BLICK

6 SCOTT BANCROFT

6 SIMON LANGFORD-ELY

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6 LUKE DAVID

10 NATHAN EDWARDS

10 MIKE GEORGE

10 JOSHUA SAACKS

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RUNNER-UP
OVERALL

MAJOR SPONSOR

WHAT THE
JUDGES THOUGHT
This portfolio was very well executed.
The images were very cinematic and
OVERALL RUNNER-UP created a haunting dystopian feeling
that draws the viewer in and creates a
WINNER – PORTRAIT feeling of wonder, mystery, and
intrigue. Images that make you feel
something and make you want to
AIMEE LIPSCOMBE know more always stand out. The
Born and bred in Melbourne, Aimee Lipscombe has previously photographs made me want to know
worked in publishing and media. After many years working as an more about these scenes and the
online producer for ABC News, she decided to change course and moments before and after, and how
the subjects arrived there.
study at Photography Studies College, in Melbourne. She is
– Chris McGrath
currently in the middle of a part-time Advanced Diploma. Her
passion is portraiture, and her most recent work is a deeply personal In a world of excess imagery bombarding
exploration of her home life. us daily, we now have only three seconds
to capture a viewer’s attention. For
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– Peter Brew-Bevan

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STEVE WOMERSLEY
Steve Womersley is a third-year
student at Photography Studies
College, Melbourne. His career
highlights prior to returning to
study include editing an essay by
Tom Wolfe and mounting Brian
Brown while dressed as an old
English sheep dog. He is
interested in exploring how
photography can make us think
about the way we live. He lives in
Central Victoria with his partner
and two daughters, who wish
he’d stop pointing his camera at
them and get a real job driving
the local school bus.
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PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

3 NATALIE FINNEY

4 ALICE MARIETTE

5 BEC WOOD

6 KRISTYN TAYLOR

7 NANCY FLAMMEA

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9 NANCY FLAMMEA

10 SIMON LANGFORD-ELY

11 SHELLEY REIS

11 CHELLE WALLACE

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PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

WINNER
FEDERICO REKOWSKI
In 2005, Sydney photographer Federico Rekowski discovered photography. But it wasn’t until almost a decade
later when his sister gifted him her DSLR that he came to appreciate that there was more to photography than
just taking pretty pictures. Rekowski found his voice in photography and along with it a tool to explore and to
look at the world differently, one frame at a time. What truly inspires the self-taught, award-winning
photographer is his passion to tell visual stories. Getting his start with traditional landscapes, Rekowski
realised that he had more to convey to the viewer than just beautiful pictures of nature’s beauty; he wanted to
challenge the viewer, to take them on a journey with visual narratives that evoked a connection.
www.thelightcomposer.com.au

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RUNNER-UP
DAVID DAHLENBURG
David Dahlenburg’s fascination
with photography started in 2006
when he travelled around Europe
with an SLR film camera.
Returning with a “couple of good
pictures”, Dahlenburg was
hooked. Turning to his growing
collection of fine art books for
inspiration, for the last couple of
years his photographic focus has
predominantly been on capturing
aerial industrial photos from
fixed-wing aircraft.
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PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

3 NIALL CHANG

4 FEDERICO REKOWSKI

5 CALLIE CHEE

6 NILUSHA WANASINGHE

7 MIEKE BOYNTON

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7 TIMOTHY MOON

7 ALLI HARPER

11 DENNIS RICKARD

12 ALEXANDER LEEWAY

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WINNER
JANNICO KELK
Jannico Kelk is a wildlife photographer and fauna ecologist from
Brisbane. He specialises in reptile, frog, and bat photography, along
with using DSLR camera traps to photograph cryptic Australian
mammals. Kelk has travelled into some of the most unique and
remote landscapes in the world in search of wildlife. Recently, he
has enjoyed working alongside conservation organisations to
document their important work. He hopes to use a mixture of
technology, creativity, passion, and tenacity to produce vivid imagery
and promote conservation.
instagram.com/jannicokelk

CATEGORY PRIZE: $1,000 cash, LaCie 500GB Portable USB 3.1 Gen 2
Type-C External SSD valued at $174, LaCie Diamond Cut Design Portable
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RENEE DOYLE
Born in Germany and migrating to
Australia with her family in 1965, Renee
Doyle is based on the Gold Coast. Her love
of travel brought about her love of
photography, and, in particular, wildlife
photography. Doyle has been fortunate
enough to travel to over 50 countries,
including several trips to Africa, and also
Costa Rica, where the wildlife is abundant.
Spending time with animals in their
natural habitat and witnessing incredible
sights motivated Doyle to return home with
compelling images so that she could share
what she had seen and felt.
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PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

3 LEWIS BURNETT

4 JORDAN ROBINS

5 JORDAN ROBINS

6 PAUL GROUT

7 LILY MARTIN

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9 DENIS OSHALIEE

10 JASMINE VINK

10 RENEE DOYLE

12 JASMINE VINK

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WINNER
MARTIN VON STOLL
Martin Von Stoll’s love of photography began at age eight when his mother bought
him his first film camera. And the passion continues 36 years on. A self-taught
photographer with no formal training, while his focus has always been on
landscapes, of late Von Stoll has taken a greater interest in environmental
portraiture, incorporating people into his pictures to help tell a story. Having
always seen the world through a series of pictures, Von Stoll’s aim is to try and
translate to others what he is experiencing when taking photographs.
www.instagram.com/stoll_photography

CATEGORY PRIZE: $1,000 cash, professional photo consultation with Sally Brownbill
from The Brownbill Effect valued at $440, and Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.

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ALEXANDER LEEWAY
Alexander Leeway is an emerging photographer based in Sydney. As a seasoned cinematographer, he is drawn to
powerful landscapes, man-made constructs, and capturing unique portraits of the people he meets on his travels.
Photography has allowed him a freedom to pursue his passion behind the lens without the crew and heavy
equipment, leaving him lighter as he documents the world. Leeway uses photography as meditative practise to slow
down and be present to the fleeting moments that cross his path. He aspires to share what he captures with others.
www.alexanderjpg.com

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3 SUSAN BRUNIALTI 5 RICHARD TONKIN

4 BALA KRISHNAN 5 LETITIA GREEN

8 MIEKE BOYNTON
7 GRAEME GORDON 9 ALAN COLIGADO

10 LINDY HICK 11 NATALIE FINNEY 12 MIKE GEORGE 13 FEDERICO REKOWSKI

14 NATALIE PERRIN

14 TOM PEARSALL 16 SANTOSH MITRA

19 FRAZER LEAL 20 ASHLEIGH WOOD

17 BALA KRISHNAN 18 THERESA LEE

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WINNER
JACOB CANET-GIBSON
Jacob Canet-Gibson is an emerging photographer and sessional lecturer at
Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia. His street and documentary
photography examines the space between philosophy and the daily lived
experience of peoples within the APAC region. His work has previously been
exhibited at Spectrum Gallery, the University of Shanghai for Science and
Technology, and within a public art installation in Mount Lawley, WA.
jacobcanetgibson.myportfolio.com

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PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

RUNNER-UP
BEC LOWE
Predominantly a self-taught photographer and mother of three from Brisbane, Bec Lowe usually has her
camera close at hand with photography being her primary creative outlet. A seeker of natural light, she’s
fortunate to be able to dedicate adequate time to personal projects. Over the years, she’s dabbled in
different styles of photography, however her favourite is a blend of documentary and lifestyle, “the kind
that takes you back and makes you feel a part of the moment”.
beclowe.myportfolio.com

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WINNER
KATHY WALLACE
Five years ago, Kathy Wallace decided
to better balance her work/play life. She
started to explore Sydney on weekends
with a hand-me-down camera, and
suddenly started seeing everything
differently – a dormant part of her brain
had awakened. Architectural detail and
form have often become the hero of her
images, from its order or creativity.
Having not been formally trained,
Wallace has learnt much from
workshops led by incredible
photographers. Loving the journey in
learning more about photography, she
hopes that one day it will become more
than a hobby.
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JASON SMITH
Having a keen interest in the urban
landscape, colour, and geometry,
Jason Smith has developed a body of
work that combines these elements
to create architectural abstractions
of our industrial environment.
Smith’s images form part of his
ongoing series, Urbanscape, which
explores these elements around
Melbourne’s industrial and
commercial locations. Amidst the
dirty, grungy, and banal surrounds of
these man-made landscapes, a
fantastical show of vibrant colours,
bold shapes, and striking lines dance,
compete, and align.
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PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

3 TIMOTHY TSELEPIS

4 CLEMENT CHUA

5 ALLI HARPER

6 GRAEME GORDON

6 KATHY WALLACE

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CHRIS HAWKINS
Chris Hawkins shoots for fun using a Mavic Pro drone. His
preferred subject matter, aerial shots of skateparks. The first
thing he shot after getting his hands on a drone in 2018 was
the local skatepark; and after that he was hooked. Now, his
focus is very much on the intersection of urban landscape
and abstract art. With over 50 skateparks captured, Hawkins
has developed a consistent Lightroom workflow to ensure a
specific look and feel to the images he produces.
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KRYSTLE RICCI
Born in the Kimberley, WA,
Krystle Ricci has always had a
close relationship with the natural
world. Her photographic journey
began when she was named a
finalist in the Olive Cotton Award
for photographic portraiture. Since
then, she has exhibited at the Head
On Photo Festival in Sydney and
the Rencontres d’Arles, in France.
Her eclectic photography style
branches into contemporary
landscape, portraiture, and still
life. Ricci is proud mother to a
LEGO eating and pooping
labradoodle and two humans.
www.krystlericci.com

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5 GRAEME GORDON

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NICOLA BODLE
Nicola Bodle lives tucked away amongst the
subtropical rainforests in Bellingen on the Mid
North Coast of NSW. Prior to becoming a wedding
photographer, she always worked with plants and
animals. She launched Fox & Kin in 2017 to
establish a business that reflected her passions
– nature, equality, sustainability, and love. She is
an advocate for keeping weddings simple and
eco-friendly, and a vocal ally for those
underrepresented in the wedding industry.
Witnessing moments unfolding in a flurry of
emotion on a wedding day and immortalising those
split seconds is her kind of adrenaline rush.
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NINA HAMILTON
Nina Hamilton is a Tasmanian
photographer with a background in
architectural education and
practice. She draws upon this
practice, as well as observing people
on her travels, to inform the way she
understands and uses composition,
form, light, pattern, and movement.
Hamilton believes in a people-first
documentary approach to wedding
photography – people, human
connections, and fleeting moments
before the details; and seeks beauty
and joy in the ordinary, the
everyday, and the in-between.
www.ninahamiltonphotography.com

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1 NICOLA BODLE
2 NINA HAMILTON
3 NICOLA BODLE
4 DENNIS TAN
4 DEANNE KAMPE
6 BONNIE SEVIL
6 CHARLOTTE KIRI
8 GABBY SECOMB-
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8 LACHLAN GREGORY
10 CHARLOTTE KIRI
10 KIRSTEN SUDBURY
12 LUCY McGOLDRICK

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WHAT THE JUDGES SAID
Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers relies
on some of the world’s best photographers and
industry leaders to help judge the region’s most
amazing emerging talent. We’re extremely grateful
to the 34 individuals on the 2020 judging panel.
ADVICE FROM THE JUDGES
Our judges were asked to provide their tops tips
for anyone planning on entering in 2021. Here’s
what they had to say.
ANIMAL
• One of the keys to high quality animal
photography is to tell the story of the
environment in which the animal lives.
• When thinking about entering your portfolio,
remember to sequence images that play off
each other and say something unique. Many
of the portfolios looked like a series of images
that were taken in exactly the same place, in
the same way, and each image did not reveal
anything different from the others.
• The hunger for wildlife photography is growing.
It is also fuelling the desire to go to extremes to
make great images to the detriment of the
wildlife itself. Always respect wildlife.
ARCHITECTURE
• Far too many failed to actually photograph the
whole building. It’s not just about finding
clever details of light and shade, but
describing the building.
• In some of the entrants’ work it was difficult to
separate the photography from the Photoshop.
There are some truly eye-catching images, but
perhaps some with too much post production.
• The architectural images that immediately
stood out were high in camera craft, used
compositional design to its best effect, and
displayed an overall solid consistency that
flowed through the images.
ART
• Innovative portfolios that communicated a
clear message/story or evoked emotions from
the viewer received the highest scores.
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ABOVE: Shot by Robin Yong, Top 20 (Animal).
• What stuck out to me the most was when a
series felt like a well-thought-out concept and
was executed beautifully.
• A lot of derivative work. I chose portfolios
that were technically interesting with a
consistent point of view about photographic
issues like movement blur and colour, or
reflecting on art movements.
DOCUMENTARY
• The strongest works demonstrated a capacity
to create a semblance of visual narrative
which placed them far ahead of the rest.
• For me, documentary photography is all
about observation – noticing small details in
a scene that set the picture apart, or give it
something special.
• Look for consistency with a variation. There were
sets of images that all looked the same with just
slight adjustments to framing. You need more
than that to tell a story.
• The portfolios that stood out the most included
images that conveyed a sense of story, not only
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• Portraiture is about capturing a moment in

the photographer’s relationship with the sitter
and conveying that connection to the viewer
– the essence of what the photographer sees in
the sitter. It doesn’t matter how short that
relationship is. The portrait still requires a
connection to have been made, however brief.
• Most images were killed by bad Photoshop.
The winning images rested on simplicity,
style, composition, light, and moments
without too much Photoshop cover-up.
• A good portrait communicates with the viewer
on many levels - it stirs us, moves us, makes us
laugh, makes us cry, tells a story, and hopefully
leaves us with at least one unanswered question.

SINGLE SHOT
• Light, gesture, and composition all come together
to create a good photo, but a stand-out, excellent
ABOVE: Shot by Francesca Donnoli, Top 20 (Portrait). image has to have a fourth component that grabs
the viewer and connects with them somehow.
• Those photographs that convey a strong
emotional response beyond a sense of place or
OUR JUDGES with the subject matter, but also using other subject always transcend the ordinary and rise
photographic techniques like composition, above the pack.
Adrian Dennis adriandennis.com tonal ranges, or lighting techniques. • Pictures get stronger when everything inside the
Alex Cearns houndstoothstudio.com.au frame contributes to the whole. Leave out
Ami Vitale amivitale.com
LANDSCAPE everything else. There are no neutral elements in
Andrea Bruce andreabruce.com
• Avoid the iconic landscape at all costs unless a picture. Either they contribute or they are
Brett Boardman brettboardman.com
you have something you intend to create that distracting.
Cameron Spencer instagram.com/cjspencois
is massively different than anything we have
Chris McGrath chrismcgrathphotography.
seen before. If you’ve seen it a dozen times, TRAVEL
com
then we have seen it a thousand times. • Generally speaking, staged images do not fare as
Craig Easton craigeaston.com
• What sets the winning portfolios apart from well as naturally occurring and spontaneous
Danelle Bohane danellebohane.com
the rest is that I see some of the images.
Daniel Linnett linnetfoto.com
photographer in the images. I see their • Travel photography is difficult because it is hard
Dean Sewell oculi.com.au/dean-sewell
intent, their aesthetic, their technique to capture something new and exotic. Think
James Simmons jamessimmons.com.au
coming through, and that has more impact about how you can impart a bit of yourself into
Jason Vinson vinsonimages.com
Jesse Marlow jessemarlow.com than just a well-executed landscape image. the image – be it an artistic technique, a
John Gollings gollings.com.au • The strongest portfolios were those that took thoughtful aesthetic, or an interesting twist on a
Josh Holko jholko.com a more unconventional approach to well-known area.
Krystle Wright krystlewright.com landscape, along with strong technical • The most successful portfolios demonstrated a
Lynsey Addario lynseyaddario.com ability, bringing diversity. clear understanding of storytelling, use of
Marcus Bell studioimpressions.com.au • Take care not to overprocess your imagery as colour or tone, and a consistency that
Michael Clark michaelclarkphoto.com it’s a fine line between a garish interpretation supported the other images in the series.
Patrick Brown patrickbrownphoto.com and an engagingly tasteful and believable one.
Paul Hoelen paulhoelen.com WEDDING
Peter Brew-Bevan peterbrew-bevan.com PORTRAIT • I would have loved to see more imagery in this
Ricardo Da Cunha ricardodacunha.com.au • Portraiture is perhaps the most difficult genre category conveying the emotional side of a
Richard I'Anson richardianson.com of photography. Creating a compelling portrait wedding. The portfolios that stood out the most
Roland Halbe rolandhalbe.eu is certainly difficult. It is easy to fall into were ones that had a level of energy or emotion
Ron Haviv ronhaviv.com cliché. Always avoid creating a cliché portrait, captured alongside good technical skills.
Sally Brownbill thebrownbilleffect.com and know what that means. • A wedding day is long, filled with opportunity.
Seth Casteel sethcasteel.com • Portraits, as a set of three, have to present a Show us variation, instead of three images
Steve Scalone stevescalone.com series or a theme. Three disparate styles or from the exact same moment or portrait setup.
Tim Griffith timgriffith.com approaches weaken the submission, and • Weddings are all about relationships, so
Todd McGaw toddhuntermcgaw.com.au sometimes one portrait can be really strong capturing the beauty and ‘realness’ of your
Tony Hewitt tonyhewitt.com only to be let down by two weaker ones in clients’ relationships is what you’re there to do
William Long longshots.com.au the set. as a wedding photographer.

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