End of Year Competition - 2025

2025 End of Year Competition

Judged by: 

Shayne Cocks

Bill Shields

Matt Makinson

Merits were not awarded by the judges in any Category

Digital Colour Section

Section Winner

"SEMAPHORE" by John Coates

Section Runner Up

"FUN RIDE" by Darryl Wolfendale

Digital Mono Section

Section Winner

"JUST PAPER" by John Coates

Section Runner Up

"CAR DOOR" by Darryl Wolfendale

Digital Colour Open Category

Category Winner

"FUN RIDE" by Darryl Wolfendale

Digital Colour People Category

Category Winner

"THE PHOTOGRAPHERS" by Denise Adams

Digital Colour Flora/Fauna/Fur Category

Category Winner

"TULIP" by John Giddens

Digital Colour Contemporary Category

Category Winner

"WATER DROPS" by John Coates

Digital Colour Landscape/Seascape Category

Category Winner

"SEMAPHORE" by John Coates

Digital Mono Open Category

Category Winner

"CAR DOOR" by Darryl Wolfendale

Digital Mono People Category

Category Winner

"THE ELDER" by John Coates

Digital Mono Flora/Fauna/Fur Category

Category Winner

"GREY TEAL" by John Giddens

Digital Mono Contemporary Category

Category Winner

"JUST PAPER" by John Coates

Digital Mono Landscape/Seascape Category

Category Winner

"SEMAPHORE BEACH" by John Coates

Memorial Trophies

The Carol Lamplough Memorial Portrait Trophy

Winner

"JOHN" by Ray Sweeting

The Stephen (Rolly) Roberston Memorial Wildlife Trophy

Winner

"JUMPING SPIDER UP CLOSE" by John Giddens

SEPTEMBER - 2025

September 2025 competition with the set subject being "Contemporary".

The definition of the set subject was given as:

"Where images have been modified during or after exposure using experimental techniques."

Judged by Robert Dettman

Digital Colour Open

The following Image was awarded a Distinction and Category Top Image

"CRUSING" by Ray Sweeting

The following images were awarded an Honour

"THROUGH THE DOOR" by John Coates

"WALK IN" by Jan Worden

The following images were awarded a Merit

"AUTUMN STORMS" by Darryl Wolfendale

"BREAKING THRU" by Raymond Groenland

"MOON HALO" by Ray Sweeting

"RAINBOW BEE-EATER" by John Giddens

"TULIP" by John Giddens

Digital Colour Set Subject

The following Image was awarded a Distinction and Category Top Image

"ICM PLANTS" by John Coates

The following images were awarded an Honour

"BLUE WATERS" by John Coates

"STORY TELLER" by Jan Worden

The following images were awarded a Merit

"BLUE" by Raymond Groenland

"DAFFODIL" by John Coates

"SPIN ME ROUND" by Darryl Wolfendale

Digital Mono Open

The following Image was awarded a Distinction and Category Top Image

"THE ELDER" by John Coates

The following images were awarded a Merit

"IN DAYS GONE BY" by John Giddens

"RAINY DAY" by Jan Worden

"SMOKE" by Ray Sweeting

Digital Mono Set Subject

The following Image was awarded a Distinction and Category Top Image

"ODEON" by Darryl Wolfendale

The following Image was awarded a Distinction

"WASHED UP" by John Coates

The following images were awarded an Honour

"AUSSIE BUSH FARM" by John Giddens

"DRY CREEK" by John Coates

"TWISTED" by Darryl Wolfendale

The following Image was awarded a Merit

"DOUBLE TROUBLE" by Jan Worden

AUGUST - 2025

 August 2025 competition with the set subject being "Mass Planting".

The definition of the set subject was given as: 

"An image demonstrating a mass planting of flora, either trees, shrubs, flowers or a mixture but does not include man-made structures such as wind farms or fences, etc."

Judged by Annette Hollitt

Digital Colour Open

The following Image was awarded an Honour and Category Top Image

"CONCENTRATION" by Raymond Groenland

The following Image was awarded an Honour

"PASSING ON THE ROAD" by Raymond Groenland

The following images were awarded a Merit

"DUST STORM COMETH" by Ray Sweeting

"FUN GUY" by Raymond Groenland

"NORTHERN LIGHTS" by Ray Sweeting

"SUPERB FAIRY-WREN" by John Giddens

"VISITOR" by Darryl Wolfendale

"VOCAL NEW HOLLAND HONEYEATER" by John Giddens

Digital Colour Set Subject

The following Image was awarded an Honour and Category Top Image

"CANOLA FIELD" by John Coates

The following images were awarded a Merit

"A CEREAL CROP" by John Coates

"BUTCHART GARDENS" by Ray Sweeting

"FURROWS OF SUGAR CANE" by John Coates

"LINES" by Darryl Wolfendale

"TULIPS" by Ray Sweeting

Digital Mono Open

The following Image was awarded an Honour and Category Top Image

"GREY TEAL" by John Giddens

The following Image was awarded an Honour

"REDY FOR TAKE OFF" by Ray Sweeting

The following images were awarded a Merit

"ARCHED" by Darryl Wolfendale

"BLUE WREN" by Ray Sweeting

"FALLEN" by Jan Worden

Digital Mono Set Subject

The following Image was awarded a Distinction and Category Top Image

"A WOOD PLANTATION" by John Coates

The following images were awarded a Merit

"BLOOMING FLOWERS" by John Coates

"LIGHT IN THE FOREST" by Darryl Wolfendale