Images of the Illawarra
Winners from our round TWO competition…
Landcare Illawarra, once again invited photographers young and old from across the Illawarra region to enter Images of the Illawarra, a competition to celebrate the natural beauty of the local landscape and the diverse species found within it.
Entries were exhibited during the annual Landcare celebration which was held this year as part of the Dune Day 2011 activities at Werri Beach, Gerringong on Saturday, 12 November 2011.
Round 2 Winners – November 2011
Images of the Illawarra round 2 was sponsored by Landcare Illawarra.
Albion Park photographer Dee Kramer was the overall winner of Landcare Illawarra’s Images of the Illawarra photographic competition with this entry titled ‘Tranquility’ taken in the Minnamurra Rainforest. It earned him the $250 first prize.
- ‘Tranquility.’ Dee Kramer.
Not only was Dee Kramer overall winner – this entry of his titled ‘Summer Time’ was highly commended by the judges in the Images of the Illawarra photographic competition and won a $50 prize.
- ‘Summer Time.’ Dee Kramer.
Port Kembla’s Ben Lovelace was highly commended by the judges for this entry in the open category of the Images of the Illawarra photographic competition, titled ‘Fisherman at Dusk.’ Ben wins $50.
- ‘Fisherman at Dusk.’ Ben Lovelace.
Student Category Winners
Twelve-year-old Alexandra Nelson of Figtree High School won the student category of our Images of the Illawarra photographic competition with this entry titled ‘Much-loved Cedar Tree’ taken in the Minnamurra Rainforest National Park. It earned her a $100 prize.
- ‘Much-loved Cedar Tree.’ Alexandra Nelson.
Eleven-year-old Tara Cullen of Mt.Keira was highly commended by the judges for this entry in the student category of Images of the Illawarra titled ‘Flight of the Honey Bee.’ Tara wins $25.
- ‘Flight of the Honey Bee.’ Tara Cullen
Keira High School student William Koon was highly commended by the judges in the student category of Images of the Illawarra for this entry, Waterfall, taken at Macquarie Pass. William wins $25.
- ‘Waterfall.’ William Koon.
Round 1 Winners – April 2011
Images of the Illawarra round 1 was hosted by Landcare Illawarra and proudly sponsored by Bellachara Boutique Hotel, Gerringong.
Winners included:
- First Prize Winner – Mystical by Brad Chilby
- Second Prize Winner – Carrington Causeway by Gavin Nethery
- Third Prize Winner – Moonrise by Vincenzo Rajo