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JULIE KENNY
Growing up in a number of out- back Australian towns developed Julie Kenny’s love of exploring landscapes, strong cups of tea, and a good chinwag, and today, respect for Country and the significance a landscape can hold is thoroughly embedded in her work which fo- cuses on the beauty of regional Aus- tralia. Building on a background in analogue photography, she complet- ed an Advanced Diploma of Applied Science in Photography, and more recently a Bachelor of Communica- tions and Diploma of Education. juliekennyphotography.com.au
TREE OF LIFE. From above, the surrounding sheep tracks combined with the fallen tree reminded me of the ‘Tree of Life’. While the aerial perspective captured via a drone fo- cuses on the earth, you can see the pooled water in the sheep tracks re- flecting the sky. While this represents many different things, for me it com- municates the interconnection of all things, beginnings and endings, the cycling of life.
WHAT THE JUDGES SAID
This image asks questions in an authentic and original way. The aerial view of this skeletal-like fallen tree is dramatically enhanced by the artful rendering of elephant-like skin texture of the landscape that surrounds it. Once the mind realises what it is looking at, the emotional impact of the textures stimulates the senses. There is a perfect balance of positive versus negative space, of light versus dark, and of smooth versus rough. Jackie Ranken
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