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WINNER
LANDSCAPE
DUNES
1. Nicole Andrews 2. Brett Ray
3. Alan Coligado 4. Matthew Barrett 5. Bradley Hannon 6. Ante Badzim
7. Karolin Schild
7. Harman Singh Heer 9. Anna Luscombe 10. Rob Cox
11. Harman Singh Heer 12. David Dahlenburg 13. Chandra Bong
14. Robert Morello
15. Adam Williams 16. Gergo Rugli 17. Jane Sheers 17. Brian Hatchard 19. Chandra Bong 20. Shane Spoor
LANDSCAPE TOP 20
NICOLE ANDREWS
@birdtragic
In a year where most of us have been greatly limited with where we can travel, Melbourne’s Nicole Andrews timed her trips to the Death Valley, USA and Morocco’s eastern border with Algeria to perfection. The result is a truly global set of images that emphasise both the diversity of sand dunes and their striking shapes and forms in a variety of light.
“Many parts of the Moroccan dunes were badly roughed up by quadbikes and camel tracks but we were fortunate enough to find some unspoilt dunes at Erg Chegaga and Erg Lihoudi,” she says. “Finding just that right spot while coping with intense heat and often gusty conditions was challenging.”
Anyonewhohasphotographedduneswill know just how tricky they can be to shoot, but perhaps even more challenging is to give a sense of how diverse an environment they can be. It’s something this portfolio illustrates beautifully through a combination of black and white and colour images.
WHAT THE JUDGES’ SAID
DYLAN FOX: Sand dunes are an incred- ible subject to photograph. They are for- ever changing and can provide endless opportunities. That is so brilliantly re- flected in this set of photographs. From vibrant colours with abstract appearanc- es, to black and white images showing the repeating patterns of the rippling sand. The use of light and shadows is so well handled and creates a very compel- ling set of images.
JACQUES VAN AS: The clever use of shadows and complimentary colours made this portfolio stand out. Great tex- tures and compositions bring every one of these images to life. Nicole followed the brief extremely well and presented a finely tuned array of images which would make a suitable collection of printable images.
HILLARY YOUNGER: A portfolio of power- ful simplicity and artistry where light, shade and contrast are used to reveal texture and pattern, and to create com- positional structure. Leading lines and mysterious areas of darkness both stimu- late the imagination and lead the viewer through the frame and wondering what lies beyond. In drawing us beyond their boundaries, the images carry the prom- ise of the vastness of the desert.
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