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RUNNER-UP
MOBILE
INDUSTRIAL NOIR
1. Cameron Meacham 2. David Dahlenburg 3. Stella Scarfo
4. Hunter Smith
5. Bronwyn Silver
6. Nikki Kenwrick
7. Stella Scarfo
8. Graham Earnshaw 9. Theresa Lee
10. Tim Johnson
11. Dianne Galbraith 12. Cameron Meacham 13. Joe Dolce
13. Bob Topping
15. Ing Phoenix
16. Adam Richmond 17. Jun Gil Park
18. Joy Bennett
19. Stella Scarfo
19. Christine Rocher
PEOPLE TOP 20
SPONSOR
DAVID DAHLENBURG
daviddahlenburg.com
South Australian photographer David Dahlenburg’s series Industrial Noir explores the industrial architecture of the winery he works for, and the series is the first time he’s used his phone to take fine art images.
“The winery is forever changing with varying weather and lighting conditions,” Dahlenburg says. “There are many compositions that can be achieved from walking up stairs and onto catwalks. Pipes, handrails, road markings and welds on wine tanks can be used for leading lines and to add interest.”
“The images in this series were taken with my iPhone. As luck would have it, when the light is just right, the only camera you have on you is the one on your phone. I found the phone particularly good at capturing reflections in small puddles and getting into tight areas that my DSLR is too bulky for.”
For the judges, his interesting subject matter, use of shadow, tone and light and consistent edit- ing made this portfolio a popular pick.
WHAT THE JUDGES SAID
DOUWE DIJKSTRA: This is an awesome se- ries of an industrial complex – and yes, they can look sexy! I love the beautiful textures of the concrete, steel, corrosion and the clouds. Shooting in mono definitely am- plifies and highlights these textures, and I think colour would have certainly been a distracting factor otherwise
A huge range of grey tones are used here, but they don’t muddy the waters. There’s enough black and whites to add contrast and define shapes and contours. The dark and gloomy weather adds to the heavy industrial look and feel.
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