Focus Photo Competition
- Winners announced!
Series Winner – GARY ANNETT / Uni of Melbourne Business and Economics
The judges were impressed with the technical excellence and thoughtful approach of the winning series. Composition and point-of-view are very strong and show the location in an extremely flattering way. A special mention to the first entry: a unique perspective on an often-seen architectural feature.
Detail Winner - WILLIAM WATT
/ Orica Building -Link to image
This winning entry is a beautifully executed image that show a great deal of forethought; the composition, light and use of depth-of-field make this image incredibly striking. It is a very different approach to a category that can often offer clichés, but this image manages to think outside the square.
People/Crowd Winner - ANGIE MUCCILLO
/ Athenaeum Library -Link to image
This image was a clear standout in a very high quality field of entries. It shows a quirky sense of humour, lovely composition and sympathetic use of light, not to mention capturing an essence of humanity in the space, as it was intended to be used. Many of the other commended images in this category were also very strong in many of these areas also.
Exterior Winner - KEN NG
/ Council House2 -Link to image
In the absence of many strong exterior images, the judges felt the images that best represented the theme were more abstractions than literal exterior images. The winning image shows a strong sense of composition and light, showing the strength of the building design. It would have been nice to see more technically solid exterior shots in this category this year.
Interior Winner - PIETRO GIORDANO
/ Federation Square -Link to image
Once again, the Winning Interior image was the best from among strong competition. This image captures the essence of the interior space of Federation Square perfectly, with strong composition and use of light creating a real sense of place.
Highly Commended
- Series – TIM VERDON / State Library -Link to image
- Detail – PIETRO GIORDANO / Federation Square -Link to image
- People/Crowd – KEN NG / Uni of Melbourne Business and Economics -Link to image
- People/Crowd – ANGUS MCDONALD / 101 Collins Street -Link to image
- People/Crowd – YONG TAN / 101 Collins Street -Link to image
- People/Crowd – ANGIE MUCCILLO / Scots Church -Link to image
- People/Crowd – REBECCA TAYLOR / Scots Church -Link to image
- People/Crowd – FRED ZHANG / T&G Building -Link to image
- Exterior – ALAN LEE / ANZ Centre -Link to image
- Exterior – KEN NG / Pixel Building -Link to image
- Exterior – GARY ANNETT / Uni of Melbourne Business and Economics -Link to image
- Interior – FIRMAN SYAHRIR / Recital Centre -Link to image
- Interior – BARBARA FISCHER / Danish Club -Link to image
- Interior – HAO CHEN / 101 Collins Street -Link to image
- Interior – PHIL LI / Society -Link to image
Congratulations to all of the winners. See the rest of the entries on our flickr page.
Categories and technical requirements
Entries were judged by renowned architectural photographers including Dianne Snape and Mark Munro on the basis of three criteria - creativity, quality of photograph and significance to architecture and design.
Prizes are awarded to the best photo entry in the following five categories:
- exterior;
- interior;
- detail;
- people/crowds; and
- series (up to five images of the one building).
Submissions for all categories (excluding the series category) were limited to five photographs per category, per entrant. Submissions for the series category are limited to five submissions consisting of up to 5 photos, per entrant.
The image dimensions must not exceed 1,024 pixels in either height or width and the file must not exceed 1,024 KB (1MB).
Photographs must be in JPEG ( .jpeg) format only.
Prizes
The winner in each category will:
- Receive a selection of inspirational photography books
- Receive a years subscription to Australian Photography Magazine
- Have their winning photo published on the MOH website and
- Have their winning photo published in Australian Photography Magazine
In addition, the winner of the best exterior category will be offered the opportunity to take the exterior photographs for the MOH 2011 program and website.
The judges had their work cut out for them in the inaugural 'Focus on MOH' photography competition with over 1600 fabulous photographs submitted. View the winners and the complete set of submitted photographs on our Flickr page.
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FOCUS PHOTO COMPETITION ENTRY FORM
Fully complete this competition entry form to register your participation in the "Focus On MOH" Photography Competition and to receive your entry number. You will need your entry number to identify your photographs when you upload them to the MOH Flickr group.
Entries must be uploaded onto the MOH group on flickr.com by 5.00pm AEST on 8 August 2010.
If you are under 18 years of age, you must have your parent or legal guardian's consent to enter this competition.