Indholdsfortegnelse for June-July 2025 i Australian Photography

Why is landscape photography so addictive? It’s a question I found myself pondering while judging The Landscape Awards 2025, the results of which you’ll find in this issue of Australian Photography. To begin with, being outdoors and immersed in natural beauty simply feels good. It’s an escape—a meditative experience that, when combined with the creativity photography demands, becomes something powerful. You’re not just documenting nature; you’re interpreting it through your own lens. Then there’s the thrill of the hunt—the pursuit of perfect light, a compelling composition, or the right weather conditions. It’s this chase that keeps landscape photographers returning again and again. Now in its third year, The Landscape Awards clearly demonstrates that many of you understand this addiction. We’ve seen countless familiar names among the entrants, and many photographers…

PRESENTED BY Now in its third year, the Awards received more than 2,000 entries from photographers in Australia and New Zealand and had a prize pool worth more than $25,000. In addition, the competition raised over $5,000 for our charity partner, the Australian Conservation Foundation, taking the total fundraising raised by our competition entrants to over $25,000 in the last three years–an amazing result. Judged by an esteemed panel of professional photographers, the competition sought entries in one of four categories: Landscape, Seascape, Aerial and Urban. The competition was run with the generous support of our great sponsors Camera House, ASUS, Western Digital, and OM System—thank you. Over the next 30+ pages you can see the top 20 entries in the four categories of the competition, along with judges’ comments…

PRESENTED BY CATEGORY SPONSORS CHARITY PARTNER WINNER TOM PUTT Tom Putt is an award-winning Australian landscape photographer renowned for his aerial and fine art imagery. With over 20 years of experience, Tom has also travelled extensively across Australia and the world, capturing the beauty of remote and rugged landscapes from unique perspectives. Based in Victoria, Tom operates a gallery in Mornington. He is also a passionate educator, who spends much of his time running photography workshops and tours. @tomputtgallery VIBRANT FRACTURES. The mine sites around Perth, WA provide excellent opportunities to capture stunning abstract aerial images, explains Tom Putt. “It was a windy morning when I hovered high above this location, however the sun provided the light I needed to produce the vibrant colours I was looking for.” “From the air,…

Composition is all about determining the story you wish for your photograph to tell, and then balancing elements in the frame as you decide how you want to portray them. When you look across a landscape with your naked eye, your brain quickly picks out subjects of interest. But the camera doesn’t discriminate—it captures everything in view of the lens, which can lead to a cluttered, messy picture with no clear focal point. Working out what is required to create a good composition involves working out what your subject is and how you wish to place it in the frame. So the first point of the approach to any composition is to choose your primary subject—this might be a mountain peak, some rocks on the beach or maybe an interesting…

Fujifilm’s newest medium format camera has a huge 102MP sensor, a 35mm f/4 lens (28mm full-frame equivalent), and features like a leaf shutter and built-in ND filter, all in a small body. THE BODY The Fujifilm GFX100RF is an interesting new direction for the GFX lineup, offering a medium format experience in a compact, fixed-lens design. However unlike previous GFX models, which prioritised interchangeable lens flexibility, the GFX100RF embraces a more streamlined approach, delivering the signature depth, detail, and dynamic range of a 102MP sensor with a permanently attached 35mm f/4 lens (equivalent to 28mm in full-frame terms). Fujifilm has managed to fit this large sensor into a body measuring approximately 144 x 87 x 75mm, making it the most compact medium format camera on the market – a pretty…

WORLD PRESS PHOTO ANNOUNCES 2025 WINNERS WORLD Press Photo has announced the winners of its 2025 World Press Photo Contest, showcasing some of the world’s finest photojournalism and documentary photography. This year the competition has expanded significantly, growing from 33 total winners in 2024 to 42 in 2025. For the past three years, there has been one winning Single and one winning Story per region. This year, there are three winners in each of these categories per region. There’s also one Long-Term Project winner per region. The overall 2025 World Press Photo of the Year winner was announced as Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for his image of a young Gazan boy recovering from war injuries. The 2025 Contest also takes place as part of the 70th anniversary celebrations for…

SUPPORTING PARTNERS CHARITY PARTNER PRESENTED BY WINNER JASON KEELER New Zealand-born and now living in Queensland, Jason Keeler has always had an interest in photography. But it wasn’t until friends encouraged him—telling him he had a good eye—that he began to take it more seriously. “I’m predominantly self-taught and have been lucky to form friendships within our uplifting photography community,” he says. “We share and learn from one another, but nothing beats getting out there, spinning the dials in manual mode, and discovering what really works.” Although he enjoys experimenting with various genres, landscapes are his favourite—especially storm chasing, long exposures, and timelapses. @eye_kaptured THE COMING. Halfway through a 2,000km journey home, Jason Keeler says he decided to cut short a visit with friends, excusing himself after lightning alerts started ‘going…

PRESENTED BY CATEGORY SPONSORS CHARITY PARTNER WINNER RYAN TUTOR Based in Hervey Bay, Queensland, self-taught photographer Ryan Tutor is drawn to landscapes and nature. He describes his photography as “part adventure, part daydream”—a way of capturing the world as he sees it, or as he wishes it could be. “I thrive on capturing the mood of the moment, wherever the light takes me and whenever it feels right,” he says. Along for the ride is his overstuffed camera bag, packed with three lenses, a DSLR, and a drone. “With each adventure, I’m usually ready for whatever comes my way—plus, I get a workout in the process. Bonus!” @ryan2tor GOING IN CIRCLES. On a rare foggy evening in Hervey Bay, Ryan Tutor spotted a roundabout that caught his eye. “I had a…

My preferred genres of photography are photojournalism, social documentary, and street photography—fields where there is little to no post-processing. I’m drawn to capturing a fleeting instant that encapsulates a larger story, highlights a social issue, or reflects the present-day reality of life. Sometimes it’s as simple as creatively capturing an ordinary moment—something people walk past every day without noticing. Other times, it’s about being ready for that rare, unrepeatable moment that presents itself without warning. When I head out for a shoot, I’m trying to stay open—prepared for the unexpected, and alert to unplanned moments that might unfold before me. At the heart of my practice is a desire to document the truth of our times. In an era when post-processing can create a false sense of perfection, and AI…

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THIS MONTH’S WINNER MEGAN WILLIS QVB EDITOR’S COMMENT Megan Willis’ beautiful image QVB was taken on a rainy day in Sydney, outside the city’s iconic shopping complex. “A random commuter stood perfectly still for me (luckily) under his umbrella,” she explains. What makes this photograph stand out is the dynamic sense of movement created by people and a passing tram, captured using a slow shutter speed and a tripod. Combined with the image’s rich tones and sharp details, it’s a real winner. TECHNICAL DETAILS Nikon Z7 II, 17-35mm lens @29mm. 1s @f10, ISO 200. Thanks to the team at Blonde Robot, Megan Willis has won a Think Tank DarkLight Backpack in 20L size. Also available in 14L, the DarkLight is the ideal blend of tactical style and everyday functionality. Whether…

PRESENTED BY CATEGORY SPONSORS CHARITY PARTNER WINNER LARN BERGE Larn Berge is an award-winning landscape photographer based in Te Awamutu, New Zealand, with a keen eye for colour, light and mood. @larnbergephotographyf11.11 THE GANNET COLONY. Larn Berge’s winning image in the Seascape category was captured at Muriwai Beach in New Zealand, home to a large gannet colony that nests there before the birds make their long journey back to Australia once the chicks are ready to leave. “I’m a landscape photographer at heart, so I really wanted to capture this colony through that lens—not just focus on the birds,” Berge explains. “To get the shot, I patiently waited for sunlight to break through the clouds and bathe the landscape in golden light, while also freezing the birds mid-flight. I noticed the…

AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY: How long have you been working on the exhibition, and how did the project kick off? MIKE BOWERS: Dr Guy Hansen, the senior curator, contacted me last year about working on the Fairfax collection again. I had worked on it back in 2008 when I did a book on 100 years of photography at The Herald. For that 2008 project, it was rewarding to breathe new life into forgotten photographs, some of which had disappeared from the archive. Rediscovering them again for this exhibition felt like bringing history back to life. It was enjoyable, especially when handling the glass plates—sometimes you’d hold them up to the light and discover details that hadn't been seen for years. Studying these images feels like a direct link to my predecessors. AP:…

My preferred genre is wildlife photography, but wild animals rarely offer the perfect scenario for good photos. Birds perch on the twiggiest part of the branch. Bears fossick along riverbanks cloaked in deep shadow. Tigers snooze in tall grass. When your subject is a predator or a dangerous animal that might charge or ambush, there’s often no way to adjust your position for the ideal background or perfect angle. Last year, we finally went on safari. It was a dream, as safaris usually are, but it also demanded some creativity to overcome a number of challenges. My favourite shot from the trip came from one such tricky encounter. We’d been observing a leopardess who had made a kill at the edge of an elephant wallow. After feeding, she wandered into…

At release, Affinity was an immediate hit with pro photographers, and with Serif being recently acquired by Australian tech darling Canva, we figured it was time to take a closer look at an app that has not only been widely lauded for its immense capability, but also for its reasonable one-time price of US $18.49 ($29 AUD). At the same time, with many photographers seeking an alternative to the Adobe subscription system, I decided to give it a whirl to see if it is as good as it’s said to be, and if it could help me break free from Adobe’s shackles. THE TECH AND FEATURES At its core, Affinity is a non-destructive raster and layer based fully functional pro level photo editing app, which is very similar to Photoshop…