Photo Competition

MCCG Photo Competition Winners 2024

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The 2024 MCCG Photo Competition was a huge success. Thank you to all the photographers for your entries and congratulations to all the winners.

The photo competition could not run without the fabulous volunteers who generously give up their time each year. A massive thank you to the photo competition organising committee lead by Rebecca Bain with support from Robyn Frost, Bostjan Kobe, Janine Nicklin, Bruce Siemon and Geoff Lawrence and to all the volunteers who also support during the week. 

Enjoy the winning entries in each category.

Native Plants & Fungi

Sponsored by Cr Greg Adermann

Winner

David Edwards

Erythrina vespertilio

2nd place

Stephen Mudge

Bioluminescent Ghost Fungi

3rd place

Melanie Harris

Pink Grevillea

Highly Commended 

Cooper Jarrold

Gum

Highly Commended 

Rosemary Pollock

Plant sculptures

Highly Commended 

David Edwards

Abutilon oxycarpum

Native Birds

Sponsored by Kenmore Bridge Club

Winner

David Edwards

The launch

2nd place

Joseph Pappas

Brown Goshawk

3rd place

John Stephens

Will the branch hold?

 

Highly Commended

Stephen Mudge

Powerful Owl with prey

Highly Commended

John Stephens

Now where did that bug go?

 

Highly Commended

Joseph Pappas

Cockatoo with baby

Native Animals (excl. Birds)

Sponsored by Dr Christian Rowan MP

Winner

Tony Thulborn

How to swallow a whole cockatoo

2nd place

John Stephens

A perched percher

3rd place

David Edwards

Hover fly

 

Highly Commended

David Edwards

Ssslipery when wet

Highly Commended

Joseph Pappas

Brown tree snake

Highly Commended

Stephen Mudge

Stony Creek Frog

YOUNG PERSON

Our Catchment

Sponsored by Pisces Enterprises

Winner

Asher Bertram

Post-swim kookaburra

2nd place

Ada Li

Quiet companions

3rd place

Georgina Watkins

A morning guest

Highly Commended

Sophie Moore

Princess Parrot

 

Highly Commended

Ian TSENG

Aristolochia preparing to land on the ground

Highly Commended

Ada Li

Blossom’s crown

Chairman’s Choice Young Person

Sponsored by Discount Drug Store Kenmore

Mathilda Buchberger

Koala

Chairman’s Choice Open

Sponsored by Fiori Kitchen and Bar

Alan Hayter

Birds of a feather

People’s Choice Young Person

Sponsored by Pisces Enterprises

Thomas Devos

Kookaburra

People’s Choice (open)

Sponsored by The Pet Chalet

Winner

Stephen Mudge

Fireflies at Karana Downs

2nd place

Stephen Mudge

Powerful Owl with prey

 

Joint 3rd place

Lauren Mertsch

Kids awake, parents asleep

 

Joint 3rd place

David Edwards

Ssslipery when wet

 

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Results from 2021 Photo Competition

The 23rd MCCG Photo Competition was a huge success!  64 photos for the open categories were submitted by 13 photographers and 19 photos for the digital Young Persons (grade 1 – 6) category were submitted by 12 young photographers.

The public voting was very popular with 389 People’s Choice (Open) votes tallied up over the 6 days of the display at Kenmore Village and 378 votes (likes) were tallied up over the 5 days (Mon to Fri) on our social media sites. See below for the winners!

And the winners for 2021 are …

OP1 Native Plants & Fungi

Sponsored by Cr Greg Adermann (presented by Cia Adermann)

First Prize: Alan Hayter   Our backyard: Pullen Pullen Creek tributary

Second Prize: Tracey Read  Chocolate and marshmallow fungi

Third Prize:  John May  Grevillea

OP2 Native Birds

Sponsored by Kenmore Bridge Club presented by Elizabeth Handley

First Prize: Mandy Watson  Little nest builder (fairy-wren)

Second Prize: Alan Hayter  Hiding in plain sight

Third Prize:  David Edwards  with Lionel

Fourth Prize: Tim Spencer  Fan-tail Cuckoo

OP3 Native Animals (excl. Birds)

Sponsored by Dr Christian Rowan MP

First Prize:  Tracey Read  Steel blue sawfly larvae

Second Prize:  Anne Love  Minute jumping spider

 

Third Prize:  Mandy Watson  Paper Wasp

Young Person Category   Our Catchment

Sponsored by Pisces Enterprises.  Presented by Ed Frazer

First Prize:  Ava MacGeorge  Coastal Carpet Python

Second Prize:  Amelia Seeber  Gap in the tree canopy

Third Prize: Emily Laing with Morning Dew

Chairman’s Choice YP

Sponsored by Amcal+ Pharmacy

Winner:  Amelia Seeber  Trio of Turtles

Chairman’s Choice Open

Sponsored by Fiori Kitchen and Bar. Presented by Jim Pope

Winner:  Anne Love  Fairy-wren in rain

People’s Choice

Open Category sponsored by The Pet Chalet

First Prize : Ed Frazer with Emerald Dove & 3rd Prize Split-footed Lacewing Larvae

2nd Prize: David Edwards: Crested Hawk

Highly Commended Photographs

Presented by 2021 Photo Competition judge Geoff Lawrence

John May  Angaphora

Mandy Watson  Agaric fungi & Galah Pair

Anne Love  Fairy-wren in rain (also Chairman’s Choice winner) & Royal Spoonbill

Jim Pope. Eastern Yellow Robin

Stephen Mudge. Stony Creek Frog @ Gold Creek

Tracey Read. Great Barred Frog

David Edwards Lunch time (not present for ceremony).

The Photo Competition could not be held without the tireless efforts of the MCCG Photo Comp Committee lead by Beck Bain (pictured) and all the volunteers who help run the competition at Kenmore Village.

Beck Bain with MCCG Chairman Jim Pope

 

And of course a massive thank you to the event sponsors without whom the event definitely couldn’t run!