Lesley Smitheringale Fine Art

ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition 2008 Winners

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

ANZANG Nature is an organisation focused on the unique natural heritage of the bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea – continents and islands cast from the great southern continent of Gondwana Land over fifty million years ago in which, due to long periods of isolation, remarkable flora and fauna have evolved.

ANZANG Nature highlights this extraordinary legacy by encouraging photography of the region’s nature and wilderness, raising public awareness of its natural heritage, and providing support for nature conservation in the region.

To achieve these aims ANZANG Nature conducts the annual photographic competition to bring to light the very best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in the region. The competition is open to
all photographers, amateur or professional, of any age or nationality.

All winning and highly commended entries form a major travelling exhibition displayed at public museums and galleries, national and international. Sponsors include institutions, corporations, organisations and individuals, all of whom support ANZANG Nature’s aims. Supporting sponsors are recognised throughout the competition and associated exhibitions.

Funds from book or merchandise sales surplus to the cost of each year’s competition and travelling exhibition are donated to conservation organisations in Australia and New Zealand that provide
natural habitat for native flora and fauna sanctuary.

ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year - 2008  Winner

l t r: “Crested Tern Feeding” by Graham Morgan (Winner)
“Flying Humpback Whale” by Raymond Alley (Runner Up)

ANIMAL PORTRAIT CATEGORY

l t r: “Elephant Seal Scratching” by David Burren (Winner)
“You found Me!” Red-Eyed Tree Frog on Flower by Darran Leal (Runner Up)

BOTANICAL SUBJECT CATEGORY

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l to r: “Helix- open pod of the Scarlet Bean” by Stanley & Kaisa Breeden (Winner)
“Dandelion caught in the Breeze” by Kate Miners

UNDERWATER SUBJECT CATEGORY

l to r: “Leafy Sea Dragon Portrait” by Shannon Conway (Winner)
“Port Jackson Sharks” by Mark Spencer (Runner Up)

WILDERNESS LANDSCAPE CATEGORY

l to r: “Last of the Evening Light” by Tony Hopkins (Winner)
“Driftwood on Beache” by Andrew Trowbridge (Runner Up)

THREATENED ANIMALS AND PLANTS CATEGORY

l to r: “Female New Zealand Falcon & Chick” by Andrew Trowbridge (Winner)
“Flight to an Uncertain Future” by Nick Edards (Runner Up)

BLACK AND WHITE CATEGORY

l to r: “Elephant Seals Breeding” by Graham Morgan (Winner)
“Community - Marine Borers” by Stanley & Kaisa Breeden (Runner Up)

INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY

l to r: “Rock Pool Ripples” by Jan Glover (Winner)
“Secret Life of Gum Trees” by Jessica Drake (Runner Up)

OUR INTERVENTION CATEGORY

l to r: “Thong Print” by Olga Barrington (Winner)
“Little Penguin” by Michael Williams (Runner Up)

JUNIOR PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY

l to r: “Bug Eat Bug World” by Kireina Johnston (Winner)
“Common Blue Damselfly” by Georgie Ross (Runner Up)

Stay tuned for news on my blog about the 2009 competition and call for entries.

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