This category includes all monochrome photography including black and white, sepia-toned and infrared photographs. Entries must otherwise qualify for any of the other sections.
Winner Monochrome
Desert Tower
Luke Tscharke, Tasmania
A Desert Oak stretches skyward beneath the towering monolith of Uluru. A low perspective situates the tree within the scene’s natural curves. Captured in infrared to contrast the dark tree bark with the foliage and rock wall.
Judges' comments
A fantastic, dynamic shot with the tree’s leading line taking us to the heart of the image. The use of infrared here is spot- on, allowing exploration of the extent of monochrome’s blacks and whites.
Runner Up Monochrome
Spiral Whip Coral
Matty Smith, New South Wales
Like all corals, spiral whips are a colony of individual coral polyps, but in this case they build a unique coiled form. The gap noticeable in the polyps is where a coral goby has made a clearing to lay its eggs, also revealing the coral’s black skeleton.
Judges' comments
A stark image benefiting from a classic circle and square design. Open to interpretation in many ways, gaps in the coral give the image authenticity and intrigue.