Native photographers win in nationwide competitions

In the 2025 Australian Photographic Prize competitors, from her 5 entries, Bruthen photographer Kelly Coleman was awarded two silver with distinction awards, two silver awards and a extremely counseled within the macro class.

Her well-known macro picture, titled Saps Eye additionally took out third place total within the macro class of the Australian Photographic Prize.

This was the primary time the Australian Photographic Prize, a nationwide and worldwide competitors, had included a macro class.

Ms Coleman is hoping that the competitors will proceed to incorporate macro within the 2026 competitors together with the broad vary of different classes.

“I am thrilled to receive awards for all of my photos entered in the Australian Photographic Prize,” she mentioned.

“I want to thank members of East Gippsland Photographic Society for the support and encouragement they have given me”.

Another member of East Gippsland Photographic Society, Kelly Asmus Albornoz, proprietor of Albatross Photography and Design, based mostly in Bairnsdale, has additionally carried out very nicely on the nationwide scene.

With her picture Spoonbill on a Foggy Morning Kelly gained the birds in panorama class of the Birdlife Photo Awards and the picture was printed within the Birdlife Magazine.

Kelly described taking the picture at Lake Broadwater in QLD final 12 months; “I used to be up sooner than everybody else in our camp, simply because the solar began on the point of peek over the horizon.

“It was quiet and a little chilly due to the thick fog blanketing the lake. Once the sun came up above the horizon, the fog started to glow.”

Kelly and Albatross Photography and Design have additionally gained different awards and are well-known additionally for portrait images, “specialising in empowering women and children” of their new studio in Bairnsdale CBD.

Both are lively members of the East Gippsland Photographic Society and often place within the membership’s photographic competitions.

The East Gippsland Photographic Society has a month-to-month assembly at 7pm on the fourth Wednesday at The Hub, 27 Dalmahoy Street, Bairnsdale. (Room 16 U3A Building)

The membership at all times welcomes and helps new members of all skills, be it utilizing a telephone, level and shoot cameras, full body or micro 4/3rds.

Every month there’s a day tour.

In September they are going to go to Fairy Dell and in October Raymond Island, whereas November’s tour might be a weekend at Cape Conran.

For additional info, contact the membership by way of e mail.