Winner, People category: Bubble fun
When I captured this shot I was living in Spain in the coastal town of Sitges. I would often walk along the beachfront promenade late in the afternoon with my camera. Photograph: Tebani Slade
Dedicated to the art of monochrome and black-and-white photography in Australia and New Zealand, the annual awards celebrate the very best in three categories: people, place and animals
Australian Life photography competition 2023 finalists – in pictures
Sat 16 Sep 2023 05.00 BST
Winner, Animals category: Now you see me
This photograph was taken in Jawai in Rajasthan. Jawai is famous for its leopards who live in peaceful co-existence with the local shepherds, the Rabari.
Photograph: Tony Sernack
A leopard sits on a rock, camouflaged by the background.
Runner-Up, People category: Gomeroi elder
This image of Gomeroi elder, leader and activist Maria Polly Cutmore was taken at the back door of her house. She was standing just inside and the light was soft and natural. I remember thinking her hair looked a bit like Marilyn Monroe’s or a 50’s beauty queen. Her beautiful dark skin contrasted exquisitely with her fine, light hair.
Photograph: Jessica Hromas
Gomerio elder, leader and activist Maria Polly Cutmore, photographed in soft light.
Runner-Up, Places category: Sunset silhouettes at Noosa Main Beach
Approaching the Main Beach at Noosa late one afternoon, I was inspired by the filtered light streaming through the pandanus trees and by the light sea mist forming over the beach that helped create a layered, back-lit visual snapshot of Australian beach life.
Photograph: Janusz Molinski
Runner-Up, Places category Sunset silhouettes at Noosa Main Beach Whilst approaching the Main Beach at Noosa late one afternoon, I was inspired by the filtered light streaming through the pandanus trees but more significantly, light sea mist forming over the beach that helped create an impressive layered back-lit visual snapshot of Australian beach life.
Third, People category: Ninety
Photograph: Jay Drew
Third, People category. A photograph of an elderly woman's back, wearing a bra.
Fourth, Animals category: Catch of the day
Photograph: Lawrence Chan
Fourth, Animals category Catch of the Day
Runner-Up, Animals category: Tails of the sea
This image was taken on a whale watching boat on the Gold Coast during a heat run. This is when males fight for the attention of a female. Here, two males were continuously breaching on top of each other. This shot was captured just after the first whale had breached.
Photograph: Anthony Brown
Runner-Up, Animals category Tails of the seaThis image was taken on a whale watching boat on the Gold Coast during a heat run. This is when males fight for the attention of a female. Here, two males were continuously breaching on top of each other. This particular shot was captured just after the first whale had breached and caused the huge splash.
Fifth, People category: Owen Wright ‘Swell’
Owen Wright is a professional surfer. In 2015, he suffered a traumatic brain injury after a wipeout at the notorious Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. In 2017, after much hard work and determination, Owen returned to the water to not only surf again but to win his comeback event.
Photograph: Lawrence Furzey
Fifth, People category, Owen Wright ‘Swell’Owen Wright is a professional surfer. In 2015 Owen suffered a traumatic brain injury after a wipeout at the notorious Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. In 2017, after much hard work and determination, Owen came back to not only surf again but win his comeback event.
Fourth, Places category: Centre pivot
A line of centre-pivot irrigation sprinklers creates patterns on the ground as it moves across a paddock in Western NSW.
Photograph: Paul Evans
Fourth, Places category, Paul Evans, Centre PivotA line of centre-pivot irrigation sprinklers creates patterns on the ground as it moves across a paddock near in Western NSW.
Fifth, Places category: Fireworks watchers
While taking photos of New Year’s Eve fireworks, Sydney-based photographer Terry Daley was drawn to the small figures watching the display from nearby buildings.
Photograph: Terry Daley
Fifth, Places category, Fireworks WatchersWhile taking photos of New Year’s Eve fireworks, Sydney - based photographer Terry Daley became drawn to the small figures watching the display from nearby buildings.
Fourth, People category: Aunt Betty
Artist and passionate sportswoman Aunt Betty was a strong advocate and speaker for the 1967 referendum regarding Indigenous Australians. This portrait was created through a developed process using handcrafted dyes from eucalyptus bark, then dyeing cotton rag paper. Once dried, the paper was coated with an Ilford Creative Emulsion. This process was developed to connect the portrait back to Country as a way of respecting Indigenous culture and relationship to Country.
Photograph: Claire Letitia Reynolds
Fourth, People category, Aunt Betty Aunty Betty is an artist, a passionate sportswoman, and was a strong advocate and speaker for the 1967 referendum. This portrait of was created through a developed process of making handcrafted dyes from Eucalyptus bark, then dyeing cotton rag paper. Once dried it is then coated with an Ilford Creative Emulsion. This process was developed to connect the portrait back to Country as a way of respecting Indigenous culture and relationship to Country
Third, Animals category: Nature’s prey
Photograph: Ashlee Jansen
Third, Animals category, Nature’s prey
Third, Places category: Light and dark
Photograph: Adrian Donoghue
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Third, Places category, Light and Dark
Winner, Places category: Holding
This shot was taken during a sunrise shoot in a strip of remnant bushland amongst farming properties just east of Geraldton in Western Australia. This area is full of grass trees (Xanthorrhoea spp), one of my favourite subjects to photograph.
Photograph: Mark Ditcham
Winner, Places category: Holding. This shot was taken during a sunrise shoot in a strip of remnant bushland amongst farming properties just east of Geraldton in Western Australia. This particular area is full of Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea spp), one of my favourite subjects to photograph.
Fifth, Animals category: Depth perception
Photograph: Rowan Dear
Fifth, Animals category, Depth Perception. Jellyfish clustered together
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