Judge: Louise Sedgman

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Lyndel Holt – Crepuscule

Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Marysville Botanicals2

Open EDI

Intermediate: Lyndel Holt – Nectar Collection

Advanced: Angela McLeod – Six

Open Print

Intermediate: Jenny Adams – Movie World with a Twist

Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Yarra Valley shed

Set subject definition:

Any different approach to an image of nature- that is, NOT a standard shot. Subjects can be animals, botanicals… macro. Creative techniques (Adamski, Vanoost, Pep Ventosa, ICM, multiple exposures….), filters etc. can be used for an interpretation of the subject.

Judge: Jose Aguiar

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Lyndel Holt – Oblivious to Danger

Advanced: Rebecca Kashyap – Broken Connections

Open EDI

Intermediate: Ross Eddington – Wringing Wet

Advanced: Stephen Jude – Zoe

Open Print

Intermediate: Colleen Singleton – Beauty

Advanced: Dianne Doughty – DUSK AT MORNINGTON

Set subject definition:

An image which is about one or more aspects of technology in the modern world. (This may include depictions of devices or parts thereof, of people using/interacting with technology, or of effects on the world in which we live which are clearly related to technology.)

Judge: Mark Bloothoofd

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Fiona Jones – Windscreens in Winter

Advanced: Jen Fawkes – Frozen waterfall

Open EDI

Intermediate: Ross Eddington – On the Edge

Advanced: Alan Bennett – A breath of fresh air

Open Print

Intermediate: Lyndel Holt – Majestic Trio

Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Alexandra sheds

Set subject definition:

An image where water is the dominant feature.

Judge: Andrea Esposito

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Fiona Jones – Are you effing serious

Advanced: Marie Shaw – Me myself and I

Open EDI

Intermediate: Fiona Jones – Melbourne Noir

Advanced: Dianne Doughty – AND THEN THERE WERE TWO

Open Print

Intermediate: Colleen Singleton – Fern Forest

Advanced: Jim O’Donnell – Ghosts

Set subject definition:

A portrait of the photographer in which they have posed themselves within the picture. The shutter release must be under their control i.e. remote, electric etc. (APJA) Creative processing is allowable.

Judge: Mario Mirabile

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Jenny Adams – Letterbox Diversity

Advanced: Bob Thomas – Snapshots of Home

Open EDI

Intermediate: Phillip Harris – You are in my Space

Advanced: Angela McLeod – Lines

Open Print

Intermediate: Jenny Adams – Abundant Summer

Advanced: Stephen Jude – The Tree

Set subject definition:

Your perspective on living in the suburbs. The image can be documentary or interpretive, there are no editing restrictions.

End of year competitions

Judge: Bert Hoveling

Best Print

1st – Leanne Poole – Mayfly
2nd – Helen Warnod – The gardener
3rd – Vira Vujovich – Girl on the Shore Lake Simcoe

Best Colour EDI

1st – Jenny Adams – Poppies
2nd – Stephen Edmonds – Launch
3rd – Sim Chong – Welcome Swallow Feeding 2

Best Monochrome EDI

1st – Sim Chong – Huge Vases
2nd – Tim Keane – The Specialists
3rd – Rebecca Kashyap – The Crossing

Aggregate awards

Open Print – Advanced

1st – Leanne Poole – 20 points
2nd – Stephen Jude – 15 points
3rd – Stephen Edmonds – 14 points
3rd – Vicki Moritz – 14 points

Open Print – Intermediate

1st – Colleen Singleton – 29 points
2nd – Jenny Adams – 19 points
3rd – Kirsten Morton – 18 points

Set Subject EDI – Advanced

1st – Sim Chong – 19 points
2nd – Stephen Edmonds – 16 points
3rd – Jen Fawkes – 15 points

Set Subject EDI – Intermediate

1st – Kirsten Morton – 17 points
2nd – Elaine Whitton – 16 points
3rd – Jenny Hartman – 14 points
3rd – Lyndel Holt – 14 points

Open EDI – Advanced

1st – Vicki Moritz – 23 points
2nd – Sim Chong – 18 points
2nd – Felix Shparberg – 18 points

Open EDI – Intermediate

1st – Kirsten Morton – 13 points
2nd – Fiona Jones – 12 points
2nd – Jenny Hartman – 12 points
2nd – Lyndel Holt – 12 points

Top Scorer (across all sections and groups)

Kirsten Morton – 49 points

President’s trophy

Fiona Jones – A cuppa will make it better

February – Suburbia

Judge:	Mario Mirabile
Entries due:	Tuesday 7 January 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 4 February 2025
Sections:	Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	Your perspective on living in the suburbs. The image can be documentary or interpretive, there are no editing restrictions.

March – Self-portrait (monochrome)

Judge:	Andrea Esposito
Entries due:	Tuesday 4 February 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 4 March 2025
Sections:	Monochrome open print Monochrome open EDI Monochrome set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	A portrait of the photographer in which they have posed themselves within the picture. The shutter release must be under their control i.e. remote, electric etc. (APJA) Creative processing is allowable.

April – Water

Judge:	Mark Bloothoofd
Entries due:	Tuesday 4 March 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 1 April 2025
Sections:	Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	An image where water is the dominant feature.

May – Technology

Judge:	Jose Aguiar
Entries due:	Tuesday 1 April 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 6 May 2025
Sections:	Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	An image which is about one or more aspects of technology in the modern world. (This may include depictions of devices or parts thereof, of people using/interacting with technology, or of effects on the world in which we live which are clearly related to technology.)

June – Nature with a difference

Judge:	Louise Sedgman
Entries due:	Tuesday 6 May 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 3 June 2025
Sections:	Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	Any different approach to an image of nature- that is, NOT a standard shot. Subjects can be animals, botanicals… macro. Creative techniques (Adamski, Vanoost, Pep Ventosa, ICM, multiple exposures….), filters etc. can be used for an interpretation of the subject.

July – Light

Judge:	Trish McKeown
Entries due:	Tuesday 3 June 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 1 July 2025
Sections:	Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	An image where unusual lighting adds interest to the scene. This may be high key, low key, bokeh – or maybe just experiment with light.

August – Wabi Sabi

Judge:	David Norris
Entries due:	Tuesday 1 July 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 5 August 2025
Sections:	Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	The Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection.Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, wabi-sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of earthly things and a corresponding pleasure in the things that bear the mark of this impermanence.

September – Streets at night (monochrome)

Judge:	Ian Van der Wolde
Entries due:	Tuesday 5 August 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 2 September 2025
Sections:	Monochrome open print Monochrome open EDI Monochrome set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	Street images taken after dark.

October – Abstract

Judge:	Paul Robinson
Entries due:	Tuesday 2 September 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 7 October 2025
Sections:	Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	An arrangement of colours and shapes which are not recognisable as known objects, although they may suggest any object or scene. (APJA)

November – Phoneography

Judge:	Lyn Haywood
Entries due:	Tuesday 7 October 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 28 October 2025
Sections:	Open print Open EDI Set subject EDI
Set subject definition:	Use your phone to take/made photos. All processing must be done in the phone. Consider the use of some phone appllications such as Snapseed, Slow shutter, ProCam, PhotoSplit or Distressed FX. Any Apps that introduce third party textures such as Distressed FX must be notified when loading the image, but are allowable.

December – End of year

Judge:	Camberwell Camera Club panel
Entries due:	Tuesday 28 October 2025
Judged:	Tuesday 2 December 2025
Sections:	Open print Colour EDI Monochrome EDI President’s trophy