Judge: Paul Robinson

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Keith Webster – Post office steps

Advanced: Jen Fawkes – No war in Ukraine

Open EDI

Intermediate: Ross Eddington – Rocky Outcrop

Advanced: Rebecca Kashyap – Chinatown

Open Print

Intermediate: John Noble – Look who just dropped in

Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Red car Cuba

Creative

Sim Chong – Alone

Set subject definition:

A non-formalized genre of photography that may feature people and/or objects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions, and other associated settings.

Images can often be ironic or emotionally detached from subject matter, focusing instead on a particular context or detail.

Framing and timing are key aspects of the craft, with the aim of creating images at a decisive or poignant moment.

Judge: Tony Harding

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Jenny Sui – The famous atrium

Advanced: Vicki Moritz – Rome going down

Open EDI

Intermediate: Ross Eddington – Elizabeth Quay

Advanced: Dianne Willis – ENJOYING A SPLASH

Open Print

Intermediate: Jenny Sui – Poppy with raindrops

Advanced: Daren Fawkes – Mangrove

Set subject definition:

Features a building or parts of – domes, doors, roofs, stairways, steeples, towers, verandas, and windows.

Judge: David Burren

Set subject EDI

Intermediate: Colleen Singleton – I am the One

Advanced: George Skarbek – Meerkat on Guard

Open EDI

Intermediate: Rahul Kapur – Another day begins on Earth

Advanced: George Skarbek – Superboat

Open Print

Intermediate: John Noble – Cold feet

Advanced: Alan Bennett – Silver eyed

Set subject definition:

Nature photography records all branches of natural history except anthropology and archaeology. This includes all aspects of the physical world, both animate and inanimate, that have not been made or modified by humans.

Nature images must convey the truth of the scene that was photographed. A well-informed person should be able to identify the subject of the image and be satisfied that it has been presented honestly and that no unethical practices have been used to control the subject or capture the image. Images that directly or indirectly show any human activity that threatens the life or welfare of a living organism are not allowed.

The most important part of a Nature image is the nature story it tells. High technical standards are expected and the image must look natural. Adding a vignette or blurring the background during processing is not allowed.

Objects created by humans, and evidence of human activity, are allowed in Nature images only when they are a necessary part of the Nature story.

Photographs of human-created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domesticated animals, human-created hybrid animals and mounted or preserved zoological specimens are not allowed.

Images taken with subjects under controlled conditions, such as zoos, are allowed.

Controlling live subjects by chilling, anaesthetic or any other method of restricting natural movement for the purpose of a photograph is not allowed.

No modification that changes the truth of a Nature image is allowed. Images may be cropped but no other technique that removes, adds or moves any part of the image is allowed.

Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise and lens flare are allowed.

Complete conversion of colour images to greyscale monochrome is allowed. Partial conversion, toning and infrared captures or conversions are not allowed.

Images of the same subject that are combined in-camera or with software by focus stacking or exposure blending are allowed. Multiple images with overlapping fields of view that are taken consecutively and combined in-camera or with software (image stitching) are allowed.

The above is the PSA Nature definition effective from January 1 2022.
See also the PSA Guide for Nature Photographers and Judges (PDF 1.7MB).