2023 Youth Photographic Award & Short Film Prize

Exhibition: 8 - 26 November 2023

Winners

Photography

Junior category (Years 7, 8, 9)

First Prize: $300
Renee Lam, Stay, Yr 8, Ascham School

Stay, Renee Lam, Yr 8, Ascham School

 

Highly Commended: $150
Bronte Walsh, Sleep Walking, Yr 8, Ascham School

Sleep Walking, Bronte Walsh, Yr 8, Ascham School

 

Highly Commended: $150
Alexandra Kovalenko, Aurora Light in One Night, Yr 9, Kincoppal Rose Bay

Aurora Light in One Night, Alexandra Kovalenko, Yr 9, Kincoppal Rose Bay

Senior category (Years 10, 11, 12)

First Prize: $300
Justin Huynh, In Absentia, Yr 12, Sydney Boys High School

In Absentia, Justin Huynh, Yr 12, Sydney Boys High School

 

Highly Commended: $150
Daniel Slade, Beware the Power, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

Beware the Power, Daniel Slade, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

Black and White category

First Prize: $300
Megan Cheung, Sky Rat Myriad, Yr 9, Loreto Kirribilli

Sky Rat Myriad, Megan Cheung, Yr 9, Loreto Kirribilli

 

First Prize: $300
Tennyson Wheeler, Shadows of Light, Yr 8, Emanuel School

Shadows of Light, Tennyson Wheeler, Yr 8, Emanuel School

 

Highly Commended: $150
James O'Rourke, Shivers, Yr 9, Cranbrook School

Shivers, James O'Rourke, Yr 9, Cranbrook School

 

Highly Commended: $150
Charlotte Fletcher, Lost, Yr 9, Kincoppal Rose Bay

Lost, Charlotte Fletcher, Yr 9, Kincoppal Rose Bay

Mayor’s Choice

Awarded by the Mayor of Woollahra, Councillor Richard Shields

Junior category

First Prize: $200
Dylan Davison, Fresh out of the Shearing Shed, Yr 7, Cranbrook School

Fresh Out of the Shearing Shed, Dylan Davison, Yr 7, Cranbrook School

 

Highly Commended: $100
Nicole Wei, Deflated, Yr 9, Kincoppal Rose Bay

Deflated, Nicole Wei, Yr 9, Kincoppal Rose Bay

 

Senior category

First Prize: $200
Lacey Prokop, The Quiet Place, Yr 10, Ascham School

The Quiet Place, Lacey Prokop, Yr 10, Ascham School

 

Highly Commended: $100
Zac Coonan, Salty Hour, Yr 11, Waverley College

Salty Hour, Zac Coonan, Yr 11, Waverley College

People’s Choice

Voted by the public: $150 Prize
Jonathan Gold, No Worries Bondi, Year 11, Cranbrook School

No Worries Bondi, Jonathan Gold, Year 11, Cranbrook School

Short Film

Open category (Years 7-12)

First Prize: $400
James Iatrou, I Miss You, Yr 12, Waverley College

I Miss You, James Iatrou, Yr 12, Waverley College

 

Highly Commended: $200
Felix Swan, Cybernetic Dissonance, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

Cibernetic Dissonance, Felix Swan, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

 

Highly Commended: $200
Dimitri Tsovolos, Kalan Cusick, Brannavan Prabaharan, James Cao, BEYOND, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

BEYOND, Dimitri Tsovolos, Kalan Cusick, Brannavan Prabaharan, James Cao, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

All entries

171 photographs and 16 short films

Junior category

Years 7, 8, 9

Senior category

Years 10, 11, 12

Short Film

Open category (Years 7–12)

Noah Gil, Loop, Yr 9, Reddam House

Loop, Noah Gil, Yr 9, Reddam House

Jonathan Gold, The Hunt for Freedom, Yr 11, Cranbrook School

The Hunt for Freedom, Jonathan Gold, Yr 11, Cranbrook School

Dane Hong, John Ho, Lucas Adamson, Arin Bhargara, Purgatory, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

Purgatory, Dane Hong, John Ho, Lucas Adamson, Arin Bhargara, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

James Iatrou, I Miss You, Yr 12, Waverley College

I Miss You, James Iatrou, Yr 12, Waverley College

Hugo Isert, Tiny Sydney, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

Tiny Sydney, Hugo Isert, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

Amritpal Jabbal, Autobiographical Film, Yr 9, Sydney Boys High School

Autobiographical Film, Amritpal Jabbal, Yr 9, Sydney Boys High School

Jeffery Lynd, Thomas Ho, Ryan Lee, Don't Stop Me Now, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

Don't Stop Me Now, Jeffery Lynd, Thomas Ho, Ryan Lee, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

Isabella Moore, Umbrella, Yr 10, Kambala School

Umbrella, Isabella Moore, Yr 10, Kambala School

Photo Class, The Flaneur, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

The Flaneur, Photo Class, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

Felix Swan, Cybernetic Dissonance, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

Cybernetic Dissonance, Felix Swan, Yr 12, Cranbrook School

Dimitri Tsovolos, Kalan Cusick, Brannavan Prabaharan, James Cao, BEYOND, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

BEYOND, Dimitri Tsovolos, Kalan Cusick, Brannavan Prabaharan, James Cao, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

Timothy Wahib, Touching Grass, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

Touching Grass, Timothy Wahib, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

Lucas Wang, Autobiographical Film, Yr 9, Sydney Boys High School

Autobiographical Film, Lucas Wang, Yr 9, Sydney Boys High School

Tennyson Wheeler, Ever-Changing Reality, Yr 8, Emanuel School

Ever-Changing Reality, Tennyson Wheeler, Yr 8, Emanuel School

Andrew Xu, Autobiography, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

Autobiography, Andrew Xu, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

Boris Zhang, Terry Cai, Jordan Komonen, Alex Shao, The Walk to Madness, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

The Walk to Madness, Boris Zhang, Terry Cai, Jordan Komonen, Alex Shao, Yr 10, Sydney Boys High School

Judges

Photography: Garry Trinh, Artist and Photographer

Short Film: Lulu Pinkus, Photographer and Artist