2024 Photography Competition
2024 Photography Competition winners announced!
The winner of our inaugural 2023 photography competition, Lennis Lin, has gone one better in 2024 by winning both first and second prizes! And this year she also earned a highly commended award in the category of Technical Excellence.
Johnny Choi has won third place in 2024, after coming second behind Lennis last year. He also earned a highly commended award for Creative Originality for another photo. See these and all the other entries below.
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1st Place
Lennis Lin
In Blossoms
This photo is an exquisite portrait of a female Superb Fairywren, commonly seen and heard but always delightful. It has an excellent composition and beautiful overall colours captured under even lighting.
THE 2024 WINNERS
2nd Place
Lennis Lin
Once in a Blue Moon
Brown Quail is less common in the park, and the author had a sharp eye to spot it. The photo is of excellent quality, capturing the plumage beautifully with clear details and the eye in sharp focus. It was well done.
3rd Place
Johnny Choi
Snack Time
A Red-browed Finch is a small and shy bird to photograph. So it was well captured, especially with food in its mouth. The photo is excellently composed. The subject is clear, and the soft-coloured background reveals its habitat in the park.
In Nature
Gabriel Asatryan
Guide
This spring, more Black Swans were active in the Wetlands. This photo proves that the Wetlands are well-maintained, so big birds like Swans can have cygnets.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Technical Excellence
Lennis Lin
Sunset Over Water
Considering the low-light conditions at sunset, this is a technically superb action photo. The author froze the moment the White-faced Heron caught a tiny bit of food in the beak with the splashes of water droplets. The whole bird is well-lit and clear. It is also an excellent storytelling shot.
Creative Originality
Johnny Choi
Taking Off
The photo superbly captured the Egret's taking off by blurring the wing motion and water splashing at a slow shutter speed. It skillfully kept the shape of individual feathers of the lowered wings while well-controlling the highlight of the white bird. The author's creative approach made the photo highly original.
In Documentary
Kunal Pandit
Sunset at Wetlands
The photo shows a lovely coloured sunset scene. Yet the clear silhouettes of highrises and their reflections in the water tell how closely built they are to the Wetlands. The photo reminds us that the Wetlands are a pocket of oasis in the urban environment.
