The second stage of the Australian Photographic Prize in the Birds category has now been run and judged (Wildlife Category was just a few days ago – RESULTS). This was the secondary category I chose to enter into this year’s awards (Wildlife was my primary category and I also have one photograph in the Natural Landscape Category, which is yet to be judged), and I was absolutely thrilled to have both of my photographs I entered be selected as part of the ‘Top 30‘ in the category.
The second and final stage of the judging was online and livestreamed to YouTube just two days ago. Just click the link above if you want to watch the judging for the scores and judges’ comments. Both of the photographs I entered went on to earn highly coveted Gold Awards (the only Gold Awards in the category). I am blown away to have the two highest-scoring images in the entire category!
The overall Bird category winner will be announced on 13 August. Although my photographs received the highest scores in the category during the public judging, the category winner is selected separately during a final private voting by the judging panel, with each finalist considered again on its own merits. Whatever the outcome, I already feel enormously fortunate with the results so far, and I’m simply grateful to have had my work recognised alongside so many outstanding photographs. The final scores for each photograph are included above.
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