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The theme for this year’s Boroondara Photograph Competition is ‘Explore Boroondara’.
The 2024 competition has closed and we thank everyone who entered. There were over 600 entries and these photographs will be added to our extensive Library Local History photograph collection, which is a valuable community resource for Boroondara family and local history researchers.
We are pleased to announce the award winners for 2024 below. You can view the winning entries on our 'Explore Boroondara' online exhibition page.
You can also view the winning entries on our Explore Boroondara – online exhibition page.
Visitors to the ‘Explore Boroondara’ exhibition at the Town Hall Gallery voted for the People’s Choice Award. The winner of this award is Andy Burkitt for his photograph Cine Doggos, taken at the Rivoli Cinema in Camberwell.
You can also see previous entries for the Boroondara Photograph Competition in our extensive
local history photograph collection.
2024 winners
Young Photographers Competition
| Section | First prize | Second prize | Third prize | Highly commended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary school age | Pollination Mason Cumming | Adventures on the Trail Aryan Shali | The Graffiti Corridor Frederick Adamo | The Shot Tim Cai |
| Secondary school age | Reflection under the Bridge(s) Bach Tran | Eyes on the Game Charlie MacPherson | Breakfast at Barton Saria Ratnam | Pumpkin Preyer Leah Ried |
Open Photograph Competition
| Section | First prize | Second prize | Third prize | Highly commended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boroondara Today Category Photograph taken from 2021 to 2024 | Oom Pa Pa David Bignell | Thursday Night in Hawthorn Yuxin Yang | Cosmos Sensation Uyen Nguyen | Cine Doggos Andy Burkitt |
Historical Category Photograph taken from the 1800’s to 2020 | Miss Oonagh Griffin Stephanie Prowse | Is There Anybody Out There? Michael Persin | There’s a Whole World Out There Julia Faragher | Demolition of the Old Canterbury Baptist Church Ros Osborne |
Image credit: Open Photograph Competition, Boroondara today – Celebrate Boroondara photograph taken 2021 to 2024. First Place and Best in Competition: David Bignell, ‘Oom Pa Pa’, 2024.
Prizes
Young photographers competition
For primary school photographers:
- First prize is $100 and an exhibition-quality print of the photograph.
- Second and third prize and highly commended is an exhibition-quality print of the photograph.
For secondary school photographers (years 7–12 and young people not in secondary school, aged 15 to 18 years as of 1 January 2024):
- First prize is $100 and an exhibition-quality print of the photograph.
- Second and third prize and highly commended is an exhibition-quality print of the photograph.
Open photographers competition
For historical photographs taken in Boroondara from 1860 to 2020:
- First prize is $100 and an exhibition-quality print of the photograph.
- Second and third prize and highly commended is an exhibition-quality print of the photograph.
For photographs taken in Boroondara from 2021 to 2024:
- First prize is $100 and an exhibition-quality print of the photograph.
- Second and third prize and highly commended is an exhibition-quality print of the photograph.
Overall winner
The overall winner of the competition in 2024 is David Bignell for his photograph ‘Oom Pa Pa’. The prize is a one-on-one masterclass with educator, author and award-winning professional photographer Craig Wetjen.
People’s Choice Award
The winner of the People’s Choice Award for 2024 is Andy Burkitt for his photograph ‘Cine Doggos’. The prize is $100.
More information
For more information, email [email protected] to contact the Boroondara Photograph Competition team.
You can also view the 2023 Boroondara Photograph Competition entry winners
All eligible competition entries will be added to our Local History Photograph collection available on the Library catalogue website.