This year's Boroondara Photograph Competition included the theme 'Diverse Boroondara' and continued our special category 'My 2021 experience'.
The competition judges considered the photographs in 2 categories:
- the Open Photograph Competition for people of all ages
- the Young Photographers Competition for school-aged photographers.
Ian Spence received this year's Best in Competition for The Rivoli.
You can view the winning entries at the Hawthorn Arts Centre 'Diverse Boroondara' exhibition. You can also see previous entries for the Boroondara Photograph Competition in our extensive local history photograph collection.
We are always looking to add more images of Boroondara to our collection, so if you have some great images of the local area, please consider donating a copy. To find out more about donating a photograph, visit our Local and family history page.
Young Photographers Competition
| Section | First prize | Second prize | Third prize | Highly commended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior (Primary school) | Sleepy Bird Leila Nader | A Cute Red Rumped Parrot Charles Nadar | Rainbow Lorikeet in Balwyn Maranoa Botanic Gardens Mona Khosravi | Mr Parrot Leila Nader |
| Middle (Years 7 to 9) | Glenferrie at Midnight Susie Wilson | Shards of Light Isabel Law | Purple Flower Elliott Nikitns | The Exhibition James Ding |
| Senior (Years 10 to 12) | Late Night Mohan Fang | Hawthorn Town Hall Lexie Rough | Matlock Hockey Lexie Rough |
Open Photograph Competition
| Section | First prize | Second prize | Third prize | Highly commended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical - photo taken from 1800s to 1954 | My Father & Motorcycle Stuart Riley | |||
| Historical - photo taken from 1955 to 1991 | Me and my Dog Elisabeth Frank | Garbo Collection Elisabeth Frank | A neighbour in her Backyard Elisabeth Frank | |
| Historical - photo taken from 1992 to 2018 | The Rivoli Ian Spence | Beads and Baubles Elisabeth Frank | Train to the Unknown Liam Morris | |
| Boroondara today- photo taken from 2019 to 2022 | Camberwell Central Detail Ian Spence | Rush Hour Nadja Arold | This looks like a good one John Manger | How Much is That Doggie in the Window Recycled Before the End of it's Life |
My 2021 Experience
| Section | First prize | Highly commended |
|---|---|---|
| My 2021 experience | Through the Ice I Hannah Phemister | Weeping Elm in Flower Waiting for a Friend |
View the winning entries at the Hawthorn Arts Centre 'Diverse Boroondara' exhibition.