WINNER
RAY COLLINS
Since picking up his first camera in 2007, Ray Collins' idols in surf photography have quickly become his peers. Having recently won the prestigious 'Follow The Light' award in the United States, and Nikon's Australian Surf Photo of the Year 2012. Collins’ work has been published on the covers of surfing magazines internationally.
RUNNER-UP
MARK BROADBENT
Mark Broadbent is a freelance cinematographer and photographer based in Brisbane. His passion for photography and cinematography all began when at the ripe old age of 7 he received his first camera - a blue Fisher Price 110 film camera. It was love at first sight and while his toys may have gotten more sophisticated over the years, Broadbent's passion for photography hasn’t waned, combining his loves for both photography and cinematography into a successful career.