The Head On Photo Awards has announced its competition winners for 2022, with winners and finalists sharing in a prize pool of $70,000, including $30,500 cash.
The 2022 edition of Sydney's long-running Head On festival features exhibitions from over 600 contributing artists, as well as an annual photo competition.
In Head On's annual competition, prizes are awarded to three winners per category, first place winners for Portrait, Landscape and Student, and one international runner up each for Portrait and Landscape. Additionally, one Australian runner up is awarded for both Portrait and Landscape, and two runners up for the Student category.
You can see the three category winners below, along with a selection of the local and international runners-up in each of the categories as well.
Head on Landscape Awards Winner, Antoine Buttafoghi, 'A few metres from eternity'. "Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) is a land of contrasts and extremes, the harsh climate combines with the sublime. Its landscapes touch, challenge and fascinate us with their beauty and strength. A stunning silence reigns supreme, exposing a quiet vulnerability. Limitless, bordering on the divine. Nature performs a spectacular cycle with ever-renewed energy. The power of these raw landscapes reminds us of the extraordinary story of the world's creation. "Image: Head On festival/SuppliedHead On Portrait Award Winner Marika Lortkipanidze, 'The invisible doors'. "This image, taken during a production of The Threepenny Opera, depicts an interaction between society and people with Down’s syndrome. It is meant to capture that, beyond the invisible door, there are people with the same desires and abilities to live their lives to the fullest – to love, fear, succeed, fail, and rise back up – like we all do. There is no place for boundaries or limits; all over the world, diversity helps to break them down." Image: Head On festival/SuppliedHead On Student Award Winner, Leila Middleton, 'Me'. "I have never taken a picture of myself. Despite years of obsession with photography, I have always wanted to be behind the camera, not in front of it. After I took this photo, I wanted to edit my freckles, my eyebrows, my chin - everything I saw in myself that I disliked. I think that learning to like how I look is important, especially as a teenager. That's why I left the photo unedited; I wanted it to be me." Image: Head On festival/SuppliedHead On Landscape Awards International Runner-up, Diego Fedele. Image: Head On festival/SuppliedHead On Portrait Awards International runner-up, Jack Lawson, 'The Special Eagles'. Image: Head On festival/SuppliedHead On Portrait Awards, Australian Runner-Up, Amy Woodward, 'Lily, her daughter's hand'. Image: Head On festival/SuppliedHead On Landscape Awards Australian runner-up, Jodie James, 'A bitter cold peace'. Image: Head On festival/SuppliedHead On Student Awards Runner-up, Erica Williams, 'Feta'. Image: Head On festival/Supplied
In total, 100 finalists will have their work exhibited in Head On Photo Festival 2022. You can read all about the events on in Sydney at the Head On Festival website.
