Kristy Williams has won Australian Photography's inaugural The Challenge photo competition.
Around 200 people entered The Challenge, which asked entrants to take a photo of any subject or scene as long as it included a window somewhere in the image. Guest judge for our first The Challenge was Melbourne-based street and editorial photographer Jesse Marlow, who praised the puzzling nature of Williams' unusual bucolic scene.
"'A Creek in Frame,' by Kristy Williams is a beautiful moody black and white picture that asks more questions than it answers," said Marlow. "The dark moody feel of the scene enhances the mystery of why the windows have ended up where they are."
Kristy has won a Canon EOS M3 and 18-55mm IS STM lens courtesy of DigiDIRECT.
Runner up was presented to Derek Wong for his image 'Distracted'.
‘Distracted' by Derek Wong was a close runner up. It's another moody and mysterious photo. It's strong and simple composition is nicely balanced and the subtle colour palette compliments the overall feel of the image.
Derek has won a $250 DigiDIRECT voucher.
Runner up - 'Distracted' by Derek Wong
The winner of our People's Choice vote was 'My Freedom' by Colleen Sleer, which narrowly beat Alison Crea's 'Freedom' in Facebook voting. Colleen has also won a $250 voucher from DigiDIRECT.
People's Choice winner - 'My Freedom' by Colleen Sleer.
See the full list of shortlisted images below.
The Challenge will be back in 2016. Keep an eye out for news of the next competition on our home page.
Jesse Marlow is a Melbourne based freelance photographer. He has worked for major international editorial and commercial clients alongside his own personal practice. He is a member of the international street photographers collective in-public and the Australian collective M.33. In 2012 he was the winner of the MGA Bowness Prize. www.jessemarlow.com
Winner - 'A Creek In Frame' by Kristy Williams.
'Pure' by Robert Dettman.
'Sofia in Green' by Dasha Riley.
'Ambiguity' by Dianne Galbraith.
'Sylvan Rose' by Roxanne Frischling.
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'The Old Window' by Dasha Riley.
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'Downtown' by Nathan Brayshaw.
'The Red Shutter Cook' by Nola Sumner.
'Freedom' by Alison Crea.
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'Window into the past' by Di Stacey.
'Window of life' by Bobby MacRae.
'Interluna' by Gerry Mifsud.
'Window Repetition' by Janet Storer.
'Light Patterns' by Joshua Tagicakibau.
'Absence' by Dasha Riley.
'Absence 2' by Dasha Riley.