The winner of australianphotography.com's August Landscape Photo Competition is Peter Hammer. Peter took the top prize with his image, “At the Dog Rocks”, which he shot just outside Geelong.
More than 420 images were submitted to the August competition, making it the biggest since australianphotography.com launched in April.
As well as choosing the winner, the judges selected a total of 18 "highly commended" images, pictured below.
Peter has won a Lowepro Photo Sport 200 AW camera bag, valued at $219 from Maxwell International. The lightweight Photo Sport 200 is designed for bushwalkers and adventure sport enthusiasts and features ample storage space for a DSLR kit and personal gear. It weighs just 1.3kg and features a side-access pocket that lets users quickly rotate the pack to the front to easily access camera gear.
The theme for the next photo competition is "Reflections".
WINNER: "At the Dog Rocks" by Peter Hammer.
Highly commended: "Road To Nowhere" by Andrew Fuller.
Highly commended:"Piccaninny Creek in the Bungle Bungles" by Pat McNally.
Highly commended: "Pot of Gold" by Stephen Gregory.
Highly commended: "Rolling Hills" by Andrew Fuller.
Highly commended: "Before Sunrise" by Vicki Burnett.
Highly commended:"Fiji Sunrise" by Milos Lekovic.
Highly commended: "Fire Arch" by Deb Cochrane.
Highly commended: "Swirls" by Stephen Gregory.
Highly commended: "The Drowned Forest" by Peter Hammer.
Highly commended: "There's No Place Like Home" by Cara Emery.
Highly commended: "Two Peaks" by Peter Hammer.
Highly commended: "2 of 12" by Marshall Ward.
Highly commended: "After the Fire" by John Banikos.
Highly commended: "Berlin Bridge" by Trent Crawford.
Highly commended: "Ubir Panorama" by Milos Lekovic.
Highly commended: "Prague City Scape" by Gavin Poh.
Highly commended: "Monument Valley, USA" by Sue Hudson.
Highly commended: "Deons Lookout" by Lorraine Kath.