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2011 Program
Photography Competition
2011 Winners Announced
The MOH team and Judges Dianna Snape and Mark Munro congratulate this years competition winners.
There are several entries that have been recognised as Highly commended and the judges have provided comments.
Entries were judged on the basis of three criteria - creativity, quality of photography and significance to the Melbourne Open House theme of good architecture.
Prizes have been awarded to the best photos in five categories:
- Exterior;
- Interior;
- Detail;
- People/crowds; and
- Series (up to five images of the one building).
With over 3000 images in the MOH group pool on flickr we are pleased to announce that this years winning entries are:
Exterior: Craig George
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Judges Comments: A great take on a highly photographed subject. Well composed and considered. Great use of reflection to infer the architecture.
Click here for Highly Commended in this category.
Interior: Timothy Morris
Judges Comments: Both Judges were drawn to this image. The scaffolding in the interior works in this shot. Great to see people considering the feel and emotive merit of their images.
Click here for Highly Commended in this category
Detail: Nicolas Miltos
Judges Comments: The minimalist nature of the simplest elements make this image just divine. We acknowledge that some people may not get this choice but it is outstanding for it purest approach and the subtleties of form, light, shadow and highlight and the slightest sense of materiality. I just loved this shot.
Click here for Highly Commended in this catagory
People/crowds: Monika Pedzinski
588_Russell Place Substation_People_1
Judges Comments: We both love how this photographer has made a resolved composition out of a little chaos. The anonymity is great. It perfectly expresses the feeling of queueing and the way people move around on MOH days with their program books.
Click here for Highly Commended in this category
Series: Timothy Morris
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438_Rialto_SERIES_3_B
438_Rialto_SERIES_3_C
438_Rialto_SERIES_3_D
438_Rialto_SERIES_3_E
Judges Comments: This Series was the most resolved and fluid from a stylist and cohesive standpoint. The Judges liked the continuity and consideration the photographer has expressed in the series and the graphic nature of the suite of images.
Check Out The 2010 Winners
The judges had their work cut out for them in the Focus On MOH photography competition with over 1700 fabulous photographs submitted. View the winners and the complete set of submitted photographs on our Flickr page.
What you had to do
Calling shutterbugs of all ages. The Focus on Melbourne Open House (MOH) Photography Competition gives you the chance to win some fantastic prizes and have your images published. All you have to do is snap away at MOH sites over the weekend of July 30 and 31.
What you need to do
Just take some photos of MOH sites on July 30 or 31, upload them to the MOH group on flickr.com by 9am AEST on Monday August 8, 2011, and fill out the online form.
Go to the Focus competition page for the full competition rules and entry form.
Judging
Entries will be judged by renowned architectural photographers Dianna Snape and Mark Munro on the basis of three criteria - creativity, quality of photography and significance to the Melbourne Open House theme of good architecture.
Prizes will be awarded to the best photos in five categories:
- Exterior;
- Interior;
- Detail;
- People/crowds; and
- Series (up to five images of the one building).
2011 Key Dates
July 30 and 31 – entrants to take photographs of MOH sites during the MOH weekend.
August 8 – competition closes at 9am (AEST).
August 20 – winners will be notified by email and announced on the MOH website.
Prizes
The winner in each category will:
- receive a selection of inspirational photography books
- have their winning photo published on the MOH website
In addition, the winner of the best exterior category will be offered the opportunity to take the exterior photographs for the MOH 2012 program and website.
How To Enter
- To enter the Focus on Melbourne Open House competition, you must:
- Take a photograph on Saturday July 30 or Sunday July 31, 2011, (the MOH weekend);
- Fill in an application form on the MOH website to receive your entry form number;
- Log onto www.flickr.com and sign up for a Flickr account (if you are not already an account holder);
- Join the Flickr group at here ; and
- Upload your photograph(s) to that Flickr group by 9am (AEST) on Monday August 8, 2011, with titles in the format YOUR ENTRY NUMBER_SITENAME_CATEGORY_IMAGE NUMBER. For example, if your entry is a photo of the exterior of the Orica building and your entry form number is 032011, the title would be: 032011_Orica_EXTERIOR _1).
Entries must be received by 9am (AEST) on Monday August 8, 2011.
Five submissions are allowed for each category, per entrant.
Click here to enter and for the full competition rules.
Check Out The 2010 Winners
The judges had their work cut out for them in the Focus On MOH photography competition with over 1700 fabulous photographs submitted. View the winners and the complete set of submitted photographs on our Flickr page.