Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer 2020: Winners, Runners-up and Finalists

Callie Chee was named the overall winner, Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer 2020. She also won the Travel category. A massive congratulations to all the other category winners, runners-up, and finalists – all of whom are listed below.

Along with the highly coveted title of Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer 2020, Chee takes home the grand prize – a Fujifilm X-T3 and XF18-55mm lens valued at $3,298, from our major sponsor, Fujifilm, along with $1,500 cash. Recognition and congratulations must also go to the overall runner-up, and winner of the Portrait category, Aimee Lipscombe, whose work was lauded by the judges. Third place overall went to Federico Rekowski, winner of the Landscape category. Winner of our newly introduced category, Single Shot, was Martin Von Stoll.

In 2020 the total prize pool for Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers was worth over $26,000, with more than $18,500 in prizes from our category sponsors and cash prizes of $8,500.

 

OVERALL WINNER AND RUNNER-UP

Overall winner: Callie Chee
Overall runner up: Aimee Lipscombe

© Callie Chee. Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2020, and winner of the Travel category.

© Aimee Lipscombe. Runner Up, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2020, and winner of the
Portrait category.

ANIMAL

© Jannico Kelk. Winner, Animal category, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2020.

Winner: Jannico Kelk
Runner-up: Renee Doyle

Category prize: $1,000 cash, LaCie 500GB Portable USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C External SSD valued at $174,
LaCie Diamond Cut Design Portable 2.5" 2TB USB-C valued at $159, and Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.
Category sponsor:LaCie

Top 12

1. Jannico Kelk – Behind The Light
2. Renee Doyle – A Frog's Life
3. Lewis Burnett – Ningaloo Reef
4. Jordan Robins – Rays of The Bay
5. Jordan Robins – Above, Below and Somewhere In-Between
6. Paul Grout – Wonders of Flight
7. Lily Martin – Adaptation or Dislocation?
7. Renee Doyle – Curiosity
9. Denis Oshaliee – Not so exotic
10. Renee Doyle – Colours of Costa Rica
10. Jasmine Vink – Desert Shades
12. Jasmine Vink – Allure of Danger

ARCHITECTURE

© Kathy Wallace. Winner, Architecture category, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2020.

Winner: Kathy Wallace
Runner-up: Jason Smith

Category prize: $900 voucher from CameraPro and Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.
Category sponsor: Camera Pro

Top 7

1. Kathy Wallace – Double Helix - Building DNA
2. Jason Smith – Urbanscape
3. Timothy Tselepis – Natural Ignorance
4. Clement Chua – Mona Museum
5. Alli Harper – H-Town
6. Graeme Gordon – Going deeper
6. Kathy Wallace – Stepping Up

ART

© Chris Hawkins. Winner, Art category, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2020.

Winner: Chris Hawkins
Runner-up: Krystle Ricci

Category prize: $1,000 cash, Seagate Fast SSD 1TB Portable Drive valued at $249, Seagate
4TB Backup Plus Portable Hard Drive valued at $159, and Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.
Category sponsor: Seagate

DOCUMENTARY/PHOTOJOURNALISM

© Jacob Canet-Gibson. Winner, Documentary category, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2020.

Winner: Jacob Canet-Gibson
Runner-up: Bec Lowe

Category prize: $1,000 cash, $250 voucher from Momento Pro, Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.
Category sponsor: Momento Pro

Top 12

1. Jacob Canet-Gibson – Get your money early, start a new life
2. Bec Lowe – Contentment
3. Asif Hussein – The Love Triangle
4. Mike Keevers – Sunburnt
5. ben reynolds – A Portrait of Cars 3
5. Mark Forbes – Consumer fog
7. Adam Richmond – Lights Out Please
8. Tatsiana Chypsanava – Summer in Ruatoki Valley
8. Dania Watson – Moments of Birth
8. Scott Ruzzene – Rainmaker
11. Benjamin Reynolds – A Portrait of Cars
11. Alice Mariette – The Ferry Ride

 

LANDSCAPE

© Federico Rekowski. Winner, Landscape category, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2020.

Winner: Federico Rekowski
Runner-up: David Dahlenburg

Category prize: $1,000 cash and Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.
Category sponsor: Midland Insurance Brokers

Top 12

1. Federico Rekowski – Minimalist Landscapes
2. David Dahlenburg – Mining Remnants
3. Niall Chang – Surreal landscapes of Northern Argentina
4. Federico Rekowski – Italian Diversity
5. Callie Chee – Forests
6. Nilusha Wanasinghe – Road Trip
7. Mieke Boynton – River Stories
7. Samuel Markham – From The Ashes
7. Timothy Moon – Landscape Patterns
7. Allison Harper – Hokkaido
11. Dennis Rickard – Aerial Abstract
12. Alexander Leeway – Iceland

 

PORTRAIT

© Aimee Lipscome. Runner Up, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2020, and winner of the
Portrait category.

Winner: Aimee Lipscombe
Runner-up: Steve Womersley

Overall runner-up prize: Fujifilm X-Pro2 Graphite Edition with XF 23mm f/2 lens valued at $3,099.
Category prize: $1,000 voucher from Camera House and Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.
Category sponsor: Camera House

Top 12

1. Aimee Lipscombe – Our worst fears...
2. Steve Womersley – Platonic
3. Natalie Finney – Scenes from Europe
4. Alice Mariette – Exploring
5. Bec Wood – Seasons of Womanhood
6. Kristyn Taylor – Men on Men
7. Nancy Flammea – I am terrified of being bored
7. Chris Smith – Antique Mood
9. Nancy Flammea – Let them eat cake
10. Simon Langford-Ely – Funny Farm
11. Shelley Reis – Children at rest
11. Chelle Wallace – Day Dreamer

 

SINGLE SHOT

© Martin Von Stoll. Winner, Single Shot category,Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2020.

Winner: Martin Von Stoll
Runner-up: Alexander Leeway

Category prize: $1,000 cash, professional photo consultation with Sally Brownbill from
The Brownbill Effect valued at $440, and Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.
Category sponsor: The Brownbill Effect

Top 20

1. Martin Von Stoll – Beauty and the Beast
2. Alexander Leeway – Embrace
3. Susan Brunialti – After Smart
4. Bala Krishnan – Once upon a time in Burra.
5. Richard Tonkin – Little Red Shack
5. Letitia Green – Rowena
7. Graeme Gordon – Opera House Abstract
8. Mieke Boynton – Heartbeat
9. Alan Coligado – Translucent
10. Lindy Hick – Western Sunset
11. Natalie Finney – Holding reserve amongst the disorder
12. MIke George – Fujian Mountains
13. Federico Rekowski – The flow of time
14. Natalie Perrin – Donut Time
14. Tom Pearsall – Man VS Nature
16. Santosh Mitra – LONE SURFER
17. Bala Krishnan – Tear of relief
18. Theresa Lee – Wheels Of Misfortune
19. Frazer Leal – Andean Condor
20. Ashleigh Wood – Out Of Reach

 

TRAVEL

© Callie Chee. Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2020, and winner of the Travel category.

Winner: Callie Chee
Runner-up: Kristyn Taylor

Overall winner prize: Fujifilm X-T3 and XF18-55mm lens valued at $3,298, plus $1,500.
Category prize: $1,000 cash, DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo valued at $799, and Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.
Category sponsor: DJI
Major sponsor: Fujifilm

Top 12

1. Callie Chee – Swamp
2. Kristyn Taylor – Where the Wild Things are
3. Mieke Boynton – Icons of Ulm
4. Julien Visse – Cold As Ice
5. Susan Blick – Three Faces
6. Scott Bancroft – Singapore By Night
6. Simon Langford-Ely – Icelandic Dip
6. Brodie Knox – Universally Connected
6. Luke David – Scenes of Southern China
10. Nathan Edwards – St. Kilda Promenade
10. Mike George – Yixing , China
10. Joshua Saacks – Ethiopia Land of Origins

 

WEDDING

© Nina Hamilton. Runner-up, Wedding category, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2020.

Winner: Nicola Bodle
Runner-up: Nina Hamilton

Category prize: EIZO ColorEdge CG2420 monitor valued at $2,600 and Fujifilm XF10 valued at $799.
Category sponsor: EIZO

Top 12

1. Nicola Bodle
2. Nina Hamilton
3. Nicola Bodle
4. Dennis Tan
4. Deanne Kampe
6. Bonnie Sevil
6. Charlotte Kiri
8. Gabby Secomb-Flegg
8. Lachlan Gregory
10. Charlotte Kiri
10. Kirsten Sudbury
12. Lucy McGoldrick