Together with major sponsor Nikon, the Walkley Foundation celebrate the best in press photography each year.
About the Nikon-Walkley Photographic Awards
Entries in the 2011 Nikon-Walkley Photographic Awards are now closed.
2011 Winners and Finalists of the Nikon-Walkley Photographic Awards:
Winner of the Nikon-Walkley Portrait Prize:
Brian Cassey, "Carol - Burns Victim"
Brian Cassey's portrait of burns victim Carol Mayer was an instant choice by all the judges. "It’s got to be that one. It’s just mesmerising. The eyes draw you in. It’s just amazing. It stands out amongst everyone else. The vivid blue eyes get you in, but then you just can’t stop looking. I found myself following the lines of her face to see where they went... This is a really beautiful woman looking at you, then you see the skin and you think, 'Oh my God...' But she’s very comfortable in her skin.”
The judges noted that this photo was not the only one of Carol Mayer, "but this one caught her best [even though it was] the simplest portrait. It's something to do with the way he came right in on her face, even the shade of lipstick. He’s kept it simple: he’s said all you need are the eyes, the mouth and the face: it tells its own story."
Commended: Dean Lewins, "Lady Gaga in Sydney"
Winner of the Nikon-Walkley Community/Regional Prize: Neville Madsen
The judges said, "Dramatic life-and-death images captured on January 10 as Hannah Reardon-Smith and her mother Kathryn found themselves caught in rising floodwaters in Toowoomba."
Commended: Simon Chillingworth
DAILY LIFE/FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
Mark Evans, “The life of Riley”, The Daily Telegraph
Scott Barbour, “A day at the races”, Getty Images
Stuart McEvoy “Cyclone Yasi – Maria Domandi”, The Australian
SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY
Adam Pretty, “2011 World Swimming Championships”, Getty Images
Quinn Rooney, “Journey to the 2011 World Swimming Championships”, Getty Images
Ryan Pierse, “Bondi Bare Hand Rope Climbers”, Getty Images
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Craig Greenhill, “Christmas Island tragedy”, The Daily Telegraph
Neville Madsen, “Toowoomba flood rescue”, Toowoomba Chronicle
Rob Maccoll, “Is that all you’ve got?”, Queensland Newspapers
Commended: Jack Tran, “Baby Montannah with CW02”, Freelance for The Australian
PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY
Stuart McEvoy, “Up to his neck – Southern Queensland floods”, The Australian
Glenn Campbell, “Stolen Spirits”, The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
Jason Edwards, “Circus Olympia”, Leader Newspapers
PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Scott Barbour, Getty Images
Adam Head, The Courier-Mail
Phil Hillyard, The Daily Telegraph
Commended: Jason South, The Age
