The inaugural 2024 Oceania Photo Contest saw close to 2,000 incredible entries submitted from photographers across the Oceania region. Each image, across every category, brought something remarkable and unique, showcasing not just technical expertise but a deep understanding of storytelling and the moments that truly make us stop and think.
Grand Prize Winner
- 'Potbellied Seahorse Portrait' - Daniel Sly (Australia)
Category Winners
People & Nature
- 1st Prize: 'Salmon Surfer' - Duncan Macfarlane (Aus)
- 2nd Prize: 'Island Universe' - Peter Harlow (Aus)
- 3rd Prize: 'Into the Unknown' - Steven Genesin (Aus)
Plants & Fungi
- 1st Prize: 'Beneath the Glow' - Crystal Ricahrdson (NZ)
- 2nd Prize: 'White' - Chin Kang Chia (NZ)
- 3rd Prize: 'Lacy Lichen' - Caitlin Germanis (NZ)
Water
- 1st Prize: 'Potbellied Seahorse Portrait' - Daniel Sly (Aus)
- 2nd Prize: 'Vad' - Aauyushi Khillan (Aus)
- 3rd Prize: Jelly blubber split' - Peter McGee (Aus)
Lands
- 1st Prize: 'Where there's Smoke...there's Food' - Michael S. Martin (Aus)
- 2nd Prize: 'Sand forest' - Hamish Ashton (NZ)
- 3rd Prize: 'Time stands still' - Justin Tan (Aus)
Climate
- 1st Prize: 'Ice falls' - Scott Portelli (Aus)
- 2nd Prize: 'The Beast' - Darren Wassell (Aus)
- 3rd Prize: 'Opuha' - Bailee Barton (NZ)
Wildlife
- 1st Prize: 'Roar of Anger' - Xiaoping Lin (Aus)
- 2nd Prize: 'Toss of life' - Naidu Kumapatla (Aus)
- 3rd Prize: 'Duck Dive' - Stuart Attwood (NZ)