The Landscape Awards 2024 presented by SanDisk: The winners!

10 May 2024

Tasmania’s brutally beautiful Southwest National Park, a gorgeous underwater capture, an action shot from the ocean, and a quirky urban architectural shot from Melbourne have shared the honours in The Landscape Awards 2024 presented by Sandisk.

Now in its second year, the Awards received more than 2,000 entries from photographers in Australia and New Zealand and had a prize pool worth more than $22,000.

In addition, the competition raised over $10,500 for our charity partner, The Australian Conservation Foundation, taking the total fundraising raised by our competition entrants to over $20,000 in the last two years– an amazing result.

Judged by an esteemed panel of professional photographers, the competition sought entries in one of four categories, Landscape, Seascape, Aerial and Urban. The competition was run with the generous support of our great sponsors SanDisk, OM System, Camera House, and Leofoto.

In the Landscape category, Benjamin Chubb’s powerful sunset from one of Tasmania’s true wild places wowed our judges with its sense of drama and atmosphere.

Winner, Landscape category, Ben Chubb, Forgotten Flame.

Runner-up, Landscape category, Julien Parrot, Bird's Tree.

In the Seascape category, Talia Greis’ simply beautiful underwater capture challenged our notions of seascape photography, while also celebrating the beauty of a rarely explored part of the world.

Winner, Seascape category, Talia Greis, Underwater garden.

Runner-up, Seascape category, Theresa Lee, On the Beach.

In the Aerial category, drone specialist Tim Burgess turned a surfer into a star with his epic shot captured from up above.

Winner, Aerial category, Tim Burgess, Silver Surfer.

Runner-up, Landscape category, Brad Van Luxemborg, Tidal Tree.

And finally, in the Urban category, Victorian photographer Susi Nodding turned her lens to Melbourne’s Bell Station and its quirky architectural design, for an image our judges said showcased the best of architectural photography.

Winner, Urban category, Susi Nodding, Bell station.

Runner-up, Urban category, Simon Ray, Foggy walk.

For judge Steph Vella, the competition showcased work of 'outstanding quality'.

"The competition is a true celebration of the art of photography, with entries displaying remarkable skill and creativity. It made the selection process both challenging and rewarding," she said.

The top 20 entries in the four categories of the competition, along with judges’ comments on the winners and runners-up for each, are published in the June/July issue of AP mag. It's out next week.

In addition, from Tuesday 14 May, our People's choice vote will kick off, with your chance to vote for your favourite image from our four competition categories. Keep an eye on the Australian Photography Facebook page for all the details.

We’re grateful to our panel of professional photographers who judged the competition this year: Matt Palmer, Joel Tjintjelaar, Petra Leary, Serena Dzenis, Will Patino, Candace Dyar, Steph Vella, and Anthony McKee.

We’re also hugely grateful to all of you, our entrants in The Landscape Awards. This competition proves to us that not only do you all love landscape photography, but you’re passionate about showcasing the special places you love to photograph. We’re hugely honoured to be able to provide a platform for you to do this.