25th Student Photo Competition awards & exhibition
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Young photographers received awards for their prize-winning and commended entries on Saturday 28 September.
The ANBG Theatrette was filled with happy faces, and afterwards the winners and their families inspected the photographs on exhibition in the Banksia Garden.
The prizes and certificates were awarded to the winners by Cathy Robertson, Secretary of the Friends of the ANBG; and Dr Matthew Parker, Director ANBG, Parks Australia.
The exhibition will be open throughout the school holidays, and the video wall in the ANBG Theatrette foyer will display all eligible entries to the competition. The winning and commended entries are now also displayed online at https://friendsanbg.org.au/activities_schoolsphotocomp.
2025 competition prizewinners with the competition judges and presenters
The competition was open to students studying in Years 3 to 12 at Australian primary or secondary schools or colleges, or undertaking home study in Australia.
This year 455 photographs were entered by 228 students, from 27 secondary schools and colleges and 3 homestudy students; and 25 primary schools and one homestudy student.
All entries had to be digital photographs, taken by the student in the ANBG between 30 August 2024 and 29 August 2025, and featuring some aspect of the Gardens such as plants, wildlife or scenery.
Competition judges Ben Harvey and Cristy Froehlich
The organisers and judges thank everyone who entered, and encourage them to keep up their nature photography. The Friends acknowledge an Australian Government 2024-25 Volunteer Program grant to support the 2025 Student Photographic Competition.
Prizewinning photos on exhibition in the Banksia Garden
