America Bay Sunset

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Photographer

Peter Ogden
Prize

Honorable Mention
Jury Top 5 Selection

Babsie M. Morabe
Date of Photograph

March 18 2023
Technical Info

ISO 400 18-135@24mm f/11 1/400s Cropped frame
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https://www.thebrutalbeauty.com

We went on a bushwalk on a late summer’s evening in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park, NSW Australia and hit the America Bay Trail. When we reached the clifftop, I got way more than I bargained for when the photographic stars aligned for one of those all too rare moments… 1. Youngest son climbs on rock. 2. I walk behind rock and see his silhouette. Whoa! 3. I step back and notice his reflection in water. Double whoa!! 4. I stumble around for best position before he gets bored and jumps off rock. 5. I pray I didn’t leave the lens cap on. 6. Phew…

Biography

Australia is a landscape unique in its savagery and spectacle. When I first arrived in Perth from the UK, I found myself amongst the stunning vistas of the Nambung National Park, whilst using a big stick to fend off brown snakes. I was the art director on a commercial photography shoot – keeping one eye on the back of the camera, the other firmly on the red dirt around the tripod. That juxtaposition, the incredibly beautiful landscape combined with the incredibly scary local critters, has fascinated me ever since and I strive to capture images that live up to this brutal beauty.
Awards

Frank Hurley Photography Awards 2020 Finalist - Scenic Tokyo International Foto Awards 2020 Honourable Mention - Architecture Australian Photography ‘Photographer of the Year 2020’ Highly Commended x 1 Australian Photography ‘Photographer of the Year 2020’ Commended x 4 ND Awards 2020 – Silver in Architecture: Bridges ND Awards 2020 - Honourable Mention x 2 in Nature: Trees Australian Photography Awards 2020 - Shortlisted International Photography Awards 2020 Honourable Mention x 2 - Architecture and Landscape categories Capture ‘Mono Awards 2020’ Highly Commended x 5 Capture ‘Mono Awards 2020’ Commended x 3 Monovisions Landscape Series 2020 Honourable Mention Capture ‘Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers 2020’ Commended x 2 Fine Art Photography Awards 2019 Landscape (Amateur) Nominee Australian Photography ‘Photographer of the Year 2019’ Highly Commended x 1 Australian Photography ‘Photographer of the Year 2019’ Commended x 3 Sydney Rides Gallery 2019 Shortlisted/Featured Capture ‘Mono Awards 2019’ Highly Commended x 2 Capture ‘Mono Awards 2019’ Commended x 1 Capture ‘Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers 2019’ Commended Australian Photography ‘Photographer of the Year 2018’ Commended