Gangalidda Country (Burketown, Qld) by Jane Metcalfe
Winner - 2026
"I find the composition to be effective in placing the viewer almost within the scene. The eye goes directly to the horizon that is held in place by the row of people at the bottom. I love the time of day and also how it is a bit mysterious as to what stage of the event we're looking at. Most of all I like the feeling from the relaxed people."
Mike Terry
Woiwurrung Country (Melbourne, Vic) by Rosemary Ruth Merralls
Winner - 2026
"Made me look closely. I could not work out what I was looking at at first but then my eyes adjusted to it. A creative take on this scene. The water element is nice and sharp and the scene behind the water is nicely framed with the people on the lower third and the monument in the right third of the frame."
Sarah Gasperre
Yuwaalaraay Country (Lightning Ridge, NSW) by Kristy Lee Bolch
Winner - 2025
"This is a genuinely powerful image, It goes well beyond landscape photography into something that feels personal and place-based. The storytelling is its greatest strength."
Traci Travers
Barngarla Country (Wreck Beach, SA) by Chelsea Ross
Winner - 2026
"Stunning landscape image with the most gorgeous light and a dreamy mood. Sharp image with nice textures - the patterns in the sand, rocks and water, good range of light and shadow. Nice colours without being overdone."
Sarah Gasperre
Ngurra Country (Wentworth Falls, NSW) by Maurice Cheong
Winner - 2026
"Beautiful, dramatic landscape scene. Great depth of field and the ridgeline leads the eye through the image. Well focussed and It makes me feel like I am there."
Sarah Gasparre
Anaiwan Country (Armidale, NSW) by Isabella Murray
Winner - 2026
"Energetic, well timed, and genuinely joyful. The coincidence of firework and Ferris wheel is the image's great gift and the framing honours it. Of all the images in the set this one is the most purely pleasurable to look at, and that is not a small thing."
Traci Travers