4 Nations Inter-Country Competition
Thank you and Congratulations to all members whose images were selected to represent Australia this year! We also warmly thank all members who submitted images; we look forward to seeing more of your images in 2020!
Each Society submitted a total of 80 images each > 15 into Monochrome, Nature, Our Country and 35 Images into Open.
| Monochrome | |
| Ewan Arnolda | Recovering |
| Chris De Blank | Fire Starter |
| Bronwyn Casey | Breaking the Waterline |
| Gordon Dean | Muddy |
| Dianne English | Nigella |
| John Lomas | Semper Fi |
| Fran McFadzen | Rain then Sun |
| Margaret Metcalf | Horses Tale |
| Peter O’Brien | Mystery Girl |
| Linda Oliver | Bounty Islands |
| Peter Ryan | Looking for Lunch |
| David Scott | Over and Out |
| Janine Waters | Gobi Splendour |
| Graeme Watson | So Many Years |
| Yong Zhi Li | Family |
| Nature | |
| Kerry Boytell | My Perch |
| Peter Eastaway | Walrus Svalbard |
| Neville Foster | Dragonfly Drying Wings |
| Yvonne Hill | Steller Sea Lion |
| Sally Hinton | Underwater Battle |
| Pia Jessen | Panther Chameleon |
| Lorraine Jones | BeeEater with Bee |
| Roy Killen | Starting to Weave |
| Maree Morris | Chameleon Having Lunch |
| Margaret O’Grady | Cattle Egret |
| Brian Russell | Gentto Calling |
| Jan Sharples | Gnashing Teeth |
| Susan Slack | Eye on the Prize |
| Eligia Sword | Catch of the Day |
| Linda Wei | Can’t Reach |
| Our Country | |
| Leanne Alessi | Mungo Mood |
| Sandra Anderson | Moore Country Queensland |
| Mieke Boynton | Cathedral Gorge |
| Wally Cannon | Camel Rocks Rock Pool |
| Betty Collerson | Uluru |
| Dan Demy-Geroe | Sheep Shearing at Hay |
| Ian English | Indian Root Pills |
| Barry Feldman | Early Morning Mob |
| Vicki Jesty | Patch of Power |
| Sharron Leppien | Our Country |
| Greg McMillan | Trio of Clydesdales |
| Christine Reichl | Twelve Apostles |
| Ron Sharples | Anzac Ballandean |
| Andrew Swinfield | Natural Bridge |
| Robin Yates | Early Settler |
| Open | |
| Ronnie Bloye | Green Ant |
| Bevellee Bryceson | Irridescence |
| James Buck | Big Surf |
| Simon Cox | Morning Baboon |
| Noel Clark | Now the fun Starts |
| Liane Day | Hornbill looking Lost |
| Tina Dial | Catch that Disc |
| Kym Douglas | Droplet Mirror Image |
| Margaret Edwards | Pushkar Girl |
| Sam Fernando | Flying Friends |
| Nadia Filiaggi | Yellow Board |
| Jacqueline Hammer | Out of the Vase |
| Marg Huxtable | Run Kids Run |
| Elizabeth Kodella | Early Spring Iceland |
| Sue Joy | Camel Rock |
| Valerie Kleindienst | Mammatus Clouds |
| Arthur Leo | Fearless |
| Marisa Liberato | Bored Mermaid |
| Neville Male | Robin Landing |
| Lou Marafioti | The Cuban |
| Cheryl Mares | Canyon Sand Fall |
| Gail Mooney | Cleaner |
| John North | Where’s the Customers |
| Craig Parker | Oxpecker Love |
| Kim Petersen | Big Day Out |
| Chris Prior | Mangrove Colours |
| Christine Robinson | Stand out from the Crowd |
| Brian Rope | Corrigan Circles |
| Lisa Saad | Ribbons of Red |
| Annette Scott | Determination |
| Bill Sturgess | I’m in Trouble |
| Ketut Suwitra | The Fog |
| Paul Tilley | Girl with Scarf |
| Jim Weatherill | At Prayer |
| Karen Willshaw | Snell Window Sunburst |
Judging Panel
John Fishback APSA ARPS (Dir. PSA Education Services) > Photographic Society of America.
Sharp Todd HonPSA GMPSA/b > Photographic Society of America.
John Craig > Photographic Society of America.
Individual Gold Medal and Honourable Mention E-Certificates
| Monochrome | |||
| Title | Photographer | Award | |
| Semper Fi | John Lomas | APS | Gold |
| Salk Institute Plaza | Fern Gitter | CAPA | Honour |
| Kom Ons Speel Mevrou Mevrou | Cizelle Louw | PSSA | Honour |
| The Artist | Marg Foley | CAPA | Honour |
| Nature | |||
| Title | Photographer | Award | |
| Caracal Droplets | Efriam Van der Walt | PSSA | Gold |
| Humpback Whale Mother and Calf | Jo McCarthy | PSNZ | Honour |
| Australasian Harrier Confrontation | Bevan Tulet | PSNZ | Honour |
| The Lilac Breasted Roller and Bee | Ilana Block | CAPA | Honour |
| Open | |||
| Title | Photographer | Award | |
| Mermaid | Lily Markovic | CAPA | Gold |
| The Underworld | Chris Coetzee | PSSA | Honour |
| The Cuban | Lou Marafioti | APS | Honour |
| Belted Kingfisher with Beetle Juice | William Bickle | CAPA | Honour |
| Our Country | |||
| Title | Photographer | Award | |
| Northern Lights in Yellowknife | Yung Niem | CAPA | Gold |
| Canadian Pacific | Hong Zhang | CAPA | Honour |
| Rocksolid 50 Point | Dave Evans | CAPA | Honour |
| Peggys Cove | Dave Van de Laar | CAPA | Honour |
Society Placement in Each Category
MONOCHROME
|
Society |
Score Total |
Placement |
|
CAPA |
359 |
1st Place |
|
APS |
346 |
2nd Place |
|
PSSA |
344 |
3rd Place |
|
PSNZ |
337 |
4th Place |
NATURE
|
Society |
Score Total |
Placement |
|
CAPA |
353.5 |
1st Place |
|
PSSA |
348.5 |
2nd Place |
|
APS |
340.5 |
3rd Place |
|
PSNZ |
340 |
4th Place |
OPEN
|
Society |
Score Total |
Placement |
|
CAPA |
826 |
1st Place |
|
PSSA |
824.5 |
2nd Place |
|
APS |
808.5 |
3rd Place |
|
PSNZ |
797.5 |
4th Place |
OUR COUNTRY
|
Society |
Score Total |
Placement |
|
CAPA |
357.5 |
1st Place |
|
APS |
348.5 |
2nd Place |
|
PSSA |
344 |
3rd Place |
|
PSNZ |
337 |
4th Place |
4 Nations Overall Standings
|
Society |
Score Total |
Results |
Judge’s Decision |
|
CAPA |
1896 |
4 Nations Award |
1st Place |
|
PSSA |
1861 |
2nd Place |
|
|
APS |
1843.5 |
|
3rd Place |
|
PSNZ |
1811.5 |
4th Place |
CAPA - Canadian Association for Photographic Art
PSSA - Photographic Association of South Africa
APS - Australian Photographic Society
PSNZ - Photographic Society of New Zealand
Closing Remarks > Sheldon Boles CAPA Director of Competitions
According to the members of the Judging Panel “There were some amazing and outstanding images presented to us. Thank you for permitting us to judge this competition”.