Inspired by Margaret Brown’s article ‘Go Minimalist’ in our Mar-May 2014 issue, we asked photographers to strip out the excess and to distill their images down to the minimum.
Photo Review Competitions
Image Review 3
Winning images
Cable beach by John Porter
Taken mid afternoon on Cable Beach, Broome, November 2011 on a road trip to W.A. What took my interest in this scene was that every individual was enjoying what was on offer in their own way.
African girls by Gary Wallis
Taken in Footscray, Melbourne.
Indya by Kim Illman
Taken on the Lancelin (Western Australia) sand dunes at sunset. I was about 150m from the model and whilst initially disappointed that the sky had some light cloud, I now believe it adds to the photo. What are your thoughts?
Stranger by lamplight by Mike Clements
Image taken on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House.
Dinner time
By Rachel Kneubuhler. Although it was taken with a comparatively inexpensive Olympus compact camera, Rachel’s dramatic picture would, I suspect, be a prized result for most macro shooters – no matter how well outfitted.
Afternoon drink by Stuart Bell
A particular favourite of mine. The tree roots are stripped bare from the floods that charge through here and provide a wonderful contrast amongst the undergrowth and gloom. The trees looked to have gathered at the water’s edge for a “wee sip”, it could be a scene from The Lord of the Rings! This was a late afternoon shot and the last of the sun can be seen in the distance reflecting off the water.
On the beach by Sagar Shiriskar
The tumbler’s position in Saga Shiriskar’s On the beach has a fine, energetic quality and the juxtaposition with the group of background figures really transforms it from glanceworthy to something very distinctly in the “look again” category.
Photo Challenge: Sky’s the Limit
As subjects go, there aren’t many more open than the soaring vault of the sky. And yet, despite the fact that you just have to look up, it still takes a degree of skill and a measure of luck to make an interesting photograph of the wild blue yonder.
