2023 Youth Photography Competition - Online Exhibition

Council’s Youth Engagement Team present an exhibition of photography from some of our community’s most creative young people. In 2023, exploring the theme ‘Connectivity: Capturing the Threads that Bind Us,’ young people shared their unique perspectives on what connectivity means to them through their photography skills. Featuring three age categories: 13-15, 16-20, 21-25 years.

13-15 Category Winners

First Place- The Sunset, Layla Mcleod

Second Place- Hidden Gem, Tayla Bertrand

Photographer’s Encouragement Award- Wings, Marissa Gibbs

16-20 Category Winners

First Place- Stormy Lorne Skies, Eloise Murnane

Second Place- Irrewarra Colac, Chelsea Peschel

Photographer’s Encouragement Award- Feline Human Bond, Clint Gibbs

21-25 Category Winners

First Place- Hopetoun Falls, Angela Johnson

Second Place- Apple Tree Flower, Robin Alford

Photographer’s Encouragement Award- Center of Flower, Robin Alford

People’s Choice Winners

People’s Choice Award- A Mother’s Love, Eloise Murnane

People’s Most Liked Photo on Socials- Lakeside Dreaming, Ruby Holland

1. Mums Celica in the Sunset, Max Leersen 13-15 Category

2. Sun Set at Lake Colac, Max Leerson 13-15 Category

3. Raining At Alexandra Speedway, Max Leerson 13-15 Category

4. Owl at Camperdown Show, Chase Nyhof 13-15 Category

5. Avalon airport, View from Jetstar A320, Chase Nyhof 13-15 Category

6. Angry Cat, Chase Nyhof 13-15 Category

7. Private Jet Taking Off At Avalon, Chase Nyhof 13-15 Category

8. Irrewarra @ Dusk, Lea Phillips 13-15 Category

9. Surprising Spring, Lea Phillips 13-15 Category

10. Outstanding Olive, Lea Phillips 13-15 Category

11. Raspberry Rose, Lea Phillips 13-15 Category

12. Ocean Bubbles, Tayla Bertrand 13-15 Category

13. Waters Landing, Tayla Bertrand 13-15 Category

14. Rugged Coast, Tayla Bertrand 13-15 Category

15. Hidden Gem, Tayla Bertrand 13-15 Category

16. Scattered Lake Sunset, Benjamin Medley 13-15 Category

17. Purple Peace, Benjamin Medley 13-15 Category

18. An Explosion of Life, Benjamin Medley 13-15 Category

19. Velvet Sun Clouds, Benjamin Medley 13-15 Category

20. Bee, Billie Philp 13-15 Category

21. Colac’s Beauty, Saxon Evans 13-15 Category

22. Aeroplane Window, Ella Welch-Mayhew 13-15 Category

23. Sun Over Lake, Ella Welch-Mayhew 13-15 Category

24. Grazing calf’s, Ella Welch-Mayhew 13-15 Category

25. Foggy Sunrise, Ella Welch-Mayhew 13-15 Category

26. Backyard Visitor, Harry Smith 13-15 Category

27. Big Koala for a Small Tree, Harry Smith 13-15 Category

28. Chief, Harry Smith 13-15 Category

29. Field of Green, Harry Smith 13-15 Category

30. Lake Of Dreams, Imogen Parker 13-15 Category

31. Tree of Hope, Imogen Parker 13-15 Category

32. Sunset in the Country Side, Ruby Holland 13-15 Category

33. Small Town Sparks, Ruby Holland 13-15 Category

34. Life In Bloom, Ruby Holland 13-15 Category

35. Lakeside Dreaming, Ruby Holland 13-15 Category

36. The Sunset, Layla Mcleod 13-15-Category

37. Day on the Beach, Layla Mcleod 13-15 Category

38. Yawn, Marissa Gibbs 13-15 Category

39. Arlo, Marissa Gibbs 13-15 Category

40. Demi, Marissa Gibbs 13-15 Category

41. Wings, Marissa Gibbs 13-15 Category

42. Heart to Heart, Charlotte Leersen 16-20 Category

43. Falling Behind, Charlotte Leersen 16-20 Category

44. It's Not The Same Anymore, Charlotte Leersen 16-20 Category

45. Northern Attitude, Charlotte Leersen 16-20 Category

46. Sunset in the Horizon, Savannah Exell 16-20 Category

47. Deep Blue, Savannah Exell 16-20 Category

48. Walking on Meerreeng, Tanisha Clarke 16-20 Category

49. A Mother’s Love, Eloise Murnane 16-20 Category

50. Apollo Bay Summer Carnival, Eloise Murnane 16-20 Category

51. Feeding Out under a Rainbow, Eloise Murnane 16-20 Category

52. Stormy Lorne Skies, Eloise Murnane 16-20 Category

53. Connections in nature bound together as one, Hamish Coulter 16-20 Category

54. Irrewarra Colac, Chelsea Peschel 16-20 Category

55. Barwon Downs, Chelsea Peschel 16-20 Category

56. Colac Gardens, Chelsea Peschel 16-20 Category

57. Dandelion, Chelsea Peschel 16-20 Category

58. Beautiful Photo of Lake Colac, Taylah Williams 16-20 Category

59. Sunset along Manifold Street, Taylah Williams 16-20 Category

60. Sunset along Queen Street, Taylah Williams 16-20 Category

61. Sunset in the Late Evening, Taylah Williams 16-20 Category

62. Charlie, Clint Gibbs 16-20 Category

63. Feline Human Bond, Clint Gibbs 16-20 Category

64. Sky Full of Stars, Clint Gibbs 16-20 Category

65. Ladybug in Web, Clint Gibbs 16-20 Category

66. Crown on the Yarra, Hunter Togni 16-20 Category

67. Reflection of the Sky, Hunter Togni 16-20 Category

68. Early Mornings, Hunter Togni 16-20 Category

69. Colac Golf Course, Hunter Togni 16-20 Category

70. Whispers of Water: Cascading Down the Bark, Logan Welker 16-20 Category

71. Textured Symmetry in Numbers and Lines, Logan Welker 16-20 Category

72. Centered Solidity: A Circle of Stone, Logan Welker 16-20 Category

73. Zen Stones: Embracing the Texture of Nature, Logan Welker 16-20 Category

74. Grown from Within, Emily McCosh 16-20 Category

75. The Power of Nature, Emily McCosh 16-20 Category

76. Connect all Life, Emily McCosh 16-20 Category

77. Center of Flower, Robin Alford 21-25 Category

78. Apple Tree Flower, Robin Alford

79. Kookaburra, Robin Alford 21-25 Category

80. Landscape Scene Looking Far into the Distance, Robin Alford 21-25 Category

81. Colac Lake, Tyson Norman 21-25 Category

82. Colac Show 2023, Tyson Norman 21-25 Category

83. Colac Show Fireworks, Angela Johnson 21-25 Category

84. Our Great Lake, Angela Johnson 21-25 Category

85. Hopetoun Falls, Angela Johnson 21-25 Category

86. Rusty Old Farm Ute, Angela Johnson 21-25 Category

87. Mellow Melbourne, Abbey Hall 21-25 Category

88. Cottage Couture, Abbey Hall 21-25 Category

89. Villages of Kokoda, Abbey Hall 21-25 Category

90. Origin Ties, Abbey Hall 21-25 Category

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