APS Australian Digital Photography Awards (ADPA)

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Results for competitions in ADPA 2023

There were 18 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).

Penguin Hole Robin Moon – APS Gold Medal Open	Fire Ground Smoke Hazard Phillip Keath – APS Gold Medal Mono
Emergence Ian English – APS Gold Medal Nature	Hawk feeding on its prey Stuart Campbell – APS Gold Medal Birds
In the light Paul Macdonald – APS Gold Medal Minimalism	Tennis lesson Mon Gan – APS Gold Medal Shadows
Imogen in Pastel Andrew Leach – APS Silver Medal Open	Assisting an Old Digger Margaret Edwards – APS Silver Medal Mono
Catching the feather Maria Mazo – APS Silver Medal Nature	Albatross with Chick Lesley Patterson – APS Silver Medal Birds
Hemimycena Glenys Steegh – APS Silver Medal Minimalism	Bond Colonnade Harry Posadas – APS Silver Medal Shadows
Dreaming of a pristine forest Andrew Leach – APS Bronze medal Open	Tahlia Suzanne Wacker – APS Bronze medal Mono
Little One Carol Barry – APS Bronze medal Nature	The Struggle Pauline Naudi – APS Bronze medal Birds
Breakfast Kym Douglas – APS Bronze medal Minimalism	Moving Shadows Jutta Clough – APS Bronze medal Shadows

by Colin Woods, 15 November, 2023

Results for competitions in ADPA 2022

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There were 18 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Happy Spotted Porcupine Fish Trevor Cotterill – APS Gold Medal Open	Tis love Barry Feldman – APS Gold Medal Mono
Giant Cuttlefish Ian Patterson – APS Gold Medal Nature	Got You Carol Barry – APS Gold Medal Birds
Wave Paul Pegler – APS Gold Medal Minimalism	The Runners Elaine Holliday – APS Gold Medal Shadows
Feathered Friends Rochelle James – APS Silver Medal Open	Vintage inspiration Rochelle James – APS Silver Medal Mono
Flying Fox getting a drink William Shields – APS Silver Medal Nature	Spider envy David Bassett – APS Silver Medal Birds
Neelix the Cat William Shields – APS Silver Medal Minimalism	See My Shadow Jeffrey Venning – APS Silver Medal Shadows
Holy Moley Bat Ears Zoe McGrath – APS Bronze medal Open	Waiting for a Train Grahame Smith – APS Bronze medal Mono
Brolga dance Barry Feldman – APS Bronze medal Nature	Black headed ibis flipping snake Ajit Huilgol – APS Bronze medal Birds
A Breakthrough for Bailey Rochelle James – APS Bronze medal Minimalism	Shadow distortions Peter Bellmont – APS Bronze medal Shadows

by Colin Woods, 17 November, 2022

Results for competitions in 2020 ADPA

There were 18 entries that gained our highest award(s).

MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR: Gary Beresford was awarded an APS Silver Plaque for his achievements in the 2020 Australian Digital Photography Awards National Exhibition.

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Desert days Robin Moon – APS Gold Medal Open Colour	BARREL RACER Arthur Roy – APS Gold Medal Open Monochrome
Satisfaction Trung Cang Nguyen – APS Gold Medal Nature	Is this where fairies come from Heather Prince – APS Gold Medal Creative
Retro Ross Gary Beresford – APS Gold Medal Portrait	Tendril Daisy Droplet David Hansell – APS Gold Medal Macro
Catching The Disc Tina Dial – APS Silver Medal Open Colour	Are We Really Alone 2 Yvonne Raulston – APS Silver Medal Open Monochrome
Yellow Bug David Henderson – APS Silver Medal Nature	Image in image 2 Geoff Shaw – APS Silver Medal Creative
Mystery eyes David Bassett – APS Silver Medal Portrait	Queen Mary Bee Kerry Rasmussen – APS Silver Medal Macro
Man and Beast Gary Beresford – APS Bronze medal Open Colour	A furious bull Vicky Guo Mei Zhou – APS Bronze medal Open Monochrome
Barnacle Bill Robin Moon – APS Bronze medal Nature	The Time Traveller Heather Prince – APS Bronze medal Creative
My Man Dianne English – APS Bronze medal Portrait	Sunshine flower Susan Hansell – APS Bronze medal Macro

by Colin Woods, 15 July, 2020

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GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER
	ALLOWED	NOT ALLOWED
NATURE	Anything to do with natural history (the study and description of organisms and natural objects), except anthropology or archaeology. Subject matter must be identifiable.	Anything that is classified as anthropology (the study of humans) or archaeology (the study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures)
WILDLIFE	Same as Nature.	Same as Nature.

SPECIFIC SUBJECT MATTER
	ALLOWED	NOT ALLOWED
NATURE	All extant (not extinct) organisms (plants, animals, etc); landscapes, geological formations, and weather phenomena.	Human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, mounted specimens of plants and animals.
WILDLIFE	Animals, birds, insects that are free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted environment. Carcasses of extant species.	Landscapes and geological formations. Animals, birds, insects, etc that are in captivity or under controlled conditions. Botanical species under controlled conditions (such as plants growing in a hothouse).

HUMAN ELEMENTS
	ALLOWED	NOT ALLOWED
NATURE	Human elements that are an integral part of the nature story (such as birds nesting on a man-made structure). Scientific bands, tags or collars.	Human elements (such as buildings) that are not part of the nature story being told by the image.
WILDLIFE	Same as Nature.	Same as Nature.

IMAGE ALTERATIONS
	ALLOWED	NOT ALLOWED
NATURE	Cropping. HDR techniques. Focus stacking. Removal of dust spots, digital noise or scratches on film. Subject must be presented honestly.	Anything (such as cloning) that alters the content of the original scene by adding, moving or removing image elements. Stitching together multiple images (e.g. to create a panorama)
WILDLIFE	Same as Nature.	Same as Nature.

IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS
	ALLOWED	NOT ALLOWED
NATURE	Techniques (such as contrast adjustment) that enhance the image without changing the nature story, or altering the pictorial content of the original scene. Grey-scale monochrome images.	Adjustments that change the nature story, such as turning a daylight scene into a night scene. Toned monochrome images. Infrared images.
WILDLIFE	Same as Nature.	Same as Nature.