2020 Photography Prize Winners

*Please note this list is not indicative of place winners, entries have been listed in alphabetical order. Prize winners will find out the outcome of their entry at the Presentation Ceremony.

Prize Winners

Highly Commended / Encouragement Awards

Click on 'more information' to view written statements and photos for each project.

R-2 Prize Winners

(PHOTO) 218 027 PowellIsaac Powell

Grange Primary School

Project: Science of Celebrations

Written Statement:

My Dad helped me crop a couple of the photos and put them on a USB so they could be printed. My Mum printed them at Kmart for me. It was my sister's birthday at the start of August so we used some of her party things for the photos. Foodland let me take some photos of their flowers

I used an iPad 2017 to take a photo of the cake. I used a Samsung s10 Plus for the other photos.

(PHOTO) 218 027 Powell

(PHOTO) 018 031 SchammerAlice Schammer

Hawthorndene Primary School

Project: New Life

Written Statement:

I used an Apple iPhone 11 to take my photographs. I had my photographs printed at Big W. My Mum helped me type the words for my captions and written statement. 

(PHOTO) 018 031 Schammer

(PHOTO) 117 002 SummertonZachary Summerton

Crafers Primary School

Project: Sports Science

Written Statement:

I used my Dad's Nikon D5300 with a 50mm lens to take these photos. We went to Officeworks to print them. Before we printed them we cropped the photos a little to make them better. My Dad helped me crop the photos and print them.

(PHOTO) 117 002 Summerton

3-4 Prize Winners

(PHOTO) 611 048 CabotBonnie Cabot

St Andrew's School

Project: Camouflage

Written Statement:

The camera used was an iPhone 8 Plus. The photos were edited using the 'photo' app on the MacBook Pro. The prints were processed at Atkins Photo Lab, using a traditional wet chemical process that utilises silver halide light-sensitive paper. Mum took me to the zoo and ordered the prints. 

(PHOTO) 611 048 Cabot

(PHOTO) 259 074 ClothierJoshua Clothier

Immanuel Primary School

Project: New Life

Written Statement:

To capture the 'miracle of metamorphosis', I used two models of cameras - an Apple iPad 7th generation and an Apple iPad Mini Four. 

My photographs were captures through using the time-lapse lends. I then chose which photos best reflected the process of metamorphosis. I used the cropping tool on the MacBook Air to edit the photographs. 

Dad and I went to Officeworks to print off my photographs. My Mum, Dad and brother helped me with setting up the iPad and gave me inspiration for wanting to enter in the Oliphant Science Awards and for entering the photography category. 

(PHOTO) 259 074 Clothier

(PHOTO) 755 015 KoenigSullivan Koenig

Vale Park Primary School

Project: Sports Science

Written Statement:

The camera that I used was an iPhone XS. I used Microsoft PowerPoint to put on the arrows and Microsoft Publisher to make the labels. Photos printed at Officeworks. 

My science teacher helped me with the force information. My football (soccer) coach helped me with the direction of the foot. My Step-Dad let me use his phone and computer. My brother let me use him for the foot model. 

(PHOTO) 755 015 Koenig

5-6 Prize Winners

(PHOTO) 328 034 LuppinoMia Luppino

Loreto College

Project: New Life

Written Statement:

I used the inbuilt camera of a 2016 iPhone SA, set on auto HDR. No special effects were used. Photos were printed at Kmart with a matt finish on Kodak Moments photo paper.

I would like to acknowledge the help of my Uncle Simon Young, for lending me an iPhone, teaching me the camera function and driving me to Cudlee Creek. I also acknowledge my parents for their assistance printing the photos. 

(PHOTO) 328 034 Luppino

(PHOTO) 576 005 NewellViolet Newell

Salisbury Park Primary School

Project: Life in the Wetlands

Written Statement:

The camera used was a Canon 6D-35mm for four images and a DJI drone phantom 4 Pro camera for the remaining two imagines. These images were printed at Kmart. The images were cropped, the vibrancy and saturation were increased in each image. The shadows and highlights were reduced to enhance the images. 

I want to thank my Mum, my Dad, Makayla, Kaidence and Miss Tinney for helping me with my project including transportation, research and science content. 

(PHOTO) 576 005 Newell

(PHOTO) 755 046 WroniakCaitie Wroniak

Vale Park Primary School

Project: New Life

Written Statement:

Camera Used: iPhone XS

Developing / Printing: Officeworks

Special effects or manipulation: Snapseed App for black/white and colour highlights

My Mum helped with the transportation to Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens, Adelaide Botanic Gardens and Gorge Wildlife Park to take photos, and assisted with printing photos at Officeworks. 

(PHOTO) 755 046 Wroniak

7-8 Prize Winners

(PHOTO) 278 009 KleinCallum Klein

Kangaroo Island Community Education

Project: Life in the Wetlands

Written Statement:

Camera: Panasonic Lumix G85 (4/3), Panasonic 12-60mm lens and Olympus 75-300mm lens and iPhone 11

Acknowledgments: Mr Marlow for printing my photos. My Dad for giving me photography tips and discussing the biodiversity of birds in the wetlands. My teacher Mr Cooper for classroom support. My Mum for helping me get to the wetlands and showing me how to format my photos using Picasa 3 software. 

Printer: all photos were printed using a Canon Pro1000 series.

(PHOTO) 278 009 Klein

(PHOTO) 380 008 NelsonCoco Nelson

Mitcham Girls High School

Project: Camouflage

Written Statement:

Camera equipment: Lumix digital camera DMC-FT5 and a 45 metre waterproof marine case with an Inon strobe flash 5-2000 underwater ultra compact 100. Strobe settings - STTL, 2.8. White balance was adjusted underwater on the day. 

Processing: colour increased and brightness decreased to reduce glare from the strobe making it clearer. 

(PHOTO) 380 008 Nelson

(PHOTO) 107 017 WinwoodSummer Winwood

Concordia College

Project: New Life

Written Statement:

I used a Nikon Coolpix P600 for two of my photos and a Nikon D80 for the other four. I then cropped them all to size and then fixed a problem with over exposure on the broken-open cocoon. I correct the white balance on the mature pupa to bring back the correct colours. I printed the photos on glossy photo paper. My Dad helped me with using the cameras and showed me how to edit the photos using photoshop.

(PHOTO) 107 017 Winwood

9-10 Prize Winners

(PHOTO) 206 008 DissanayakeSavin Dissanayake

Glenunga International High School

Project: Life in the Wetlands

Written Statement:

The main camera used to capture the images was a Nikon D3100. A secondary camera of an iPhone XS was also used in the process.

The final images were printed at a store known as Officeworks. 

The images were edited using the desktop version of Adobe Lightroom. In terms of special effects, a filter was used on some occasions. 

I would like to acknowledge my parents for accompanying me to visit Greenfields Wetlands, Oaklands Wetlands and Belair Wetlands. 

(PHOTO) 206 008 Dissanayake

(PHOTO) 206 005 Kellermann WilliamsKasimir Kellermann Williams

Glenunga International High School

Project: Camouflage

Written Statement:

For this Oliphant entry, I used my Nikon D3300 with either an 18-55m Nikon DX lens or a 50mm Nikon DX lens. Some post-processing was applied with Adobe Lightroom CC, to help balance some of the contrast, brightness and colour. No other alterations were made. I would also like to thank my family for their ongoing support with my photographic endeavours, as well as Ms Tolios who coordinates the SASTA Oliphant Science Awards at Glenunga International High School

(PHOTO) 206 005 Kellermann Williams

(PHOTO) 754 002 WoodCaitlin Wood

Eynesbury Senior College

Project: Life in the Wetlands

Written Statement:

Cameras used:

Nikon D500 - Misty wetlands, Mallard cross Pacific Black Duck, Australian Pelican, Australian Pied Cormorant

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT30 - Pobblebonk, Green Skinhead

Special effects used: none

Manipulations: auto correct, cropping

Processing was completed by Atkins Technicolour

(PHOTO) 754 002 Wood

11-12 Prize Winners

(PHOTO) 206 006 AftabSyme Aftab

Glenunga International High School

Project: Life in the Wetlands

Written Statement:

On the topic of Life in the Wetlands, the six photographs presented in this exhibition were taken utilising the Nikon D7100 camera. This 24.1-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera possesses a high-definition focus capability, and thus no special editing was necessary. Nonetheless, all photos have been re-sized as appropriate, and minor lighting corrections have been applied to the photo of the hard-head duck using the Photoshop Software. 

The printing process was carried out at Officeworks, with the photographs being printed in high-definition resolution with dimensions of 8 by 6 inches (20.32cm by 15.24cm)

(PHOTO) 206 006 Aftab 

(PHOTO) 328 030 LilburnIsabelle Lilburn

Loreto College

Project: Sports Science

Written Statement:

Images taken with an iPhone 11 and printed at Officeworks. 

Acknowledgements: Netball SA Stadium Management, Supplements Warehouse, Main North Road, Medindie and Fresh Produce sourced from Tony & Marks, Glenunga. 

(PHOTO) 328 030 Lilburn

(PHOTO) 206 121 RadhakrishnanAkshara Radhakrishnan

Glenunga International High School

Project: Life in the Wetlands

Written Statement:

The camera used to take the images of the wetlands was the D-SLRs NIKON, model number AF-S DX18-55/3.5-5.6G VR. The images of the microscopic life was taken with an iPhone 6s camera, through a light microscope. The printing process for the photos of the wetlands was done at Officeworks with photography paper. The microscope images were printed on regular paper with Kyocera printers. No special effects or manipulations were used. 

(PHOTO) 206 121 Radhakrishnan

2020 Photography Highly Commended / Encouragement Awards

R-2 Highly Commended

(PHOTO) 018 022 BettiGinevra Betti

Annesley Junior School

Project: New Life

(PHOTO) 018 022 Betti

(PHOTO) 788 055 ChildsVivienne Childs

Wilderness School

Project: New Life

(PHOTO) 788 055 Childs

(PHOTO) 640 003 El Sayed (3)Faye El-Sayed

St John's Grammar School - Junior

Project: Life in the Wetlands

(PHOTO) 640 003 El Sayed (3)

(PHOTO) 259 089 Erceg BraidMikayla Erceg-Braid

Immanuel Primary School

Project: Life in the Wetlands

(PHOTO) 259 089 Erceg Braid

(PHOTO) 611 010 KohNatasha Koh & Charlotte Koh

St Andrew's School

Project: New Life

(PHOTO) 611 010 Koh

(PHOTO) 560 003 KumariaAayan Kumaria

Rose Park Primary School

Project: Life in the Wetlands

(PHOTO) 560 003 Kumaria

(PHOTO) 341 006 VishwasrooNitya Vishwasrao

Magill School

Project: New Life 

(PHOTO) 341 006 Vishwasroo

(PHOTO) 611 007 Zuo (2)Ma (Emma) Zuo

St Andrew's School

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 611 007 Zuo (2)

3-4 Highly Commended

(PHOTO) 788 004 BalestrinIsla Balestrin

Wilderness School

Project: Life in the Wetlands

(PHOTO) 788 004 Balestrin

(PHOTO) 680 027 KohNathan Koh

St Peter's College

Project: New Life

(PHOTO) 680 027 Koh

(PHOTO) 584 003 LaverLachlan Laver, Brian Gribble & Curtis Tham

Scotch College

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 584 003 Laver

(PHOTO) 584 003 Laver (2)

(PHOTO) 259 072 SkinnerJarrah Skinner

Immanuel Primary School

Project: Science of Celebrations

(PHOTO) 259 072 Skinner

(PHOTO) 259 055 TrentoSebastian Trento

Immanuel Primary School

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 259 055 Trento

5-6 Highly Commended

(PHOTO) 105 028 BednarczukOlivia Bednarczuk

Colonel Light Gardens Primary School

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 105 028 Bednarczuk

(PHOTO) 690 007 GosnellRuby Gosnell

St Thomas School

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 690 007 Gosnell

(PHOTO) 831 010 GriceZac Grice

Prince Alfred College

Project: Sports Science

(PHOTO) 831 010 Grice

(PHOTO) 358 006 HaiderAazeen Haider

Mawson Lakes School

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 358 006 Haider

(PHOTO) 690 006 JaksaMicaela Jaksa

St Thomas School

Project: Sports Science 

(PHOTO) 690 006 Jaksa

(PHOTO) 278 036 WaldenBella Walden, Madelyn Govan & Liv-Tillie Kereti

Kangaroo Island Community Education

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 278 036 Walden

(PHOTO) 218 061 WilliamsonHope Williamson & Isla Beaney

Grange Primary School

Project: New Life

(PHOTO) 218 061 Williamson

7-8 Encouragement Award

(PHOTO) 068 002 BrumfieldIsabel Brumfield, Isabelle Pirakis & Josie Hughes

Brighton Secondary School

Project: Science of Celebrations

(PHOTO) 068 002 Brumfield

(PHOTO) 639 004 DesentoEvie Desento

St John's Grammar School - Senior

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 639 004 Desento

(PHOTO) 380 010 JenkinsRuby Jenkins

Mitcham Girls High School

Project: Life in the Wetlands

(PHOTO) 380 010 Jenkins

(PHOTO) 611 079 KoehneWillem Koehne

St Andrew's School

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 611 079 Koehne

(PHOTO) 380 006 PittSequoia Pitt

Mitcham Girls High School

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 380 006 Pitt

(PHOTO) 639 035 SeamanAbella Seaman

St John's Grammar School

Project: Life in the Wetlands

(PHOTO) 639 035 Seaman

(PHOTO) 639 035 Seaman 2

(PHOTO) 639 035 Seaman 3

(PHOTO) 066 041 TonkinMia Tonkin, Sara Birt & Zoe Quirk

Brighton Primary School

Project: Sports Science

(PHOTO) 066 041 Tonkin

(PHOTO) 206 045 ZhaoCynthia Zhao

Glenunga International High School

Project: New Life

(PHOTO) 206 045 Zhao

9-10 Encouragement Award

Chelsea Adams

St John's Grammar School - Senior

Project: Camouflage

(PHOTO) 639 042 Adams

(PHOTO) 639 020 BennettIsabel Bennett

St John's Grammar School - Senior

Project: Sports Science 

(PHOTO) 639 020 Bennett

(PHOTO) 525 004 CroftKymberly Croft, Lauren Voda & Tia Sierat

Prescott College Southern

Project: Science of Celebrations

(PHOTO) 525 004 Croft

(PHOTO) 639 011 DrakeMia Drake

St John's Grammar School - Senior

Project: Life in the Wetlands

(PHOTO) 639 011 Drake

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