Staff at the Seawork’s in Williamstown are putting the final touches on preparations for one of the maritime precinct’s biggest and most ambitious events yet.
Opening January 29, the The Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition will showcase more than 100 photos recently judged as the world’s best at competition in London.
“We’re building it out now and it looking amazing,” said Seaworks executive officer Glenn Jones of the exhibition which will be on display for six months.
He said visitors will quickly realise the quality of photography on display.
“The first one that welcomes you is one of a whale about to devour a whole school of sardines,” he said.
“It’s actually the winning photo of the whole competition and it’s about two and a half metres by three metres in size. It’s a large image.”
The rest of the images on display are from a variety different categories, including adventure photography, best female photographer and young photographer of the year, there’s a fine art category.
Mr Jones said photography aficionados should look for images from fine art category in particular.
“They’re quite obscure photographs that you have to look at a few times to work out what they’re about.”
However, he said the broader theme of the exhibition was much more obvious.
“It tells the story of the ocean in different ways and how important it is to us as humans.”
Seaworks is the only place in Victoria to host The Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition, which is expected to return with the 2025 winners by the end of the year.
Tickets and information: www.seaworks.com.au
Cade Lucas
