The winners of the Way Out West photography competition have been revealed, with five talented young photographers being recognised.
Tarneit’s Sagalee Aba-Omer won the Grand Prize award of $500 with a captivating image titled ‘Everything everywhere all at once’. Photography is a creative outlet for Sagalee and he said he was overjoyed to win the Grand Prize.
Wyndham City’s creative city portfolio holder Cr Marcel Mahfoud congratulated the winners.
“Now in its eighth year, this annual competition just gets better and better. The outstanding talent that our young photographers have is inspiring and showcases their wonderful creative ability,“ he said.
“To see the level of skill and technical ability shown in some of the entries is really marvellous. The young people who call Wyndham home never cease to amaze me with how creative and brilliant they are. The entrants in this year’s competition are testament to this.”
The other winners, who received $100 and a framed copy of their winning photo, were:
• Way Out West Prize: Perfectly Timed/Roaming by Kavira Ngole
• Best Landscape: Untitled by Yadav Rithvik
• Best Black and White Image: The Cry of an Elephant by Riley Vawser
• Best Use of Colour: Echidna chasm – Purnululu by Lucinda Tabart
• Best Portrait Winner: Self Portrait by Aremel Tibayan
This year’s competition attracted 127 entries.
Councillor Jasmine Hill said the competition was “a positive way for young people to express themselves, show their creative talents, build confidence as well as share their ideas
and perspectives of living in the west.”
The winners are currently on display at the Point Cook Library before moving to other venues. Go to www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/wayoutwest for details.
All entries will feature in the annual Way Out West Photobook, which will be available to view and borrow at your local Wyndham Library and the Youth Resource Centre.
