Past winners of the Youth Photographic Award & Short Film Prize
2021 Winners
Please visit Woollahra Gallery to view the full list of 2021 Youth Photographic Prize winners.
2020 Winners
Junior
First Prize - 'My Brother Henry' by Charlie Bickerstaff Yr 9, Cranbrook School
Highly Commended - 'Locked In' by Romy Ziegler Yr 9, Moriah College
Highly Commended - 'The Things that We Hide' by Sabrina Stitt Yr 9, Ascham
Senior
First Prize - 'Channel from the Water Series' by Jessica Mulligan Yr 10, Ascham
Highly Commended - 'Lost' by Arthur Taylor Yr 10, the Scots College
Highly Commended - 'Self Portrait' by Hugo Walsh Yr 10, Cranbrook School
Mayor's Choice Award
Highly Commended - 'Check Mate' by D'Arcy Richardson Yr 7, Cranbrook School
First Prize - 'George At The Diner' In June by Charlie Crowe Yr 11, Cranbrook School
Strange Days Prize
First Prize - 'Red Days' by James Lane Yr 10, Cranbrook School
Highly Commended - 'Floating In The Abyss' by Sebastian Dunn Lewis Yr 11, Cranbrook School
Highly Commended - 'Winter Shadows' by Jimmy Kerr Yr 11, Cranbrook School
People's Choice
Winner - 'Happy Hour' by George Cheney Yr 11, Cranbrook School - Winner
Short Film
Winner - 'Beauty In The Destruction' by Safiya Jadwat Yr 12, St Vincents College
Highly Commended - '500 Days of Isolation' by Isaia Park Yr 9, Sydney Boys High School
2019 Winners
Junior
First Prize - 'Oh Solo Meow' by Bronte Freed
Senior
First Prize - 'Blue Soaking' by Ned Wieland
Mayor's Choice Award
Winner - 'Green Earth' by Elizabeth Searle
Local Flavour
Winner - 'Golden Hour' by Nicole Lai
People's Choice
Winner - 'Turtle' by Sebastian Dunn-Lewis
Short Film
Winner - 'Untitled' by Jasmine Elder
2018 Winners
Junior
Winner - 'Night' by Eric Wu
Senior
Winner - 'Ahd Mor' by Mia Carlton
Mayor's Choice Award
Winner - 'Cloud Moon' by Tobias Thomas
Our History
Winner - '1000 words' by Jasper Wilde
People's Choice
Winner - 'Untitled' by Lola Sonand (image unavailable)
Short Film
Winner - 'When it Rains' by Lachlan Thompson
2017 Winners
Junior
First Prize - 'Peace of Mind' by Ellen Regan
Senior
First Prize - 'Icarus' by Dylan Quirk
Mayor’s Choice Award
Winner - 'Untitled 1' by Claire Kelly
Local Narrative
First Prize - 'The Fading Past' by Bradley Marzol
People’s Choice
Winner - 'The Beautiful Game Can Take You to Many Exotic Places' by Jacob Sohn
Short Film
Winner - 'Postcards to the Universe' by Tom Gibbs, Cranbrook School
2016 Winners
Junior
First Prize - 'Blue' by Isabella Pongrass
Senior
First Prize - 'Please Be Naked' by Alyssa Meli
Local Narrative Prize
First Prize - 'Full Moon' by Liam Slabber
Mayor’s Choice Award
Winner - 'The New Normal' by Tom Vaughan
‘Resilient Me’ Prize
First Prize - 'Blossom' by Meshi Cthurmer
Short Film
First Prize - 'La Vie' by Nick Ward
2015 Winners
Junior
First Prize - 'Trolls' by Rosie Martin
Senior
First Prize – 'Lambent' by Daniel Cai
First Prize – 'Dustkickers' by Inigo Cole
Local Narrative
First Prize – 'Bronte Rainbow' by Mia Samengo
Mayor's Choice Award
Winner - 'Untitled I' by Madeline Adamo
People's Choice Award
Winner - 'El Amour Puede existe' by Dionne Brown
Short Film
First Prize - 'Dog of Lascaux' by James Byron
2014 Winners
Junior
First Prize – 'Wishes' by Mia Cohen
Senior
First Prize – 'Untitled' by Michael Millington
Open
First Prize – 'Untitled' by Inez Brookes
People's Choice
Winner - 'Tradition' by Joel Symonds
Short Film
First Prize - 'How the Koala Lost its Tail' by Lochlan Crossley