Winners of the 2017 Sony Alpha Awards revealed

4 June 2017

At a lavish event in Sydney recently, the winners of the 2017 Sony Alpha Awards were revealed. Showcasing amazing images by Australian and New Zealand photographers, all shot using the Sony Alpha camera range, while only in its second year, the awards received over 1500 entries from professional and amateur photographers.

© Andy Yee. Landscape.
© Andy Yee. Landscape.

Craig Parry and Mark Galer commented: “The Sony Alpha Awards is a fantastic event to celebrate photographers and their amazing artwork. This year we saw such a high calibre of entries, which made it extremely hard to pick our finalists and winners. In particular, we really enjoyed seeing the entries for our new ‘Youth’ category – it is great to see such passion and enthusiasm for photography at such a young age.”

© John Ford. Nature and Grand Prize winner.
© John Ford. Nature and Grand Prize winner.

Category winners for the 2017 Sony Alpha Awards

  • Abstract: Pat Kay from Rhodes, NSW
  • Editorial: James Wilson from Camperdown, NSW
  • Landscape: Andy Yee Qn from Panania, NSW
  • Macro: Sam Rowley from Bowral NSW
  • Nature: John Ford from Rotorua, New Zealand
  • Portrait: Adam Kent from Stanhope Gardens, NSW
  • Sport: Noel Brady from Kings Beach, Queensland
  • Youth: Jack McKee from Newport, Queensland, who attends Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell
© Sam Rowley. Macro.
© Sam Rowley. Macro.

Each winner across the eight categories was awarded with $2,000 worth of Sony Alpha camera products with the overall Grand Prize winner John Ford, receiving $3,000 worth of Sony Alpha gear. Mr Ford also won the opportunity to embark on a ‘once in a lifetime’ overseas photography workshop with Sony Global Digital Imaging Ambassador, Craig Parry.

© Jack McKee. Youth.
© Jack McKee. Youth.

The new ‘Youth’ category winner Jack McKee from Grace Lutheran College in Rothwell, Queensland was not only awarded $2,000 worth of Sony Alpha products for himself, but $15,000 worth of Sony gear for his school.

The 2017 Sony Alpha Awards also marked the launch of Sony’s most technologically advanced camera to date – the Sony a9 full-frame mirrorless E-mount camera. The new model offers unmatched speed and versatility that is set to revolutionise the digital imaging market. Guests were able to experience the a9 for themselves capturing a live Parkour performance in the custom-built interactive shooting gallery. Click hear to learn more about the a9.

© Noel-Brady. Sport.
© Noel-Brady. Sport.

2017 Sony Alpha Awards runners-up

Abstract

  • Helen Woodford
  • Graham Dainty

 Editorial

  • Craig Jeffries
  • Tom Healy

Landscape

  • Mike Hobbert
  • Josh Leahy
© Adam Kent. Portrait.
© Adam Kent. Portrait.

Macro

  • Nick Papadopoulos
  • Anne Baker

Nature

  • Alessandro Bonora
  • Madsen Talman

Portrait

  • Catherine McLachlan
  • Thomas Su

Sport

  • Mark Clark
  • Jonathon DCecco

Youth

  • Will Wardle
© James Wilson. Editorial.