Following her early success on Instagram, Lauren Bath quit her job as a chef in early 2013 to pursue a full-time career travelling the world and taking photos. She now has over 750,000 followers in social media. Meet her at Foto L!VE.

Agata Mayes remembers being mesmerised by the darkroom her father built in the bathroom of their family home when she was a child. For Polish-born Mayes, it sparked an early photographic fascination.

With more than four decades of experience, photojournalist David Burnett has worked in over 70 countries, photographed every US president since JFK, co-founded the photographic agency Contact Press Images, and been awarded the highest accolades.

Edwina Robertson found her niche by drawing on her background as a country girl, and her healthy appetite for adventure – both of which have formed the basis of an upcoming photographic experiment that will take her across the country.

Kate Drennan was the Runner-up in the Wedding category of Austrlaia's Top Emerging Photographer 2017.

Morgan Roberts won the Wedding category of Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2017.

Robert Farley won the Travel category of Australia's Top Emerging Photographer 2017.

Zoe Kimpton won the Student category of Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2017.

Ben Sanford won the Sport category of Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2017.

Jannick Clausen won the Landscape category of Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2017.

Waded won the Editorial/Fashion category of Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2017.

Adam Levi Browne is the Winner - Documentary/Photojournalism in Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2017

Fraser Chatham is the Winner - Art in Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2017.

Jan Breckwoldt is the overall runner-up, and winner - Architecture in Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2017.

The overall winner of the 2017 Australia's Top Emerging Photographers is Paul Alsop. He also won the Portrait category.

© Mark Brierley was Runner-up in the Architecture category of Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2017.