This year we are again fortunate to have three very talented and experienced photographers who will be judging all your amazing photographs in the competition. Good Luck gentlemen!
here are a few brief details about their photography
Steve Sass
Steve Sass is a Consulting Ecologist who has conducted thousands of biodiversity surveys across Australia since 1992. Spending so much time working with Australia’s unique flora and fauna, Steve has always attempted to photograph the environments that he works in as well as the species he studies, to share with people across Australia and the world to learn and enjoy the ecological diversity of this country. His main interest is bird and reptile photography. His images have featured on many of the threatened species profile websites for government departments and they have graced numerous covers of scientific journals, especially in the last two years where Steve has won no less than five cover photo competitions for various journals. One of Steve’s photography highlights was his winning of the BirdLife Australia photo competition in the Threatened Species Category for his Grey-crowned Babbler image (see attached) in 2012. One of the judges, Stephen Garnett, made these comments “I chose this as the winner because of the tension in the babbler's body—the picture is at the split second between capture of the grub and departure for the nest. It cannot have been easy to catch—it is not an image likely to have been taken from a hide. Also the bird fills the frame, each part clearly in focus, the tilt of the head balanced by the uplifted tail”.
Steve is also the Lead Fauna Ecologist for the Mimosa Rocks Bioblitz this November so we look forward to him sharing his knowledge with bioblitz participants.
David Gallan
For forty years David Gallan has had a keen interest in a diverse range photography including the recording of nature in Australia and on several trips to Africa. David's wilderness and wildlife photos have been used in campaigns for the SE Forests, by the Australian Museum's photo library and published in numerous books and journals. Since retiring from his work in schools and university David has concentrated on recording the biodiversity within the Tathra district.
Graeme Watson
Graeme is a retired pharmacist who was born in Sydney but has called Canberra home since 1966. He has been a member of the Australian Photographic Society since 1963 and has served the Society in the role of Junior Vice President, Chairman of Nature Division, Deputy Chairman of Digital Division, a member of the Exhibition Services Sub Committee, and a trustee of the A.R.Andrews Trust. Graeme joined the Cootamundra Camera Club in 1963 and then the Canberra Photographic Society in 1966 where he is still a member. Over the years he has acted as a lecturer and a judge at club, national and international level. As an exhibitor, Graeme has entered National and International Salons with some success, gaining some 183 International awards as well as many here in Australia. He has also featured highly in the Photographic Society of America's "Who's Who" in past years.
2008 awarded LAPS - Licentiate of the Australian Photographic Society 2009 awarded AAPS - Associate of the Australian Photographic Society 2010 awarded AFIAP - Artiste of the Federation International De L'Art Photographique 2010 awarded SSAPS - State Service through the Australian Photographic Society 2011 awarded FAPS - Fellow of the Australian Photographic Society 2012 awarded PPSA - Photographic Achievement from the Photographic Society of America 2012 awarded EFIAP - Excellence of the Federation International De L'Art Photographique 2012 awarded ESAPS - Excellent Service Australian Photographic Society 2014 awarded EFIAP/b – bronze level of EFIAP award 2014 awarded EPSA – Excellence level Photographic Society of America 2014 awarded MAPS – Master Australian Photographic Society.
