Lord Mayor's Photographic Awards 2023 winners

In 2023 we asked Lord Mayor's Photographic Award entrants to 'Rediscover Brisbane' through a new lens.

View the winning images from  the Lord Mayor's Photographic Awards 2023 below. Alternatively, view images at their submitted size in our 'Lord Mayor's Photographic Awards 2023' album on Council's Flickr account.

OPEN CATEGORY WINNER
CONNER GOUWS

Title: Lost Alleyway
Description: Walking along the river I turned and saw this amazing alleyway and had to capture the peaceful emptiness.

Suburb taken: Brisbane City
Prize: $5000

OPEN CATEGORY 1ST RUNNER-UP
ROSEMARY FEATHERSTONE

Title: Welcome to Country
Description: Welcome to Country ceremony performed in Roma Street Parklands at the Mosiac Multicultural Festival. Taking place on traditional lands, showing respect, celebrating diversity.

Suburb taken: Spring Hill
Prize: $2000

OPEN CATEGORY 2ND RUNNER-UP
TAE YOUNG

Title: Isabell
Description: Despite early rejections from art institutions, at 95 years old, Isabell Hatfield's unyielding spirit shines through as she honours her instinctive need to create.

Suburb taken: Indooroopilly
Prize: $1000

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD CATEGORY WINNER
LILLY WALKER

Title: Garden fit for a Queen
Description: The evening sun casts long shadows of the trumpet tree in the Queens Garden. A quiet winding down after a busy day.

Suburb taken: Brisbane City
Prize: $1500

STUDENT CATEGORY WINNER
TAPASH ALISTER

Title: A still night on the brown snake
Description: A tree reflecting across the Brisbane River on a calm night.

Suburb taken: St Lucia
Prize: $1500

SOCIAL MEDIA CATEGORY WINNER
JANE HATZL

Title: Reflections
Description: Take a minute amongst the hustle and bustle of city life to stop and look up.

Suburb taken: Brisbane City
Prize: $1500

LAVONNE BOBONGIE AWARD WINNER
DANIEL FEWQUANDIE

Title: Spirit dance
Description: Spirit dance shows the rise of the spirits from the ground and the roaming, before returning back to the ground.

Suburb taken: Coorparoo
Prize: $1500

GREEN HEART CATEGORY WINNER
TREVOR PETERSEN

Title: Dome in a dome
Description: Reflections on the bubbles in the tropical display dome pond at the Mount Coot-tha Botanical Gardens.

Suburb taken: Mount Coot-tha
Prize: $1500

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