2012 Walkley Award finalists and initial photography winners | PANPA

Initial Walkley photography wins were celebrated at the State Library of NSW this week (l-r): Kylie Dredge, event manager, Nikon Australia; Alan Davies, curator of photography, State Library of NSW; Braden Fastier, photographer, The Manly Daily; Sam Ruttyn, photographer, The Sunday Telegraph; Tracey Spicer, news presenter and columnist; Paul Murphy, media director, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance; Louisa Graham, general manager, The Walkley Foundation. IMAGE: Nicola Bailey.

THE finalists for the general categories of the Walkley Awards?for Excellence in Journalism were announced last night at events in?Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

?This year?s Walkley Award entries show that despite the financial and?regulatory pressures being placed on journalists and newsrooms, the?demand for high-quality, independent journalism continues growing?every year,? Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance federal secretary Chris Warren said.

The general categories are:

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????????? Nikon-Walkley Awards for Excellence in Photojournalism

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A full list of finalists can be found here.

The winners of the Nikon-Walkley Prizes for Community/Regional Photography, and Best Portrait were announced at the launch of the Nikon-Walkley Press Photography Exhibition at the NSW State Library earlier this week. The exhibition will be open until November 11.

Braden Fastier?s ?Pictures from The Manly Daily? won him the Nikon-Walkley Community/Regional Walkley Award

The Manly Daily?s Braden Fastier took out the Nikon-Walkley Community/Regional Photography Prize, with Jason Edwards (Leader Community Newspapers) highly commended.

?Displaying a consistently high standard across a number of photo platforms, Braden Fastier?s ?Pictures from The Manly Daily? showcased his understanding of what light can do and his sensitivity to his subject matter,? the prize judges said.

The Sunday Telegraph?s Sam Ruttyn was awarded the Nikon-Walkley Best Portrait Prize for his image of Josh Carter, a young surgery patient.

The judges said: ?The strong emotive contrast between the horrifically invasive surgery and the intimate nature of the portrait shows Sam Ruttyn has earned the trust of his subject, allowing him to produce a winning photo.?

The Nikon-Walkley Awards for Excellence in Photojournalism finalists were announced at the same event with the images representing some of best press photographs from Australia, taken during the past 12 months.

An image by photographer Jason Edwards of Leader Community Newspapers who was highly commended in the Nikon-Walkley Community/Regional Photography Prize

Finalists? images included Australia Day protests in Canberra, the Occupy protests in Melbourne and images depicting the life of Queensland MP Bob Katter.

?The photographic entries we received this year were of a remarkably high standard, capturing many of the biggest events, sporting spectacles and news stories of the year, but also the amazing people and places that readers would never have seen otherwise,? Mr Warren said.

The Nikon-Walkley Awards for Excellence in Photojournalism finalists are:

Daily Life/Feature Photography: Graham Crouch, The Australian Magazine, ?Broken Lives?; Alex Ellinghausen, Fairfax Media, ?Paralympic Swimmers: Team Photo?; Nicolas Walker, Weekend Financial Review, ?The Kattle Run?.

Sport Photography: David Kelly, Qweekend, The Courier-Mail, ?Synch and Swim?; Phil Hillyard, The Daily Telegraph, ?Sally ? The Race for Gold?; Chris McGrath, Getty Images, ?London 2012 ? An Overview?.

News Photography: Lukas Coch, Australian Associated Press, ?Australia Day Protest?; Dan Himbrechts, The Australian, ?Malcolm Naden?; Trevor Pinder, Herald Sun, ?City Square Protest?.

Photographic Essay: Sam Ruttyn, The Sunday Telegraph, ?Josh Carter, Super Boy?; Jason South, The Age, ?Occupy Melbourne?; Craig Greenhill, News Limited, ?No better friend, no worse enemy?.

Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year finalists: Jason South (The Age), Chris McGrath (Getty Images) and Justin McManus (The Age).

The 57th Walkley Awards dinner, to be broadcast live from 9.30pm on SBS1, will be held at Parliament House in Canberra on November 30.

Source: http://panpa.org.au/2012/10/22/2012-walkley-award-finalists-and-initial-photography-winners/

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