honorable mention
Stuart Chape australia
title
Tonle Sap Aerials
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entry description
A series of aerial photographs of Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia - part of a larger series. The aim of the series is to capture the pattern of human settlement of Chong Kneas floating village at the north eastern end of the lake, and to portray the geometric designs of the houses, boats and arrow-shaped fish traps that are imposed on the lake surface. The lake itself, in the middle of the dry season, presents a palette of muddy browns and gold sheens in the setting sun, with swirls of dark algal green.about the photographer
Stuart Chape is an award-winning photographer with stand-alone and contributory exhibitions in New York, Florida, Sydney, Brisbane, Fremantle, Mexico City, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Marrakech, Glasgow and Kew Gardens, London. While he specialises in aerial landscapes photographed from helicopters and light aircraft, portraits and photography of documentary and social issues form an important part of his portfolio. His awards include: World Top 10 Landscape Photographers Gold Award 2021; winner International Garden Photographer of the Year Plants and Planet Category 2021; first prize winner in the Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year Impact Category (and Runner Up - Wilderness Category); winner of the Zoological Society of London Photography Prize; winner Proify Photography Award; winner Silver Camera International Award in the Federation of European Professional Photographers Photographer of the Year Awards. He is a two-times exhibited finalist in the Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art; exhibited finalist in the Clifton Art Award and the Brisbane Art Prize, shortlisted and exhibited in the Fremantle Portrait Prize, highly commended in the Kuala Lumpur Portrait Prize, semi-finalist in the Moran Photographic Award and Head-On Photo Festival, and shortlisted in Sony World Photography Awards Landscape Category 2022.back to gallery