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Winners and Shortlist

2008 Australian Human Rights Commission Photo Competition

'Dignity and justice for all of us'

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The 2008 Australian Human Rights Commission Photo Competition, themed 'Dignity and justice for all of us' received 381 entries from across Australia. The judges came up with a shortlist for each category.

Shortlisted photos were on display on the at the 2008 Human Rights Awards in Sydney on 10 December 2008.

Shortlist for Under 18 - Female

Photo (click for a larger version) Name Title

Winner (Under 18 Female)

Jack and Jill by Ashley Evans - transvestites / gender diversity

 Ashley Evans Jack and Jill

Highly Commended (Under 18 Female)

Smith Street Collingwood by Jenni Medland - Aboriginal people on Smith St

 Jenni Medland Smith Street Collingwood
Untitled by Sasha Nowill (concentration camp numbers) Sasha Nowill untitled
Australia Day by Laura MacDougall - Asian boy celebrating Australia Day Laura MacDougall Australia Day
Rings of Blue by Jenni Medland - portrait of Indigenous man Jenni Medland Rings of Blue

 

Shortlist for Under 18 - Male

Photo (click for a larger version) Name Title

Winner (Under 18 Male)

Laughter is a Smile that Bursts by Luke Urquhart

 Luke Urquhart Laughter is a Smile that Bursts

Highly Commended (Under 18 Male)

Wee As One by Tom Coon - boys holding hands at the urinal

 Tom Coon Wee As One
Who I am by Luke Urquhart - face with Aboriginal flag painting Luke Urquhart Who I Am
Eat by Christoffer Aguilar - right to food, snack food symbolism Christoffer Aguilar Eat
Father by Christoffer Aguilar - father sitting alone in park Christoffer Aguilar Father


Shortlist for 18 & over

Photo (click for a larger version) Name Title

Winner (18 and over)

Intervention by Belinda Mason - Indigenous man holding sign about the intervention on road in the bush

 Belinda Mason Intervention

Highly Commended (18 and over)

Roses in the Dust by Leanne Smith - girls school in Afganistan

 Leanne Smith Roses in the Dust
portrait of Catrin Culla by Renate Hottmann-Schaefer Renate Hottmann -Schaefer Catrin Culla
Black and white Unite by Joyce van Dijk Joyce van Dijk Black and White Unite
Sunday Best by Stephen Smith - women in traditional dress Stephen Smith Sunday Best
Education: Important for Human Rights to be realised by Mark Lehn - learning to write Mark Lehn Education: Important for Human Rights to be realised
Charlie Djordila and son Johno by Belinda Mason - young boy watches father on laptop in country setting Belinda Mason Charlie Djordila and Son Johno
Forty-two days by Belinda Mason - portrait of elderly man Belinda Mason Forty-two days
Madonna and Child by Belinda Mason - Muslim women with her mother Belinda Mason Madonna and Child
SORRY by Deanne Daffy - Apology to the stolen generations, hand print Deanne Daffy SORRY
Monk Boy by Maureen Collins - hurt Tibetan monk portrait Maureen Collins Monk Boy
Marriage is Love by Amylea Sepple - Lesbian marriage / committment ceremony Amylea Sepple Marriage is Love
Asylum #4 by Anthony Byrne - Asylum seeker in traditional face paint Anthony Byrne Asylum #4
Future Generations #3 by Felicity Pearson - happy Indigenous girl Felicity Pearson Future Generations #3
Disability rights by Meredith Schofield - portrait of person with disability Meredith Schofield Disability Rights
Homeless by Sonny Harlow - portrait of homeless man Sonny Harlow Homeless
Many faces: Many cultures by Arthur Roy - girls at youth event Arthur Roy Many Faces: Many Cultures
Nomad by Jarred Eid - dramatic photo in mountains of a wandering nomad Jarred Eid Moroccan Nomad
Paul by Kate Lewis - portrait of man in hood Kate Lewis Paul
Prison birds by Xian Warner - sparrows on barbed wire Xian Warner Prison Birds