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High Key and Open

The fine art of high key photography creates exquisite images.

Entries closed

Closing date

Tue 12 May 2026, 11:59pm

Judging date

Tue 9 Jun 2026, 7:45pm

High Key

Generally use a soft light coloured palette with soft or minimum shadows, backgrounds are light coloured tending to white. Images may also be Black and White with a high contrast between the subject and the white background. Image details are preserved and the histogram tonal values are to the right of centre.

High Key - Print - A Grade

Yellow Orange Red

1st

Yellow Orange Red

Christine Dennis

Perfectly Imperfect

2nd

Perfectly Imperfect

Kathryn Hocking

Darcie

3rd

Darcie

Robyn Singleton

Pathway to the Future

HC

Pathway to the Future

Wade Buchan

Ethereal Elegance

Ethereal Elegance

Cas Bukor

Sienna

Sienna

Neil Anderson

Winter Wanaka Tree

Winter Wanaka Tree

Ian Street

Bin Chickens on Pole

Bin Chickens on Pole

Tracey Noonan

Hunting Time

Hunting Time

Leo Loque

High Key - Print - B Grade

Black Shouldered Kite

1st

Black Shouldered Kite

Steven Virag

Cauliflower

2nd

Cauliflower

Françoise Muller-Robbie

Seascape

3rd

Seascape

Carol Gurney

Tim

Tim

Gayle Tout

Serenity

Serenity

Wendy Rowe

High Key - Digital - A Grade

High Key Bee

1st

High Key Bee

Ian Street

Paper

2nd

Paper

Christine Dennis

Misty Mornings

2nd

Misty Mornings

Robyn Singleton

Solitude

3rd

Solitude

Tracey Noonan

Down the bank

HC

Down the bank

Wade Buchan

The Roll

HC

The Roll

Monique Whear

Pigeon Pair

HC

Pigeon Pair

Kathryn Hocking

Deep in Thought

Deep in Thought

Allan Williams

Winter Rose

Winter Rose

Cas Bukor

Ghostly Big Trees

Ghostly Big Trees

Neil Anderson

Foggy Morning 18

Foggy Morning 18

Karl Zeller

Roots of Time Cambodia

Roots of Time Cambodia

Grace Sobania

I'm Here Now

I'm Here Now

Leo Loque

High Key - Digital - B Grade

Diving Platform

1st

Diving Platform

Tony Arceri

Silent Grace

2nd

Silent Grace

Michael Costa

Blurred Limits 2

3rd

Blurred Limits 2

Françoise Muller-Robbie

Smarties

HC

Smarties

Alan Coram

Staring Back

HC

Staring Back

Steven Virag

Three Boats

HC

Three Boats

Tania Chalmers

Monsarat

Monsarat

Carol Gurney

Overhead Powerlines

Overhead Powerlines

Gayle Tout

Crimson Rosella

Crimson Rosella

Darryl Martin

Lonley Observstion

Lonley Observstion

Robyn Bartlett

House of Grace

House of Grace

Wendy Rowe

Nectar Yum

Nectar Yum

Peter Greenhill

Open

Any subject, no restrictions.

Open - Print - A Grade

Contemplative nun

1st

Contemplative nun

Wade Buchan

Shipyard worker Bangladesh

2nd

Shipyard worker Bangladesh

Robyn Singleton

Get Out of My Way!

3rd

Get Out of My Way!

Kathryn Hocking

Peacocks Plume

HC

Peacocks Plume

Cas Bukor

Grilled Chicken

HC

Grilled Chicken

Christine Dennis

Sarah Ann Rocks

Sarah Ann Rocks

Neil Anderson

Alpine Autumn

Alpine Autumn

Ian Street

McCormack Lane

McCormack Lane

Tracey Noonan

What a Sparkle!

What a Sparkle!

Leo Loque

Open - Print - B Grade

Where Is He

1st

Where Is He

Gayle Tout

The Pier

2nd

The Pier

Steven Virag

Ribbed Vaults

3rd

Ribbed Vaults

Françoise Muller-Robbie

Burning Glory

HC

Burning Glory

Wendy Rowe

Crab Dinner

Crab Dinner

Carol Gurney

The Forest

The Forest

Pippa Virag

Open - Digital - A Grade

Sunrise Ridge

1st

Sunrise Ridge

Ian Street

Future Uzbek Champs

2nd

Future Uzbek Champs

Monique Whear

Valley of a Thousand Hills

3rd

Valley of a Thousand Hills

Tracey Noonan

NRL Touchdown

HC

NRL Touchdown

Wade Buchan

Rock Pile

HC

Rock Pile

Christine Dennis

Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

Allan Williams

Skyward View

Skyward View

Cas Bukor

Green Point Waves

Green Point Waves

Neil Anderson

Joy

Joy

Robyn Singleton

A048_Open_Digital_Reflections

A048_Open_Digital_Reflections

Karl Zeller

Incoming Tide

Incoming Tide

Kathryn Hocking

Red Earth White Moon

Red Earth White Moon

Grace Sobania

Superb Fairy Wren

Superb Fairy Wren

Leo Loque

Open - Digital - B Grade

Down Low

1st

Down Low

Gayle Tout

Seashore

2nd

Seashore

Carol Gurney

Autumn at Wandillgong

3rd

Autumn at Wandillgong

Margaret Turner

Reflections Of Stillness

HC

Reflections Of Stillness

Michael Costa

Woolshed Falls Reflection

HC

Woolshed Falls Reflection

Matt Peart

Modern Vault

HC

Modern Vault

Françoise Muller-Robbie

Pops of Green

HC

Pops of Green

Tania Chalmers

Werribee Mansion West Portico

Werribee Mansion West Portico

Deborah Peart

Rainbow Lorikeet Eating Banksia

Rainbow Lorikeet Eating Banksia

Darryl Martin

Ferris Wheel

Ferris Wheel

Steven Virag

Window View

Window View

Pippa Virag

Mirror Lake

Mirror Lake

Tony Arceri

A Pod Passing By

A Pod Passing By

Robyn Bartlett

The Headliner

The Headliner

Wendy Rowe

Juvi WedgeTail Learning to Hunt

Juvi WedgeTail Learning to Hunt

Peter Greenhill