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Weather and Open

In this round of competition we challenge you to capture "weather" and show us your best non-set subject work in the open category.

Entries closed

Closing date

Tue 23 Jun 2026, 11:59pm

Judging date

Tue 28 Jul 2026, 7:40pm

Weather

Specific atmospheric conditions at a given time and place, which act as a natural, dynamic light source and compositional element, significantly influencing the mood, texture, and visual impact of an image.

Weather - Print - A Grade

Coastal Squall with Rainbow

1st

Coastal Squall with Rainbow

Ian Street

Foggy First Light

2nd

Foggy First Light

Cas Bukor

Point Lonsdale Rainbow

3rd

Point Lonsdale Rainbow

Wade Buchan

Mallee Dust Storm

HC

Mallee Dust Storm

Kathryn Hocking

Valley in the Mist

HC

Valley in the Mist

Tracey Noonan

Gordon River

Gordon River

Neil Anderson

Fisherman veiled in Fog

Fisherman veiled in Fog

Robyn Singleton

Happy Stride Though Weather Gets Bad

Happy Stride Though Weather Gets Bad

Leo Loque

Weather - Print - B Grade

Fog over the lake

1st

Fog over the lake

Steven Virag

Sunset after Thunderstorm

2nd

Sunset after Thunderstorm

Peter Greenhill

Clouds over 100 Steps

3rd

Clouds over 100 Steps

Pippa Virag

Rain

Rain

Carol Gurney

Just a few drops

Just a few drops

Françoise Muller-Robbie

Foggy Morning

Foggy Morning

Gayle Tout

Winter’s blanket

Winter’s blanket

Wendy Rowe

Weather - Digital - A Grade

Frozen in Time

1st

Frozen in Time

Grace Sobania

Kyoto Rain

2nd

Kyoto Rain

Monique Whear

Wrangling the Elements

3rd

Wrangling the Elements

Cas Bukor

A Cracking Good Night!

HC

A Cracking Good Night!

Kathryn Hocking

Tropical Storm imminent

Tropical Storm imminent

Neil Anderson

Aurora Australas

Aurora Australas

Karl Zeller

Lion cub shower

Lion cub shower

Wade Buchan

Sun Explosion

Sun Explosion

Allan Williams

Play on

Play on

Robyn Singleton

Liquid Light

Liquid Light

Brett Harrison

Flying Saucers - Lenticular Cloud over Mt Cook

Flying Saucers - Lenticular Cloud over Mt Cook

Ian Street

Whitewashed

Whitewashed

Tracey Noonan

Winter Icon Through Glass

Winter Icon Through Glass

Leo Loque

storm

storm

Paul Briggs

Weather - Digital - B Grade

Break in the Storm

1st

Break in the Storm

Tony Arceri

It’s a Winter Sport

2nd

It’s a Winter Sport

Alan Coram

Storm Clouds

3rd

Storm Clouds

Robert Cahill

A Storm is Coming

HC

A Storm is Coming

Steven Virag

After the Thunder Storm

HC

After the Thunder Storm

Peter Greenhill

Shelter from the Rain

Shelter from the Rain

Carol Gurney

Echuca Murray Afternoon Storm

Echuca Murray Afternoon Storm

Deborah Peart

Ominous Storm Front From St Kilda Pier

Ominous Storm Front From St Kilda Pier

Matt Peart

White Winter

White Winter

Françoise Muller-Robbie

Mount Beauty Pondage

Mount Beauty Pondage

Gayle Tout

Foggy Morning in Warragul

Foggy Morning in Warragul

Margaret Turner

Stomy Horizon

Stomy Horizon

Tania Chalmers

Before the Storm

Before the Storm

Robyn Bartlett

An Out of this Galaxy Clear Sky

An Out of this Galaxy Clear Sky

Darryl Martin

Frozen Silence

Frozen Silence

Wendy Rowe

Nobbies

Nobbies

Pippa Virag

When Mountains Meet Lightning

When Mountains Meet Lightning

Michael Costa

We go for the weather

We go for the weather

Debbie Raimondo

Open

Any subject, no restrictions.

Open - Print - A Grade

Brickworks Beauty

1st

Brickworks Beauty

Robyn Singleton

Sunrise Reflections

2nd

Sunrise Reflections

Ian Street

Kimono Portrait

3rd

Kimono Portrait

Wade Buchan

A Night on the Town

HC

A Night on the Town

Tracey Noonan

Graceful Balance

Graceful Balance

Cas Bukor

Lake_Weyba_wave

Lake_Weyba_wave

Neil Anderson

Pretty in Pink Nudibranch

Pretty in Pink Nudibranch

Kathryn Hocking

The Outhouse

The Outhouse

Leo Loque

Open - Print - B Grade

Flower from Footscray Park

1st

Flower from Footscray Park

Peter Greenhill

Australian Legend Matt Taylor

2nd

Australian Legend Matt Taylor

Wendy Rowe

The Tree

3rd

The Tree

Steven Virag

Townhall Station

HC

Townhall Station

Françoise Muller-Robbie

Wetlands

Wetlands

Carol Gurney

Wallace's Hut

Wallace's Hut

Gayle Tout

High View

High View

Pippa Virag

Open - Digital - A Grade

Stoop Stories

1st

Stoop Stories

Brett Harrison

Tea Service

2nd

Tea Service

Monique Whear

Aurora and Luke

3rd

Aurora and Luke

Leo Loque

Manush Hou

HC

Manush Hou

Robyn Singleton

Wild and Free

HC

Wild and Free

Paul Briggs

Stop

Stop

Karl Zeller

Lion with warthog kill

Lion with warthog kill

Wade Buchan

Sunrise Under the Pier

Sunrise Under the Pier

Allan Williams

Up up and Away

Up up and Away

Cas Bukor

Russell Falls

Russell Falls

Neil Anderson

Albatross Glare

Albatross Glare

Kathryn Hocking

Bluebird Sunset

Bluebird Sunset

Ian Street

Digital Cunningham Pier

Digital Cunningham Pier

Tracey Noonan

Eyes Full of Questions

Eyes Full of Questions

Grace Sobania

Open - Digital - B Grade

Blended Fireworks

1st

Blended Fireworks

Robert Cahill

Lupins and the Long White Cloud

2nd

Lupins and the Long White Cloud

Tony Arceri

Sun-kissed Serenity

3rd

Sun-kissed Serenity

Robyn Bartlett

Serenity

HC

Serenity

Françoise Muller-Robbie

Rain Reflections

Rain Reflections

Carol Gurney

The Shadow Behind the Image

The Shadow Behind the Image

Michael Costa

The old and the new, Manoel Island Malta

The old and the new, Manoel Island Malta

Gayle Tout

Follow Through

Follow Through

Kym Phillips

Winter’s Stroll

Winter’s Stroll

Tania Chalmers

Macedian Baptism

Macedian Baptism

Debbie Raimondo

Are You Looking at Me?

Are You Looking at Me?

Darryl Martin

Window to Still Waters

Window to Still Waters

Wendy Rowe

The Boats

The Boats

Steven Virag

View from Nth Melb

View from Nth Melb

Pippa Virag

You’re Annoying Me

You’re Annoying Me

Peter Greenhill

Collins Street

Collins Street

Margaret Turner

Great Fishing Weather

Great Fishing Weather

Matt Peart