Magnetic Island Photography Community Monthly Challenge
Join our monthly photography challenge on Facebook! Each month we nominate a topic and encourage all photographers, regardless of their skill level or experience, to post a photo based on the monthly topic. Over the month you can post as many photos as you like; we just ask that you post them one at a time. We encourage respectful reactions and comments and at the end of the month the photo with the most reactions and comments is nominated as the winner of the monthly challenge. We are very grateful to John, a great painter and generous community member who paints coconuts with Magnetic Island scenes. John kindly donates a painted coconut each month as a prize.
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The Monthly Challenge subject and winner will be announced on this webpage, but entries are through our Magnetic Island Photography Community Facebook group which you can join here.
February challenge
Post a photo taken on your daily walk or swim
Congratulations to the inaugural winner of the monthly challenge Cath Weston with this stunning photo of reflections in the lagoon at Horseshoe Bay. Well done Cath!
Photo credit Cath Weston
March challenge
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Use vegetation in your image
Congratulations to Catherine Gadsdon who has won the March photography challenge with her amazing photo of stinkhorn fungi taken at the butterfly walk in Horseshoe Bay.
Photo credit Catherine Gadsdon
April challenge
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Focus on Wildlife
Cam Lambie is the winner of the April photography challenge with his amazing photo of a barking owl having dinner. Congratulations Cam you are the winner of a painted coconut supplied by the very talented John.
Photo credit Cam Lambie
May challenge
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Close up or reflections
The winner of our May photography challenge is Mark Clancy with this stunning photo under the reflection category. This image had so many great aspects, not just the clever reflection but a beautiful foreground and amazing clouds as well. Well done Mark!
Photo credit Mark Clancy
June challenge
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Patterns in nature or black and white
Congratulations to Cat Weaver for winning the June photography challenge with this amazing photo of a palm tree at night with the moon and stars on show as well. A beautiful pattern in nature! There were many wonderful entries for this challenge, the black & white choice was a particular favourite😊.
Photo credit Cat Weaver
July challenge
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Sunrise/sunset or silhouettes
Congratulations to the winner of our July photography challenge Fabio Mari with this amazing photo that incorporates so many different elements.
Photo credit Fabio Mari
August challenge
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Boulders or Lifestyle
Congratulations again to Fabio Mari for winning the August photography challenge with this stunning photo. Beautiful light and composition!
Photo credit Fabio Mari
September challenge
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Watercraft
The September photography challenge is WATERCRAFT. This includes yachts, boats, tenders, kayaks or any other water vessel. There is certainly no end to the opportunities to take the perfect shot of watercraft on Maggie!
Photo credit Bruce Hobby
Magnetic Island Photography Community Seasonal walks
The intention of our Magnetic Island Photography Community seasonal walks is to bring together like-minded people who have a love of nature and photography. We will look for interesting subjects to photograph while learning from each other by asking questions and sharing our knowledge. Our walks might include landscape, seascape and wildlife all in one walk or more specific walks for sunset or sunrise photos, fungi hunting or close up photography for example. All that is required is a reasonable level of fitness and a willingness to share your knowledge (and of course a camera or phone!).
Keep an eye on this page or follow our Magnetic Island Photography Community Facebook group for the latest updates.
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April Photography Walk
Our first photography walk took place on Saturday the 27th of April at 8.30am facilitated by Bruce Hobby. We met at Horseshoe Bay at the carpark opposite the corner of Horseshoe Bay Road and Henry Lawson Street. From there we walked into the lagoon then took the path at the end of Henry Lawson Street through native forest to the Endeavour Creek lagoon. We had 13 enthusiastic photographers for the first 90 minutes, a perfect number to share ideas and skills with. While half our group turned back after that time the other half chose to keep searching for that perfect shot, and learning more about what their phones and cameras could achieve. There were lots of opportunities for people to use their skills and to learn new ones; closeup/macro was very popular, and some people discovered new options on their cameras and phones that they didn't know about! There were many butterflies and other insects that made perfect models for close up photography. Overall, it was a very successful inaugural photography walk, thanks very much to all those who participated!
Photo credit Julie Kranauer
Photo credit Julie Kranauer
Photo credit Tami Brown Freers
Photo credit Cath Weston
Photo credit Sue Mijic
Photo credit Julie Kranauer
Photo credit Georgina Howorth
Horseshoe Bay Sunset Photography Walk
Another fun and informative photography walk took place on Sunday the 26th of May at Horseshoe Bay. Magnetic Island Photography Community committee members Kaspa Blewett, Lawrence Scheele and Bruce Hobby were there to give advice and encouragement, as was local photographer and winner of the Steve Parish Award at the inaugural Magnetic Island Photography Showcase, Beat Lehmann. A total of 27 people enjoyed the walk along the eastern end of the beach, photographing patterns and colours in the sand, sea and sky. Some of these great photos are shown below. For more go to our Magnetic Island Photography Community Facebook group to see the Sunset Walk album.
Left to right, Bruce Hobby, Beat Lehmann, Lawrence Scheele and Kaspa Blewett.
Photo credit Georgina Howorth
Photo credit Shan Linz
Photo credit Georgina Howorth
Photo credit Kaspa Blewett
Photo credit Sandra Reid
Photo credit Sandra Howorth
Photo credit Beat Lehmann
Picnic Bay Photography Walk
Our most recent photography walk took place on Saturday morning, the 13th of July, at Picnic Bay. The group met at the jetty at 8.30am and from there walked along the foreshore, the jetty, the boulders either end and some of the more adventurous participants walked up Tom Thumb for the spectacular views.
Many thanks to all those who came along and added photos to the Facebook photo album.
Some examples of the photos are shown below
Photo credit Bruce Hobby
Photo credit Rob Freers
Photo credit Anne Cole
Photo credit Cath Weston
Photo credit Fabio Mari
Magnetic Island Photography Showcase 2024
The Best of Magnetic Island Photography Showcase was held at beautiful Amaroo on Mandalay ​
from Saturday October 5th to Tuesday October 8th 2024
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We sincerely thank all of our sponsors, supporters, helpers and photographers who entered the competition and to everyone who came along to view these amazing photos.
A special thank you to Kate, Richard and Suzie from Amaroo who hosted this event.
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There were more than 200 entries in the competition, in 12 categories, as well as
over 100 historical photos on loan from the Magnetic Museum. The exhibition included photos from local photographers and Showcase committee members Bruce Hobby, Kaspa Blewett and Laurence Scheele. Photos taken locally by the winner of last year's Steve Parish Award, Beat Lehmann, were also on display.
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Have a look at photos of the event, display boards and winning entries on our Showcase 24 webpage or on our Magnetic Island Photography Showcase Facebook page.
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