Out of nearly 100 entrants, 18 winners have been announced for Murrumbidgee Irrigation's 'What water means to the MIA' photography competition.
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In its first year, the competition was created to celebrate the value of water in all its forms around the MIA, and the importance of water to the community
Running across five weeks, entrants were encouraged to capture the beauty of nature and celebrate water across the region through their photography.
"MI ran this competition to celebrate the role of water in our beautiful and productive region and expected some good entries," MI CEO Brett Jones said.
Entrants were able to submit photographs of any aspect of water, such as aiding in agricultural production; lakes, rivers, channels, or dams; infrastructure and equipment; and leisure activities based around our waterways.
According to Mr Jones, the independent judging panel had a difficult time selecting winners as the sheer local talent was so competitive.
Entries were judged on their wow factor, composition, clarity and technical quality, originality, and lighting.
"We have been blown away by the number of excellent quality images we've received."
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Each weekly winner was awarded a $100 cash prize in the lead up to the competition close and after the competition ended, winners and runner ups of five categories were awarded their share of $4,615 and a range of prizes. .
In the open category, Lynette Skirving won with her piece Luminous Lake. This photograph also won the People's Choice award with over 140 votes recorded at the Riverina Field Days and was the week five weekly competition winner.
Wagga high school student Lucas Cahill, won the secondary category with his piece Damn and Leeton primary school student Beau Roden won with his piece Fivebough Wetlands.
Even MI staff got involved in the fun, Steven Cunial from the MIA operations team winning the staff category with his photograph titled Lake Wynyngan in the evening.
Runners up received cash prizes and vouchers for both Griffith Harvey Norman and Griffith Camera House, whilst winners were awarded a mix of Canon Powershot and Digital SLR Cameras and DJI Drones.
"MI is proud to have delivered this photographic competition and I congratulate all winners and runners up," Mr Jones said.
A full list of winners can be found on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation website.
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