2011 Lord Mayor's Photographic Awards Winners

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Amy Carkeek of Fortitude Valley, The River Flows
Artist statement: My mum and I collaborated on this work as we are both inspired by the life and seasons of the Brisbane River and all that it signifies. We aimed to convey the broad and diverse vitality of the river visually through our constructed image, as we believe it is the true heart of our City. As quoted by the Queensland Museum's 'Museum Wild Guide' "Residents of the Greater Brisbane Region are privileged to live in one of the richest natural environments in Australia. From high mountain rainforests to the barest cityscape, the region is home to an astonishing variety of wild creatures, large and small, seen and unseen. Worms, snails, spiders, insects, fish, frogs, lizards, snakes, birds and mammals, many of them rare or endangered, survive alongside the region's human inhabitants, sharing our homes, backyards, parks and bushlands."

View Amy Carkeek's Photographic Process here

Youth Category

Zichao Li of Indooroopilly, traffic lights shift of emotion
Artist statement:"red: emotion A; green: emotion B; blinking: emotion C."

People's Choice Award

Ana Lay Montoya of New Farm, Love Love Studio
Artist statement:"I moved to Brisbane a couple of months ago and it became clear that this was a city where artists grew and breathed. Beyond the buzz of the street markets in South Bank and the vibrant nightlife in the Valley, there's an organic arts scene with emerging and established musicians, illustrators, writers, photographers and artists from all walks of life. This picture was taken at an exhibition opening night at Love Love Studio in Teneriffe. Whilst the crowd gathered around the installations, the co-owners of the gallery retreated to this workspace and started playing darts with this colourful studio as backdrop. That's what Brisbane represents to me: a colourful city where art is a lifestyle."

Finalists

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