Salt Encrusted
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PrizeSilver in Nature/Sunrise / Sunset
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PhotographerGerardine Gannon, Australia
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Date of Photograph15/04/2026
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On a bright, still cloudless autumn day, the sun sets low on a shallow salt lake where an old abandoned car tyre has become encrusted with salt. This is Lake Tyrell in north west Victoria where many old machinery parts have come to rest and adapted to become part of the landscape, illuminated by the strong Australian sun.
I grew up on a farm in Australia, where I often witnessed the power of nature, both the good and the bad. I sometimes had mixed feelings that nature could be both beautiful and brutal at the same time, but it always left me in awe.
I then came to Melbourne where I worked as a designer but was interested in photography from early on, sometimes using it in my work.
When high end digital photography became accessible, my thirst for knowledge and passion grew exponentially and I began to win international awards, becoming obsessed with catching a special moment and bringing it to the world.
Awards 2025 APP Australian Photographic Prize Silver Award - Documentary
2025 APP Australian Photographic Prize Silver Award – Landscape
2025 APP Australian Photographic Prize Highly Commended 1 - Landscape
2025 APP Australian Photographic Prize Highly Commended 2 – Landscape
2025 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Bronze Award- Nature/ Sunrise/ Sunset
2025 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Honorable Mention – Nature/ Landscape
2025 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Honorable Mention – Nature/ Wildlife
2025 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Honorable Mention – Nature/ Water
2025 IPA International Photography Awards Honorable Mention
2024 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Gold Winner -Press/ Nature/ Environmental
2024 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Honorable Mention – Nature/ Landscape
2024 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Honorable Mention - Nature/ Sunrise/Sunset
2024 IPA International Photography Awards 2nd Prize subcategory winner -Events/ Wedding
2024 IPA International Photography Awards 3rd Prize subcategory winner - Nature
2024 IPA International Photography Awards Juror’s Top 5
2024 International Color Awards Honorable Mention -Nature
2024 International Color Awards Honorable Mention -Silhouette
2024 APP Australian Photographic Prize Highly Commended 1
2024 APP Australian Photographic Prize Highly Commended 2
2018 Chromatic Awards Honorable Mention -Nature
2018 Lake Macquarie National Exhibition of Digital Photography Highly Commended