Honorable Mention
Lament
DESCRIPTION
An azure stream bends around a white sandbar like tears flowing over bulbous cheeks. Aerial image captured from a Cessna C210 over the Lacepede Islands, Western Australia. AUTHOR
Steven Manolakis is a photographer based in Sydney. His images of Australian landscapes photographed from above provide a unique view of what lies surrounding us.Since he began shooting in 2018, Steven has earned more than 90 international photography awards, commendations, and honourable mentions. The most notable accolades include winning placements in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, the IPA, Siena Awards, and Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers. His work has been published in The Eye of Photography, Australian Photography, and All About Photo magazines.