The FOCUS Photography awards were announced on Friday 16 May 2025, celebrating the tenth year of the awards and recognising the winners and place getters in this years ‘Architectural Gem’s’ theme.
This annual competition is hosted by Birtwistle Local Studies Library and continues to build the libraries photographic collection alongside preserving moments in time from the City’s history.
Mayor Ruth Butterfield said: “The City of Armadale is growing rapidly, and we are seeing a lot of change across all our suburbs as we actively build and upgrade the infrastructure and facilities to service our residents.
“FOCUS allows us to capture the present and preserve these snapshots in time, whilst providing an opportunity to build an extensive photography collection for future use by the community and researchers. Congratulations to all our winners and placegetters, and a big thank you to all our amateur photographers who sent in submissions this year.”
Our 2025 FOCUS Photography Award winners are:
Architectural Gems - Photograph Category
1st Prize: Holy Cross by Michelle Lane
2nd Prize: New Court House Armadale WA by Victor Coules
3rd Prize: Champion Lakes by Weronika Moran
Architectural Gems - Drone Category
1st Prize: The Narry by Brenton Simmons
2nd Prize: Early 5am Learning by Russell Floyd
Open Theme - Historical Pre-2000 Category
1st Prize: Canning River Floods, Kelmscott c.1950 by Ali Lambert
2nd Prize: Birthday Party c.1965 by Wendy den Hollander
3rd Prize: Billing’s Dairy with Gil, Judy Billings and Alan c.1948 by Elaine de Ruiter
Winners received a cash prize of $300 plus a professional print of their winning image. Winners and short-listed entries will remain on display at the Armadale Library from 19-31 May 2025.
Thank you to our esteemed judges, Kelly Pilgrim-Byrne and Tony McDonough.
Entries for the 2026 competition are expected to open in March.
