Five budding photographers have been awarded for their efforts in capturing the 'transformative' nature of the Mandurah Bridge.
The City of Mandurah announced a photo competition to coincide with the construction of a new traffic bridge, with the awards ceremony held on Friday night.
A total of 100 photographs of Mandurah's past and current bridges were submitted from 62 community members, all with the underlying theme of 'transformation'.
The bridge replacement is of one of the largest infrastructure projects that Mandurah has undertaken, and the new bridge is the third since the first structure was built in 1894.
Professional photographers Ivor Metlitsky and Ron Speed, and Deputy Mayor Caroline Knight judged all entries across four categories, children, youth, open and people's choice.
The winner of the Children’s Award, Heidi Beal-Daniels, was praised for her original and captivating work.
Brodie Hine won the Youth Award for Soft Waters. The judges said the entry might be the "first of many iconic photographs to be taken of the pillars of the old Mandurah Bridge juxtaposed with the new bridge". They said they could "easily see this image hanging on their wall."
Veronika Sajova and Cindy Bosveld both claimed top spot in the open category, with the judges unable to choose between the two entries.
The people’s choice award was won Benjamin Mountain for his photograph Beautiful Night.
Mandurah Mayor Rhys Williams said the Mandurah Bridge project was a joint operation between the city and residents.
“The bridge was very much a joint venture between the people of Mandurah and the City of Mandurah,” he said.
“As we go forward I want to ensure that almost everything we do is done together with the community, which is why I was really happy that there was a People’s Choice award.
“These photos will now form part of our history – they document the old and the new and the link between the two.
“I look forward to having one of these photos displayed in council chambers to remind us of this link and the success of this collaboration with community."
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