Thank you to all those who entered the competition. The competition closed on 30 June 2010.

The competition encourages amateur photographers to capture the best of Queensland’s natural and built environments.

We are pleased to announce the 2010 competition winners and runners-up:

The winners

Iconic Queensland Infrastructure category

• ‘Q1’ taken at Surfers Paradise by T. Kavanagh

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My Queensland category

• ‘Dining with a view’ taken at Montville by T. Smith

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The runners-up

Iconic Queensland Infrastructure category

• ‘The Pier at The Strand’ taken at Townsville by K. Sharp

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My Queensland Life category

• ‘The best beach in the world campaign’ taken at Currumbin by M. Atkins.

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People’s Choice Award winner

A selection of the finalist photos were displayed at the 2010 Royal Queensland Show (Ekka). Visitors to the show had the opportunity to vote for their favourite finalist. The results were very close and many visitors were captivated by the beauty and dynamic nature of the photos. The winner of the People’s Choice Award is:

• ‘The best beach in the world campaign’ taken at Currumbin by M. Atkins.

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The finalists

Congratulations also to all our finalists:

Iconic Queensland Infrastructure category

• ‘Q1 sunrise’ by A. Benger
• ‘The Old Brisbane Museum’ by R. de Zilva
• ‘Solar Night’ by W. Chan
• ‘Clem 7 x ICB’ by M. Fulop
• ‘Story Bridge’ by M. Floyd

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My Queensland Life category

• ‘Warringa Pool’ by R. Edmund
• ‘Bucking hell’ by W. Thompson
• ‘Time past’ by P. James
• ‘Feeding frenzy’ by S. Claridge-Mohr
• ‘Rusty’ by T. Taylor

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