Photo contest

AOC Photo competition
 
The NSW Oyster Industry has been an iconic visual component of the NSW estuarine environment for over 140 years. In recent years many oyster industry images of historic significance have emerged from family archives that reinforce the key role that the oyster industry played in the development of NSW coastal communities. It is important that the NSW oyster industry photographic record, past, present, and future, be encouraged and preserved.

This year, we held a photo competition as part of the conference for the first time with the help of generous sponsorship from AOC who provided cash prizes for all the categories. Below are the winners of the photo competition and winning photos. 

Portrait Competition
Winner - Professional Image – Josh Birkenshaw 
Winner - Amateur Image – Simon Rowe 
 
Oyster Farming Activities
Winner - Professional Image – Caju Barbosa 
Winner - Amateur Image – Susan Lowick
 
Oyster Farming and the Environment
Winner - Professional Image – Caju Barbosa 
Winner - Amateur Image – Chris Paschalidis ​

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