2024 ARTFUL PHOTOGRAPHY
AWARDS
The Artful Awards celebrate the artistry, skill and creativity of photographic artists across the world who specialise in family, couple, newborn and maternity photography.
Our mission is to provide a platform for professional photographers and emerging artists to showcase their most compelling visual stories in a range of curated categories.
2024 WINNERS
ARTFUL AWARDS OVERALL WINNER
Emma is an incredibly talented photographer from Melbourne, Australia. Emma’s images were rated among the top across all submitted categories by a variety of judges. Congrats, Emma!
Emma wins the top place prize pack consisting of:
Artistry Awards 2024 Trophy
A $200 Story Keeper Voucher
A Gallery Lane 1-year subscription (value $240)
Seed Studio Graphic Design Voucher (value $500)
Photoshop Basics Online Course (value $97)
Tog Loot Cindy Backpack (value $259)
Breathwork session to unleash creativity
35mm Co Reloader Camera (value $120)
Two Creative Handheld Prisms (value $80)
2024 ARTFUL TOP WINNER IN EACH CATEGORY
A big congratulations to the top winners in each of the seven categories. Category winners all receive a Gallery Lane 3 month subscription (Valued at $60), and a Story Keeper Voucher (Valued at $50)
COLOUR
MAE FLOWER & THYME
EMOTION
LEVI ANDREW
STORY TELLING
LARA HOTZ
CREATIVE
VICTORIANA LOUISE
LIGHTPLAY
CIAOBELLA PHOTOGRAPHY
BLACK & WHITE
AYELEN ALCOVER
STORY KEEPER PRESETS
BEC SHAW
Honourable mention to the following artists who scored in the top 3 for their category.
SUZI CHADWICK
CHLOE TAG PHOTOGRAPHY
EJ CREATIVE
TYLER THROUGH LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY
LUNETTE PHOTOGRAPHY
KELSEY FRECKLE & INK
LUNETTE PHOTOGRAPHY
KAYLEE REAL & RAW PHOTOGRAPHY
BEC SHAW
DRAWN FROM LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
DYLLAN LIDDY
AUGUST LUXE
JESSICA LISEL
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7 AWARD CATEGORIES
The CATEGORIES
The Artful Awards celebrate creativity and impactful visual storytelling through the use of a variety of skills and artistic techniques. Images must fall within the genre of family, maternity and newborn art and can be entered into any of the categories below.
3 images in total can be submitted per person. You can choose which category/s you would like to submit the images in. An additional 3 images can be submitted by Gallery Lane members & 3 images for Story Keeper customers.
COLOUR
EMOTION
STORYTELLING
CREATIVE
LIGHT PLAY
BLACK & WHITE
STORY KEEPER PRESETS
The PRIZE PACK!
FIRST PLACE AWARD
Artistry Awards 2024 Trophy
A $200 Story Keeper Voucher
A Gallery Lane 1-year subscription (value $240)
Seed Studio Graphic Design Voucher (value $500)
Photoshop Basics Online Course (value $97)
Tog Loot Cindy Backpack (value $259)
Breathwork session to unleash creativity
35mm Co Reloader Camera (value $120)
Two Creative Handheld Prisms (value $80)
7 HONOURABLE RUNNER UP AWARDS - ONE FOR EACH CATEGORY
Gallery Lane 3 month subscription (Value $60)
Story Keeper Voucher (Value $50)
Entry is free & the prize pack is seriously good!
3 free image submissions
> Get an additional 3 entries if you are a Story Keeper customer & another 3 entries as a Gallery Lane member.
THE JUDGES
Meet Your DREAM TEAM
Bec Zacher
Founder of Story Keeper & family photographer at Bec Zacher Photo & Films.
Bec is an talented photographer and mentor, having an eye for colour and lighting. Through this expertise she offers exquisitely crafted and curated photography presets and photography education through Story Keeper & Feel Good Folk Workshops.
Claire Darwish
Founding Co-Director of Gallery Lane Magazine, Claire is a celebrated photographer for her generous approach to education.
Her years of experience in the lifestyle photography field have landed her where she is today with a success photography business and heading a photography community.
Celeste Sheils
Motherhood & Wedding Photographer, QLD Australia
Emma Wand
Family Photographer, Sydney Australia.
Teagan Mac
Family Photographer, Melbourne Australia.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Images will be judged anonymously. No names will be visible to the judging panel to keep things fair for all artists. Awards will be based on the following criteria:
Story & emotion
How the artist uses a combination of light, creative techniques, composition, editing and story to create an image that moves and/or inspires and is personally identifiable.
Tonality & technical execution
How the artist executes & balances light and shadow, the distribution of colours, the overall harmony of hue, saturation, and exposure of the photograph.
Composition
How the artist uses the elements within the image to compose a visually striking, interesting and well balanced image that draws the viewer in.
Light
How the artist uses light to enhance, technically or creatively, the atmosphere and story within the image.
ALL THE INFO YOU NEED
AWARDS T&C’S
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The awards open for submissions on August the 5th and close on September the 2nd 2024.
Winners will be announced mid September via email and the Gallery Lane and Story Keeper social channels.
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5 images in total can be submitted per person. You can choose which category/s you would like to submit the images in.
An additional 4 images can be submitted by Gallery Lane Subscribers & Story Keeper Preset users.
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An additional 4 images can be submitted by Gallery Lane Subscribers & Story Keeper Preset users.
You can join Gallery Lane portal here and shop the Story Keeper preset and tools here to gain the extra submissions.
You will receive 2 extra submissions if you are a Gallery Lane subscriber or 2 extra submissions if you are a Story Keeper subscriber.
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The following disclaimer must be signed by all artists submitting images via the awards page -
"I confirm that the individuals within the photographs submitted have given consent for their photographs to be published. I confirm the photographs chosen are my own and do not have watermarks. I understand that images may appear slightly different (eg. hues or contrast) from the original due to differing file formats. I give permission for images submitted to be displayed on Gallery Lane and Story Keeper websites and socials."
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Submitted images are to be created solely by the artist and are not to be images generated via an AI platform (such as Mid Journey).
PHOTOGRAPHER ~ PRESET DESIGNER
Hey there! I'm Bec, your biz lovin', light-obsessed mama of 4.
Sharing my knowledge of 10+ years running a successful photog business and nurturing others in their craft is a massive privilege and something I love doing! I’m all about community over competition because I wholeheartedly believe that helping other creatives build their own thriving businesses raises the bar for our industry as a whole.
Together with my husband, Ori, we run the Story Keeper. We have a thriving community of thousands of Story Keepers across the globe & industry-leading presets and resources that are known and loved by many professional photographers.
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