Each year, Nikon and Surfing Australia team up to showcase the most outstanding images captured by Australian surf photographers for the year.
They short listed 20 "surf-themed" images and judged them on the following criteria...
- Innovation and creativity
- Dramatic affect and sensory impact
- Uniqueness
- Composition of the photo
As you can see from the shortlist images below, choosing a winner would be a difficult task but Trent Mitchell won this years award for his image Unbound.
Trent Mitchell
Phillip Thurston
SARIPS
Peter Jovic
Mark Onorati
Mark Onorati
Alex Brunton
Ted Grambeau
Jamie Scott
Jamie Scott
Craig Parry
Alex Brunton
_ Ryan Williams_
Jack Dekort
Woody Gooch
Ryan Williams
Trent Mitchell
Alex Brunton
Craig Parry