A SELECTION OF SOME OF JAYNE MCLEANS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2017-2022
Team Australia 2022!
Team Australia 2020!
2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards
CATEGORY: LIFE
Bertagi is a very smart and absolutely delightful young boy from a remote Suri tribe village in Ethiopia near the border of South Sudan. I know he will be delighted when I show him his awards and give him a copy of them on my next visit. Massive thank you to the sponsors of this prize - David Oliver for the 1-on-1 workshop in Torryburn, NSW and also Exposure Software for the Exposure X5 Bundle!
Semi-Finalist 2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards
CATEGORY: LIFE
A traditional BBQ in a Hamer tribe village where we camped on my tour in January. An unforgettable night surrounded by wonderful people.
Semi-Finalist 2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards
CATEGORY: LIFE
So much character in the buildings in rural Ethiopia. This women from the Hamer tribe looks out into the market area in the town of Turmi in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley.
Semi-Finalist 2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards
CATEGORY: LIFE
Nukono stays on guard by the evening fire next to the Omo River in a Kara Village in the Omo Valley.
Semi-Finalist 2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards
CATEGORY: JOURNEYS
Unforgettable afternoon walks with the Suri tribe in south west Ethiopia near the border of South Sudan in Ethiopia’s Upper Omo Valley.
Semi-Finalist 2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards
CATEGORY: JOURNEYS
This image was taken in a lovely town in South West Ethiopia.
2019 Australian Photography awards
The six images below received highly commended and honourable mentions in the 2019 APA.
Portrait - 1x Highly Commended and 2x Honourable Mentions
Documentary - 2x Honourable Mentions
Travel/Street - 1x Honourable Mention
2019 VIC AIPP Documentary Photographer of the Year
2019 VIC AIPP Travel Photographer of the Year FINALIST
2019 AIPP VIC-Silver Distinction and Documentary Photographer of the Year
A moment captured in a local market in Southern Ethiopia.
2019 AIPP VIC-Silver and Documentary Photographer of the Year
88% of children in Ethiopia who are mostly concentrated in rural areas lack access to basic needs.
2019 AIPP VIC-Silver and Documentary Photographer of the Year
Late afternoon in the country tribal town of Turmi this man laid motionless as others walked past. A pub was only a few metres away so assuming he had had a little too much to drink!
2019 AIPP VIC-Silver and Documentary Photographer of the Year
A sisters sacrifice during her brothers coming of age ceremony. A traditional ceremony with the Hamer tribe in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley. You can read more about this image below on another award it received in 2018.
2019 AIPP VIC - Silver Award
Silver Award in the travel category for this image captured early one morning in a Mursi tribe village.
2019 AIPP VIC-
Silver Distinction 2019 AIPP APPA- Silver Distinction
This image was selected to represent Australia in the 2019 Photography World Cup. One of my favourite images from a Dassenech tribe village in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley. This image is also listed below as it came 2nd place in the Australian Photography Awards in 2018.
2019 AIPP VIC-
Silver Award 2019 AIPP APPA- Silver Distinction Award
Sunset in a Hamer tribe village in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley is always a delight.
Dassenech Village, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
APA AWARDS 2018 - VILLAGE LIFE
2nd place - portrait category
The judges comments are below and are on the APA Awards website
“Jayne McLean has successfully brought to us a unique take on African life with this stunning and exuberant seen moment from a Dassanech Village. The man in this photograph could not be more perfect, as he strikes a pose as if he were on a runway in Milan. He boldly faces the camera, confident in himself and his ensemble. The children passing by, who find this man absolutely ordinary and the photographer completely fascinating provide a great counterbalance in the scene by providing a rawer interpretation of village life.
The background and square crop are used well to frame the scene and provide additional information about life in the Dassanech Village. The front-most cow provides a nice touch by mooing at an opportune moment, while a bystander walks past between huts providing a perfect balance to all people in frame.
Technically the photographer has also done extremely well to capture shadow detail and detail in the faces of the villages in difficult lighting.”
Bull Jumping Ceremony, Ethiopia
APA AWARDS 2018 - FAMILY PRIDE AND PROTECTION
FINALIST AND HONOURABLE MENTION - DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
The bull jumping ceremony for the Hamer tribe in Ethiopia is a rite of passage for a man. The female relatives of the bull jumper (except his mum) request to be whipped by men who have recently had their ceremony but not yet wed. The females show their devotion to the bull jumper by being whipped on their backs - they take great pride in their scars and it is expected that he will then protect them for life.
2018 AIPP VIC-
Silver Award 2018 AIPP APPA- Silver Award
A long exposure of the magnificent Gulfoss waterfall in Iceland.
2018 AIPP VIC-
Silver Award
2018 AIPP APPA-
Silver Award
Whilst driving to the Isle of Skye in the Scottish highlands the light came through the clouds and I had to stop and capture the scene before me. The Scottish highlands are a photographers delight with moody clouds, lighting and amazing landscapes!
2018 AIPP APPA-
Silver Distinction
Our early arrival to this village of the Mursi Tribe was perfect - everyone slowly getting ready to start the day and this boy staying warm by his fire. Once he had warmed up he turned into a super cheeky and delightful boy full of mischief and character. An absolutely beautiful morning with these amazing people.
2018 AIPP VIC - Silver Award
Magnificent beauty - the amazing Jokulsarlon Lagoon in SouthEast Iceland is breathtaking. Still blue waters with Icebergs breaking off from the glacier and slowly heading through the short waterway to the Atlantic Ocean.
2018 AIPP VIC - Silver Award
Like the most unbelievable dream, this black sand beach which is affectionately known as Diamond Beach is littered with ice and icebergs of all shapes and sizes. The most amazing beach I have ever been to - just incredible. I photographed at the beach during sunshine, rain and storms and all days were truly memorable and incredible!
2017 AIPP VIC - Silver Award
You never know what you’ll see on safari - every day is so different! It was quite a surprise to see elephants making baby elephants this afternoon on a boat in the Chobe River, Botswana! The guide also said she’d never seen it before. I love how the elephants walked in opposite directions when they were finished. Ha! ha!
2017 AIPP VIC - Silver Distinction
Glacier capture from Southern Iceland.
2017 AIPP VIC - Silver Award
DERWENT WATER was photographed in the Lake District in England.
2017 AIPP VIC -Silver Award
Scottish Highlands on a stormy day when the sun light shimmered briefly through the dark rain clouds.
2017 AIPP VIC - Silver Award
“Abstract Ice” was taken on the black sandy beach in Iceland. The most amazing beach full of icebergs that have broken up from the largest glacier in Europe. I wanted to create an image of this popular tourist spot that was unique.
2017 AIPP VIC - Silver Award
The stormy and incredibly dramatic Isle of Skye in Scotland definitely showed it’s power this day. The wind so fierce it was a struggle to stay standing and rain so hard and cold it was incredibly challenging to take a photograph! However I am delighted I didn’t give up and whilst the weather was crazy it also meant we were the only people at the Fairy Pools.
