The Australian Amateur Photography Awards

Canberra teenager Nikolay Miroshnichenko started taking photos in 2015. He says his portfolio, which won the junior (under 18) category, is his way of showing the demons young people face.
Photograph: Nikolay Miroshnichenko/Australian Photography

Miroshnichenko’s portfolio describes the life, anger and frustration of a young person.
Photograph: Nikolay Miroshnichenko/Australian Photography

Surfers line up for the perfect wave in Timothy Moon’s photo of the year-winning image captured at his local beach in Sydney.
Photograph: Timothy Moon/Australian Photography

Melbourne’s Yunis Tmeizeh captured these quirky candid street photography images on a trip to New York’s Coney Island last year. They are part of the winning portfolio in the people and portrait category.
Photograph: Yunis Tmeizeh/Australian Photography

Tmeizeh describes Coney Island as a mecca for street photography. ‘It has a vibe that’s just buzzing with people letting loose,’ he says.
Photograph: Yunis Tmeizeh/Australian Photography