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    <p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”>A stunning image of a lone iceberg drifting in the Antarctic Ocean which brought its photographer to tears has won a prestigious photography prize.</span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”>Fresh Ice, Liquid Salt by James Muir scooped the Sony Alpha Awards which showcases the best Australian and New Zealand photography.</span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”>Muir saw off more than 4,000 images taken by professionals and amateurs to claim the title which is now in its fourth year.</span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”>He said: 'This was the first iceberg I had ever seen and I was stunned for a moment by the majesty of this natural phenomenon. After taking a few photos, I put my camera done and tears filled my eyes.'</span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”>Muir, from the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand, is a producer and cinematographer and he wins Sony camera equipment to the value of 10,000 Australian dollars (£5,500). </span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”>All images submitted in the competition have been taken with Sony’s Alpha camera range.</span></p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”><span class=”mol-style-bold”>Other captivating photos awarded category prizes included a close-up of a green turtle on coral, a stunning ice cave, and a floating plastic bag in the ocean.</span></p><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Fresh Ice, Liquid Salt, by New Zealand photographer James Muir, has won a prestigious photography prize. It shows a lone iceberg drifting in the Antarctic Ocean </div> <noscript> Fresh Ice, Liquid Salt, by New Zealand photographer James Muir, has won a prestigious photography prize. It shows a lone iceberg drifting in the Antarctic Ocean </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Fresh Ice, Liquid Salt, by New Zealand photographer James Muir, has won a prestigious photography prize.

    It shows a lone iceberg drifting in the Antarctic Ocean</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> The winner of the astophotography prize was Tony Law's Moonrise at Patterned Cliff. It shows Bouddi National Park in Australia during moonrise </div> <noscript> The winner of the astophotography prize was Tony Law's Moonrise at Patterned Cliff. It shows Bouddi National Park in Australia during moonrise </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The winner of the astophotography prize was Tony Law’s Moonrise at Patterned Cliff.

    It shows Bouddi National Park in Australia during moonrise</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> The nature prize was won by Daniel Browne for his image Cleaning Time, depicting a green turtle resting on soft corals while being cleaned and seeming to pose for the camera </div> <noscript> The nature prize was won by Daniel Browne for his image Cleaning Time, depicting a green turtle resting on soft corals while being cleaned and seeming to pose for the camera </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The nature prize was won by Daniel Browne for his image Cleaning Time, depicting a green turtle resting on soft corals while being cleaned and seeming to pose for the camera</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Bel Jones's photo Salute to the Sun was one of the finalists in the sports category. It shows a woman on Lake Wanaka in New Zealand reaching up to the sky from a rock </div> <noscript> Bel Jones's photo Salute to the Sun was one of the finalists in the sports category. It shows a woman on Lake Wanaka in New Zealand reaching up to the sky from a rock </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Bel Jones’s photo Salute to the Sun was one of the finalists in the sports category.

    It shows a woman on Lake Wanaka in New Zealand reaching up to the sky from a rock</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> The winner of the City/Street category was Jomel Bartolome's image taken on Fiji Islands. The judges said: 'Well timed for a really engaging composition that has a very dynamic feel' </div> <noscript> The winner of the City/Street category was Jomel Bartolome's image taken on Fiji Islands. The judges said: 'Well timed for a really engaging composition that has a very dynamic feel' </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The winner of the City/Street category was Jomel Bartolome’s image taken on Fiji Islands.

    The judges said: 'Well timed for a really engaging composition that has a very dynamic feel'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Ben Revell's photograph of an ocellated velvet gecko taken in Queensland, Australia, was a finalist in the nature category </div> <noscript> Ben Revell's photograph of an ocellated velvet gecko taken in Queensland, Australia, was a finalist in the nature category </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Ben Revell’s photograph of an ocellated velvet gecko taken in Queensland, Australia, was a finalist in the nature category</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> The Old Man and the Bridge by Tiago Lamy Silvia shows the 'harmony between the rusted mythical Long Bien bridge in Hanoi and this man, almost as old as the bridge itself', according to the photographer </div> <noscript> The Old Man and the Bridge by Tiago Lamy Silvia shows the 'harmony between the rusted mythical Long Bien bridge in Hanoi and this man, almost as old as the bridge itself', according to the photographer </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The Old Man and the Bridge by Tiago Lamy Silvia shows the 'harmony between the rusted mythical Long Bien bridge in Hanoi and this man, almost as old as the bridge itself’, according to the photographer</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> The winner of the sports category was Joseph Hsu's shot of tennis player Federico Gaio during the Australian Open this year </div> <noscript> The winner of the sports category was Joseph Hsu's shot of tennis player Federico Gaio during the Australian Open this year </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The winner of the sports category was Joseph Hsu’s shot of tennis player Federico Gaio during the Australian Open this year</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> A finalist in the portrait category was James Rowe's image of Ran O'Reeri titled If Ran Could Run. The photographer said: 'Ran O'Reeri walked in front of my light set up and just stood there, there was no direction given, this is as organic as a shot could be. Showing the hardships of Beagle Bay his face says a 1000 words and if you look at the background you can see Ran's mate eating turtle, a local delicacy' </div> <noscript> A finalist in the portrait category was James Rowe's image of Ran O'Reeri titled If Ran Could Run. The photographer said: 'Ran O'Reeri walked in front of my light set up and just stood there, there was no direction given, this is as organic as a shot could be. Showing the hardships of Beagle Bay his face says a 1000 words and if you look at the background you can see Ran's mate eating turtle, a local delicacy' </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>A finalist in the portrait category was James Rowe’s image of Ran O’Reeri titled If Ran Could Run. The photographer said: 'Ran O’Reeri walked in front of my light set up and just stood there, there was no direction given, this is as organic as a shot could be.

    Showing the hardships of Beagle Bay his face says a 1000 words and if you look at the background you can see Ran’s mate eating turtle, a local delicacy'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> White Flesh Shines by Aristo Risi shows a plastic bag floating in the ocean. It scooped the seascape prize. The photographer said: 'I started documenting marine plastic in 2017 when I first bought an underwater set-up. I was on the look out to capture life, but I was distracted by the frequency I encountered plastic in the ocean. Without fail it was their floating, dancing in the light, mimicking life; a truly haunting beauty' </div> <noscript> White Flesh Shines by Aristo Risi shows a plastic bag floating in the ocean. It scooped the seascape prize. The photographer said: 'I started documenting marine plastic in 2017 when I first bought an underwater set-up. I was on the look out to capture life, but I was distracted by the frequency I encountered plastic in the ocean. Without fail it was their floating, dancing in the light, mimicking life; a truly haunting beauty' </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>White Flesh Shines by Aristo Risi shows a plastic bag floating in the ocean. It scooped the seascape prize.

    The photographer said: 'I started documenting marine plastic in 2017 when I first bought an underwater set-up. I was on the look out to capture life, but I was distracted by the frequency I encountered plastic in the ocean. Without fail it was their floating, dancing in the light, mimicking life; a truly haunting beauty'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Jo Andrews's stunning image of an ice cave named The Light Room near Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon in Iceland was a finalist in the landscape category </div> <noscript> Jo Andrews's stunning image of an ice cave named The Light Room near Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon in Iceland was a finalist in the landscape category </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Jo Andrews’s stunning image of an ice cave named The Light Room near Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon in Iceland was a finalist in the landscape category</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Judges said of Matthew Vasilescu's Life on the Desert Floor taken in Death Valley, California: 'Stunning alien landscape captured and processed well. Love the earth tones contrasted with the striking foreground element' </div> <noscript> Judges said of Matthew Vasilescu's Life on the Desert Floor taken in Death Valley, California: 'Stunning alien landscape captured and processed well. Love the earth tones contrasted with the striking foreground element' </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Judges said of Matthew Vasilescu’s Life on the Desert Floor taken in Death Valley, California: 'Stunning alien landscape captured and processed well.

    Love the earth tones contrasted with the striking foreground element'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Stewart Leishman's The Horah shows the aftermath of the Israeli dance at a Jewish wedding. The photo was a finalist in the wedding category </div> <noscript> Stewart Leishman's The Horah shows the aftermath of the Israeli dance at a Jewish wedding. The photo was a finalist in the wedding category </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Stewart Leishman’s The Horah shows the aftermath of the Israeli dance at a Jewish wedding.

    The photo was a finalist in the wedding category</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Konrad Krynicki's Sunset Barrel in Byron Bay, Australia, capturing the inside of a wave, was a finalist in the seascape category </div> <noscript> Konrad Krynicki's Sunset Barrel in Byron Bay, Australia, capturing the inside of a wave, was a finalist in the seascape category </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Konrad Krynicki’s Sunset Barrel in Byron Bay, Australia, Freediving Suit capturing the inside of a wave, was a finalist in the seascape category</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”><div class=”splitLeft”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Caleb Walsh's photo of tiny crabs in the Matapihi harbour was a nature finalist </div> <noscript> Caleb Walsh's photo of tiny crabs in the Matapihi harbour was a nature finalist </noscript> </div></div><div class=”splitRight”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Kohei Ueno's freediving photo was a finalist in the sports category </div> <noscript> Kohei Ueno's freediving photo was a finalist in the sports category </noscript> </div></div><div class=”clear”></div><p class=”imageCaption”>Caleb Walsh’s photo of tiny crabs (left) in the Matapihi harbour was a nature finalist while Kohei Ueno’s Freediving Watch photo was a finalist in the sports category (right)</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Ben Howland said of his Showered With Love, which won the wedding category: 'Many weddings have confetti thrown, but I've never seen it quite like this. 20fps on the A9 let me capture the perfect moment' </div> <noscript> Ben Howland said of his Showered With Love, which won the wedding category: 'Many weddings have confetti thrown, but I've never seen it quite like this. 20fps on the A9 let me capture the perfect moment' </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Ben Howland said of his Showered With Love, which won the wedding category: 'Many weddings have confetti thrown, but I’ve never seen it quite like this.

    20fps on the A9 let me capture the perfect moment'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> The portrait winner was Aries Tao's Cherish the Moment. The photographer said of the image: 'Ever since we are born, we are all going to die. Just like all flowers wither and fall before the winter. Life is the journey, and the flower is the moment. Living in the moment' </div> <noscript> The portrait winner was Aries Tao's Cherish the Moment. The photographer said of the image: 'Ever since we are born, we are all going to die. Just like all flowers wither and fall before the winter. Life is the journey, and the flower is the moment. Living in the moment' </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>The portrait winner was Aries Tao’s Cherish the Moment.

    The photographer said of the image: 'Ever since we are born, we are all going to die. Just like all flowers wither and fall before the winter. Life is the journey, and the flower is the moment. Living in the moment'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> A Boy's Best Friend by Zach Sanders was a portrait finalist. Sanders said: 'My son Charlie Finn spending time with his horse Tommy wearing his space suit' </div> <noscript> A Boy's Best Friend by Zach Sanders was a portrait finalist. Sanders said: 'My son Charlie Finn spending time with his horse Tommy wearing his space suit' </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>A Boy’s Best Friend by Zach Sanders was a portrait finalist.

    Sanders said: 'My son Charlie Finn spending time with his horse Tommy wearing his space suit'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”><div class=”splitLeft”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Dice Sales's Milky Way Rising </div> <noscript> Dice Sales's Milky Way Rising </noscript> </div></div><div class=”splitRight”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Thuy Vy's Walking Street </div> <noscript> Thuy Vy's Walking Street </noscript> </div></div><div class=”clear”></div><p class=”imageCaption”>Dice Sales’s Milky Way Rising (left) was taken on Port Hills in Christchurch, overlooking Governors Bay and Lyttelton Port.

    Thuy Vy captured a monk walking through the streets of Pattaya in Thailand (right)</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Will Chao's Ready for Everything shows a bride getting ready for her big day with the help of her friends. The image was a finalist in the wedding category </div> <noscript> Will Chao's Ready for Everything shows a bride getting ready for her big day with the help of her friends. The image was a finalist in the wedding category </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Will Chao’s Ready for Everything shows a bride getting ready for her big day with the help of her friends.

    The image was a finalist in the wedding category</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> Flames by Karen Huynh was taken in a Cessna flying over a Bauxite mine in western Australia. Judges said it was a 'striking image, juxtaposing industrial, natural and abstract elements. The visceral textures have been well handled in terms of colour and tone' </div> <noscript> Flames by Karen Huynh was taken in a Cessna flying over a Bauxite mine in western Australia. Judges said it was a 'striking image, juxtaposing industrial, natural and abstract elements. The visceral textures have been well handled in terms of colour and tone' </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Flames by Karen Huynh was taken in a Cessna flying over a Bauxite mine in western Australia.

    Judges said it was a 'striking image, juxtaposing industrial, natural and abstract elements. The visceral textures have been well handled in terms of colour and tone'</p></div></div>
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