2010 Winners

 
This is the sixth year that this Photography competition has been run. The subject 'Celebrating the Mining Industry' has attracted attention from photographers in 32 countries, including Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, China, India, Philippines, Romania, Tanzania, Vietnam and West Africa. 
  
Black and White Category Winner - AUD $5 500
  
Prasanta Biswas 'Stone crusher mine in India'
Pakur stone crusher mine, India
 
 
Category Winners - AUD$ 4 500 each
 
People and Culture
 
Prasanta Biswas 'Local coal collector'
Jharia Coalfield, India
 
 
Landscape/General Setting
 

Greg Tossel 'Kalgoorlie's Underbelly'
The Super Pit, Kalgoorlie, Australia
 
 
Equipment/Machinery
 
Joshua Ratadhi 'This is Mining'
PT KPC, Indonesia
 
 
Highly Commended
 
 
Arun Kumar 'Resting with Odds'
East Coast Road, India
 
Mohammad Rakibul Hasan 'Coal labourer'
Sherpur, Bangladesh
 
Zhang Minjie 'Miners happy smile during break time'
Sicuang, China
 
Sihol Sitanggang 'A mineworker removing brimstone'
Ijen Mountain, Indonesia
 
Prasanta Biswas 'Coal mine labourers'
Jharia Coalfield, India
 
Samuel De Leon 'Focused'
Baguio, Philippines
 
Hendrikus Engelbrecht 'AngloGold Ashanti's fight against AIDS'
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
 
Mpai Motloung 'The largest artisanal mining operation'
Maliabwana, Oriental Province, DR Congo
 
Brian Levet 'Painted walls at Twin Creeks Gold Mine'
Twin Creeks, USA
 
Brian Levet 'Ants'
Batu Hijau, Indonesia
 
Amit Kumar Dan 'Coal collecting from abandoned coal mine'
Kumadhoobi, India
 
Younsel Evand Roos 'In smoke between'
PT Inco, Indonesia
 
Ramon Castillo 'Helping Hands'
DMCI nickel mines, Philippines