Picture Willoughby Photo Editing Competition 2020

The inaugural Picture Willoughby photo editing competition invited artists to create new digital artworks using iconic images from the library’s Picture Willoughby archive.

The standard of entries was exemplary! Ten finalists were selected and were exhibited as part of the Picture Willoughby outdoor exhibition at locations across Willoughby during the recent Emerge Festival.

Congratulations to our winners who have won gift vouchers for Chatswood Chase shopping centre.

First prize

Ghosts of Willoughby by Gilberto Ribeiro Olimpio

Ghosts of Willoughby by Gilberto Ribeiro Olimpio - Image: Willoughby Council Town Hall, Chatswood, ca. 1920s.

Ghosts of Willoughby by Gilberto Ribeiro Olimpio - Image: Willoughby Council Town Hall, Chatswood, ca. 1920s.

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Picture Willoughby Image: Willoughby Council Town Hall, Chatswood, ca. 1920s

Second prize

A Summer in Willoughby by Michelle Lee

A Summer in Willoughby by Michelle Lee Picture Willoughby images: 1. Tram to Chatswood Station, Pacific Highway, North Sydney near Post Office. 2. Hills Bros., Victoria Avenue West, Chatswood, 1904. 3. Willoughby Council Town Hall, Chatswood, ca. 1920s. 4. Swimmers at Northbridge Baths, ca. 1950s. 5. Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, looking east from the station, ca. 1938

A Summer in Willoughby by Michelle Lee Picture Willoughby images: 1. Tram to Chatswood Station, Pacific Highway, North Sydney near Post Office. 2. Hills Bros., Victoria Avenue West, Chatswood, 1904. 3. Willoughby Council Town Hall, Chatswood, ca. 1920s. 4. Swimmers at Northbridge Baths, ca. 1950s. 5. Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, looking east from the station, ca. 1938

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Picture Willoughby  Images: 1. Tram to Chatswood Station, Pacific Highway, North Sydney near Post Office. 2. Hills Bros., Victoria Avenue West, Chatswood, 1904. 3. Willoughby Council Town Hall, Chatswood, ca. 1920s. 4. Swimmers at Northbridge Baths, ca. 1950s. 5. Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, looking east from the station, ca. 1938.

Third prize

Willoughby in the Clouds by Thomas Li

Willoughby in the Clouds by Thomas Li - images: 1. Northbridge Suspension Bridge, and Long Bay, ca 1890s 2. Looking north along Willoughby Road to Flat Rock Bridge at Northcote Street, Naremburn

Willoughby in the Clouds by Thomas Li - images: 1. Northbridge Suspension Bridge, and Long Bay, ca 1890s 2. Looking north along Willoughby Road to Flat Rock Bridge at Northcote Street, Naremburn

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Picture Willoughby Images: 1. Northbridge Suspension Bridge, and Long Bay, ca 1890s 2. Looking north along Willoughby Road to Flat Rock Bridge at Northcote Street, Naremburn

Gallery of remaining finalists

Building Suburbia by Colm Tarpey - Image: J.B. Forsyths Tannery and staff, Chatswood, ca. 1923.

Building Suburbia by Colm Tarpey - Image: J.B. Forsyths Tannery and staff, Chatswood, ca. 1923.

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Northbridge Baths at Sunset by Claire Harrison - Image: Swimmers at Northbridge Baths, ca. 1950s.

Northbridge Baths at Sunset by Claire Harrison - Image: Swimmers at Northbridge Baths, ca. 1950s.

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The flying fish by Anna Jahjah - Image: Children and swimmers in Northbridge Baths, Northbridge, 1938

The flying fish by Anna Jahjah - Image: Children and swimmers in Northbridge Baths, Northbridge, 1938

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View of North Sydney - Hommage à El Greco by Elizabeth Chow - Image: Tram to Chatswood Station, Pacific Highway, North Sydney near Post Office.

View of North Sydney - Hommage à El Greco by Elizabeth Chow - Image: Tram to Chatswood Station, Pacific Highway, North Sydney near Post Office.

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The Foodpath by Bertha Tse - Images: 1. Hill Bros. Victoria Avenue West, Chatswood, 1904. 2. Willoughby Road at Naremburn shops, looking south, 1950s.

The Foodpath by Bertha Tse - Images: 1. Hill Bros. Victoria Avenue West, Chatswood, 1904. 2. Willoughby Road at Naremburn shops, looking south, 1950s.

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Watercoloured Cars by Caroline Ellis - Image: Line up of Council Vehicles and road plant, Archer St, Chatswood, 1934.

Watercoloured Cars by Caroline Ellis - Image: Line up of Council Vehicles and road plant, Archer St, Chatswood, 1934.

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What happened to my airspace? by Anne Shimada - Image: Looking north along Willoughby Road to Flatrock Bridge at Northcote Street, Naremburn.

What happened to my airspace? by Anne Shimada - Image: Looking north along Willoughby Road to Flatrock Bridge at Northcote Street, Naremburn.

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