Honoured to Capture
What Matters

Seeing Life through a fortunate lens

Recognition is a beautiful encouragement, but the real reward is connection.

Each award is a reminder of the power of place, the privilege of storytelling and the support of a creative community that values the natural world, personal vision and the emotional language of photography.

For me, these achievements are not simply milestones. They are moments of gratitude — reminders to keep exploring, keep learning and keep seeing life through a fortunate lens.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • Multi-Award-Winning Australian Photographer

    Diane’s photography has been recognised across regional galleries, national photography awards, online photographic competitions, magazine awards and community honours.

    Her work spans landscape, aerial, animal and nature, travel, black and white, digital art and fine art photography — reflecting a creative practice shaped by curiosity, emotion and a deep respect for place.

  • Recent Regional Gallery Recognition

    In 2025, Diane received multiple first-prize awards across regional art exhibitions, including recognition for Resonance, Salt Bloom, Symphonic Symphony, Taming the Wild, Sanctuary of Light and Weathered Passage.

    These awards reflect the growing strength of her fine art and digital photographic practice, celebrating imagery that holds atmosphere, emotion and connection to the natural world.

  • National & Online Photography Recognition

    Diane’s work has received national and international recognition through awards including the NZIPP Asia Pacific Photography Awards, The Mono Awards, Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer, Australian Photography Magazine’s Photographer of the Year, Better Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year and The Landscape Awards.

  • Rockhampton Photography Club & Show Success

    Diane has also been recognised through the Rockhampton Show and Rockhampton Photography Club, including Champion Open Print, Grand Champion Overall Print and Open Print Champion of the Year achievements.

Awards & Achievements

A Record of Recognition

Diane Armstrong’s photography has been recognised across regional galleries, national photography awards, online photographic competitions, magazine awards and community honours.

Regional Gallery Awards

2025 – 2024

2025 Martin Hanson 50th Anniversary Memorial Art Awards First Prize — Digital Works Resonance
2025 Brigalow Arts Festival First Prize — Photography & Digital Works Salt Bloom
2025 Central Highlands Regional Council Annual Art Awards, Emerald Gallery First Prize — Digital Art Symphonic Symphony
2025 Bauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art Awards First Prize — Black and White Taming the Wild
2025 Bauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art Awards First Prize — Photography and Digital Art Sanctuary of Light
2025 Bauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art Awards Second Prize — Photography and Digital Art Weathered Passage
2024 Brigalow Arts Festival Highly Commended — Photography and Digital Works Misty Morning Macedon
2024 Central Highlands Regional Council Annual Art Awards First Prize — Photography Misty Morning Macedon
2024 Bauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art Awards First Prize Smile of Hope

Rockhampton Photography Club & Show

2025 – 2023

2025 Rockhampton Show Champion Open Print St Andrew’s Shipwreck
2025 Rockhampton Photography Club Open Print Champion of the Year Total Points
2024 Rockhampton Show Champion Open Print
2024 Rockhampton Show Grand Champion Overall Print
2023 Rockhampton Photography Club B Grade Champion Photographer of the Year First active year in the club

National & Online Photography Recognition

2025 – 2023

2025 NZIPP Asia Pacific Photography Awards Silver Award Polar Playfulness
2025 The Mono Awards — Animals Finalist Top 80 Taming the Wild
2025 Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer — People Top 10 Soul Connection
2025 Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer — Architecture Finalist Symphonic Symphony
2024 Photographer of the Year — Single Shot Finalist Taming the Wild
2024 Photographer of the Year — Landscape Portfolio Finalist The Magic of Colour
2024 Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers — Animal Portfolio Top 40 Ursine Encounter
2024 Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers — Documentary Portfolio Top 20 The Forgotten Arctic
2024 Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers — Travel Top 20 Cultural Awakening
2024 The Landscape Awards — Aerial Top 70 Artist’s Palette, Lake Eyre
2024 The Landscape Awards — Aerial Top 60 Aqua Oasis NT
2024 The Landscape Awards — Seascape Top 50 Ice Navigation
2023 Photographer of the Year — Travel Top 20 Arctic Wonders: Navigating the Ice

Australian Photographer of the Year

2022

2022 Aerial Category Highly Commended Her Lady’s Lake
2022 Aerial Category Highly Commended Changing Tide
2022 Landscape Category Highly Commended Bombo Fury
2022 Landscape Category Highly Commended Nature’s Fury
2022 Black & White Category Highly Commended Finding My Own Way
2022 Animal & Nature Category Highly Commended Australian Bush Painters Canvas
2022 Animal & Nature Category Highly Commended My Eye Is On You

Better Photography Magazine

2023

2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearSilver AwardSmile of Hope
2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearSilver AwardThe Tree, Shark Bay
2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearSilver AwardOn a Mission
2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearSilver AwardHunter and Gatherer
2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearSilver AwardBombo Fury
2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearSilver AwardRestless Loop Pond Beauty
2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearBronze AwardLake Lewis Eye
2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearBronze AwardLake Eyre Dreaming
2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearBronze AwardDrought Revealed
2023Better Photography Photographer of the YearBronze AwardSomersby Serenity

Australian Photography Magazine

2023

2023Australian Photographer of the Year — TravelTop 20Arctic Wonders: Navigating the Ice
2023Australian Photographer of the Year — AerialHighly CommendedEnchanting Lake Lewis
2023Australian Photographer of the Year — AerialHighly CommendedCoral Bay Kaleidoscope
2023Australian Photographer of the Year — AerialHighly CommendedLagoon Majesty
2023Australian Photographer of the Year — AerialHighly CommendedSubaqueous Symphony
2023Australian Photographer of the Year — AerialHighly CommendedTextures of Lake Lewis
2023Australian Photographer of the Year — Animal and NatureHighly CommendedPolar Playfulness
2023Australian Photographer of the Year — Single ShotHighly CommendedAqueous Celebration
2023Australian Photographer of the Year — AerialCommendedAqueous Beauty

BEAM Business Awards

2023

2023 BEAM Business Awards Finalist Emerging Business of the Year
2023 BEAM Business Awards Silver Winner Making a Difference in Community
Rockhampton Photography Club & Show +

Champion Open Print, Grand Champion Overall Print and Open Print Champion of the Year recognition across 2025, 2024 and 2023.

National & Online Photography Recognition +

Recognition across NZIPP Asia Pacific Photography Awards, The Mono Awards, Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer, Photographer of the Year and The Landscape Awards.

Australian Photographer of the Year 2022 +

Highly Commended results across aerial, landscape, black and white, animal and nature categories.

Better Photography Magazine 2023 +

Silver and Bronze awards across multiple images in Better Photography Photographer of the Year.

Australian Photography Magazine 2023 +

Top 20, Highly Commended and Commended results across travel, aerial, animal and nature, and single shot categories.

BEAM Business Awards 2023 +

Finalist — Emerging Business of the Year and Silver Winner — Making a Difference in Community.

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The recognition I have received is deeply humbling.
It reflects not just my work, but the places that inspire me and the incredible support of my community.