Awards & recognition

Honoured to capture what matters.

Recognition is a beautiful encouragement, but the real reward is connection: the moment a photograph moves someone, or reminds them of a place they love.

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Diane Armstrong seated on an antique chair with her camera, against a pink backdrop

Recent first prizes

2026 · PhotographyMineral PulseCentral Highlands Regional Council Art Awards 2026 · Black & WhiteStill, We BreatheBauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery 2025 · Photography & DigitalSalt BloomBrigalow Arts Festival 2025 · Photography & DigitalSanctuary of LightBauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery

The full record

Every award, year by year.

From her first Highly Commended awards in 2022 to regional gallery first prizes in 2026, Diane's work has been recognised 66 times: at gallery art awards, in national and international competitions, in photography magazines and at the Rockhampton Show.

66
Awards, commendations and finalist places
11
First prizes at regional gallery art awards
7
Champion titles, Rockhampton Show and Photography Club
2022
Earliest recorded awards, Australian Photographer of the Year

2026

11 entries6 top awards
  1. First Prize, PhotographyCentral Highlands Regional Council Emerald Gallery Annual Art AwardsMineral Pulse
  2. First Prize, Digital ArtCentral Highlands Regional Council Emerald Gallery Annual Art AwardsStanding Quiet
  3. First Prize, Photography and Digital ArtBauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art AwardsSussurro d’autunno
  4. First Prize, Black and WhiteBauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art AwardsStill, We Breathe
  5. Champion Open PrintRockhampton ShowDarumbal Dawn
  6. Grand Champion Overall OpenRockhampton Show
  7. Honourable MentionAustralia Cup APSMisty Morning Macedon
  8. FinalistThe Landscape Awards, AerialUprising
  9. FinalistThe Landscape Awards, LandscapeAutumn at Feathertop Winery
  10. FinalistThe Landscape Awards, UrbanSilenzio Veneziano
  11. Top 30The Landscape Awards, LandscapeSacred Silence

2025

12 entries7 top awards
  1. First Prize, Digital WorksMartin Hanson 50th Anniversary Memorial Art AwardsResonance
  2. First Prize, Photography & Digital WorksBrigalow Arts FestivalSalt Bloom
  3. First Prize, Digital ArtCentral Highlands Regional Council Annual Art Awards, Emerald GallerySymphonic Symphony
  4. First Prize, Black and WhiteBauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art AwardsTaming the Wild
  5. First Prize, Photography and Digital ArtBauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art AwardsSanctuary of Light
  6. Second Prize, Photography and Digital ArtBauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art AwardsWeathered Passage
  7. Champion Open PrintRockhampton ShowSt Andrew’s Shipwreck
  8. Open Print Champion of the YearRockhampton Photography ClubTotal points
  9. Silver AwardNZIPP Asia Pacific Photography AwardsPolar Playfulness
  10. Finalist, Top 80The Mono Awards, AnimalsTaming the Wild
  11. Top 10Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer, PeopleSoul Connection
  12. FinalistAustralasia’s Top Emerging Photographer, ArchitectureSymphonic Symphony

2024

13 entries4 top awards
  1. Highly Commended, Photography and Digital WorksBrigalow Arts FestivalMisty Morning Macedon
  2. First Prize, PhotographyCentral Highlands Regional Council Annual Art AwardsMisty Morning Macedon
  3. First PrizeBauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery Annual Art AwardsSmile of Hope
  4. Champion Open PrintRockhampton Show
  5. Grand Champion Overall PrintRockhampton Show
  6. FinalistPhotographer of the Year, Single ShotTaming the Wild
  7. FinalistPhotographer of the Year, Landscape PortfolioThe Magic of Colour
  8. Top 40Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers, Animal PortfolioUrsine Encounter
  9. Top 20Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers, Documentary PortfolioThe Forgotten Arctic
  10. Top 20Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers, TravelCultural Awakening
  11. Top 70The Landscape Awards, AerialArtist’s Palette, Lake Eyre
  12. Top 60The Landscape Awards, AerialAqua Oasis NT
  13. Top 50The Landscape Awards, SeascapeIce Navigation

2023

23 entries2 top awards
  1. B Grade Champion Photographer of the YearRockhampton Photography ClubFirst active year in the club
  2. Top 20Photographer of the Year, TravelArctic Wonders: Navigating the Ice
  3. Silver AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearSmile of Hope
  4. Silver AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearThe Tree, Shark Bay
  5. Silver AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearOn a Mission
  6. Silver AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearHunter and Gatherer
  7. Silver AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearBombo Fury
  8. Silver AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearRestless Loop Pond Beauty
  9. Bronze AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearLake Lewis Eye
  10. Bronze AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearLake Eyre Dreaming
  11. Bronze AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearDrought Revealed
  12. Bronze AwardBetter Photography Magazine, Photographer of the YearSomersby Serenity
  13. Top 20Australian Photography Magazine, Photographer of the Year, TravelArctic Wonders: Navigating the Ice
  14. Highly CommendedAustralian Photography Magazine, Photographer of the Year, AerialEnchanting Lake Lewis
  15. Highly CommendedAustralian Photography Magazine, Photographer of the Year, AerialCoral Bay Kaleidoscope
  16. Highly CommendedAustralian Photography Magazine, Photographer of the Year, AerialLagoon Majesty
  17. Highly CommendedAustralian Photography Magazine, Photographer of the Year, AerialSubaqueous Symphony
  18. Highly CommendedAustralian Photography Magazine, Photographer of the Year, AerialTextures of Lake Lewis
  19. Highly CommendedAustralian Photography Magazine, Photographer of the Year, Animal and NaturePolar Playfulness
  20. Highly CommendedAustralian Photography Magazine, Photographer of the Year, Single ShotAqueous Celebration
  21. CommendedAustralian Photography Magazine, Photographer of the Year, AerialAqueous Beauty
  22. FinalistBEAM Business AwardsEmerging Business of the Year
  23. Silver WinnerBEAM Business AwardsMaking a Difference in Community

2022

7 entries
  1. Highly CommendedAustralian Photographer of the Year, AerialHer Lady’s Lake
  2. Highly CommendedAustralian Photographer of the Year, AerialChanging Tide
  3. Highly CommendedAustralian Photographer of the Year, LandscapeBombo Fury
  4. Highly CommendedAustralian Photographer of the Year, LandscapeNature’s Fury
  5. Highly CommendedAustralian Photographer of the Year, Black & WhiteFinding My Own Way
  6. Highly CommendedAustralian Photographer of the Year, Animal & NatureAustralian Bush Painters Canvas
  7. Highly CommendedAustralian Photographer of the Year, Animal & NatureMy Eye Is On You

Diane Armstrong

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