YEAR IN REVIEW: Photos by Peter Merkesteyn

Updated December 30 2013 - 1:06pm, first published December 20 2013 - 2:19pm
Merkesteyn loved the pure white of the dove while Maureen Martin was bathed in light. “It was extremely dark during their performance so I was just hoping you could get the shot when there was a pause in their movements,” he says.
Merkesteyn loved the pure white of the dove while Maureen Martin was bathed in light. “It was extremely dark during their performance so I was just hoping you could get the shot when there was a pause in their movements,” he says.
Victor, Will and Sue Karaffa in the Albury Botanic Gardens. Merkesteyn loves the autumn colours and the sun poking through the tree. “It worked with the yellow tree and with the surroundings and just gave the picture that punch,” he says.
Victor, Will and Sue Karaffa in the Albury Botanic Gardens. Merkesteyn loves the autumn colours and the sun poking through the tree. “It worked with the yellow tree and with the surroundings and just gave the picture that punch,” he says.
North Albury’s Brandon Ryan and Myrtleford’s Corey Southern found themselves in an unusual situation, according to Merkesteyn. “I saw what was going to happen through the lens and it’s a great shot because these days you just don’t see guys in footy get high marks like that so it was just a full-blown effort,” he says.
North Albury’s Brandon Ryan and Myrtleford’s Corey Southern found themselves in an unusual situation, according to Merkesteyn. “I saw what was going to happen through the lens and it’s a great shot because these days you just don’t see guys in footy get high marks like that so it was just a full-blown effort,” he says.
“It’s almost as if the horse has ceremoniously dumped David Mitchell and said ‘here you go, finished with you’,” Merkesteyn says. He came down in spectacular form and the audience just held their breath and waited.
“It’s almost as if the horse has ceremoniously dumped David Mitchell and said ‘here you go, finished with you’,” Merkesteyn says. He came down in spectacular form and the audience just held their breath and waited.
The emotion when Ruth Binder was reunited with her daughter Tamara after Ruth and her son became stranded during a three-day hike made for a powerful picture. “You can practically hear her tell her daughter it’s all right and the news crew in the background show the pair are frozen in the middle of all this action,” Merkesteyn says.
The emotion when Ruth Binder was reunited with her daughter Tamara after Ruth and her son became stranded during a three-day hike made for a powerful picture. “You can practically hear her tell her daughter it’s all right and the news crew in the background show the pair are frozen in the middle of all this action,” Merkesteyn says.
Charley Wallace was more up close and personal with the camera than Merkesteyn knew. “It was late in the afternoon so I got great light on his face which  definitely made this picture more visually appealing,” he says.
Charley Wallace was more up close and personal with the camera than Merkesteyn knew. “It was late in the afternoon so I got great light on his face which definitely made this picture more visually appealing,” he says.
Merkesteyn was intrigued by the determination of Culcairn’s Steven Brand as he slid through the mud. “You more or less just have to wait around and see where the  water is and where the action is and wait until they meet up,” he says.
Merkesteyn was intrigued by the determination of Culcairn’s Steven Brand as he slid through the mud. “You more or less just have to wait around and see where the water is and where the action is and wait until they meet up,” he says.

Photos by DAVID THORPE

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