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PICTURE GALLERYCamera IconPremiumStunning photos capture breathtaking year that was 2021

The year 2021 has been an amazing tale of joy - just ask the 55 Perth women who scooped a whopping $80 million in Powerball - and incredible grit through COVID. Here, we tell it all in pictures.

BEST PICTURESCommentsPremiumHobby snaps win top photograph prizes

Two Kalgoorlie-Boulder hobby photographers and one from Esperance have won the main prizes in the Kalgoorlie Miner’s annual Best Photograph competition.

Amber Lilley

Learn from the bestMaster snapper Dale Neill to share photography skills

One of Australia’s leading photographers Dale Neill will be in Albany this week where he will conduct two workshops, sharing his knowledge of the craft from a career spanning more than 50 years.

Kellie Balaam

Photography AwardsCommentsPremiumYoung photographer’s shot at national prize

A young Northcliffe creative has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2021 Australian Geographic Junior Nature Photographer of the Year awards.

Josh Sunderland

Full moonCamera IconGALLERY: Best pictures of the super blood moon

Stargazers around the world were treated to a rare spectacle - a super blood moon. Here are some of the best pics of this phenomenon.

Eyes on the skyVideoCommentsAll you need to know about tonight’s super blood moon

Here are the best places in Perth to see the rare astronomical phenomenon and how to snap the best picture.

Ben Anderson

See the incredible picturesCommentsPremiumPhotographer shedding light on Perth’s darkest corners

A fascination with macabre derelict buildings drives photographer Lainey Tess Quinn to jump fences and clamber through broken windows to capture the strange beauty of Perth’s urban decay.

Sarah Brookes

Making wavesCommentsPremiumPhotographer’s journey back into ocean captured on film

A new documentary — From Sky to Sea — follows Jamien Hudson, whose spellbinding drone photography has allowed him to soar after a tragic accident changed his life at 17, writes Kate Emery.

Kate Emery

Dark artPremiumAstrophotographer reveals how he captures the stars

With a telescope and camera in tow, Luke Hetherington sets off on night adventures to capture a side of some of the region’s most photogenic places some have never seen before.

Kellie Balaam

Special collectionCommentsPremiumThe 50 news photographs that define our story

This Australia Day, The West Australian has painstakingly chosen the 50 most important news photographs that define our recent history. Taken together, they are a snapshot of the Australian story.

Malcolm Quekett

Times LifeWendy developed a love for the region

Photography and community a passion for Northcliffe resident and shire councillor.

Tari Jeffers

Happy snapsCreative side showcased in new photography competition

Kristo Orma took the winning drone picture at the Mouritz family’s 2500 head feedlot in February as a storm was brewing in the distance.

Cally Dupe

Vow factorPremiumAmazing images capture living room isolation ‘wedding’

Call it love in the time of COVID-19. A Perth couple has got creative to mark their original wedding date, with the help of a star photographer.

Jessie Stoelwinder

Stunning sightStargazing pilot’s perfect view from 30,000 feet

Boeing 747 pilot Christiaan van Heijst has captured this stunning photo of the Northern Lights and the Milky Way from his cockpit.

Picture galleryPremiumPhotographs reveal Aussie faces of coronavirus outbreak

Award-winning photographer Nic Ellis was on hand to capture the emotional scenes when hundreds of Australian citizens landed on Christmas Island after being rescued from Wuhan. SEE THE AMAZING IMAGES

In the fast lanePremiumWhat it takes to be a Formula 1 photographer

Imagine being less than one metre from the wheels of some of the world’s fastest cars. It’s an experience WA photographer Kym Illman knows well.

Ben Anderson

Region charactersNic looks beyond the traffic lights

Great Southern photographer Nic Duncan has tasted success in her mission to bring the characters of regional WA into the heart of the city.

Hard work highlightedPhoto of Karratha volunteers goes on show in parliament

A photo of SJA volunteers, by Helen Osler, was recently displayed in Canberra.

Alicia Perera

Photography competitionYouth photography in Northcliffe show

Georgia Clifford Cameron Smith and Sam Pitts have entered about 100 images between them.

Holly Thompson

Fantastic FungiFun had through fungi photos

The second Fantastic Fungi art exhibition and competition opened at the Manjimup Art Gallery last Friday and showcases 130 photographs.

Holly Thompson

Drone shotPremiumWA snapper scores top photography honour

Mat Beetson earned the title of Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year for capturing a beached fin whale being circled by sharks at an Albany beach.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Plane amazingPhotographer’s best from ‘office in the sky’

Renowned 747 pilot and photographer Christiaan van Heijst has captured photos that have entranced millions. Here he reveals some of his best.

Geoffrey Thomas

SpectacularPilot captures dramatic snap of Northern Lights

Boeing 747 pilot Christiaan van Heijst has an office view many would envy, using it to capture a dramatic photo of the Northern Lights and the moon.

Geoffrey Thomas

Miracle escapeVideoThe moment a diver escaped from the mouth of a whale

Dive tour operator Rainer Schimpf has described the moment everything went dark as his head and torso were swallowed by a Bryde’s whale during a feeding frenzy.

Victoria Ward