Photo Archive Pix from the Stix
Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council Inc., better known as GACCI, is a not-for-profit volunteer-run arts organisation that was established in 1999 by a group of art-minded community members to promote an inclusive arts and cultural community in the regional New South Wales town of Gloucester, in the hinterland of the Barrington Coast.
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PIX From The STIX 2024

Pix from the Stix welcomes Arthur Roy as the judge for 2024.
Arthur has been photographing for about the last 20 years after retiring from a career in Community services and currently is a long time member of The Entrance Camera Club on the Central Coast.
Arthur has won many awards in both national and international competition for his photography, the most significant being four Blue Badges at four different international competitions.Blue badges are awarded to the most successful exhibitor in each international exhibition, he has won 2 in Australia 1 in the Czech Republic and i in France.
He loves to photograph ballet, rodeos and other equine events such as camp drafting and ranch sorting ,egrets eagles and other birdlife.
He is a father of 3 children, has 7 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren and currently he enjoys kayaking on a regular basis the Central Coast waterways to photograph birdlife from his craft.

Pix From The Stix 2023

Shane Chalker is a national and international award winning photographer with a passion for capturing the moods of the ocean and the animals that live within it. He had a unique upbringing next to the sea, growing up with his father being a lighthouse keeper. This amazing experience is where his love for the ocean and all its surroundings began. He spent the early years of his childhood at the Seal Rocks Lighthouse before the family moved into the Forster/Tuncurry region.
“Photography first started as a hobby for me, mainly capturing images of dolphins, sunsets and waves,” Shane explained. “It soon became a huge passion for me and I turned it into a career in 1999.”
HIs work involves shooting most styles of photography including commercial, portraits, weddings and real estate. But capturing images of the local coastline and its conditions is what he enjoys most. With a lifelong love for bodyboarding and passion for fishing, it was a natural progression for him to take his photography into the ocean, purchasing a water housing for his camera. He has made a name for himself as a surf photographer capturing the ever changing waves and those who ride them, as well as for his keen eye for capturing the sport of fishing.
In 2016, Shane branched out into videography working as a cameraman for the Australian fishing show, Reel Action, currently filming its 7th season.

Pix From The Stix 2022

2022 Judge Scott Calvin.
Before returning to his hometown of Taree, Scott worked in portrait studios, photographed weddings and snapped many magazine shoots. Since returning to the Manning around 30 years ago, he's been working for the Manning River Times. This has seen him take on a whole new range of photography, adding race-paced events and sport to his repertoire, snapping everything from footy matches to high-speed boat racing. He has plenty of experience photographing festivals and parades in all kinds of weather and lighting conditions. And he's no stranger to judging photography competitions. His diverse experience is what drew the 2022 Pix from the Stix committee to look at inviting him to be a judge.
When it comes to judging photography, it’s all about what instantly catches his attention. Perhaps it is telling him a story or perhaps it just gives him a feeling. For Scott, it’s not always about the most technically correct photograph but more about what has been captured within it.
What he really liked about the 2022 Pix from the Stix format was his ability to judge the images digitally. It’s not about the quality of the printing or the size image, it purely about the photo that has been captured.

PIX FROM THE STIX 2021

2021 Judge Lawrence Furzey is a highly respected Commercial and Fine Art Travel Photographer based in Sydney with a studio in the heart of the city.
Lawrence has been shooting commercial, travel and lifestyle campaigns for the last 20 years. He finds that hidden element in places, objects and scenes, creating something visually alluring. His images are peaceful and engaging,
with a favourite subject being the surf near his home on the northern beaches.
Lawrence also has a full portfolio of portraits where you will find some familiar faces amongst his collection of imaginative portrayals in which he is not afraid to push boundaries to create impactful and sensual representations of hi subjects.
Lawrence has frequently travelled the globe in search of finding new ways to bring everyday vistas to new heights allowing you to travel away on your own journey through his images.
www.lawrencefurzey.com

Pix from the Stix 2020

2020 Judge Lawrence Furzey is a highly respected Commercial and Fine Art Travel Photographer based in Sydney with a studio in the heart of the city.
Lawrence has been shooting commercial, travel and lifestyle campaigns forthe last 20 years. He finds that hidden element in places, objects and scenes, creating something visually alluring. His images are peaceful and engaging,
with a favourite subject being the surf near his home on the northern beaches.
Lawrence also has a full portfolio of portraits where you will find some familiar faces amongst his collection of imaginative portrayals in which he is not afraid to push boundaries to create impactful and sensual representations of his subjects.
Lawrence has frequently travelled the globe in search of finding new ways to bring everyday vistas to new heights allowing you to travel away on your own journey through his images.
www.lawrencefurzey.com

Pix from the Stix 2012

Pix from the Stix results
Major Prize: Jeff De Witte
Locals: 1st: Anne Webeck
2nd: Noel Monro
HC: Lynne Saywell
Lie
of
the
Land:
1st:
Jeff
De
Witte
2nd:
Anne
Andrews
HC:
Allan
Rose
Natural
Environment:
1st:
Jeff
De
Witte
2nd Sheree
Carson
HC
Wendy
Fraser
Man
Made:
1st:
Noel
Monro
2nd:
Patricia
McCalden
HC:
Wendy
Fraser
Not
Your
Normal
Photo:
1st:
Rachel
Pettit
2nd:
Sandra
Middlebrook
HC:
Wendy
Fraser
Absence
of
Colour:
1st:
Sharon
Benson
2nd:
Jeff
De
Witte
HC:
Sandra
Middlebrook
Cultural
Events:
1st:
Wendy
Fraser
2nd:
Lynne
Saywell
HC:
Barry
McGregor
Junior:
1st:
Iziss
Davies
2nd:
Kate
Wilson
HC:
Ellen
Starrett
Pix from the Stix 2010

Best Picture Of The Competition,
Major Prize$500,
Sponsored
by
GACCI:
Barn
Owl
at
Kia
Ora
Eve
Merfield
First
and
second
in
each
section
receive
$100
and
$50
respectively
and
the
‘Junior’
section
is
$75
and
$50
Locals:
sponsored
by
Paul
Hedditch
1st:
Santa's
Helpers,
Gloucester
Rotary
Club
Lyn
Saywell
2nd
:
Our
Church
St
Locals
Paula
Standen
HC:
A
Moment
In
Time
Sandy
McTaggart
Natural
environment:
sponsored
by
Gloucester
Advocate
1st:
Dragonfly
Resting
Ross
Pearson
2nd
:
Subliminal
Sunrise
Ian
Smith
HC:
Rare
&
Threatened
Brush
Tailed
Rock
Wallaby
Sean
Thompson
Absence
of
Colour: sponsored
by
Bowen,
Thomas
&
Barlow
1st:
Daddy's
Girl
Sandra
Middlebrook
2nd
:
Playmates
Noel
Monro
HC:
It's
My
Turn
Dearne
Tonks
Cultural
Events:
sponsored
by
De
Witte
Transport
1st:
Dakotas
Journey
Paula
Standen
2nd:
The
Cattle
Muster
Sheree
Carson
HC:
The
Real
Deal
Chris
Russell
Man
Made:
sponsored
by
The
Gloucester
Medical
Centre
1st:
The
Old
Fence
Wendy
Morris
2nd
:
Circus
in
Gloucester
Town
Louise
Oldfield
HC:
Classics
Not
Plastics
Mick
Standen
Not
Your
Normal
Photo:
sponsored
by
Birth
&
Baby
1st:
Playing
Your
Hand
Paula
Standen
2nd
:
Once
in
A
Blue
Moon
Stewart
Draper
HC: Their
Future
In
Our
Hands
Sharon
Benson
Junior:
Townsend
Electrical
&
Gloucester
Tyre
&
Battery
Services
1st:
Much
Loved
Natasha
Oldfield
2nd
:
Maddy
My
Friend
Hannah
West
HC:
Peaceful
Pines
Summer
Lambie
Pix from the Stix 2009

PIX FROM THE STIX 2009
Preparations are underway for the 2009 Pix From The Stix Photography competition. Entry forms and posters are currently being printed and will be available for distribution at selected locations in the Gloucester Shire early March.
This year sees the introduction of new Senior categories – ‘Cultural Events’ ,‘The Locals’, ‘This Natural Environment’, ‘Man Made’, Absence of Colour’, and ‘Not your normal photo’. The Junior section (Under 18) is an open ‘genre’ category. The challenge for this year’s competition is to expand the concept behind the photograph - trying to show the reason or meaning of why the photo was taken.
Competitors need to be aware that to enter the competition photographs need to have been taken in the last 2 years, and cannot have been previously shown in any gallery or exhibition within 200km of the Gloucester Shire. We must emphasise that photographs need to showcase the Gloucester area and the culture of our Shire.
All photographs need to be in suitably framed including a wire attached for hanging in the Gloucester Gallery. Photographs that do not meet the category or framing requirements will not be featured in the competition.
Entries for the 2009 Pix From The Stix competition close on Friday the 19th June 2009. All photographs, framed and ready to hang, will need to be delivered to the Gloucester Gallery on Tuesday 30th June between 10am and 4pm.
We are looking forward to receiving everyone’s entries, and hope that you can join us for the Opening Night on Friday 3rd July, 7pm at the Gloucester Gallery.
For further information and details please refer to the Pix From The Stix entry forms, which will available soon.
Pix from the Stix 2008

In it’s ninth year Pix once again has brought out the best in the local photography. Jeff De Witte has taken the title again with an exquisite photograph of Bulliac Rd., and it was a major production to put it together but it was well worth the effort. The exhibition is on until the 3rd August so get to the gallery and have a look you won’t be disappointed.
Following is the list of prize winners:
Major Prize: Jeff De Witte’s Bulliac Road.
Portrait:
1st – ‘Khya’ - M. Papalia
2nd – ‘Seasons’ – Sharon Benson
Highly Commended - ‘Frog Prince’ – Noel Monro
Landscape
1st - ‘Halo Hill’ – Max Stewart
2nd – ‘Dreamtime’ – Linda Benson
HC – ‘Golden Day’ – Noel Monro
Still Life
1st – ‘Joe’s Rake n Hose’ – Ann Smith
2nd – ‘White Lipped Green Tree Frog’ – Lynne Saywell
Black n White
1st – ‘Rachel’ – Jeff De Witte
2nd – ‘Tales To Be Told’ – Vicki Sneddon
HC – ‘ Much Loved Freya’ – Louise Oldfield
Open
1st – ‘The Farmer’ – Jeff De Witte
2nd – ‘Identity Theft’ – Isaac Lewis
HC – ‘Antiquity’ – Noel Monro
Junior
1st – ‘Farmer’s Granddaughter’ – Regan Garner
2nd – ‘River Rocks’ – Anna Lewis
HC – ‘Life In A Dry Place’ – Ellen Starrett
Pix in the Stix 2003

Pix From The Stix, Gloucester’s second annual photographic competition focussing on Gloucester, Stroud and the Barringtons, opened last Friday night.
Seventy five people attended the opening and subsequent judging, including many of the entrants. The level of quality was very high this year, providing a difficult task for the judge, Alan Chawner, Head of Photo Media studies at Newcastle University.
The subject matter was focussed on the Gloucester Shire, the Barringtons and Stroud and was divided into five categories in the Open section; those were Lanscape, Portrait, Still Life, Digital Imagery and Open. There was also a Junior Open section for entrants under eighteen.
Alan awarded first and second prizes in each category and an overall Grand Prize. The successful exhibitors were as follows:
Grand Prize. Jeff DeWitte ‘Faith’
1st. Prize Landscape
Mark Banham ‘Fall’
2nd. Prize Landscape
Jill Carter ‘Rainbow Dragon’
Highly Commended
Noel Monro
1st. Prize Portrait
Chris Steele ‘Turkish Delight’
2nd. Prize Portrait
Lynne Saywell ‘Ashlee at home’
Highly Commended
Rod Burrows ‘Doreen’
1st. Prize Still Life
Chris Steele ‘Winter Sun’
2nd. Prize Still Life
David Whittaker ‘Untitled’
Highly Commended
1st. Prize Open
Jeff de Witte ‘Faith’
2nd. Prize Open
Garry Spokes ‘Roundabout 7pm.’
Highly Commended
Linda Benson ‘
1st. Prize Junior
Rachel Pettit ‘My Loving, Guiding Mum’
2nd. Prize Junior
Paul Riley ‘Relf’’s Farm’
Highly Commended
Alec Lewis ‘Too much gel’
A
lan also judged Highly Commended awards in all categories and the recipients of these were: Christine Pettitt, Roslyn McIntyre, Jeff DeWitte, Leanne Barrett, Barry McGregor, Tracey Murrell, Roze Gallo, and Chelsea Coulter.
The coordinators of Pix From The Stix, Chris Steele, Tim Westcott and Julie Lyford would like to take this opportunity to thank our Major Sponsor, the Gloucester Stroud Medical Centre, without whose patronage the competition would not have been possible, Trudge’s Photos, who awarded an Encouragement award to Barry McGregor with a voucher for twenty dollars, Mark and Kerry Emery from the Country Lodge, who hosted our judge, Leanne Barrett for design of the award certificates, the Visitor Information Centre for receiving entries, Payless Supermarket for refreshments and Perenti Catering.
Pix From The Stix will be exhibited in the Gloucester Gallery until the 19th. August so come along and view these outstanding images of our beautiful shire.