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The judging has been completed and we can now announce the competition winners.
Official Results
Senior Photography
578 — Troy Watson — winner
Great composition—well balanced and not overplayed or oversaturated. Macro photography can be challenging to light evenly, and the entrant has done well. Strong work capturing animal behaviour, especially with a moving subject.
494 — Sylvio Michel (2nd place)
A beautiful sequence of images showing cloud reflections in the water. The entrant intelligently breaks the rule of thirds, with what appears to be three distinct reflective sunset moments.
420 — George Smith (3rd place)
Beautiful images with a difficult subject to capture, reflecting a high degree of difficulty. Bright, vibrant photos with strong use of space.
Junior Photography
604 — Samuela Ostring — winner
An artistic depiction capturing the end of day. Good depth in the image, with the grass adding an extra layer of creativity.
648 — iSon Gerken (second)
A standout image capturing the drama of a bird in motion. High level of skill required, and the blurred background strengthens the sense of action.
714 — Trinay Mulder (third)
An attractive image with leaf composition leading the eye to the featured flower. Another well-liked photo—natural, slightly desaturated, and easy to look at.
Junior Film
975 — iSon Gerken – winner
Strong technical competency with a good range of angles to maintain engagement. Great use of low sun to backlight the subject. The video has been done well.
796 — Sergio Da Fre (second)
Good storytelling through the sequences of video selected. The landscape footage and use of photos added to the visual impact. A very close runner up to the winning entry.
320 — Mason Cavilla (third)
An interesting film with effective use of timelapse. The wildlife footage, which can be difficult to capture—adds to the overall appeal.
People’s Choice Awards
Senior Photography winner is 420 — George Smith
Junior Photography winner is 648 — iSon Gerken
Senior Film winner is 557 — George Smith
Junior Film winner is 320 — Mason Cavilla
It is the incredible wonder that you feel which is the most beautiful experience of being in God’s creation. Here in the South Pacific, the Seventh-day Adventist church encourages you to experience this wonder on Creation Sabbath. This year, the date for Creation Sabbath is 25 October 2025. We encourage you to experience the wonder and capture His story. No matter how old you are, you could win a prize for your images or film!
The competition is supported by the South Pacific Division, Adventist Media and the General Conference Faith and Science Council. Entries will be judged by notable Adventist creatives from the South Pacific. We will also give the opportunity for people to vote on your entries, so you could also win the People’s Choice Award.
The Creation Sabbath Competition invites you to submit high-quality images and short films taken in nature for the opportunity to win significant prizes and be screened in church services and printed in publications around the world.
Junior Photography Competition (under 18)
If you are a young person who enjoys photography and would like to have the chance to win a prize, we have an exciting competition just for you! Take an amazing picture of God’s creation, then send it in to share it with everyone and be part of the Junior Photography Competition. Don’t miss the opportunity to win an amazing prize!
Previous competition highly commended entry by Grady Thomson
Junior Film Competition (under 18)
Tell your story about being out in God’s creation through a video short. We created a competition just for you! Shoot it in landscape so that it can be screened at church. Don’t miss the opportunity to win an amazing prize!
People’s Choice Award
Your entries will be included in a open voting page, where people can vote for your entry.
Previous competition people’s choice by Jared Hughes
Previous competition prize-winning entry by Chad Clark
Senior Photography Competition
Capture the wonder of God’s creation with a story in photography. Tell a story with a sequence of 3 photos. Entries that highlight the beautiful nature in the South Pacific will naturally be ranked higher.
Senior Film Competition
Capture a moving story from God’s creation in film in less than a minute. Use your filming and production skills that will create a sense of wonder for people worshipping on Sabbath in church.
Previous competition prize-winning entry by Jack Wright
Great Prizes
A judging panel will select the winners for each of the Junior Photography and Flim Categories as well as Senior Photography and Film Categories. They will also select two runner up commendations.
The prizes for the winners of each category are valued at AUD $1,000. The winners can choose whether they receive this as a photography or film equipment voucher, or whether they would like to spend time building media experience with their local Adventist media centre or Adventist creative.
How to Enter
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Promote the Creation Sabbath Competition in your school or local church so that more people know about the opportunity. Share the 2019 Gallery so that people can see what could be achieved. Ask your local church to register for Creation Sabbath.
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Read the Terms and Conditions so that you know how to meet the requirements.
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Head out into nature on Creation Sabbath, 25 October 2025, to capture a story of God’s creation using either photography film. You will continue to have opportunities to refine your story all the way to the end of December 2025.
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Complete the entry form and submit your entry before Sunday 28 December 2025. Reread the Terms and Conditions when you submit your entry to make sure that meets the requirements of the Competition.
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When the online voting form for the People’s Choice Awards is open, share the voting form with your family, friends and classmates so that they can vote for the photos and films that really stand out to them.
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Watch for the announcement of the Judging Panel’s Prizes and the People’s Choices Awards on 27 January 2026.
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Share the 2025/2026 Gallery with your local church pastor and AV team so that they can enjoy and use all of the entries.
Creation Sabbath
God’s creation is something to treasure and enjoy. This is what the Sabbath all about. Creation Sabbath is a worldwide movement of churches that are committed to enjoying and experience the wonder of God’s creation. You can witness powerfully about both God’s love and creative power by being involved in the Creation Sabbath.
Sponsors
SPD Faith & Science Committee
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SPD Education Department
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SPD Ministerial Department
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Adventist Media
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Avondale University
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Pacific Adventist University
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Fulton Adventist University College
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Geoscience Research Institute
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GC Faith & Science Council
2019 Competition
Review the amazing entries from our previous competition in 2019.
