Rene takes out photographer of the year award for second year running

Rene picked up the same accolade in 2022, and this year, he was also given a Golden Camera Award for a photo he took in his back garden in Benalla.

“It was for a photo I took of a Silvereye that was taking a bath in a bird bath we have set up in our backyard,” Rene said.

The Silvereye is a small bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye and belongs to a group of birds known as white-eyes.

“Although there are quite a few winners, I still feel humbled to be again named a Photographer of the Year 2023,” Rene said.

Find more of Rene’s photography in the pages of the Ensign or at www.benallaensign.com.au, or via www.rensmartphotography.com/