The set subject for the competition was "Emotion": An image which conveys an effective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, passion, humour, hate or the like is evident. These were the digital images that scored merits for the competition:

Peter Barrien – Sharing Hilarity in Beijing

Lance Perryman – Going Up

Jan Pudney – Rock Wallaby

Bernd Langos – North Terrace 2