Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 La Trobe Law School Justice in the Frame photography competition.
Stephanie Falconer won the staff category for Where Justice Once Sat, capturing the former Melbourne Magistrates’ Court and reflecting how spaces of justice endure beyond their original purpose, with history preserved through architecture and design.
Ngun Chin Par (pictured) won the student category for After the Verdict, a powerful image that explores the quiet, human dissonance between what is decided inside the courtroom and what is lived outside it.
Honourable mentions in the staff category were awarded to Anthony Collins, Bruno Pegorari and Meribah Rose, while in the student category they were awarded to Sharon Newth, Adrienne Ringin and Andreia Aguiar Paranagua.
The photographs will be displayed in the corridor of the Martin Building at La Trobe’s Bundoora campus.
"Justice in the Frame is an exciting new initiative at La Trobe Law School that invites both students and staff to explore, through photography, what justice means to them and how it is experienced, represented or challenged in everyday life," said Professor Lorne Neudorf, Dean of Law at La Trobe Law School.
"The competition has created a valuable opportunity for our community to reflect on the many different manifestations of justice and injustice, and to share those perspectives with one another in a creative and thoughtful way. The quality and diversity of this year’s entries were outstanding."
"Entries were considered by a selection panel comprising the Provost of the University, Professor Rob Pike, Director of the La Trobe Art Institute, Dr Karen Annett, and myself as Dean. The winning photographs, along with the honourable mentions, each offer compelling and distinctive reflections on law, justice and the human experience."
