Last year, my oldest son Ashley won first prize in the "Plant and Animal Habitats" category for Years 4 to 7 of Chevron Australia's Focus Environment photography competition.

And earlier this week, we heard that he won in the student category in the Curtin University National Science Week photo competition, winning an Apple iPad 32GB Wifi as his prize.

Here is Ashley (aged 11) posing with the iPad that he won in the Curtin competition, displaying the winning photo on the iPad:

Ashley posing with his iPad and camera

For those interested in the gear used by Ashley for the winning photo, it is shown below, and consists of a Canon 350D with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens, Canon 430EX flash, and a homemade flash reflector.

Canon 350D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens, Canon 430EX flash, homemade flash reflector

Update (25 August 2010): Curtin have now published details of all the winners in the Curtin University National Science Week Photo Competition.