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Photo © Timo Balk.
The Landscape Awards is open to professional and amateur photographers from Australia and New Zealand.
There are four categories – Landscape, Seascape, Aerial and Urban – and winners and runners-up share in a prize pool worth more than $20,000 including $8,000 cash prizes.
The competition is open to entries from October to January, with winners announced in Australian Photography in the June-July issue.The competition has raised over $20,000 for the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Entries open: September to February
Results announced: May. Top entries showcased in Australian Photography magazine (June-July) and at www.australianphotography.com
Learn more: www.thelandscapeawards.com.au
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Photo © Susan Vearncombe
Photographer of the Year is the largest photo competition for amateur photographers in the Southern Hemisphere.
Over the past decade, Photographer of the Year has become an important launchpad for many amateur photographers in Australia and New Zealand. Entrants compete for a prize pool valued at more than $16,000.
Photographer of the Year includes six portfolio categories – Landscape, Animal & Nature, People, Aerial, Travel and Black & White – and three single-image categories – Single Shot (Previously Photo of the Year), Creative and Junior (for entrants under 18).
For the Portfolio categories, you must enter four images. Note that images are judged as a series (not individually) so choose images that work well together, both thematically and aesthetically. For the Single Image categories, you only need to enter one image.
To enter, you must be an amateur photographer (defined as a person who has not earned more than $5,000 from photography (including videography) in a 12-month period), and a citizen or resident of Australia or New Zealand. The competition is open for entries from May to October.
Entries open: May to October
Results announced: December. Top entries showcased in Australian Photography magazine (Photographer of the Year special edition) and at www.australianphotography.com
Learn more: www.australianphotography.com/poty
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The Capture Awards showcase the remarkable work of Australia and New Zealand's best photographers. The competition is open to all levels and offers more than $20,000 in prizes.
Plus, the top entries in each category are showcased in a stunning end-of-year celebration edition of Capture magazine.
The Awards recognise the best work of the past year across six categories:
• Portrait & People
• Landscape & Environment
• Wedding & Event
• Advertising & Fashion
• Documentary & Street
• Art & Conceptual
Entries open: May to mid-September
Results announced: November. Best entries showcased in Capture magazine (Winter edition) and at www.capturemag.com.au
Learn more: www.thecaptureawards.com.au
Photo © Karen-Moffatt-McLeod
The Mono Awards celebrate everything you love about black & white photography.
Hosted by Australian Photography and Capture, the competition offers a prize pool of A$18,000 in cash and is open to photographers around the world.
Entries open from February to May and the Top 40 entries in each of the three categories (People, Places and Animals) are published in Australian Photography (Oct-Nov issue, available mid-September).
Winners and Runners-up are also announced at australianphotography.com, capturemag.com.au and themonoawards.com.au in September.
Entries open: February to May
Results announced: September. Top entries showcased in Australian Photography magazine (October-November) and at www.australianphotography.com and at www.themonoawards.com.au
Learn more: www.themonoawards.com.au
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Photo © Benjamin Maze
This free-to-enter photo competition includes a new theme each month and all entries appear at www.australianphotography.com. Shortlisted images are published on the Australian Photography Facebook page.
Entries open: Beginning of each month
Learn more: www.australianphotography.com/yafphotocompetition/free-monthly-competition
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