Your Best Shot
Your Best Shot is a photo competition open to Australian residents. There's a different theme every couple of months, and a selection of the winning shots will be published in AP mag and online.
Each issue, AP's Editor Mike O'Connor will choose six images to be published both in print and online, with both a winner and a runner-up selected. Our winner will also receive an amazing prize thanks to Think Tank.
The prize
Thanks to the team at Think Tank, our winner each issue will take home a Think Tank DarkLight Backpack 20L in black with an rrp of $389. The DarkLight backpack is the ideal blend of tactical style and everyday functionality.
Built with a laser-cut MOLLE panel and tactical webbing rails, this rucksack allows you to precisely configure your loadout. You can seamlessly attach Think Tank modular pouches to expand your carry capacity, ensuring you’re ready for any photographic operation. More info: thinktankphoto.com
How to enter
To enter, email your entry to yourbestshot@australianphotography.com with the name of the competition theme in the email subject line, for example: Flight, Framing, Water, etc. You can see a list of the 2024 themes below.
The image file must be the same as your name, for example Jane Smith.jpg. If you enter multiple images, each new image file name should be appended with a unique number, eg Jane Smith2.jpg. A maximum of three images can be entered per person.
Images must be in JPEG format, and your email size must not exceed 7MB.
In addition, please include the following information about your entry in the body of your email: Name, image title and up to 200 words explaining how you created your image. Please also include technical details including camera, lens, focal length, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, tripod (if used) and a brief summary of any software edits.
Upcoming themes for 2025/26
WINTER
Deadline: 15 January 2025
Shortlist published in the April/May 2025 issue of AP.
MOVEMENT
Deadline: 30 March 2025
Shortlist published in the June/July 2025 issue of AP.
WILDLIFE
Deadline: 31 May 2025
Shortlist published in the Aug/Sep 2025 issue of AP.
TRAVEL
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Shortlist published in the Oct/Nov 2025 issue of AP.
LIQUID
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Shortlist published in the Dec/Jan 2025 issue of AP.
THE BEACH
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Shortlist published in the Annual 2026 issue of AP.
Image requirements
Images must be saved in JPEG format.
Ideal image size is between 30 and 42cm (on the longest side) at a resolution of 300 pixels per inch (ppi).
A JPEG compression of 9/12 (or 75%) will keep images to an acceptable email size without noticeably reducing image quality.
Conditions of entry
To enter, you must be an Australian resident or citizen with an Australian mailing address.
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Employees of Yaffa Media (and freelance contributors) are not eligible to win the prize.
Submitted images must have been taken no more than 24 months before the competition deadline.
The prize is subject to change without notification.
You must have an Australian street address to be eligible to win the prize.
You retain copyright of your images. By entering, you grant Yaffa Media a limited-use licence to publish your image in Australian Photography, at australianphotography.com, on Australian Photography's social media channels (including Facebook and Instagram) and in the Australian Photography email newsletter and other media for the purposes of promoting the Your Best Shot competition.