Open Call for Underwater Photo Competition 2024 - Australia

The Northern Beaches Council invites photographers, swimmers, snorkellers, and divers to get creative and enter this year's Underwater Photography Competition as part of their Ocean Festival.

Category

Events

New Award

The 2024 competition introduces a new major award: ‘The Valerie Taylor Underwater Photography Award for Excellence.’

Categories

• Behavior: Capturing natural behavior of marine life.
• Macro: Close-up photography of marine life.
• Threatened Species: Highlighting endangered species in the Northern Beaches Aquatic Reserves, e.g. Black Rod Cod, Grey Nurse Shark, Green Turtle.
• Human Connection: Illustrating human interaction with marine life.
• Seascapes: Underwater landscapes from Northern Beaches aquatic reserves.
• Youth (12-17 years): Underwater Youth Photographer of the Year 2024.
• Reels: Capturing underwater biodiversity in short videos.
• People’s Choice: Voted online by the public.

Award Information

A prize pool of $4,000 is available for participants, and images must be from one of the five aquatic reserves on the Northern Beaches.

Eligibility Criteria

• Limit of 3 photo entries per photographer (plus 1 reel, if applicable).
• Entries must be original works produced between 1 January and 15 September 2024.
• Youth entrants must be aged 12–17 on 15 September 2024, and those under 18 must have parental consent.
• Images and reels must not have won first place in other major competitions within the last 12 months.
• Employees of Northern Beaches Council are ineligible, but their children may participate.

For more information, visit Northern Beaches Council.

Highlights

• Donor Name: Northern Beaches Council
• Grant Size: $1,000 to $10,000
• Source URL: https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-do/whats/council-event-program/ocean-festival/underwater-photo-competition-2024
• Publish Date: 06-Sept-2024
• Deadline Date: 15-Sept-2024
• Country: Australia