Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2019: Call for entries
The call for entries for Australasia's preeminent contest for emerging photographers, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2019, is now open. Now in its 11th year, the competition has uncovered and helped boost the careers of numerous emerging photographers from Australia and New Zealand. Special early-bird pricing available until 13 December 2018, 11:59pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Time – AEDT).
The prize pool this year, our biggest to date, is over $26,000 in cash and prizes. The overall winner, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2019, will walk away with $2,500 plus a Fujifilm X-H1 camera kit from our major sponsor, Fujifilm, valued at $3,698. Category winners receive $500 plus a prize from the category sponsor, while category runners-up receive a Fujifilm X-A5 & XC15-45mm lens, valued at $899.
The competition is judged by some of the most respected professional photographers from Australia, and around the globe.
The overall winner in 2017 was Leah Kennedy, who also won the Landscape category. The winner of the Student category, Michael Borzillo was the overall runner-up.
Categories
- Architecture
- Art
- Documentary/Photojournalism-2019
- Editorial/Fashion
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Student
- Travel
- Wedding
The early-bird deadline is Thursday, 13 December 2018, 11:59pm AEDT.
Please be sure to follow the entry instructions closely, and ensure your submissions comply with the terms and conditions.
Click here to enter Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2019, or select a category above.
For some inspiration, check out the winners and runners-up from the 2018 competition.
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