Deadline extended! Australia’s Top Emerging Photographers
The deadline for Australia’s Top Emerging Photographers 2016 has been extended. The final deadline is 19 February 2016, 11:59pm AEST. Now in its 8th year, the competition aims to uncover Australia and New Zealand’s next generation of rising talent.
Vying for enviable title of Australia’s Top Emerging Photographer 2016, entrants are required to submit a portfolio of six images for our esteemed panel of judges to assess. Results will be published in the May/June edition of Capture magazine, in print and iPad, as well as online.
Inspiration overload
If you’re looking for a little last minute inspiration, take a look at the winners and runners-up from last year in this gallery. And if you want to learn a thing or two about how best to put your submission together, read some of the invaluable advice provided by the judges last year. They were all asked to provide constructive feedback as to how those entering in subsequent years could be improve their chances. To find the advice, just peruse the galleries of the various categories.
Enter now
You don’t have much time until the final deadline. Click the link below and enter today. And if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. But a word of advice; don’t save your burning questions up until 11pm on deadline day! For safety, get them in well before 5pm.
Click HERE to enter Australia's Top Emerging Photographers 2016
Massive prize pool
The total prize pool for the competition is valued at more than $15,000, including a cash prize of $5,000 to the overall winner. The overall winner, Australia’s Top Emerging Photographer will also receive a Fujifilm X-T1 camera and XF 18-135mm lens, valued at $2,599. Category winners will share in a prize pool of over $7,000, including a cash prize of $500 per category winner.
Prizes come courtesy of our amazing sponsors. A huge thanks to our major sponsor, Fujifilm, and all of our category sponsors: CATC, EIZO, Goal Zero, Momento Pro, National Portrait Gallery, Sally Brownbill and Sunstudios.
Links
Enter 2016 contest
Advice and inspiration from 2015 - scroll through the images in each category.
Capture's Instagram feed - meet this year's judges
