ENTRY INFO

WE'RE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE OVERALL WINNER OF THE 2021 COMPETITION!
Please follow this link to see who took out top honours.
Entries for the 2022 competition will open in October.

Winners, runners-up, and top-ranked portfolios will be revealed in the May-July 2021 edition of Capture magazine. A simultaneous announcement will be made in May at www.capturemag.com.au. Also in May, winners, runners-up, Top 10, Top 20, Highly Commended, and Commended photographers will be notified via email confirming their placing in the competition.

ABOUT AUSTRALASIA’S TOP EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Now in its 13^th year, Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers is the region’s largest and most prestigious competition for early career and aspiring photographers. In 2021, a prize pool worth over $30,000 is up for grabs, including $9,000 in cash.

Winners and runners-up, as well as a selection of the top entries in each category will be published in a special Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers edition of Capture magazine in May 2021.

WHO CAN ENTER?

Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers is open to Australians and New Zealanders with less than four years' professional photography experience, including amateurs.

The competition is open to citizens and residents of Australia and New Zealand.

Check the Terms and Conditions for more information.

IMAGE CREATION DATE RESTRICTIONS

With COVID-19 making it challenging for photographers to get out and shoot new work, we’ve relaxed the creation-date restrictions for this year's competition. You can enter images created on or after 1 January 2018. However, you cannot enter images that have previously been entered in Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers.

PORTFOLIO AND SINGLE-IMAGE CATEGORIES

Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers has eight portfolio categories and one single-image category.

Portfolio categories

The following categories require the submissions of a portfolio:

ANIMAL (3 images)
ARCHITECTURE (3 images)
ART (3 images)
BLACK & WHITE (3 images)
DOCUMENTARY (5 images)
LANDCAPE (3 images)
OPEN (3 images)
PORTRAIT (3 images)

Judges are looking for portfolios that work together cohesively as a series. You should aim to submit images that relate to each other on some level, whether it be aesthetically, thematically, or something else that ties the images together. You can find tips from our judges on how to improve your chances in the competition here.

Single-image categories

The SINGLE SHOT category is the only one not requiring a portfolio submission. Please enter one image.

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© Martin Von Stoll. Beauty and the Beast. Winner of the Single Shot category of
Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2020.

IMAGE PREPARATION

• Images must be in JPEG (.jpg) format (High Quality or Maximum Quality). Do not submit TIFF, PSD, DNG, or other file formats.
• Images must be at least 2,700 pixels on the longest side.
• Individual images must be no larger than 5MB.
• Image file names should not include unusual characters such as !, @, ", ', #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), ©. These characters can result in images not uploading properly. Hyphens (-) and underscores (_) are fine. If you find that one or more of your images has not uploaded correctly, please e-mail us at: emergingphotographer@capturemag.com.au
• Please ensure images are free of text and logos. This includes watermarks and added text. Images with text or watermarks will not be shortlisted.
• You may enter multiple categories, and/or the same category multiple times.

IMAGE MANIPULATION

Please check out the Terms and Conditions for detailed information about what post production techniques may be applied.

JUDGES

Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers will be judged by a panel of leading photographers from Australia and around the world.

PRIZES

In 2021 the total prize pool for Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers is valued at more than $30,000. The biggest purse in the history of the competition, it comprises over $22,000 in prizes from our sponsors and cash prizes of $9,000. Click here for more details.

RECOGNITION

Winners, runners-up, and top-ranked portfolios will be revealed in the May-June-July 2021 edition of Capture magazine. A simultaneous announcement will be made at www.capturemag.com.au. Also in May, Winners, Runners Up, Top 10, Top 20, Highly Commended, and Commended photographers will be notified via email confirming their placing in the competition.

MADE A MISTAKE?

Don't panic! We've got you covered. Whether you've uploaded the incorrect image or submitted an entry to the wrong category, drop us an e-mail explaining the problem and we'll fix it for you.