The Mono Awards celebrate everything you love about black & white photography.

Hosted by Australian Photography and Capture, the competition offers a prize pool of A$12,500 and is open to photographers around the world.

Entries open from mid-January to May and the Top 30 entries in each of the three categories (People, Places and Animals) are published in Australian Photography magazine.

Winners and Runners-up are also announced at australianphotography.com, capturemag.com.au and www.themonoawards.com.au in September.

Entries open

Mid-January to May

Who can enter

Open to all photographers from around the world

Categories

People, Places, Animals

Prize pool

A$12,500

Results announced

September. Top entries showcased in Australian Photography magazine, at www.australianphotography.com and at www.themonoawards.com.au

The Landscape Awards is open to professional and amateur photographers from Australia and New Zealand.

All about the grandeur of landscape photography, entries are separated into four categories – Landscape, Seascape, Aerial and Urban – with winners and runners-up sharing in a prize pool worth $29,000 including $8,000 cash prizes.

The competition is open to entries from October to February, with winners published in Australian Photography magazine. The competition has raised over $25,000 for charities including the Australian Conservation Foundation and The Wilderness Society.

Entries open

October to February

Who can enter

Open to Australian and New Zealand photographers

Categories

Landscape, Seascape, Aerial, Urban

Prize pool

$29,000, including $8,000 cash

Results announced

May. Top entries showcased in Australian Photography magazine and at www.australianphotography.com

Photographer of the Year is the largest photo competition for amateur photographers in the Southern Hemisphere.

Photographer of the Year has recently become an important launchpad for many amateur photographers in Australia and New Zealand. Entrants compete for a prize pool valued at more than $20,000.

Photographer of the Year includes six portfolio categories – Landscape, Animal & Nature, People, Aerial, Travel and Black & White – and three single-image categories – Single Shot (Previously Photo of the Year), Creative and Junior (for entrants under 18).

For the Portfolio categories, you must enter four images. Note that images are judged as a series (not individually) so choose images that work well together, both thematically and aesthetically. For the Single Image categories, you only need to enter one image.

To enter, you must be an amateur photographer (defined as a person who has not earned more than $5,000 from photography (including videography) in a 12-month period), and a citizen or resident of Australia or New Zealand. The competition is open for entries from May to November.

Entries open

May to November

Who can enter

Amateur photographers from Australia and New Zealand. An amateur photographer is defined as someone who has not earned more than $5,000 from photography (including videography) in any 12-month period in the previous five years, dating from the time of entry and has not completed their final year of study in a tertiary-level, multi-year photography qualification.

Categories

Portfolio: Landscape, Animal & Nature, People, Aerial, Travel, Black & White
Single image: Single Shot, Creative, Junior (under 18)

Prize pool

More than $20,000, including $9,000 cash

Results announced

January. Top entries published in Australian Photography magazine and at www.australianphotography.com

Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers recognises, encourages, and promotes talented photographers in the early stages of their photography careers.

The competition is open to Australian and New Zealand photographers with less than four years' professional photography experience (including amateurs).

Winners and runners-up share in a prize pool worth more than $30,000, including $9,000 in cash and a selection of great prizes. The top entries will also be showcased online at www.capturemag.com.au/ATEP.

Any questions, feel free to email us at emergingphotographer@capturemag.com.au.

Entries open

October to March

Who can enter

Australian and New Zealand photographers with less than four years' professional photography experience (including amateurs)

Categories

Landscape, People, Animals, Documentary, Black & White, Sport/Action, Travel, Art, Single Shot

Prize pool

More than $30,000, including $9,000 cash

Results announced

June. Top entries showcased at www.capturemag.com.au/ATEP

The Capture Awards showcase the remarkable work of Australia and New Zealand's best photographers. The competition is open to all levels and offers $21,000 in prizes, including $10,000 cash.

Plus, the top entries in each category are showcased at www.thecaptureawards.com.au. The Awards recognise the best work of the past year across six categories.

Entries open

May to September

Who can enter

Open to all Australian and New Zealand photographers

Categories

Portrait & People, Landscape & Environment, Wedding & Event, Advertising & Fashion, Documentary & Street, Art & Conceptual

Prize pool

$21,000, including $10,000 cash

Results announced

November. Best entries showcased at www.thecaptureawards.com.au

This free-to-enter photo competition includes a new theme each month and all entries appear at www.australianphotography.com. Shortlisted images are published on the Australian Photography Facebook page.

Entries open

Beginning of each month

Cost

Free to enter