2016 Photographer of the Year now open

Australia's largest photo competition for amateur photographers is back for 2016! Photographer of the Year presented by Panasonic is open now until 15 November.

With more than $34,000 of cash and prizes up for grabs it's also our biggest ever prize pool. There are six portfolio categories to enter, Nature, Travel, Black and White, Portrait, Landscape and Junior, and for 2016 a new single-image category, Photo of the Year.

Our panel of expert judges will name individual winners and runners-up for each category, plus an overall winner will be named 2016 Photographer of the Year.

Find out all you need to know, including terms and conditions, more on our prizes and a look at our previous winners, here.