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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2022. THE WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP IN ALL CATEGORIES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED HERE.
Winners, runners-up, Top 15 and, in some of the larger categories Top 17 and Top 20, are published in the February-March 2023 issue of Australian Photography magazine.
Entries in Photographer of the Year 2023 will open 19 May 2023.
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Over the past decade, Photographer of the Year has become an important launchpad for many amateur photographers in Australia and New Zealand. For 2022, entrants will compete for a prize pool valued at more than $22,000 AUD.
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 need to enter four images. For the Single Image categories, enter one image.
To enter the competition you must be an amateur photographer (as defined in the terms and conditions), and a citized or resident of Australia or New Zealand.
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Click on the category you'd like to enter below.
Image credits (from top, left to right): Heather Rose, Chelsea Hart, Ivan Glasser, Anna Brozek, Irina Mitin, John Twiname, Diana Ward, Richard Tonkin, Cian O'Hagen. : Photographer of the Year has been approved by the Photowatchdog and rated TopDog. Photowatchdog is the advocate for fair photo competitions in Australia.
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