Competitions

Five Australian photographers have been nominated in the 10 categories of the 2026 Siena International Photo Awards, which is hosted annually by the historic city of Siena in Italy.

Entries to the 2026 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards will open on Tuesday 7 April and close on 13 July, with an early bird discount available to anyone who submits entries before 24 April.

The Sony World Photography Awards has announced the 10 category winners and shortlisted entries from the 2026 Open competition, which recognises the best single images of 2025.

The Sony World Photography Awards have announced the shortlists of the 2026 Student and Youth competitions for photographers at the earliest stages of their careers.

Edgar Su’s image ‘Carlos’ shadow hits a ball’ has been announced as the overall winner of the record-breaking, Canon-sponsored 2026 World Sports Photography Awards competition.

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale has presented the 2025 GradFoto award of AU$1000 to Minh An Pham from RMIT University for his series Rồi một ngày con sẽ mất – Someday I will lose you.

Entries to the annual Sony World Photography Awards competition will close in early January for three of the main competitions.

Angela Farnsworth has been named the inaugural winner of the BirdLife Photographer of the Year for her photograph of a Brush-turkey preening its feathers.