Competitions

Sony has released the names of finalists in the second annual Catchlight Film Festival celebrating short-form film-making in Australia and New Zealand.

Entries have opened for the Sony World Photography Awards, a leading competition for photographers and artists working in photography.

Indigenous photographer, Wayne Quilliam, has won this year’s National Photographic Portrait Prize for his photograph of Aurukun man, Eric Yunkaporta in ceremonial headwear.

A portrait of an indigenous elder, titled ‘Cordy in the Clouds 2021’ by Victorian photographer, Adam Haddrick, has been named as winner of the 2022 National Photographic Portrait Prize Art Handlers Award.

Due to overwhelming demand, entries to the Head On Photo Awards will be accepted up until 11.59pm (Sydney time) Tuesday, 7 June.

Entries have opened for the Sony World Photography Awards, a leading competition for photographers and artists working in photography.

The Illuminate Film Challenge, which was postponed last year due to COVID is back supported by three Facebook Live events on 1, 7 and 15 June presented by Kayell.

Entries have opened for this year’s BirdLife Australia Photo Awards with a cash prize of $5000 on offer for the winner of the Portfolio category.

Submissions to the 2022 Head On Photo Awards will close on 5 June with this year’s prize pool exceeding AU$70,000 in value.

Head On Photo Festival is offering a prize pool that includes $30,000 cash for this year’s Head On Photo Awards.