Naarm/Melbourne-based visual artist, Hoda Afshar, has won the National Photographic Portrait Prize for the second time with the work Untitled #01 (from the series code Black/Riot) 2024.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 exhibition opens 16 August
The 2025 National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition will open at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra on 16 August and run until 12 October 2025.
IAPB’s World Sight Day Photo Competition opens for entries
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has launched the 10th annual World Sight Day Photo Competition, with this year’s theme being #LoveYourEyes.
BirdLife Australia Photography Awards close Tuesday 12 August
Entries for the annual BirdLife Australia Photography Awards will close at 8AM AEST, Tuesday 12 August.
Deadline extended for Head On Photo Awards
The organisers of this popular Australian photo competition have extended the Head On Photo Awards deadline so entries will now close at 11:59 on Sunday, 3 August (Sydney time).
Finalists announced for 2025 Beaker Street science photography contest
Twelve striking finalists’ images will go on display next month at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery as part of Beaker Street Festival.
2025 Bowness Photography Prize finalists announced
Fifty outstanding works have been selected as finalists for the 2025 William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, one of Australia’s highest regarded photography prizes.
Entries open for Fujifilm’s GFX Challenge 2025
Fujifilm’s annual GFX Challenge was launched four years ago and aims to give emerging creative talent the support they need to create world leading photography and videography projects.
Entries open for 2025 Head On Photo Awards
Submissions are sought for the 2025 Head On Photo Awards, which this year boasts a prize pool of more than $75,000 worth of cash, products and opportunities for emerging photographers.
Entries open for Sony World Photography Awards 2026
Photographers are invited to submit images for the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards, which are free-to-enter and open to all photographers at all stages of their careers.