APS WINTER COMPETITION FOR APS DIGITAL GROUP MEMBERS ONLY
TITLE: AUSTRALIANA
OPEN TO ALL DIGITAL GROUP MEMBERS
COST $6 ENTRY TO ALL MEMBERS (COVERS MYPHOTOCLUB PORTAL)
THREE SECTIONS (open to both colour and monochrome)
WILDLIFE SCAPES LIFESTYLE
RULES: All entries have to be taken within Australia of Australian subjects, Maximum 3 entries per section.
DEFINITIONS:
WILDLIFE – All indigenous wildlife of Australia including birds, frogs, dingos, lizards and more. Will not be assessed under the nature definition so can include traces of humanity and more.
SCAPES – All scapes as long as they are about Australia. Examples – desert, rivers, ocean, coastlines, and city. Again open options associated with Australia as a country.
LIFESTYLE– again an open option around people and the way we live, social documentary, photo journalism, street photography, environmental portraiture. Images of lifestyle can also be entered without people. Note: this does not include traditional portraits.
PRIZES – Sponsored by Full Gamut Printing Company in Hobart, Tasmania https://www.fullgamut.com.au/
Section prize for the best image x 3
1x 16×24″ fine art print RRP $55.00
Overall prize for the most successful exhibitor
1x 20×30″ fine art print RRP $82.50
Please note: all winners pay for postage upon claiming their prize. The print sizes above are fixed, as in advertised size, image can be either in portrait or landscape mode.
OPENS: 1ST JUNE
CLOSES: 18TH JULY
RESULTS: (TENTATIVE) 31ST JULY
JUDGES: Tina Dial QLD
Fran McFadzen QLD
Jeffrey Venning SA
IMAGE SIZES: 1920 x 1200px or reversed Max file size 3mb
Awards required in judging
Section awards x 3 – First, Second & Third, 2 highly commended
Overall award – Most successful Exhibitor
Points allocated out of 9 = 27 points overall (via 3 judges)
Winner of each section – receives the 16×24 donated fine art print prizes, plus certificate
Overall award – receives overall prize of 20×30 fine art print + certificate for being most successful overall exhibitor.
2nd and 3rd placegetters in each section, receive certificates for placements
Highly commended in each section, also receive certificates.
Winners of the print prizes names and emails will be forwarded to the sponsor, who will then send out the respective vouchers to each one. Beyond that, negotiation around these prizes will be by negotiation between the sponsors and winners around the collection of their prizes. As advised, APS will not be responsible for the postage incurred in the collection of same.
Note: results date is purely tentative at this stage and can vary, dependent upon judges availability and the final outcome of same.
by Colin Woods, March 3, 2021
