Open to professional, amateur and student photographers from Australia and around the world.
2026 is our biggest year ever with over 2,500 entries from 25 countries.
Key features of the Australian Photographic Prize are the diverse range of categories to enter, high quality of online feedback and livestream judging for the top 30 entries in each category where entrants can see their images scored and discussed by a panel of leading photographic experts.
Photo: Frances Suter
Wed 22 Jul · 7 – 9pm AEST Live in 1 hour Wed 22 Jul · 7 – 9pm AEST Thu 23 Jul · 7 – 9pm AEST Fri 24 Jul · 7 – 9pm AEST Sat 25 Jul · 11:00am – 1:00pm AEST Sat 25 Jul · 3 – 5pm AEST Sun 26 Jul · 12 – 2pm AEST Tue 28 Jul · 7 – 9pm AEST Wed 29 Jul · 7 – 9pm AEST Thu 30 Jul · 7 – 9pm AEST Fri 31 Jul · 7 – 9pm AEST
Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 July
Wildlife
Classic Wedding
Creative
In-Camera Artistry
Nature
Classic Portrait
Tuesday 14 – Sunday 19 July
Creative Wedding
Maternity
Birds
Aerial
Natural Landscape
Underwater
Creative Landscape
Travel
Tuesday 21 – Sunday 26 July
Macro
Pet and Animal
Pet and Animal
Adam Hourigan
Amber Griffin
Anne Pappalardo
Craig Turner-Bullock
James Musselwhite
Jessica McGovern
Jo Howell
Mark Rossetto
Mel Sinclair
Kelly Brown
Sport
Family
Creative Portrait
Photographic Artist
Commercial
Tuesday 28 – Friday 31 July
Architecture
Newborn
Phone
Documentary
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1. Purchase Your Entries |
Entries Closed | ||
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2. Upload Images |
Image Upload Closed | ||
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3. Round 1 Closed Judging |
8 - 21 June | ||
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4. Live Stream Judging |
9 - 31 July | ||
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5. Awards Ceremony |
13 August | ||
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6. Results and Feedback |
Results: 14 August Feedback: 31 August |
The Australian Photographic Prize is an annual all-embracing national Photography Competition for Australian and International amateur, professional and student photographers.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the unceded lands on which the Australian Photographic Prize does business. We pay our deep respect to the Ancestors and Elders of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples where our awards are conducted. We also acknowledge all First Nations Peoples that make contributions to our photography community.
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Photo: Melanie Sinclair
