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Rural photography contest
Australian photographers are encouraged to enter a prestigious national award for photos with a rural or agricultural theme which could see them represent Australia in a prestigious international competition.
The Australian Star Prize for Rural Photography is offered annually by the Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists, in partnership with its State-based affiliates.
Winners will be selected from State finalists and go on to represent Australia in the 2008 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Star Prize for Agricultural Photography, due to be announced in September.
Who qualifies?
You must be a financial member of a rural media association affiliated with the Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists. These associations are:
- Rural Media South Australia
- Rural Press Club of Queensland
- Rural Media Association of WA
- Farm Writers Association of NSW Inc
- Rural Press Club of Victoria
What photographs are eligible to be entered?
To be eligible for entry, a photograph must be on an agricultural subject. It may feature people; production (including photos of machinery or technical aspects of farming, rural science, plant and animal production); or nature/landscape.
The photo must have been published as editorial material in a printed publication or on the internet between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2007. It may be either colour or black & white.
How do you enter?
You must enter through your local rural media organisation. You need to contact them to check the closing date and how to enter.
* Please note the South Australian finalist has already been selected as part of the 2007 Telstra RMSA Rural Media Awards. Closing dates for most other organisations are in April 2008.
- The photo must be submitted electronically as an attachment to an email file.
- The entries must be sent as a jpg-file. The photo must be 13 cm x 18 cm at 300 dpi. The size of the file should be no larger than 1MB.
- The following information must be provided in the email to which the photograph is attached:
- Name, postal address, email address and telephone number of the entrant.
- The name of the publication/internet address where the photo was published, together with the date and issue of publication and the headline of the story.
Judging Criteria:
All photos will be judged on creativity, quality and impact. Photographs in this contest should enhance the editorial message of the associated story or technical copy.
Prizes:
First, second and third place getters in the Australian award will receive a certificate and represent Australia in the IFAJ award. At the international level, a cash prize of 250 Euros and a certificate will be awarded to the best portrait, production and landscape photos. An overall winner will be selected from these three categories to receive 500 Euros and a trophy.
National winners will be featured on the ACAJ website at www.acaj.org.au and the IFAJ website at www.ifaj.org
More information:
Contact your local ACAJ affiliate or Australian delegate to the IFAJ, Liz Harfull at lizk@adam.com.au
*Entrants must agree to give the ACAJ and the IFAJ free rights to publish their photos on the ACAJ and IFAJ websites, in official ACAJ and IFAJ publications, in ACAJ and IFAJ publicity about the awards.
© 2007 Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists Inc.