Comp 2312 – Print and Projected Image of the Year.  An image which has been shown at one of the competition nights in 2023.

Comp 2312 – Poster Competition. An image larger than an A2 frame.

Presentation of Annual Awards

Please bring some nibbles to share.

Any subject treated pictorially. A pictorial treatment is one embodying the elements of good design, arrangement of composition, and which reflects the personal interpretation of the photographer.

Comp 02 – Set only – Australian Landscapes: A photograph of natural land or coastal scenery taken within Australia, which may include people, buildings or other objects, provided that these elements do not dominate the photograph. Seascapes with no land do not fit the topic.

Per the Australian Photographic Society definition. See https://www.a-p-s.org.au/index.php/nature-definition

Comp 2404 – Open and Set – Architecture.  Images showing the design of buildings, bridges etc.

An image where all (or most dominant) lighting is behind the main subject.

Comp 2406 – Open & Set – Creative. An image created by any photographic process (camera, photogram, photomontage etc) that depicts a real scene or subject in a non-realistic way, or depicts a created or imagined scene or subject.  

Comp 08: Open and Set – Machinery. An image of the whole or part of a machine that shows the beauty, functionality, history or value of the machine.

Comp 2409 – Open and Set – Still Life. A photograph of one or more inanimate objects that evokes a mood, communicates an emotion or has a commercial or symbolic message.

Comp 2407 – Set only – Special Trophy – People.  An image that captures the identity, personality or essence of a person or persons using lighting, composition and posing.