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Title: Birdlife Photo Award - Share in $13,000 Cash Prizes/8 Categories Post by: oldfellow on Tuesday 19 May 2020, 02:22:13 am https://www.birdlifephotoaward.org.au/
The 2020 competition is now open! Entries are open for submission until August 3rd. After a huge 2019 competition, we’re looking forward to our 2020 event. We’re back with another special theme – Fairy Wrens, Emu Wrens, and Grasswrens – as well as all the usual categories, including the portfolio prize! New 2020 Prize! The portfolio prize is back in 2020 with a whopping $5,000 cash thanks to our sponsor Nikon Australia Nikon Australia have also raised the youth category prize from $500 to $1,000 to match the other main categories. Entries for the 2020 competition Close August 3rd. Welcome to the third BirdLife Australia Photography Awards. There are 9 main categories including the Portfolio prize and a Youth category for entrants under the age of 18 years. The main categories are: Bird Portrait Birds in Flight Bird Behaviour Backyard Birds Human Impact Birds in the Landscape Special theme: Fairy-wrens, emu-wrens & grasswrens Youth Portfolio More details on the categories can be found in the FAQs and Official Competition Rules. Prizes The winner of each category will receive a $1,000 cash prize, with a whopping $5,000 cash going to the portfolio winner. Entry fees To help us support bird conservation programs, fund the prize pool and offset the running costs, we are charging modest entry fees. The prices are as follows, and include GST: Open categories (based on total entry numbers) · First 5 entries are AUD$8.00 each · Next 7 entries (entries 6-12) are charged at AUD$5.00 each · All remaining entries (entries 13-36) are charged at AUD$4.00 each. Portfolio category · Each entry (6 photos) is charged at AUD$25.00 Youth category* for those under 18 years of age only (maximum of 12 entries) · First 5 entries are AUD$4.00 each · Next 7 entries charges at AUD$2.50 each. * Note: Entrants eligible for the Youth category are also allowed to enter the Open categories and Portfolio category. For those who do, your entry fees for any Open category or Portfolio category entry will be calculated separately using the above rates. For example, the first 5 entries in the Open categories will still be charged at AUD$8.00 each even if you have submitted a number of entries in the Youth category. Please check the FAQs if you want to know more. Entrants should fully understand the Competition Rules as non-compliant images will be disqualified without refund. |