Photographic Competition

An invitation from Doncaster Camera Club and Eastsider News

Amateur photographers residing in the Cities of Boroondara, Manningham, Whitehorse and adjoining areas

You are invited to take part in our Photographic Competition.

Categories:

  • Open – amateur photographers of any age residing in the Cities of Boroondara, Manningham, Whitehorse and adjoining areas
  • Under 16 years of age – participants aged below 16 will require parental permission to enter

Topic

Any photograph taken of your local surroundings in Whitehorse, Boroondara and Manningham. This could cover such things as buildings, parks, flowers or street shots.

Prizes

$70 Teds Camera Store voucher for the winner of each category and a $30 voucher for each runner up. Winners and runners up will also receive a complimentary year’s membership of the Doncaster Camera Club.

To enter

Entries should be submitted as a jpg by email to doncastercameraclub@gmail.com and accompanied by a completed entry form.  There are two versions of the entry form.

  • You can print off one version, fill in the details, scan it and then attach it to an email to Doncaster Camera Club.  To access the print version, click here.
  • The second version is an interactive pdf.  Once you have downloaded the document,  choose Select Text and complete the application form. Then, choose Share and put in the DCC email address and Send. To access the interactive version, click here.

Please ensure that you also read the Terms and Conditions for the competition. They are listed below.  It will be presumed that when you submit the entry form you have agreed to them.

To learn more about the Doncaster Camera Club, please scan the QR code here:

 

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Terms and conditions

Entrant Eligibility

The Competition is open to amateur photographers residing in the Cities of Boroondara, Manningham, Whitehorse and adjoining areas.  Entrants may be asked to verify that they meet the eligibility requirements for the Competition.

Categories

There are two categories:

  • Open – amateur photographers of any age residing in the Cities of Boroondara, Manningham, Whitehorse and adjoining areas
  • Under 16 years of age – participants aged below 16 will require parental permission to enter

Photograph requirements

  • Photographs must be taken within the Cities of Boroondara, Manningham, Whitehorse and adjoining areas. DCC members will not be eligible to enter.
  • Each must be photographed by the entrant. A maximum of two photographs per entrant is allowed.
  • Photographs can be taken with any camera or phone.
  • Photographs must be entered as jpgs less than 2 mb in size.
  • Each photograph will require an Author’s name and the name of the photograph.
  • Photo development is permitted but must be undertaken by entrant.
  • Photographs containing an image of a living person must be accompanied by a photo consent form signed by that person. Photographs must not contain inappropriate content

Submission Requirements

  • Entries should be submitted as a jpg by email to doncastercameraclub@gmail.com and accompanied by a completed entry form
  • Entry is free.
  • Entries close Tuesday 15 October 2024. No late entries will be accepted.

Copyright

Each photographer retains copyright of their images.

In submitting a photograph as part of the Competition, the entrant:

  • warrants that the photograph is their original work and that they are the copyright owner of the photograph;
  • provides Doncaster Camera Club and Eastsider News with permission to use with attribution any submitted photograph for publication in Eastsider News and display at Doncaster Camera Club events or in their newsletter or website.

 

Judging

The judging panel will be qualified members of the Doncaster Camera Club.

The competition closes on Tuesday 15 October 2024. The results will be announced in the November 2024 edition of Eastsider News, to be published online early in November at https://www.eastsidernews.org.au/

The winners will be selected by the judges based on relevance, artistic merit, technical merit, originality and creativity. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into regarding the Competition.

Prizes

Prizes for both categories are a $70 Teds Camera Store voucher for each winner and a $30 voucher for each runner up.  Winners and Runners up will also receive a complimentary one-year membership of the Doncaster Camera club.  Prizes are equally sponsored by Ted’s Cameras and Doncaster Camera Club.