Australian Life photography competition 2023
Every day, all day Monday 17 April to Sunday 21 May
Free
From the epic to the intimate, the harsh to the fragile, Australia holds so many experiences for so many people.
If you’re a professional photographer, or simply have a keen eye behind your phone’s camera lens we want to see Australian Life through your lens.
You may capture any aspect of Australia – everyday occurrences, fleeting moments, unusual places, intriguing characters, the diversity of cultures or subcultures, celebrations, or rituals, natural or artificial environments.
From the entries we receive, 28 finalists will be selected to have their work enlarged and exhibited in front of Sydney's Customs House, from 14 September to 8 October.
Entries close at 11:59pm on Tuesday 21 May.
Grand prize
The $10,000 Australian Life prize will be awarded for the most outstanding work in the exhibition, determined by a distinguished panel of judges.
People’s Choice Award
The People’s Choice Award invites everyone to vote for their favourite during the exhibition.
The photographer who receives the most votes will receive an OM System valued at over $2,300.
Image specifications
All works are required in landscape orientation to be exhibited horizontally.
Please supply JPEG files that are no greater than 5 MB.
If you’re chosen as a finalist, you may be required to provide a higher resolution image. You may also provide a print or transparency.
Finalist images will be reproduced for the exhibition to the scale of approximately 3:2 ratio 1860mm high x 2800mm wide.
Please supply images that conform to this ratio and size, calculated to be compatible with the 35mm format. Finalists will be notified of any changes to final exhibition dimensions.
Your images must be of sufficiently high quality, for example: sharp, clear, good contrast, and well-exposed for reproduction and printing processes.
Digital files for finalist images should be set at 75 DPI RGB TIFF or grayscale for black and white.
Images will not be cropped if they fulfil the ratio and required size. If your work does require cropping, please supply the layout and cropping details with your entry.
Any image editing should maintain the integrity of the original image, including its content and context.
Terms and conditions
Please read Australian Life terms and conditions before entering for your best shot at winning.