Student Photographic Competition 2024

The competition is open to students in Years 1 to 6 (Primary) and Years 7 to 12 (Secondary) at Australian schools or colleges. Individual entries will be accepted.

Submit your entry using this online form. It must be received by the organisers before 5pm on Friday 30th August 2024. To avoid delays and congestion, submit your entry as early as possible.

To save a partly-completed entry, click ' Save and Complete Later' at the bottom of the form page. You'll be given a special link to re-open the form later.

When you click the 'Submit' button at the bottom of the form, your entry will be sent to the competition organisers and a copy will be emailed to you. You can't change an entry after submitting it. If you enter again, the new entry will replace all older ones. Your form should include all photos you are entering into the different categories.

All photographs must:

have been taken by the entrant within the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra between 30 August 2023 and 30 August 2024
feature some aspect of the Gardens, such as plants, wildlife, or scenery
not include a person who is recognisable from the image.

Entrant's first name *

Entrant's last name *

Entrant's email address *An email address is required so the organisers can contact entrants about their entry if necessary. It can belong to a parent, carer or other responsible person. It will be kept confidential, and will not be used for any other purpose nor be given to anyone outside the competition.

Year in school *

Name of school or college *

School or college's contact email address

School or college's contact phone number

The organisers may need to contact a teacher or administrator about arrangements for the competition.

Are you entering a photo in the 'Altered Reality' category?

For creative alteration of an image, or combining more than one original images or artworks, to display obvious changes in natural colour, form or shape.
Cropping, straightening, exposure adjustment and minor technical adjustments are permitted in all categories

Add your 'Altered Reality' file

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Title of your 'Altered Reality' photo

Description (optional)

Are you entering a photo in the 'Colour' category?

Add your 'Colour' photo file

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Cropping, straightening, exposure adjustment and minor technical adjustments are permitted in all categories.

Title of your 'Colour' photo

Description (optional)

Are you entering a photo in the 'Monochrome' category?

Add your 'Monochrome' photo file

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Cropping, straightening, exposure adjustment and minor technical adjustments are permitted in all categories.

Title of your 'Monochrome' entry

Description (optional)

Declaration by the entrant

By submitting this form I accept these conditions of entry: *

The Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) and the Friends of the ANBG will have the right to use any photograph in newsletters, websites and/or promotional material. All published images will be credited.
The Friends of the ANBG may retain possession of any prints exhibited in the competition.
The judges' decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The photographs I have entered were taken by me at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra between 30 August 2023 and 30 August 2024. *

I have respected the restrictions of the Australian National Botanic Gardens as set out in the Visitor Code. *

There are no recognisable people in my photos. *

Submitted by *

Role or position *

Date of entry *

Position or role description *

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