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Competition Opens 1 July 2020
4 Categories To Win!

While there's only one overall winner, we have four popular categories with a first prize of $750 each. Choose from Emotive Portraits, Classic Landscapes, Exotic Travel and Revealing Nature.

$750 CASH PRIZE PER CATEGORY

Polly Fenton 2019 Overall Winner and Emotive Portraiture Category Winner

HOW WELL WILL YOU GO THIS YEAR?
Gold, Silver or Bronze?

Our competition is designed to encourage you. The majority of entries score Bronze or higher, indicating that the judges can see sparks of brilliance or potential in your entries. However, the real aim is to earn Silver because this means you truly have reached professional standards. And Gold? Only a few reach these heights because you really have impressed all three of the judges - and that's to be congratulated.

Enter four images, get the 5th one free!

Christian Vizl 2019 Revealing Nature Category Winner

3 Expert Judges

Better Photography Magazine is the only competition in the world where all the judges are AIPP Grand Masters of Photography. All three are also professional photographers who have been invited to judge around the world in both professional and enthusiast competitions.

SCORES THAT REALLY MEAN SOMETHING

Marcel van Balken 2019 Creative Flair Category Winner

BEST VALUE PHOTO COMPETITION
$20 Entry & Every 5th Free!

The competition costs just AUS $20 (around US $14) to enter and for every four entries you receive a fifth entry for free. So, enter four images for $80 and get a fifth entry on us. Enter another four entry and your tenth is free too! And remember, every entry is individually judged using our state-of-the-art system, plus you receive a score and a comment as well!

Entries close 15 August 2020 - enter now!

Kent Olsson 2019 Exotic Travel Category Winner

MORE THAN A COMPETITION!
A Learning Experience

Every entry receives a short comment about how their photograph has gone and how the judges think it could be improved. Many photographers enter just for the feedback as it is incredibly useful - how often do you get to show your work to a Grand Master of Photography and receive a comment?

Comments are available after judging completes

Allen Koppe 2019 Classic Landscape Category Winner

$5000 TOTAL CASH PRIZES
$2000 OVERALL FIRST PRIZE

This year, we're sharing the love around a little more! Now there are four $750 category prizes and one overall $2000 first prize. While the prize money is helpful, it's the award and the recognition that most entrants will relish the most!

Don't forget - entries close 15 August 2020

Alain Schroeder 2019 Incredible Sport Category Winner

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A World-Leading Photo Competition Offering Both Advice And Prestige
Enter Here! Entries Close 15 August 2020
(or late entries to 22 August 2020)

The Better Photography Magazine Photo of the Year Award 2020 offers great prizes and is highly respected around the world on the competition circuit.

  • Every entry receives a judge’s comment to help you improve your photography. Many past entrants have noted how useful these comments have been!
  • Your photographs are professionally judged by three AIPP Grand Masters of Photography and every entry gets a score.
  • The best images will be awarded Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards.
  • There are four exciting Category Awards, each with a first prize of $750.
  • And then there’s the prestigious Better Photography Magazine Photo of the Year 2020 Award with a AUS $2000 cash prize!
  • Entries are open from 1 July 2020!
  • Results announced by 30 September 2020.

Get Professional Feedback!

We have three AIPP Grand Masters of Photography judging our competition because we want you to receive the benefit of genuine, professional experience. And we keep the same judges each year so you have consistency of judging and commentary. Plus, every entry gets a judge's comment to help you improve your work.

Worldwide Audience

Our entrants come from the Americas, Europe, Russia, Asia and Oceania. So while we're an Australian based competition, now in its 14th year, we welcome international participation!

Every 5th Entry Is Free!

Entries are still just AUS $20 each (approximately US $14, depending on the exchange rate). However, for every four photos you enter, you get one entry free! So this is why we say every fifth entry is free!

Categories:

  1. Emotive Portraiture
  2. Classic Landscapes
  3. Exotic Travel
  4. Revealing Nature

All entrants may need to create a new account as (once again!) we have a new judging system and database, unless you have also entered the International Landscape Photographer of the Year Award (in which case you use the same username and password). 

Don't Delay - Enter Now

Entries are now open - so challenge yourself? How many Bronze awards can you earn? How many Silver? Or is there a chance you could earn an elusive Gold?