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.
Polly Fenton 2019 Overall Winner and Emotive Portraiture Category Winner
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.
Christian Vizl 2019 Revealing Nature Category Winner
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.
Marcel van Balken 2019 Creative Flair Category Winner
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!
Kent Olsson 2019 Exotic Travel Category Winner
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?
Allen Koppe 2019 Classic Landscape Category Winner
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!
Alain Schroeder 2019 Incredible Sport Category Winner
The Better Photography Magazine Photo of the Year Award 2020 offers great prizes and is highly respected around the world on the competition circuit.
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.
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!
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!
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?
