Conditions of Entry

• Entry is open to professional photographers, emerging photographers, enthusiasts and student photographers that live in Australia.
• All entries are to be a still work that has been substantially produced by photographic means. It must be A4 or 12 x 8” in size and must be mounted on white colour board. Combined thickness of mount and print must not exceed 4mm or 6mm if using a window mount.
• Entries may not be more than three (3) years old.
• Entrants must complete an entry form and may enter up to four (4) entries per section, and eight (8) entries in total. No two entries may be the same image or subject.
• Entry fees are $20 per entry. Payment must be made at the time of entry. Payments not cleared by 19 May, will not be judged or exhibited.
• All entries must have an identification label attached to the top left corner on the back of the art mount identifying the photographers name, entry title, section and category. There must not be any identifying markings on the front of the entry.
• Entrants must complete an online entry form and may enter up to four (4) entries per section, and eight (8) entries in total. No two entries may be the same image or subject.
• All elements of the work must be the work of the photographer. All aspects of the image must have been produced by the entrant or under the entrant’s direct instruction (including all post-processing and orienting work).
• The entrant must be the sole copyright holder and intellectual property owner of their entries in accordance with Australian law.
• Entries submitted to previous Henry Lawson Festival Photographic Competitions are ineligible for entry.
• All entries must be received by 5:00pm, Friday 19 May 2022. If entries are posted, they must be postmarked Friday 19 May 2022 to be eligible for entry into the competition.
• The Promoter reserves the right to reject any entries which it considers to be pornographic, inappropriate or that they believe infringe Australian law.
• Failure to abide by the eligibility conditions may render the entry ineligible and will not be judged or exhibited.
• A decision by the Promoter regarding an entry’s eligibility, and/or suitability pursuant to clause 12 is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Entries will be displayed in a public exhibition from 9 June 2023 to the 12 June 2023, however not all entries may be exhibited due to space restrictions. The Promoter reserves the right to choose and prioritise entries for exhibition.
• Copyright of entries remains with the entrant.
• All care will be taken with entries but the Promoter accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to entries.
• The entrant permits the Promoter and sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entry free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the competition and exhibition. This may include low resolution reproduction on the festival social media pages and related websites.