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Now in its 10th year, the Australian Museum’s Up Close & Spineless Photographic Competition is once again calling on photographers of all ages to get snapping! The competition is open to all ages.
Focus your lens on some of the smallest spineless creatures lurking in the bush,
beach or backyard and you could win $600 in photography supplies. There are more than 5 million species of invertebrates – animals without a backbone – offering plenty of scope for wildly unique and creative photographic entries.
From beetles, bugs and bluebottles to caterpillars and grasshoppers – you can help showcase the mysterious world of these tiny creatures and show everyone that you don’t need a spine to look good on camera!
Australian Museum Photographer, Stuart Humphreys, says invertebrates offer an ideal subject for close up photography with the magnification giving the opportunity for a unique perspective of a tiny creature that cannot be obtained by looking at it with the naked eye.
There are four competition categories – Primary School, Secondary School, Open
and Professional.
Judging is based on a range of criteria including interesting animal behavior, aesthetics, unusual or rare species along with high technical standards such as sharpness and correct exposure.
Entry costs just $10 for the school categories and $15 for the Open and Professional categories with the winners in each category receiving a $600 voucher for photography supplies.
A selection of the best images will go on display at the Australian Museum in October.
To enter the 2011 competition and for more information, please visit
www.australianmuseum.net.au/UpClose/
Entries close Friday 9 September 2011.
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