Open Competition - Photography
Entries can be submitted online or dropped off at the Springdale Community Centre, Drysdale
together with a fully completed and signed entry form and fee.
Please ensure that all entries have a label placed on the top left-hand corner on back of mounting.
Accepted entries are subject to the competition Rules and Regulations as well as additional conditions, detailed below.
ENTRY FEE: $1.00 per entry (except students and aged care residents - free entry)
Entries Close: 20 February 2026 4pm
Additional Rules of Entry.
PHOTO SIZE: All photos to measure 6”x 8” (15cm x 20cm).
PRESENTATION: Photos must be presented securely mounted with matt board or on a thick black or white card. No other medium accepted Mount size is to be 8”x10” (20cm x 25cm) outside edge. Framed prints will not be accepted.
LABELLING REQUIREMENT: Label to attach to the top left corner on of the mount. Make sure that your name is not included on the mount.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Each person may enter up to 5 photos in each class. School age children are also permitted to enter any of the open classes.
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS: Photographs are to be collected from the Netball rooms between 3.30pm and 4pm on Show Day. If unable to collect in person please nominate someone to collect for you. Uncollected photos will not be kept.
OWNERSHIP: An entrant must be the creator of the photograph and not be a professional.
PEOPLES CHOICE; will be collected and collated on the day of the show.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Each person may enter up to five photos in each class. School age children are also permitted to enter any of the Open Classes.
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS: Photographs are to be collected from the Netball Rooms between 3.30pm and 4.00pm on show day. If unable to attend, nominate the person collecting your photo on your entry form. Any uncollected photos will not be kept.
PRIZES: All prizes are to be collected at the same time as the photographs from the Netball Rooms, Sunday 8th March
CARE: Care will be taken but NO liability will be accepted for loss or damage to exhibits.
DISPLAY: Entrants agree that their name and image title will be displayed on the front of the image when exhibited.
MEDIA: The committee reserves the right to reproduce any works in the media ie the press and television.
JUDGING: The Judge will be selected by the committee. The judge's decision will be final.
Photographs previously entered and exhibited in the Bellarine Agricultural Society Photography Section cannot be resubmitted.
The committee reserves the right to reject any work considered to be unsuitable or offensive.
5002 Landscape / Seascape
1. Prizes awarded 1st, with place cards for 2nd and 3rd
2. Colour or black and white.
3. Print label from the website, complete and attach to the top left corner on the back of the image mount.
5003 Rural Environment
1. Photographs must represent our rural/farming environment
2. Prizes awarded 1st, with place cards for 2nd and 3rd
3. Colour or black and white, in any theme featuring the rural environment.
4. Print label from the website, complete and attach to the top left corner on the back of the image mount.
5004 Monochrome
1. Prizes awarded 1st, with place cards for 2nd and 3rd
2. Colour or black and white or in varying tones of only one colour.
3. Please attach a completed label to the back of your mounted photograph in the top right-hand corner.
5005 Open
1. Any image that does not fit into any of the other categories
2. Prizes awarded 1st, with place cards for 2nd and 3rd
3. Colour or black and white
4. Please attach a completed label to the back of your mounted photograph in the top right-hand corner
5006 Dogs
1. Prizes awarded 1st, with place cards for 2nd and 3rd
2. Please attach a completed label to the back of your mounted photograph in the top right-hand corner
5007 Drone Photography
1. Any image taken using a drone
2. Prizes awarded 1st, with place cards for 2nd and 3rd
3. Colour or black and white
4. Please attach a completed label to the back of your mounted photograph in the top right-hand corner
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Visitors to the Bellarine Agricultural Show Photography Exhibition will have an opportunity to vote for their favourite photo.
Votes will be counted after 2:00pm and the prize awarded to the winner at 3:00pm on Show Day
The Photography Section would like to thank the following Sponsors
Camera and Photo, Ocean Grove
Springdale Community Centre