ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE AWARDS
The Landscape Awards |
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The Landscape Awards is looking for Australia and New Zealand's most talented landscape photographers. While the Awards celebrate the work of local photographers, images can be captured anywhere in the world. The Landscape Awards is hosted by Australian Photography and the top images will be celebrated in our June-July 2027 edition (available May). |
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Who can enter? |
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The Landscape Awards is open to residents and citizens of Australia and New Zealand. Amateur and professional photographers can enter. For the purposes of the competition a resident is defined as someone who has lived in Australia or New Zealand for at least six months at the time of entering this competition. |
What can you enter? |
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The Landscape Awards is a celebration of landscape photography, both in natural and human-influenced environments. Images containing people or animals are welcome in the competition, though the landscape should always be the main focus of your image. |
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Only minimal image editing is allowed. Images must have been entirely captured with a camera (digital, film or phone camera). Images created or edited using generative artificial intelligence cannot be entered. Check our terms and conditions for more information. |
Entry pricing and deadlines |
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All prices in Australian dollars (AUD). |
| Early Bird – on now | $25 per entry Ends Sunday 6 December 2026 |
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| Standard | $33 per entry 7 December 2026 to 24 January 2027 |
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| Last minute | $38 per entry 25 January to 28 February 2027 |
Artificial intelligence (AI) |
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This is a photography competition, so every image you enter must be a real photograph, captured with a camera (digital, film or phone) by you. |
| Not allowed | Images created or edited with generative AI – any tool that generates new content, such as adding, removing, replacing or extending parts of your photo, or creating an image from a text prompt. Images made wholly or partly using 3D or illustration processes. |
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| Allowed | AI noise reduction and AI sharpening, as long as your image still faithfully represents the photograph you captured. | |
| Checking entries | We may ask for your original files, including RAW files and frames taken before and after your image, to confirm it is authentic. If you can't supply them, or we can't verify the image, it may be disqualified. |
Image editing |
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Only limited image editing is allowed. Adjustments may be made to cropping, noise, sharpness, saturation, luminance, colour temperature, tone and contrast, including dodging and burning and black-and-white conversions. Cloning of dust spots, scratches, and minor distractions is permitted. Digital lens and perspective correction is permitted. |
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Images must be single capture, not composites, with the following exceptions: stitched panoramas, focus stacks and HDR images (in these cases multiple images may be captured at the same location and merged to form a single image). In-camera multiple exposures may be entered. Competition organisers reserve the right to request original RAW files, and to disqualify any image if they feel it lacks authenticity due to over-manipulation. |
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Check the Terms & Conditions for more information. |
Image preparation |
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About the categories |
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There are four categories in The Landscape Awards: Landscape, Seascape, Urban and Aerial. You can enter one or more categories as many times as you like. |
| Landscape | This category is for photographs of inland landscapes, from lowlands to alpine regions. People and animals may be included in this category, but they should not be the primary focus of the image. Aerial images are not allowed. | |
| Seascape | This category is for photographs of areas where water is a key element. Subjects may include the coast and ocean, lakes, rivers, etc. People and animals may be included in this category, but they should not be the primary focus of the image. Images may be captured anywhere in the world. Aerial images are not allowed. | |
| Urban | This category is for photographs captured in urban environments, including cities and towns. The main subject in your image should depict the built environment or an element of it. Aerial images are not allowed. | |
| Aerial | This category is for photographs captured from an elevated position; for example from a drone, aircraft, or elevated structure such as a building or bridge. Images may include wilderness, rural, suburban or urban scenes. |
How many times can I enter? |
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You can enter as many times as you like, in as many categories as you like. |
Terms & conditions |
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You can find our terms and conditions here. The terms and conditions contain important information about the competition – please read them before entering. |
Prizes |
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Winners and Runners-Up will share in a total prize pool of more than $29,000, including $8,000 cash. For more information about prizes click here. |
Results and recognition |
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Winners, runners-up, and top entries in each category will be published in Australian Photography. Announcements will also be made online at australianphotography.com and thelandscapeawards.com.au in May 2027. |
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Certificates of recognition will be emailed in May for entries that receive Commended, Highly Commended, Top 50, Top 40, Top 30, Top 20, Top 10, Runner-up or Winner awards. |
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Judges |
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The judging panel for The Landscape Awards will be announced in December 2026. |
Charity partner |
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$2 from each entry to The Landscape Awards will be donated to the Wilderness Society. |
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The Wilderness Society is powered by hundreds of thousands of people who are showing up to protect Australia's wild places. |
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Taking on destructive corporations to protect nature and wildlife is in the Wilderness Society's DNA. For nearly 50 years, the Wilderness Society has campaigned to protect unique species like WA's black cockatoos and wild places – from the tropical wonders of the Kimberley to Lutruwita / Tasmania's forests. |
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From the corridors of Canberra to the streets of your town, the Wilderness Society is taking on transnational corporations, rogue operators, and the armies of lobbyists and politicians who defend them. |
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If you'd like to join us in supporting the work of the Wilderness Society, please donate here. |
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About us |
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The Landscape Awards launched in 2022. The competition is run by Yaffa Media Pty Ltd, publisher of Australian Photography, Australia's most trusted photography media brand. |
Got a question? |
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Email us at [email protected] |
Our sponsors |
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The Landscape Awards is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors. |
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