Entries closed: Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2021
Entries have closed in Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2021 presented by Fujifilm. Now in its 13th year, the competition has uncovered and helped boost the careers of numerous aspiring and emerging photographers in Australia and New Zealand. Shortlisting and judging will begin shortly.
The prize pool for 2021 and currently stands at over $30,000 in cash and prizes. The overall winner, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2021, will receive with a Fujifilm X-T4 and XF18-135mm lens valued at $4,578, from our major sponsor, Fujifilm. The competition's overall runner-up will receive a Fujifilm X100V valued at $2,349, also from Fujifilm. Each category winner will win $1,000 cash, bringing the cash prize for this year's competition to $9,000. A full list of all the prizes up for grabs can be seen here.
There are two new portfolio categories in 2021, Black and White and Open. The Open category, is an open-themed section and is aimed at images that do not fit in any of the other categories.
As always, one of the things that sets this competition apart from most others around the world is that it's judged by an impressive array of some of the most respected professional photographers from Australia, and around the globe. Last year, more than 30 judges were involved in helping to determine the winners. And this year the panel is even bigger, with 38 leading photographers and industry experts on board! Scross down for the impressive list.
2021 judging panel
Abigail Varney – abigailvarney.com
Adam Ferguson –adamfergusonstudio.com
Adrian Cook – www.adriancookphotography.com
Alex Cearns – www.houndstoothstudio.com.au
Anthony KcKee – www.anthonymckee.com.au
Art Streiber – www.artstreiber.com
Ashley Gilbertson – www.ashleygilbertson.com
Belinda Richards – www.frogdogstudios.com.au
Cade Martin – www.cademartin.com
Daniel Berehulak – www.danielberehulak.com
Ed Kashi – www.edkashi.com
Gary Knight – www.garyknight.org
Greg Gorman – www.gormanphotography.com
Ignacio Palacios – www.iptravelphotography.com.au
Jason Ierace – www.jasonierace.com
John Gollings – www.gollings.com.au
John Stanmeyer – www.stanmeyer.com
Leah King-Smith – staff.qut.edu.au/staff/l.king-smith
Michael Cook – www.michaelcook.net.au
Michael Grecco – www.michaelgrecco.com
Mridula Amin – www.mridulaamin.com
Paul Hoelen – www.paulhoelen.com
Paula Bronstein – paulaphoto.com
Ponch Hawkes – www.ponchhawkes.com
Rachel Mounsey – rachelmounsey.com.au
Randal Ford – www.randalford.com
Renee Byer – www.reneecbyer.com
Richard Wood – www.richardwood.co.nz
Robert Coppa – www.robertcoppa.com
Sally Brownbill – www.thebrownbilleffect.com
Sarah Rhodes – www.sarahrhodes.com
Sean Izzard – www.seanizzard.com
Steve Wise – www.27creative.com.au
Tajette O’Halloran – www.tajetteohalloran.com
Tim Griffith – www.timgriffith.com
Tony Hewitt – www.tonyhewitt.com
Wayne Quilliam – aboriginal.photography
William Long – www.longshots.com.au
Head to the Profile section of the website to see a selection of work by this unbelievably talented bunch!
Categories
- Animal (Portfolio: 3 images)
- Architecture (Portfolio: 3 images)
- Art (Portfolio: 3 images)
- Black and White (NEW) (Portfolio: 3 images)
- Documentary (Portfolio: 5 images)
- Open (NEW) (Portfolio: 3 images)
- Landscape (Portfolio: 3 images)
- Portrait (Portfolio: 3 images)
- Single Shot (1 image)
Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers is brought to you by our major sponsor Fujifilm, along with the following category sponsors: The Brownbill Effect, Cyclorama Projects, Nisi Filters, Spicers, WD, SanDisk, and BenQ.
