Queensland newspaper Summer Festival of Photography competition.

The newspaper began the festival at the beginning of summer (November 2009) with a series of contestable categories such as “Summer Holidays”, “Water“. The final category is “Your Choice” and closes on February 1.

For some categories the paper received more than 1200 entries and the quality of many shots has made it difficult for judges to choose a winner and limit the award honours. Top entrants have their image mounted in a frame while the best 50 entries from each category go into the Hall of Fame and the winner receives a Summer Festival of Photography certificate.

All the images are meant to celebrate Queensland and the state’s amateur photographers have revealed much of Queensland’s wild, crawling, beautiful and watery sides.

Winner of the Creature…

If you want to celebrate your great travel images, consider entry into Intrepid’s annual Travel Photography Competition.

Intrepid, Lonely Planet Images and Kathmandu have announced their annual competition yet again in 2010 with entries closing on 30 June. The competition is open to anyone, both pro and amateur, to submit photos that embody the travelling spirit. Categories include real life experiences, landscapes, icons and families. Winners receive prizes such as Kathmandu Travel Gear vouchers, Lonely Planet titles and Intrepid tours.

Previous winners include David Lazar’s prayer image in Egypt and Sudip Roychoudhury’s photograph of women washing in India.

DiverPhotoGuide.com and Wetpixel.com in association with 4TH ANNUAL DEEP INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL UNDERWATER PHOTO COMPETITION with over 35,000 dollars worth of prizes that include photography equipment, diving gear, and premium dive travel packages. In March 2010, a Deep Indonesia Expo will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia, where the winning photographs will be exhibited.

Underwater photographers will compete in different categories including a category on conservation and marine environment. Those interested must register at the contest rules give further details.

One of last year’s winning photographs by Gabriele Donati.

In anticipation of Australia Day 2010, the Australia Day Council of New South Wales has organized a photography competition intended to capture what it means to be a living Australian. Entitled ‘Living Australian 2010 Online Photography Campaign,’ the competition is open to all  Australian citizens who are in Australia or abroad and foreigners who have long term visas in Australia like residents, workers and students. The competition has four categories: My Landscape, My Life, My Sport and My Heroes.

Both professional and amateur photographers can join. contest website.

Entries like this one are published in the online gallery.