Opens November 2019
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The Head On Photo awards open for entries in November.
Prize pool of $50,000 in cash, product, software & photography exhibition as part of Head On Photo Festival 2019.
Middle Kingdoms – Wan Wah, Forbes NSW by Jasmine Poole, Head On Landscape Prize Winner
Four Categories
Portrait
Landscape
Mobile
Student*
Australian K-12
Judged Anonymously
Our anonymous judging ensures each work is selected solely on its merit rather than the celebrity of the photographer.
$600,000 in Prizes
Head On has awarded $600,000 in prizes and cash to photographers over the past 14 years
Photo Festival Exposure
Finalists works are exhibited in Sydney and promoted worldwide
Mama by Irmina Walczak & Sávio Freire, Head On Portrait Prize Winner
Tours Internationally
(past tours)
Photoville (New York)
Auckland Photo Festival
Indian Photo Festival
International Photo Festival Leiden (Holland)
Pingyao International Photography Festival (China)
Photo Independent Art Fair (Los Angeles)
Past Finalists
Andrew Quilty, Cesar Dezfuli, Daniella Zalcman, David Chancellor, Giles Clarke, Jarrad Seng, Murray Fredericks, Samantha Everton, Scarlett Coten, Stephen Dupont, Tamara Dean, William Yang, Robert McFarlane, Jouk Oosterhof, George Byrne, Ako Salemi, Morganna Magee, Greg Weight and more
Life in Color by Zay Yar Lin, Head On Mobile Prize Winner