The Greens Animals in the Wild photo competition and exhibition has returned for its 6th year to encourage people to shoot with a camera, not with a gun. The competition runs annually as a positive counter to the Sporting Shooters Association’s arms fair ‘Huntfest’ which this year has been cancelled following years of local and international opposition.
Animals in the Wild will be judged by renowned Australian photographer Rex Dupain, with a special category for children under 16, and the winners to be announced at Gallery Bodalla over the June long weekend.
A $100 voucher will be awarded to the winners of each category:
- The image that most evokes a connection with an animal in the wild in Australia
- The most beautiful image of a bird in the wild in Australia
- The image that best shows the beauty and diversity of our precious native forests
- The image that conveys the threats facing native animals in Australia, including the reality of habitat destruction from logging and land clearing, hunting, and guns and killing culture in Australia
- The most beautiful image of an animal in the wild photographed by a photographer aged 16 years or under.
Entries close Sunday 19 May:
Greens MP and Firearms and Forests Spokesperson David Shoebridge said: “We’re celebrating the sixth year of the Animals in the Wild photo competition and exhibition.
“We began Animals in the Wild as a positive way to campaign against Huntfest which we are glad to see has been cancelled, following years of community pressure.
“This makes this years’ competition particularly special, as we once again encourage people to shoot nature with a camera, not with a gun.
“We’re also refocusing the competition to include the beauty of our native forests in recognition of their key role as habitat for native animals and to highlight the threats they face from logging and land clearing.
“We can’t wait to see your photos of seals, koalas, powerful owls, forest gullies and nature at its most spectacular,” Mr Shoebridge said.
