Jointly run by Realtionships Australia. Good prizes, runs to end June ONLY.
http://www.relationships.com.au/The blurb:
To celebrate Relationships Australia’s 60th anniversary this year and with the support of Credit Union Australia(CUA), you are invited to enter a photographic competition which is being held in conjunction with The Weekend Australian Magazine. Relationships Australia and The Weekend Australian Magazine are seeking images and words that illustrate the importance of relationships to readers.
Relationships can support us, irritate us, tear us apart or build us up and bring us joy. They can give us a sense of belonging or cause us to feel isolated and alone. Whether it’s between couples, between parents and children and grandchildren, friends or colleagues, relationships are central to our wellbeing.
Submit a photograph you have taken that captures an aspect of relationships and defines what matters most to you or others.
Add up to 150 words explaining the picture and the circumstances in which it was taken. For some, the photograph will record a moment of connection within a family; for others, it will capture loss or sadness; for another, camaraderie with colleagues or team-mates, or an observation of a relationship from a distance. So send us your images and your words (details on how to enter are found at the end of this page).
The best entries will appear on The Weekend Australian website and the top 12 will be reproduced in the magazine in July. Relationships Australia plans to publish selected photos in a commemorative book next year.
From its early days as the Marriage Guidance Council, assisting families after the devastation of World War II, Relationships Australia has been helping Australians improve their wellbeing by building better relationships. It has diversified – hence the change of name to Relationships Australia in 1994.
Today, Relationships Australia is one of the largest not-for-profit providers of relationship and family support services and assists more than 100,000 people each year.
The What Matters Most competition allows all Australians to participate in Relationships Australia’s milestone birthday.
How to enter
Please refer to the entry form for the competition which will appear in The Weekend Australian Magazine each weekend from 31 May to 21 June. To enter by post, send your unframed photograph (no larger than 10cm x 8cm), and 150 word description to: What Matters Most, The Weekend Australian Magazine, PO Box 211, Eastern Suburbs MC, NSW 2004. To enter by email, send your high-resolution jpeg at 300dpi and under 5MB, along with your 150 word description to
whatmattersmost@theaustralian.com.au. Entries close on June 26 and the winners will be announced in the July 19-20 issue.
Include your name, address, email and day and night telephone numbers. Find the full terms and conditions in the public notices section of the May 31 -June 1 issue of The Weekend Australian.
The Prizes
Total prize value is $10,000. The major prizewinner will receive a cash prize of $5000 courtesy of CUA plus an Olympus camera valued at $850. The three runners-up will also receive an Olympus camera valued at $850. The eight other finalists will each receive a Brother DCP-350C multi-function photo printer valued at $199. Winners will be advised by telephone and mail and their names published in The Weekend Australian on July 19-20.
The Judges
Anne Hollonds is national vice-president and CEO of Relationships Australia, NSW.
Greg Weight is a Sydney-based photographer specialising in fine art photography and portraiture.
Christine Westwood is the picture editor of The Weekend Australian Magazine.
