Now in it’s sixth year, the savewater! photography competition calls both aspiring and professional photographers to get snapping and capture imagery that depicts the value of water as the key focus.

There are three categories of entry:

• Open (general public)
• Senior student (13 to 17 years of age)
• Junior student (up to 12 years of age)

Entries are judged on portrayal of the theme ’Celebrating the value of water’ as well as photographic quality, including composition, creativity and artistic quality, visual impact and technical competence.

Photographs must be submitted in JPEG or TIF format. Entrants are allowed to submit a maximum of three photographs, with each photograph only permitted to be entered once and in one category only.

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility

Entry is open to all schools and individuals from all over the world.

Prize

• Open category:
Winner: 15-inch: 2.3GHz MacBook Pro valued at $2,000
Runner-up: Adobe Lightroom valued at $200

• Senior student category:
Winner: NIKON D5200 digital SLR camera with 18-55mm lens kit valued at $999
Runner-up: Adobe Lightroom valued at $200

• Junior student:
Winner: Canon PowerShot A4000 IS Digital Camera valued at $150
Runner-up: iPod shuffle valued at $55

• People’s Choice award (public vote from the judge’s selected short-list):
Winner: iPad mini valued at $370
Runner up: iTunes voucher valued at $50