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Take your shot at the 2024 Hunter Photography Prize

Rubberneckers. Picture by David Williams
Sunrise surfer at the Cowrie Hole. Picture by Stephanie Bamford
The golden views. Picture by Adam Wolfenden
Elbows. Picture by Mitchell Webb
Nobbys Head in the cloud. Picture by Anna McKendry
Summer Holiday. Picture by Sandra Hutton
Vacy Country Carnival. Picture by Matt Alexander
Mirrored Reflection. Picture by Flynn Burrage
Clouded Mind. Picture by Jake McCormack
Footprints in the Sand. Picture by Mark Eastham
Grainy Summer Day at Nobbys. Picture by Jack Thomas Lynch
Pat. Picture by Angelo Cosgayon
Ahh, Summer. Picture by Debra Payne
Silver lining. Picture by Kathryn Campsie
Sudden impact. Picture by David Chung
Rip and John. Picture by Brock McFadyen
Posers on the arcade. Picture by Peter Vorlicek
Beach fishing. Picture by Andrew Roberts
Alex loves rainbows. Picture by Em Warren
Trapped. Picture by Nicole Halton
Late afternoon. Picture by Dianne English
Morning fog at Cessnock. Picture by Megan Williams
Mother and calf. Picture by Lee Matthews
First visit after lockdown. Picture by David Williams
Feet in the air. Picture by Katrina Ward
Lola. Picture by Belinda Nadin
Please let me play outside. Picture by Christine Rutter
Storm swell. Picture by Richard Hogan
Ripples. Picture by Lauren Fletcher
Merewether Ocean Baths. Picture by Kutay Kizildag
Airshow. Picture by Jennifer Carrigan
The lure makers hands. Picture by Jen Newman

RECKON you can cram 1000 words or more into a single photograph?

Merewether's Adam Wolfenden drew on his years of surfing and passion for the ocean to capture an incredible shot of an unnamed surfer dropping into a wave amid a dramatic sea spray bathed in golden afternoon light, taking out the 2023 Hunter Photography Prize.

Now it's your turn - what will you capture?

The Newcastle Herald and other Australian Community Media newspapers across the Hunter are searching again for our best backyard photographer.

The annual Hunter Photography Prize is open to residents of the Hunter Region. As in previous years, to be eligible your main source of income cannot be derived from photography.

Photographs must either be taken in the region or feature Hunter people. You can take your pictures with anything ranging from a Box Brownie to your trusty smartphone. The overall winner will collect the 2024 Hunter Photography Prize.

Our judges will select the winner. The judges' decisions are final. A readers' choice award will be voted via newcastleherald.com.au.

A selection of entries will be published in print editions and/or on the websites of the Herald and other mastheads, including the Maitland Mercury, Port Stephens Examiner, Singleton Argus and Dungog Chronicle.

Winners receive camera prize packages from Domayne @ Harvey Norman Kotara. The judges' selection receives a Nikon Z 30 camera kit with an 16-50mm lens (valued at $988) while people's choice will receive a Canon EOS R50 with an 18-45mm lens kit ($978).

By entering the competition, a person is stating the photograph was taken by them and that they own the copyright. The photographer gives Australian Community Media and the associated titles permission to publish their submitted photographs in any form, including print, online, book, calendar or exhibition. The photographer retains the copyright.

How to enter

To enter email photoprize@austcommunitymedia.com.au (maximum five photos, as JPEG attachments).

Write your name and "Hunter Photography Prize" in the subject field.

All entries must list a title and the author's name, address, email address and phone contacts.

Please note that not all photo entries will be published. Photos must be minimum 500KB and maximum of 2MB. Australian Community Media reserves the right to crop a photograph.

The judges will include Newcastle Herald editor Lisa Allan, Herald senior deputy editor Matt Carr, Herald senior photographer Simone De Peak, Herald news director Jamieson Murphy, Herald journalist Simon McCarthy and Hunter Communities editor Donna Sharpe.

The competition closes at 5pm on Thursday January 25, 2024. Winners will be named in print and online on the following two Saturdays.

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