Photo Competition

Photo Competition Entry Form

Entry is open for our #VicBioCon27 photo competition

Let loose your creative side or make use of all those field hours to showcase the beauty and charm of Victoria’s biodiversity - and go in the running to win a prize.

To enter, submit your photo to the VicBioCon 2027 Photo Competition Entry Form OR Email us your submission at vicbiocon@gmail.com.

Categories

 

  1. “Rooted in Nature” - showcasing Victorian flora & fungi

  2. “Wild Encounters” - showcasing Victorian fauna

  3. “Far Horizons” - Victorian ecosystems & landscapes

  4. “The Unseen World” - small organisms & macro/microscope photography

  5. “Nature’s Connections” - ecological interactions (eg. pollination, symbiosis, predation)

  6. “Beneath the Surface” - Aquatic biodiversity, including freshwater, marine and wetland ecosystems

Terms and Conditions

One photo per category is permitted per individual.

​Generative AI entries are not permitted.

Entries will be displayed publically during the conference for attendees to vote on.

Committee members are ineligible to win prizes but may still enter their photos.

​Entrants should follow the ethical terms and conditions for wildlife photography, courtesy of Doug Gimesy.

#VicBioCon26 Photo Competition Winners

  • Category 1: 'Seeds and Spores'

    Thomas Ottenhoff

    Life between the stones

  • Category 2: 'Call of the Wild'

    Shuqiao Zhang

    To survive

  • Category 3: 'Far Horizons'

    Paul Gibson

    Upper Murray

  • Category 4: 'Secret Lives'

    Ricardo Simao

    Amegilla bee

  • Category 5: 'I Spy'

    Cate Oldham

    I’m just here for the ants

  • Category 6: 'Time Flies'

    Ryan Matthew Fisher

    Embrace