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Head On Photo Awards 2026
Head On Photo Festival · Sydney, Australia
International photography awards in Portrait, Landscape and Exposure categories with a prize pool over AUD 80,000, open to photographers worldwide; exhibited at Head On Photo Festival, Sydney.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Photography
- Submission
- Online submission
About
The Head On Photo Awards are run by the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney and are open to photographers from anywhere in the world, in every style and at every stage of practice. The 2026 awards span three categories: Portrait, Landscape and Exposure, with category winners sharing a prize pool exceeding AUD 80,000.
Selected works are exhibited during the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney from 6 to 29 November 2026. Entries for 2026 closed on 23 August 2026 after an extension; the awards run annually.