Little Sydney Lives

Photography competition and exhibition for budding photographers aged 3 to 12 years.

A close-up of a soccer ball just before it hits the ground in front of a child's feet.

Applications are now closed

Key dates:

  • Applications open: Friday 29 April
  • Applications close: 11:59pm, Tuesday 24 May Sydney time
  • Exhibition: Thursday 15 September to Sunday 9 October

Photography competition and exhibition 2022

Junior photographers, show us your world.

We invite budding photographers aged 3 to 12 years to enter the Little Sydney Lives photography competition.

Fantastical, botanical, sibling-rivalrous, splashy or routine – we’re looking for stirring images that reveal what our young residents find intriguing.

Celebrating the unique viewpoint of Sydney’s young people, Little Sydney Lives will culminate in a large-format outdoor gallery displaying the works of 20 junior photographers from 15 September to 9 October.

The prizes

Entries will be judged in 2 age categories: 3 to 7 years and 8 to 12 years. The grand prize winner in each category will receive a gift valued at $500. The runner-up prize winner in each category will receive a gift valued at $250. Winners will be announced on the opening night of the exhibition, Thursday 15 September.