Little Sydney Lives photography competition

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

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Entries now closed

  • Exhibition: Thursday 14 September to Sunday 8 October 2023.

Pictured above: Reflections in an Erko Window, Waiaria Macedone-Hunt (2022 Little Sydney Lives winner, age 8 to 12 years).

Photography competition and exhibition 2023

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 14 September to 8 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 14 September.