Image - 2022 Head On Student Awards Finalist Maggie Naughton
ABOUT HEAD ON STUDENT AWARDS
The Head On Student Awards are open to Australia’s young photographers from kindergarten to year 12. There is no theme and you can enter work of any photographic genre or style – flex your creativity!
AUD$1 entry fee per photo
Entry deadline: Sunday 27 August 11.59pm (Sydney time)
The Head On Student Awards is one of four categories of the Head On Photo Awards. Since 2004 we have been helping photographers all over the world to create, exhibit and inspire, awarding over $800,000 in cash and prizes.
Banner photo: Erica Williams, 2022 Head On Student Awards Finalist
“Being a finalist and exhibitor in the Head On Photo Festival, I got to connect with photographers
with whom I am still in contact. Also being a finalist gets major street cred.”
Krystle Ricci – Portrait Award Finalist 2018
STUDENT AWARDS
Who can enter?
The Head On Student Awards are open to Australia’s young photographers from kindergarten to year 12.
What can you enter?
There is no theme and work entered can be of any photographic genre.
See more: Past student Awards winners
Finalists and winners
20 finalists
1 winner
2 runners-up
Prizes:
The overall winner will receive AUD$500 cash.
The winner and runners-up receive:
12 month subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud (valued at $960)
a $300 book pack from Photobook Australia
and annual subscriptions to Australian Geographic, Better Photography, and PhotoReview magazines
Major category prize by Adobe
The 2023 Head On Photo Awards (Portrait, Landscape, Environmental, and Student) winners shared a massive prize pool inexcess of $70,000, including $30,500 in cash. All 120 finalists had their work exhibited in print in Head On Photo Festival 2023!
Benefits for all finalists (all categories)
Head On Student Awards 2023 finalists certificate
their printed image will be included in the ever-popular Finalists exhibition at Head On Photo Festival 2023
inclusion in the Head On Photo Awards 2023 book publication at no additional cost
12-month subscription to PhotoReview magazine
a dedicated webpage on headon.org.au
Head On pursues further exhibition/publication opportunities