2025 Photography Competition - Capturing Connections

Let your photo start a conversation.

This year’s theme, Capturing Connections, invites you to explore what connection looks like in your community and why it matters. Held in support of R U OK? Day, this competition highlights the importance of staying connected, checking in with one another, and creating spaces where people feel seen, supported, and valued.

We’re looking for images that show genuine moments of connection — whether it's a shared chat, a helping hand, time spent together, or small acts of kindness that remind us we're not alone.

Why This Matters:
Social engagement plays a vital role in mental wellbeing. By showcasing what connection looks like in everyday life, we can encourage more people to reach out, listen, and support each other — not just on R U OK? Day, but every day.

Who Can Enter?
Open to all ages and abilities — professionals, hobbyists, or anyone who enjoys capturing moments that matter.
Selected images will be showcased in a community exhibition and shared across our social media platforms. 

Prizes: 1st Place $250
2nd Prize:$150
People Choice: $100 (voted on evening)

To Enter:
CLICK HERE to submit your entry through our Google Form. Please note: Limited to 2 entries per person.

Entries Close: 8th August, 2025  4pm Friday
Exhibition Opening: Thursday 11 September
Where: Highett Neighbourhood House
Time: 5.30 to 6.30pm
Complimentary Canapes. Bubbles available at bar prices. 

Proudly supported by Community Bank Highett,

322-324 Highett Rd, Highett  9555 6055

Terms & Conditions:

1. Competition in 2025 is for photography only.

2. Entrants must live and reside in Victoria, Australia only.

3. The submitted entry must represent our theme in 2025 of “Capturing Connections”.

4. Submissions must be less than 10 MB each.

5. Entrants are responsible for submitting their entry in the correct format as outlined on the entry form. Highett Neighbourhood House takes no responsibility if an incorrectly formatted submission is not depicted properly for judging.

6. Submissions will be displayed on the Highett Neighbourhood Community House and Hampton Community Centre website, social media, and marketing platforms and exhibited at our exhibition evening. Submissions must be appropriate to be displayed on a public website.  A photo that Highett Neighbourhood Community House and Hampton Community Centre deem inappropriate will not be displayed.

7. Submissions will be accepted from 14th July 2025 – 4pm and close 8th August 2025 - 4pm. Submissions will not be accepted after this date.

8. Entrants can be of any age.

9. Submission must have been taken or created by the entrant and no other.

10. Entry must be through the online submission form.

11. Maximum 2 entries per person. Each photo requires its own submission form. 

12. The submitted photo must not be copyrighted in any way or replicated from a website.

13. Entrants and/or parents/guardians authorise Highett Neighbourhood Community House and Hampton Community Centre to share your photo entry, your first name, and description of the photo on the Highett Neighbourhood Community House and Hampton Community Centre website and Highett Neighbourhood Community House and Hampton Community Centre Facebook and Instagram pages. Photos may be reproduced for this event’s promotional purposes, including print and digital formats.

14. Submissions will be displayed for members to view at Highett Neighbourhood Community House and/or Hampton Community Centre.

15. The winners will be announced on the evening of 11th September 2025 and publicly announced on Facebook, Instagram, our website and by email Friday 12 September.

16. First photography prize: $250. Second prize: $150. People’s Choice prize: $100. The judge’s decision is final.

17. The winning entrant will be chosen from the local Bayside City Council or the City of Kingston council districts only. All areas of Victoria are welcome to enter and will be eligible for the People’s Choice voting selection.

18. People’s Choice will be judged by the community on the evening of the Photography exhibition, 11th September 2025. The winner will be announced at the exhibition and awards night: 11th September 2025.