Better Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year 2025

First Prize = $2000 Cash

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The Better Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year Award 2025 offers great prizes and is highly respected around the world on the competition circuit.

Every entry receives a judge’s comment to help you improve your photography. Many past entrants have noted how useful these comments have been!
Your photographs are professionally judged by three AIPP Grand Masters of Photography and every entry gets a score.

The best images will be awarded Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards.

We have three AIPP Grand Masters of Photography judging our competition because we want you to receive the benefit of genuine, professional experience. And we keep the same judges each year so you have consistency of judging and commentary. Plus, every entry gets a judge's comment to help you improve your work.

Categories:
- Emotive Portraiture
- Classic Landscapes
- Revealing Nature
- Open (Your Choice)

Results announced by 15 August 2025.

Prizes:

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First Prize = $2000 Cash

The overall Photo of the Year award will be selected by the judges from the 5 highest scoring portfolios, a portfolio being the top four scoring entries from an entrant. To be eligible, you will need to enter at least four entries (in which case you could also get your fifth entry free). The prize is AUS $2000 in cash to do with as you please! That should buy you a nice new camera, lens or monitor!

Four $750 Category Prizes
There are also four Category Prizes of $750, bringing the total cash prize pool up to $5000. The Category winners are selected from the top 5 highest scoring entries in each category.

Eligibility:

Non-Professional Photographer who earn less than $10,000 per year from photography. Photo must have been taken after 1 July 2019.

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

The Organiser acknowledges that You, the Entrant, retain full ownership of the copyright in each Entry.

Theme:

Portrait Nature Landscape Open Theme