Every Australia Day thousands of people line the banks of our Swan River with cameras in tow to capture the 30 minute Skyworks fireworks display that lights up our skyline.

Once again, the City of Perth is inviting all budding photographers to submit their favourite Australia Day photos in the City of Perth Skyworks Photo Competition.

Some great prizes are up for grabs and winning images will be featured in this publication for the 2013 City of Perth Australia Day Skyworks.

Congratulations to our winner in 2011 Anthony Navasa for his iconic shot of the display (see right).

Images must be taken on Australia Day at City of Perth Skyworks however the subject of the photo is optional.

Perhaps it is the high energy Air BP Air Show that captures your eye, or the energy of the bands around the river or a snapshot of the people that make the Skyworks the great event it is, all are welcome.

And then of course, it is the Skyworks themselves at 8pm Skyworks that offer some fantastic views of our great city at the biggest Australia day event in the country.

Photographers must have permission of any talent used (with the exception of if they are performing or competing as part of the Skyworks activities) and images must be submitted as jpegs (with the file size being between 1mb and 5mb.)

Competition opens on Australia Day and closes on Monday 13 February. The competition will be drawn on Mon 20th Feb. The winner will be announced thereafter.

Photos must be no larger than 5mb and emailed to: skyworks@cityofperth.wa.gov.au

Guidelines

• City of Perth Skyworks photo competition organized by the City of Perth will run from the 26 January– 13 February 2012.
• The competition is open to everyone – excluding City of Perth employees and their relatives, event sponsors and event contractors.
• Entry to the competition is free.
• Entry is open to photographic images created by individuals, teams and school groups.
• School groups entering should agree to apply the normal school guidelines appropriate to supervision and behavior of students during the production of their image.
• Any type of camera may be used.
• Any style/genre of photography is accepted.
• Entrants must attach their image in an email that is sent to skyworks@cityofperth.wa.gov.au
• The email must also include contact details (name, phone and email) of the photographer.
• Consent must be sought from models that are the main focus of any image submitted.
• Parental consent must be sought if images submitted feature children.
• Consent forms, granting permission for images to be reproduced and used in a manner the City of Perth feels appropriate, must be completed and included with all entries.
• The following formats are accepted for online submission: .JPG (minimum size 1 MB or 300 dpi, maximum 5MB)
• The entrants with the winning submission will be informed via email and will be contacted by phone.
• The prize must be collected by the winning entrant from Council House, Perth.
• A selection of images will be used on the City of Perth’s Skyworks website, in City of Perth promotional material (including the 2013 Skyworks liftout) and could be exhibited on the Northbridge Piazza Screen.
• Entrants must agree with these competition rules and guidelines in order to submit an entry to the Skyworks photo competition.

Rules

1. Each image submitted for entry (by email) into the competition must be an original image produced by the entrant.
2. The following formats are accepted for online submission: .JPG (minimum size 1 MB or 300 dpi, maximum 5MB)
3. Entries must clearly address the defined categories and their related briefs
4. All entries must be submitted by 4pm 13 February 2011
5. City of Perth employees and their relatives are restricted from entering the photo competition.
6. Consent must be sought from models that are the main focus of any image submitted.
7. Parental consent must be sought if images submitted feature children (under 18 years old).
8. Winning submissions must be able to prove they have consent of any children (under 18) featured in the photograph.
9. By submitting your entry to the Skyworks photographic competition the photographer retains full copyright of the work including the right to copy, show, exhibit, telecast, broadcast, advertise, market and disseminate the image throughout the world via any medium (existing or to be invented) and to sell, license and assign any or all of the foregoing rights to a third party.
10. By submitting your entry to the Skyworks photographic competition the photographer grants the City of Perth the following non-exclusive rights to the image in perpetuity: to copy, show, exhibit, broadcast, advertise, market and disseminate the image throughout the world via any medium (existing or to be invented) and to sell, license and assign any or all of the foregoing right to a third party. Note that the photographer will be accredited by the City of Perth.
11. Prize is not negotiable or transferable. The decision of the judges is final. Prizes will be delivered to winners at preferable times and locations.
12. The entrant indemnifies the competition organisers from any loss, injury or damage that may occur in the production of their image.
13. Entrants must agree to the official rules to submit an entry.
14. The best image will be judged by City of Perth Skyworks Coordinators.
15. Images should be emailed to skyworks@cityofperth.wa.gov.au