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PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Horsham Agricultural Show 2021

STEWARD: Bart Turgoose

JUDGE: Ross Barlow

SPONSOR: Horsham Finance

PRIZES
First, second and third placegetters in each class will receive a place card.

AWARDS
(Trophies/prizes tba)
JUNIOR
•     AGGREGATE PRIMARY STUDENT PHOTO
•     AGGREGATE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT PHOTO
•     AGGREGATE SPECIAL NEEDS PHOTO
SENIOR
•     AGGREGATE SPECIAL NEEDS PHOTO
•     AGGREGATE NOVICE PHOTO
•     AGGREGATE OPEN PHOTO
•     AGGREGATE ADVANCED PHOTO
•     BEST PHOTO OF SHOW

RULES
•   All photographs must be submitted online via https://bit.ly/3BosOIM
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•   Please include name, age (for children) and class description (see below) including novice, open etc.
•   Any photos of children must include a caregivers name and contact number for permission to use in a public
    forum. Failure to comply will see the photo disqualified.
•   Exhibitors may enter a maximum of three prints in each section and the original image must be the bona fide
    work of the exhibitor using a camera, iPad or smart phone.
•   Photographs submitted must not have previously taken a prize at the Horsham Show.

DEFINITION OF CLASSES
Local Landscape/Waterscape: Must be in the municipality of Horsham Rural City.
Land, Sea or Waterscape: A picture of natural scenery, which may include people, buildings or man-made
structures, provided these do not dominate the picture.
Human Portrait: To be of a person only.
An Animal Portrait: An image that clearly shows the features of one animal; may be a pet, farm animal, zoo animal
or native animal.
Nightscape: Shops, street, house, shed, outdoor scene etc. at night.
Astrophotography: Moon and stars
Sports Action: Any sports in motion on the field, oval, road or court.
Black & White ‘On the Farm’: Any contemporary photo of cropping, grazing, machinery or equipment.
Black & White 'Rural Rustic': This includes farm equipment, farm landscape, old fencing or shedding etc.
Macro Open Subject: Own choice of topic ie insect, grass, leaf, nature etc. 1:1 ratio.

AGE GROUPS & COMPETITOR LEVELS
JUNIOR SECTION - 17 years and under on Show Day
•    Primary School students
•    Secondary College students
•    Special Needs
SENIOR SECTION—18 years and over on Show Day
•    Special Needs
•    Novice
•    Open
•    Advanced

All photographs must be submitted online via www.bit.ly/3BosOIM
COMPETITOR LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS
A NOVICE: A beginner/amateur at photography and is and entrant who has not previously won an aggregate prize in
the novice section at the Horsham Show.

OPEN SECTION: Experience in photography, but not a professional photographer. Photographers who have won
the Novice Aggregate Award at a previous Horsham Show can only enter in the Open Section or Advanced
Photography classes.

ADVANCED SECTION: Photographers who have won the Open Class Aggregate award in previous Horsham
Shows or have had an acceptance in an APS National or PIAP International Photographic Competition can only
enter in the Advanced Photographer classes.
Any Photographers who have won the aggregate in the Advanced section may continue to enter the advanced
section only.

Classes listed are for all age groups and class descriptions

CLASSES
Class 1021 Local Landscape or Waterscape
Class 1022 Landscape/Seascape/Waterscape
Class 1023 Human Portrait
Class 1024 Animal Portrait
Class 1025 Nightscape
Class 1026 Astrophotography
Class 10119 Sports action
Class 10120 On the Farm (Black & White)
Class 10121 Rural Rustic (Black & White)
Class 10122 Macro - Open subject

VICTORIAN AGRICULTURAL SHOWS (V.A.S.) COMPETITION
Theme – Animal/s In Action
Winners of the junior and senior classes go to the Wimmera level for judging in November. The winner of the
Wimmera group (W.A.S.A.) will go on the state level.

V.A.S. Junior competition open to all student photographers (Primary and Secondary -17 and under) who reside
within the Horsham Municipality
V.A.S. Senior competition open to all adult photographers who reside within the Horsham Municipality

V.A.S. Competition Rules and Regulations
    Unframed.
    Print no larger than 20cm by 30cm.
    Must be mounted on thick card (mount no larger than 3cm).
    Each exhibit entered must be the bona fide work of the exhibitor.
    Professionals are not eligible, which is defined as someone that works professionally or derives the greater
         percentage of their income in that craft, art form or technique.
    All work is to have been completed in the last twelve (12) months prior to its entry at the Horsham Show.
    The competition follows the three levels of competition: Show Level, Group Level and State Level.
    An exhibit having won at a Show will compete at the Group Final.
    The winning exhibit at the Group Final will then compete in the State Final at the 2022 Royal Melbourne Show.
    An exhibitor having won at Show Level is not eligible to enter the VAS Photography competition at any other
         Show until after the Group Final judging.
    An exhibitor is only eligible to represent one Group in the State Final.
    If for any reason a winner is unable to compete at Group or State Final Level, then the second placegetter is
         eligible to compete.
    An exhibit having won at State Final is no longer eligible to compete in the competition.
    If an exhibitor is found to have won more than one Group Final the exhibitor must forfeit/refund all prizes and will
         be disqualified from exhibiting for 12 months.

State Final Prizes:                                                  State Final Prizes Junior:
First Prize: $70.00 Prizemoney & VAS State Final Trophy              First Prize: $30.00 Prizemoney & VAS State Final Trophy
Second Prize: $20.00 Prizemoney                                      Second Prize: $15.00 Prizemoney
Third Prize: $10.00 Prizemoney                                       Third Prize: $10.00 Prizemoney