Local & Regional Photographic Events - 2025

Local and regional exhibitions are a good way to extend one's skills and knowledge of the medium. By visiting or entering those exhibitions, you will help support a vibrant photographic community in WA. Many of our members have great success in those exhibitions opened to the public (see their achievements here).
Please check the respective websites for the exact dates and conditions of entry, which might include restrictions on the date the photo was taken and its contents, size and framing instructions for printed works, and copyright considerations.
*: not all details yet available. Check the website for updated information.
Exhibition/Competition
Entries open - close
Exhibition Dates & Location
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15 Feb - 3 May Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley
de-centre re-centre highlights the strength and diversity of contemporary photography in Australia. By deploying and disrupting conventions of portraiture and landscape, the featured artists explore themes of place and belonging within First Nations, diasporic, and queer communities, presenting counter-narratives to marginalisation.
WA Art Gallery Henry Roy - Impossible Island
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Open until 18 May
Impossible Island channels the many influences that have shaped Roy’s artistic journey including his exile from his homeland of Haiti to his love of literature and passion for New Wave French cinema.
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Sat 19 April - Sun 8 June Mundaring Arts Centre
Through the lens of his camera, Woldendorp has revealed the vast and ever-changing landscapes of Australia for over six decades. This survey of aerial photographs celebrates his vision for the life within the landforms, their complex patterns and breathtaking scale.
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Opening on 25th March 410 Murray St, Perth
The World’s Longest City is a contemporary arts photography exhibition that explores Perth’s rapid suburban expansion and its implications. Photographer Harry Cunningham travelled this vast corridor, documenting the sprawling suburbs and examining the visual and environmental impacts of unchecked growth.
28th April - 8th June
Opening on 24th July
Pre-selection made on digital entries, then finalists need to provide prints
27 June - 11 July
Selected images will be exhibited at PhotoWest
Only open to WAPF affiliated clubs, not individuals
mid 2025
12 - 13 Sept Dalwallinu
Separate category for photography. Only framed or mounted entries
Part of PrintWest
19 - 21 Sept Bunbury
PrintWest winning photos will be exhibited. Individuals can attend the award night and talks with professional photographers and workshops.
Early August - Early Sept
20 Oct - 2 Nov Central Park, Perth
Pre-selection made on digital entries, then finalists need to provide prints Mentoring day in Sept.
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Sat 1 Nov - Sun 2 Nov Darlington Village