LOCAL & REGIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITIONS & EXHIBITIONS
2026
Local and regional competitions and exhibitions are a good way to extend one's skills and knowledge of photography. By visiting the exhibitions or entering the competitions, you will also help support a vibrant photographic community in WA. Many of our members have great success in competing externally.
Pleae check the respective websites for more details and potential changes to dates and terms and conditions. The list below is not exhaustive and does not include agricultural shows with a photographic section, except for Woolarama and the Perth Royal Show.
An asterisk * indicates that not all details are yet available. Check the organisation's website on a regular basis for updated information.
| Open Competition | Entries open - close | Exhibition Dates & Location | Notes |
| Boya Competition & Exhibition - Time, Framed | 1 July - 1 September | 26 Sept 2026 - 21 March 2027 Boya Community Centre Cnr Clayton Road and Scott St, Boya | Exclusively photographic. Organised by the Mundaring Arts Centre in partnership with the Mundaring Camera Club, Open to residents of the Shire of Mundaring and the City of Swan, as well as members of WA photography clubs, MAC and Mundaring's community groups. |
| Flowers in Focus | Entries close 7 September | Exclusively photographic. Digital entries only. Organised by WA Botanic Gardens and Park Authority to promote WA wildflowers exclusively. | |
| Mount Barker Wildflower & Nature Photographic Competition | Entries close 13 September | 16 - 25 October Frost Oval Pavilion, Mc Donald Av, Mt Barker | Exclusively photographic. Mounted prints only. Contact David Aldred : 0478 162 997 for information. |
| Competition | Entries open - close | Exhibition Dates & Location | Notes |
| Darlington Arts Festival - Open Art Exhibition | Entries close 23 October | 7 - 8 November Darlington Hall, 1/3 Owen Road, Darlington | No separate category for photography. Framed entries only. |
| Northam Art Prize * | Entries close 30 October | Opening Night: 13 November Northam Town Hall, Northamortham Town HallNortham Town Ha |
| Exhibition (entries closed) | Exhibition Dates & Location | Notes | |
| Subiaco Photographic Awards | 17 August - 27 September Subiaco Library 237 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco | Exclusively photographic | |
| Ellenbrook Art Award | 25 September - 25 October The Gallery, 34 Main St, Ellenbrook | Photography judged as part of 2D art | |
| Spring in the Hills | 10 - 17 October Kalamunda Hotel 43 Railway Rd, Kalamunda | Organised by Gem Camera Club. Exclusively photographic |