| Copyright | The entrant grants to the Commonwealth of Australia represented by the Bureau, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide licence (including a right of sub-licence) to use, reproduce, publish, distribute, communicate and display any photograph submitted to this competition in connection with any present or future promotion of the Australian Weather Calendar. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide. |
| Finish | 31 March 2017 |
| Entry fee | Free |
FinishedSubmit your vision of Australia’s diverse weather to the Australian Weather Calendar photo competition, and your image could feature in Australia’s bestselling weather calendar
Photographs should be of an appropriate quality to be reproduced in A3 size.
Judging criteria:
- quality and nature of weather phenomena depicted;
- creativity and aesthetics;
- calendar content strategy;
- relevance and authenticity (photographs should show authentic Australian weather events, themes and landscapes)
Submission of photos by post.
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