The City of Canada Bay’s annual photography competition is back!

This year, we invite you to explore the theme ‘Connected to Nature’ and capture the moments, places, and stories that highlight our unique relationship with the natural world.

Enter your best shot in one of our three categories:

1. Nature’s Networks: From ecosystems and wildlife interactions to the intricate patterns found in the natural environment.
2. Nature & Community: Show how nature brings people together and shapes life in our local area.
3. Youth (Ages 5–15): A chance for young photographers to share their creative perspectives on the natural world.

Snap it, submit it, and help us celebrate nature across the City of Canada Bay!

Simply upload your photo on this website by clicking on the 'Upload my photo' button below.

The photo must be an original image taken within the City of Canada Bay. To be eligible for the prize, your entry must include:

• Your name
• Contact number and email
• One sentence outlining how your photo relates to the theme
• Original image — quality should be minimum 800kb (300dpi), saved as an uncompressed JPEG.

The competition opens at 9:00am on Friday, 27th March 2026 and ends at 11:59pm on Friday, 8th May 2026.

Employees of the City of Canada Bay and their immediate families are ineligible to enter.

Our theme for this year's competition is Connected to Nature!

Entrants may present any photos connected to the theme of the competition and taken with any type of photographic device.

Prizes will be awarded according to the three categories outlined below:

1. Nature’s Networks

Capture the connections that allow nature to thrive. This could include ecosystems, roots, waterways, wildlife interactions, or relationships between plants, animals, land, and water. This category also celebrates the wildlife that shares our neighbourhoods and lives alongside us in urban spaces.

2. Nature & Community

Show how nature appears in everyday life, for better or worse. Images could capture moments where the natural and built environments meet in parks, streets, gardens, and waterways. Photos may highlight people caring for nature and

protecting local spaces, or reveal challenges such as litter, pollution, or neglect, encouraging reflection on how our community interacts with the natural world.

3. Youth (aged 5–15 years old)

Young photographers aged between 5 - 15 years old are invited to share their photos of people, nature, places or things inspired by the 'Connected to Nature' theme.

All eligible entries will be judged by representatives from the City of Canada Bay’s Sustainability, Place & Events, and Libraries teams. The panel will judge each entry according to creativity, as well as photography techniques applied.

There will be four prize winners: one for each category and one People’s Choice Award winner, which will be decided through a vote on Facebook. Follow us to make sure you don't miss the vote!

All prize winners will receive a $250 gift card!

By entering the competition, entrants agree to be bound by the terms and conditions.

Council reserves the right to verify the validity of all entries and disqualify any entrant for tampering with the entry process, including but not limited to, submitting an entry that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions.

Download the full terms and conditions.