Photography Competition Terms & Conditions

Photography Competition Terms & Conditions of Entry

All entries are to be the original work of the entrant and must have been taken at a previous Parkes Elvis Festival.
A limit of six (6) images per individual will be accepted. Each entry will be judged individually.
Photographs can be taken in any style or format (black and white or colour).
The entrant is deemed to have accepted sole responsibility for ensuring that the work submitted does not infringe on any relevant copyright.
All entries are to be available for reproduction and/or publication by the festival with copyright being retained by the photographer.
Successful images printed for the purposes of the competition and exhibition will not be for sale. All printed and mounted images remain the property of Parkes Elvis Festival.
The competition is open to the general public. Festival staff and volunteers connected to the judging process are not permitted to enter.
Previous Parkes Elvis Festival Photography Competition winning images are not able to be entered.
The festival reserves the right to not include all images in the competition and exhibition. Photos deemed inappropriate will not be included.
Only photographs taken from areas accessible to the general public and ticket holders will be considered for an award.

Independent judges will select a winner and runner-up in the Smartphone category, a winner each in Digital categories (Portrait, Colour and Black & White), an Overall Champion and Overall, Highly Commended.
Parkes Elvis Festival reserves the right to select the final 80 to 100 images to be considered for the competition and exhibition.
Entries in the Smartphone image and Digital Camera image categories will automatically be considered for the Overall Champion and Overall, Highly Commended category.
Judging will take place prior to the Winners Announcement on Friday 8th January at 4pm.
Judges will consider the following criteria of each image:
- technical (exposure; depth of field; colour or tonal rendition; contrast; and lighting)
- visual and aesthetic appeal
- content (mood; emotion; relevance; subject; impact)
- general characteristics (originality; style; context; photographic vision)
The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

Entries in the 2027 Parkes Elvis Festival Photography Competition will be accepted ONLINE ONLY. If this is an issue, please contact the festival on 02 6862 6000 to discuss options.
Smartphone images must be supplied at ‘Actual Size’.
Digital Camera images must be of high resolution and fit required format 3:2 ratio (portrait or landscape) for printing purposes. Images not in the required 3:2 ratio may not be accepted or cropped during printing. Minimum file size 1MB maximum file size 12MB
Entries close at 5pm on 1 November 2026.
Entrants must follow the following file name protocol when uploading images: ENTRANT’S FIRST INITIAL_ENTRANT’S SURNAME_IMAGE TITLE. Example: E_PRESLEY_’FESTIVAL FUN’
You will receive a confirmation email upon completion of your entry. If no email is received, please contact the festival at elvis@parkes.nsw.gov.au or on 02 6862 6000.