Newcastle Airport launches neighborhood pictures competitors

Newcastle Airport has launched a brand new pictures competitors inviting communities throughout the Hunter, Central Coast and Mid North Coast to seize the locations, folks and experiences that make the area house.

The Show the World Our Home competitors coincides with World Photography Week and this 12 months’s world theme of “Home”, and is open to photographers of all ages throughout Newcastle Airport’s broader catchment, stretching from the Central Coast and Hunter by means of to Coffs Harbour.

Newcastle Airport chief government Linc Horton mentioned the competitors celebrated the airport’s function connecting the Hunter with the world.

“Every day we welcome visitors to our region, but nobody tells the story of the Hunter better than the people who call it home,” Horton mentioned. “As the gateway to a catchment of almost 1.4 million people, we’re inviting our communities to show the world what makes this region so special.”

Horton mentioned the competitors would seize the non-public that means of house for entrants, from coastal encounters to native sporting moments.

“Home means something different to everyone. It could be a whale breaching off our coastline, a surf at Nobbys before work, a vineyard at sunset cheering from the sidelines on a Saturday morning or going wild at a Knights match or even that secret place only locals know about,” he mentioned.

“Some of the most powerful tourism images are captured by the people who experience our region every day. This competition is about celebrating those authentic stories while creating a visual legacy that showcases our region to visitors for years to come.”

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Entrants can submit pictures throughout 5 classes: Junior, Youth, Community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and Aviation. Each class winner will obtain a $500 Newcastle Airport journey voucher, and shortlisted pictures will go into the operating for a People’s Choice Award, additionally value a $500 journey voucher.

Winning and shortlisted photographs can be eligible for show all through Newcastle Airport, characteristic throughout the airport’s digital and social media channels, and seem in a devoted terminal exhibition celebrating the area.

Entries shut at 11.59pm on Sunday 18 October 2026. Finalists can be introduced on 2 November, when People’s Choice voting additionally opens, operating till 11.59pm on 15 November. All winners can be introduced on Thursday 19 November 2026.

Full competitors particulars, classes and entry data can be found here.

Key dates

• 19 August (World Photography Day): Entries open
• 18 October: Entries shut at 11.59pm
• 2 November: Finalists introduced and People’s Choice voting opens
• 15 November: People’s Choice voting closes at 11.59pm
• 19 November: Winners introduced