{"id":13481,"date":"2021-10-21T12:49:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13481"},"modified":"2021-10-21T12:49:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:49:53","slug":"competition-calls-all-novocastrian-shutterbugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/21\/competition-calls-all-novocastrian-shutterbugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition calls all Novocastrian shutterbugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\nBuilding on the huge success of 2020, Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has launched the 2021 Newcastle Photography competition today, calling on all budding and seasoned photographers alike to capture the essence of Newcastle on camera.<br \/>\nThe winning photo will be featured on her annual Christmas Card.<br \/>\n\u201cThe winning photograph will be showcased in a card that will be sent to every household in the city as well as businesses and community groups in our area and dignitaries such as Members of Parliament, Ambassadors and the Governor-General.\u201d Ms Claydon said.<br \/>\n\u201cThe winner will also receive a $150 voucher and the three runners-up will receive a $50 each to spend at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macleansbooks.com.au\/\"><strong>MacLean&#8217;s Booksellers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or any one of the dozens of creative, independent and locally owned\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/makersandtraders.com.au\/\"><strong>Makers and Traders Newcastle<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0businesses.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Claydon said the photo must be taken in the electorate of Newcastle by a Novocastrian.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ll be keeping my eye out for photos which feature Newcastle\u2019s breathtaking beauty and its unique character.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe photo can come from any sort of camera, smartphone or drone, but it must have been taken this year,\u201d Ms Claydon said.<br \/>\n\u201cBut you\u2019ll need to get in quick because entries close in a few short weeks on Monday, 8 November.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a tough year for Novocastrians, and I look forward to seeing the incredible artistic talent our community has to offer.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIf last year\u2019s entries are anything to go by, we can look forward to a wonderful and diverse selection of photographs showcasing our beautiful city.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>For more information or to upload your photo visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharonclaydon.com\/local_issues\">https:\/\/www.sharonclaydon.com\/local_issues<\/a><\/strong><u><\/u>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-share\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building on the huge success of 2020, Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has launched the 2021 Newcastle Photography competition today, calling on all budding and seasoned photographers alike to capture the essence of Newcastle on camera. The winning photo will be featured on her annual Christmas Card. \u201cThe winning photograph will be showcased in &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/21\/competition-calls-all-novocastrian-shutterbugs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Competition calls all Novocastrian shutterbugs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13481\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}