For the third year running, Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has today launched the 2023 Newcastle Photography Competition, calling on all photographers, whether amateur, hobbyist, or professional, to capture the essence of Newcastle on camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe winning photograph will be showcased on my annual Christmas 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, the Prime Minister, and the Governor-General.\u201d Ms Claydon said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe winner will also receive a $150 voucher to spend at MacLean’s Booksellers<\/strong><\/a> or any one of the dozens of creative, independent and locally owned Makers and Traders Newcastle<\/strong><\/a> businesses. And $50 vouchers will go to three runners up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ms Claydon said the photo must be taken in the electorate of Newcastle by a Novocastrian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll be keeping my eye out for iconic images that capture the essence of Newcastle \u2013 our people, our landmarks and natural beauty, our sense of humour, daily life, or festive cheer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe photo can be taken on any sort of camera, smartphone or drone, but it must have been taken in 2023\u201d Ms Claydon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019ll need to get in quick because entries close in a few short weeks on Friday 10 November 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter the success of previous years, I really look forward to seeing this year\u2019s entries\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis competition is always a highlight, it really showcases the creativity and unique vision of Novocastrians\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information or to upload your photo visit: https:\/\/woobox.com\/5suqjf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the third year running, Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has today launched the 2023 Newcastle Photography Competition, calling on all photographers, whether amateur, hobbyist, or professional, to capture the essence of Newcastle on camera. \u201cThe winning photograph will be showcased on my annual Christmas card that will be sent to every household in … Continue reading “SHARON CLAYDON LAUNCHES 2023 PHOTO COMPETITION”<\/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-23585","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\/23585","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=23585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23586,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23585\/revisions\/23586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}