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the photography competition closes for entry on Thursday 1 June.

Uniting Church Australia are running a photography competition for young people living in the Northern Rivers. The theme of the competition is ‘Youth Post-Floods’ and the aim is to help young people in our community reconnect – to themselves and to the people around them.

There are thousands of dollars in prizes to be won and with a drone as first prize, you can take your photography to the next level!

Cait Miers and Duncan Macfarlane – both highly acclaimed photographers living and working locally – have agreed to be the special guest judges. Entries close on Thursday 1 June. 

There will be an exhibition at Ignite Studios in Ballina on Monday 26 June to announce the winners and display the work of finalists. Enter via the QR code in the advertisement on page 3, or use this web address: https://form.jotform.com/231126637116854

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