About the competition

Have you seen the creative power of God in nature? Tell us the story through photography or film!

© Julian Robinson. Used with permission.

Background

Creation Sabbath is a celebration of the epic account of Creation in the Bible. Every fourth Sabbath in October is set aside by the global Seventh-day Adventist Church as Creation Sabbath. This year it will be on 26th October 2019. 

The Creation Sabbath Photography & Film Competition will give you the opportunity to share your story of God’s creative power in nature with churches right across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. There are amazing prizes to be won!

How will your creative work be used?

Your creative work will be made available to all churches and schools across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific to be used on Creation Sabbath. Imagine your story being screened in up to 6,200 sites in our part of the world!

Your entry will also be published on a website which means that people can easily access your creative work from around the world.

Prizes

There are four prizes to be won:

Photography Prizes

  1. Prize valued at $1000, at the discretion and choice of the winner:
    • gift voucher for JB Hi-Fi, Camera House or a local photographic equipment store, or
    • two days of creative/technical development with Wes Tolhurst Photography, or
    • local photography course, or
    • online photography course(s), or
    • local equivalent.
  2. Engraved trophy for People’s Choice for Photography

Short Film Prizes

  1. Prize valued at $1000, at the discretion and choice of the winner:
    • gift voucher for JB Hi-Fi, Camera House or a local filming equipment store, or
    • two days of creative/technical development with Adventist Media, or
    • local film course, or
    • online film course(s), or
    • local equivalent.
  2. Engraved trophy for People’s Choice for Short Film

Creative Guidelines

We are looking for you to share a story of how you have seen the creativity of God in nature through photography or film. The themes can be, for example:

  • Landscape scenery
  • Animals
  • Outback
  • Space
  • Underwater

Tell a story in one of these two ways:

  1. Photography: Tell a story using three still photographs.
  2. Short Film: Tell a story using a short film of up to one minute in length.

Competition Timeline

The timeline for the competition is:

  • 9 August 2019 — competition launches
  • 30 September 2019 — submission deadline
  • 18 October 2019 — winners announced
  • 26 October 2019 — Creation Sabbath

Judging Process

There will be two judging processes:

  1. An expert panel of creatives from across the South Pacific Division will decide which photography and film entries will win the expert prizes.
  2. The photography and film entries will be publicly displayed allowing people to vote on them.

The winners will be notified by email on Friday 18th October 2019.

Terms and Conditions

Our full terms and conditions are listed here. You must accept these terms and conditions in order to enter the competition.