Through Our Lens

Take a photo or create your image, then get it ready following these guidelines:

• Images should be portrait (or tall) orientation. Images will be printed on very tall, narrow panels, at a 1:3 format ratio. You should try to compose and take your photo with this ratio in mind.
• Images must be at least 1000 pixels wide by 3000 pixels high, at the highest quality resolution possible. 
  If you don't have software to resize the image yourself, you can still submit it and we'll crop and / or resize it for you to fit the panels.
• Please keep files under 10MB as this is the maximum size our online form can accept.
• File format should be JPEG
• Please rename your image file before you upload it, so it's easy for us to know it's yours! We recommend using your name and / or the title of the image in the filename.

Consent for image creators

As the photographer or image creator, if you are under 18 years old, you will need to get a parent or guardian's consent to enter an image in this program. There are consent fields in the online form for your parent or guardian to complete.

Consent for people visible in images

If any people appear and are recognisable in your image, you will also need to make sure you have the right consent.

As a guide, this is what you'll need:

Note that if someone is in your image, but they can't be recognised or identified, you don't need to get consent before you submit.

If you do need to provide consent for a person shown in your image, we will email you a form to complete before your image is exhibited.

The following terms and conditions apply to people taking part in this project.

When you complete the online application form, you must acknowledge and agree to these terms.

1. You, the Artist, warrant that:
   1. The image is your original work
   2. The image was completed no earlier than April 2024
   3. The image does not breach any third-party intellectual property rights, privacy, or any other rights of any third party.
2. You agree to indemnify Wollongong City Council from any liability for any damage or loss suffered by you entering the Through Our Lens exhibition.
3. You, as the Artist, retain copyright in the image.
4. You authorise (licence) Wollongong City Council and its permitted agents to reproduce images of the artwork for the marketing / advertising and promotional purposes for the Through Our Lens exhibition.
5. You give Wollongong City Council permission to reproduce your image in print and / or digital form to be exhibited at Wollongong Youth Centre.
6. You, the Artist, are responsible for ensuring any consent required for people who appear in your image and are recognisable.

Personal information provided by you is managed in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, and may be accessed by the individual to whom it relates on request to Council. Please see Council's Privacy page for more information.

If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please contact us before you enter.

Use the button below to enter an image for this project.

Entries are open until 5pm, Tuesday 1 April 2025.

After the closing date, we'll email everyone who entered and let you know when exhibition dates are confirmed.