kearsney.com Photo & Film Competition 2025 : College
Organization : Kearsney College
Competition Name : Photo & Film Competition 2025
Applicable For : Open To All High School Pupils South African Residents
Competition Deadline : 1 June 2025
Website : https://www.kearsney.com/college/?page_id=7854
Kearsney Photo & Film Competition
** “Documenting Our Lives” 13 to 18 June 2025 as part of Culture@KEARSNEY
Related : Kearsney College Scholarship Application Grade To Enter 8 – 2019 : www.sanotify.com/9970.html
** The competition is open to all high school pupils Final date for submissions 1 June 2025
** Photo & Film Competition part of Culture@KEARSNEY 13 to 18 June 2025
Section 1
Mobile devices (iPad / tablet / cell phone / Go-Pro) :
Category 1 : Back To School
** Backpacks and school hats, books and blazers, fields and friends Capture the return to school after a holiday or weekend.
Category 2: Culture Reconciled
** Illustrate how contemporary South African culture is proudly brought to life through communities, fashion or food.
Section 2
DSLR Camera :
Category 3 :
** All Creatures Great And Small “The earth was made for all beings, not just human beings”. Unknown
Category 4:
** Spaces And Places (Black and white photography) Explore objects of beauty and fascination.
Space (noun): a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.
Space (verb): position (two or more items) at a distance from one another.
Place (noun): a particular position, point, or area in space; a location.
Section 3
Video :
using a mobile device (iPad / tablet / cell phone / Go-Pro) The clip must not be longer than 30 seconds, must not include nudity, foul language, racism or deliberate violence.
Category 5: Moments
** Small moments can tell big stories.
Category 6: A Short Animation
** Whether it’s hand-drawn or done using a computer, bring an object or characters to life.
Competition Rules
** The competition is open to any pupil in high school.
** All images submitted may only be photographed using the following image capture
tools: Mobile devices OR DSLR cameras.
** A minimum image size of 1 Mg is required. (If images are smaller a motivation needs to be submitted with the image).
** Only images submitted via digital.kearsney.com will be considered. Follow the “photo upload” link to the instructions for uploading images. If you have any queries with regards to uploading photographs, please email photo AT kearsney.com.
** Movie files should be in a format that can by read by VLC (such as .mp4 or .avi)
** All entries must be original photographs or films taken between the period 1 January 2025 – 1 June 2025. No archived images or films will be accepted.
** The competition board reserves the right to query any image submitted.
** The images remain the copyright of the photographer. The competition reserves the right to publish the images in order to promote or market the competition and winners results.
** The photographers reserve the right to use the submitted images for their own personal use but not to enter the image into any other photographic competition within 6 months of the closing date of this competition.
** Competitor’s entry fee is R100. This fee entitles the entrant to submit 5 images per category. Fees should be paid to: Kearsney College Trust, Standard Bank, Hillcrest, Branch Code 045 726, Acc: 052019365. Please use the reference: 4751/006 + surname. Email proof of payment to photo AT kearsney.com.
** The closing date for submission is 1 June 2025.
** Lots of great prizes to be won.
Judging Panel
** The judging panel is made up of leaders in the visual arts industry.
** The judges selected are completely independent of the schooling system with no affiliation to Kearsney or any school that submits work.
Enquiries :
** Andrea Fripp, Director of Clubs and Culture at Kearsney College. Call 031 – 765 9600 or email
** Kearsney College will host all of the events and sponsorship to assist us in making this initiative a success would be greatly appreciated.
** Please contact our Foundation Director to explore sponsorship opportunities. Call 031 765 9600 or email.
** Culture@Kearsney is an exciting annual programme designed to celebrate the arts and promote cultural appreciation among the youth in KwaZulu-Natal.
** Please flip through our online brochure.