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Up Close & Spineless Photography Competition

Female Spotted Katydid Nymph - Paul Farley (Winner, Professional Category, Up Close & Spineless 2009)

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Five million species of invertebrates - animals with no backbone - live on earth, at the beach, in the bush, and in backyards. And the Australian Museum wants you to capture them on camera for the 2011 Up Close & Spineless national photographic competition.

Editorial

Fancy yourself as a sharp-shooting paparazzo of the animal kingdom? The Australian Museum in Sydney is once again presenting Australians with an opportunity to prove you've got the shutter skills to snap with the best in the ninth annual Up Close & Spineless invertebrate photography competition.

September 9 is the deadline to submit your finest piece of backbone-free photography which could see you in the running for one of four $600 vouchers for photography supplies, and have your photo included in the Australian Museum's Up Close & Spineless exhibition later this year.

There are four competition categories:

Professional
Open
Primary school
Secondary school.

Criteria include interesting animal behavior, unusual or rare species, and technical skills. Full terms and conditions and entry forms are available online.

This competition is strictly for creatures of the invertebrate variety. From bluebottles to butterflies and daddy-long-legs to dragonflies, the cast of talent is endless - with the competition organisers hoping it will help raise awareness of the wondrous world of invertebrates whose aesthetics are too often overlooked.

Kat Harley