11/08/2026
Okay folks, the The Junee Bulletin is hosting a canola photo contest.
I’m not entering this one either but y’all should get into it
🌼📸 THE GOLDEN LENS 2026 | ENTRIES NOW OPEN! To celebrate the beginning of the 2026 canola season, we are launching The Golden Lens Riverina Canola Photo Competition with $250 CASH to be won! 🤩💰
You don’t need an expensive camera or years of photography experience to enter.
Whether you’re a professional photographer armed with a DSLR, a farmer capturing the view from the tractor, or you’ve simply spotted an incredible scene and pulled out the phone in your pocket, The Golden Lens is open to everyone! 🙌
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👨⚖️ JUDGES’ CHOICE — $100
The Junee Bulletin will assess all eligible entries and select five finalists. From those five, a separate judging panel appointed by The Junee Bulletin will select the 2026 Judges’ Choice, taking into consideration the photograph’s overall impact, creativity and originality, composition and connection to the Riverina canola season.
To ensure impartiality, judging will be conducted blind, with photographers’ names and identifying details withheld from the panel.
The Judges’ Choice winner will receive $100 cash and be announced at 7pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
🗳️ PEOPLE’S CHOICE — $100
The remaining four finalists will then be handed over to YOU, with a 24-hour public vote held right here on The Junee Bulletin page.
The photograph with the most valid reactions at the end of the voting period will be crowned the 2026 People’s Choice and receive $100 cash.
Photographers’ identities will again be withheld throughout the vote, allowing each photograph to be judged on its own merits.
Voting will open at 7am on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 and closes at 7am on Thursday, September 10, 2026, with the winner announced following the close of voting.
💰VOTERS DRAW — $50
Everyone who casts a valid vote during the 24-hour People’s Choice poll will automatically go into the draw to win $50 cash, with one voter selected at random following the close of voting.
So even if you don’t enter a photo, you could still be a winner!
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📸 HOW TO ENTER
Entrants may submit a maximum of three photographs per person by:
👉 Posting them in the comments below;
👉 Sending them privately to The Junee Bulletin via Messenger; or
👉 Emailing them to us at [email protected]
Each entry MUST include the town, locality, postcode or shire in which the photograph was taken. Please don’t provide the exact property or address.
Entries submitted privately must also include the photographer’s full name.
To be eligible, entrants must also be following The Junee Bulletin on Facebook.
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🌾 WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
From sweeping fields of brilliant yellow to sunsets, storm clouds, farm machinery, wildlife, reflections, close-ups, unusual perspectives and those little moments most people would walk straight past - get creative!
Our judges will be looking at the overall impact of each photograph, taking into account things such as creativity and originality, composition, visual appeal and how the image captures the Riverina’s canola season.
Whether it’s captured on a DSLR or the phone in your pocket, if it’s a great photo, we want to see it!
⏳ AND DON’T RUSH! You’ve got 4 WEEKS to scout your location, wait for the right conditions and capture that perfect shot. Get creative, experiment and show us the Riverina’s golden season from a perspective we haven’t seen before! 🌼📸
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📅 KEY DATES
🟡 Entries CLOSE: 7pm Monday, September 7
🟡 Judges’ Choice announced: 7pm Tuesday, September 8
🟡 People’s Choice voting opens: 7am Wednesday, September 9
🟡 People’s Choice voting closes: 7am Thursday, September 10
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🚷 Do not trespass or enter private property without permission to capture a photograph. Entrants must not damage crops, climb fences, obstruct roads or place themselves or others at risk for the purpose of obtaining an image.
⚠️ COMPETITION RULES: Read the full competition details, rules & Conditions on our website or via the link in comments 👇
🌟 SHARE this post or TAG a photographer, farmer, friend or family member who might have what it takes! 👇
Good luck! 📸🌾🌼
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