As you might recall we recently invited everyone in the ExplorOz audience to participate in our challenge to find the best images of Australia to feature on our upcoming printed 2021 ExplorOz Calendar.
After receiving over 1000 entries, we have finally selected 13 photos. Thank you to all that made a submission and made this project possible!
Despite over 980 images not being selected for the final calendar, many were of such a high quality that we thought it was too much of a shame not to let them be seen, so we have started featuring them on our Instagram account.
We know that some of you might not have looked much at Instagram but if you appreciate good photography and could do with some visual inspiration about
places to travel, it really is a wonderful platform for that purpose so that's why we're using it.
Calendar photo posts started about a week ago and we're doing a daily image post so don't miss out. We tend to favour landscape photography that visually explains the ethos of what "ExplorOz" means. Images from the outback, sunsets,
ruins, remote desert tracks, campfires, remote beaches,
views from high
places, wild
places, native plants, birds, and other animals, interesting or unusual
places, and action shots - whether you are a four wheel driver, hiker, caravanner, motorbike rider, mountain bike cyclist, trail runner or kayaker - it's all about getting outdoors and exploring Australia - whether that is in your local national park, or far away.
For each image featured we credit the photographer and name the location where the image was taken making our photo gallery quite diverse and interesting.
To follow our account go to
@exploroz. We aren't letting on which images are in the calendar, but we will be including them so you'll just have to look through them all to see which ones you think should have been selected!
There's a long time yet until the printed Calendar will be available because of course its a calendar for 2021, and for most of us travel is still restricted and many of the areas where the photos are taken will remain inaccessible for many to visit unless state border controls are lifted - which seem unlikely for a little while yet.
If you missed the opportunity to submit a photo to the Calendar, you might like to consider tagging your own photos to our Instagram account and we'll happily consider featuring it in our feed anyway. Just remember you need to follow our account and use the tag @exploroz so we know that you give us permission.
You are also welcome to use the hashtag #exploroz in your general Instagram posts and we'll probably give it a LIKE.
2020 Photo Comp