Physics Photo Contest
The contest is open to students in Victorian schools. Entrants must submit their photos by email attachment. In addition entrants must print out, complete, sign, and mail the Contest Rules and Entry Agreement available for download below. Failure to submit this form will invalidate the contest entry.
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Contest Rules and Entry Agreement for the Physics Photo Contest |
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Both the email and the hard copy must contain a statement of 250 words or less describing the physics in the photo. The statement should have a title and must be written by the entrant. The photo and the statement should be emailed to the Committee. The signed copy of the agreement should be sent to Physics Photo Contest, PO Box 290, Flinders Lane, VIC, 8009. Submitted Photos and the accompanying statements will be displayed on this website as they are received.
Entries are limited to 10 per school each year.
The photos can involve everyday situations that may demonstrate a variety of physics concepts or a set up to show a particular physics concept or related set of concepts.
Prize pool: up to $1000
Entries for the 2013 Physics Photo Contest
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Holly Hancock, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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Lauren Neander, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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294 kB |
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Shenay Ozsoy, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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450 kB |
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Kristina Markovic, Year 10 Lakeview Senior College Photo and text. |
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273 kB |
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Danielle Macaulay, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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393 kB |
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Harriet Harte, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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Prize Winners for the 2013 Physics Photo Contest
1st: Kristina Markovic, Lakeview Senior College
2nd: Harriet Harte,Melbourne Girls' College
3rd: Shenay Ozsoy,Melbourne Girls' College
All other entries received prizes
Entries for the 2012 Physics Photo Contest
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Jacob Iskra, Year 12 student at St Monica's College |
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63.1 kB |
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Anastasia Radievska, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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497 kB |
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Annaleise Vulin, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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246 kB |
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Carmen Lynch, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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2.72 MB |
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Yue (Susan) Zhu, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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868 kB |
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Zhuqian (Cindy) Yu, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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419 kB |
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Theresa Dinh, Year 11 MacRobertson Girls' High School Photo and text. |
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77.8 kB |
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Jacob Iskra, Year 12 St Monica's College Photo and text. |
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384 kB |
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Ebonie Boucher, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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Look deep into water, and then you will understand everything better |
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Rose Ho, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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534 kB |
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Yiling Guo, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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Prize Winners for the 2012 Physics Photo Contest
1st: Anastasia Radievska, Melbourne Girls' College
2nd: Yiling Guo, Melbourne Girls' College
3rd: Jacob Iskra, St Monica's College
All other entries received prizes
Entries for the 2011 Physics Photo Contest
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Alex Comber-Sticca, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College |
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581 kB |
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Aashima Juneja, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College |
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Arabella Frahn-Starkie, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College |
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3.33 MB |
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Cheng-Yee Choe, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College |
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726 kB |
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Emma Darling, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College |
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226 kB |
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Jessica Shen, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College |
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424 kB |
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Marielle Stratikopoulos, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College |
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Prize Winners for the 2011 Physics Photo Contest
Equal 1st: Jessica Shen, Melbourne Girls' College
Equal 1st: Arabella Frahn-Starkie, Melbourne Girls' College
3rd: Marielle Stratikopoulos, Melbourne Girls' College
All other entries received prizes
Entries for the 2010 Physics Photo Contest
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516 kB |
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Carla Maraventano, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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238 kB |
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Claire Fryer Smith, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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358 kB |
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Elena Vella, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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159 kB |
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Georgia Lloyd, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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97.4 kB |
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Jeka Mijic, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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317 kB |
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Nicole Lau, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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1.05 MB |
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Tram Tran, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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12.3 kB |
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Nicholas Smith, Year 11 Bacchus Marsh Grammar School Text. |
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Nicholas Smith, Year 11 Bacchus Marsh Grammar School Image. |
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Prize Winners for the 2010 Physics Photo Contest
1st: Nicholas Smith, Bacchus Marsh Grammar School
2nd: Claire Fryer-Smith, Melbourne Girls' College
3rd: Jeka Mijic, Melbourne Girls' College
All other entries received prizes
Entries for the 2009 Physics Photo Contest
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516 kB |
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Carla Maraventano, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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238 kB |
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Claire Fryer Smith, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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358 kB |
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Elena Vella, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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159 kB |
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Georgia Lloyd, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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97.4 kB |
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Jeka Mijic, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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317 kB |
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Nicole Lau, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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1.05 MB |
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Tram Tran, Year 10 Melbourne Girls' College Photo and text. |
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12.3 kB |
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Nicholas Smith, Year 11 Bacchus Marsh Grammar School Text. |
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1.37 MB |
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Nicholas Smith, Year 11 Bacchus Marsh Grammar School Image. |
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Prize Winners for the 2009 Physics Photo Contest
1st: Kendall Phillips, Melbourne Girls' College
Equal 2nd: Joanne Huynh and Bronte Kerley, Melbourne Girls' College
4th: Lexie O'Brien, Melbourne Girls' College
All other entries received prizes
Entries for the 2009 Physics Photo Contest
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Lauren Heading, Year 6 Korowa Anglican Girls' School. Photo and text. |
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Gabriel Caluzzi, Year 11 University High School, Photo and text. |
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325 kB |
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Caitlin Heading, Year 6 Korowa Anglican Girls' School. Photo and text. |
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451 kB |
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Ryan Wong, Year 11, Emmaus College. Photo and text. |
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Priyanka Krishnan D'Silva, Year 10, Melbourne Girls' College. Photo and text. |
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317 kB |
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Joanne Huynh, Year 10, Melbourne Girls' College. Photo and text. |
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253 kB |
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Kendall Phillips, Year 10, Melbourne Girls' College. Photo and text. |
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488 kB |
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Lexie O'Brien, Year 10, Melbourne Girls' College. Photo and text. |
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695 kB |
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Bronte Kerley, Year 10, Melbourne Girls' College. Photo and text. |
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753 kB |
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Isabelle Gwinner, Year 10, Melbourne Girls' College. Photo and text. |
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Kook-In ( Gina) Jo, Year 12, Billanook College. This picture shows how the light bounces, reflects. Light is a wave but this makes me think how it come be like little balls. It also make me think of the all the types of lights that are bouncing around. l like the way that reflection is so simple but when you see so many its complicated. |
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Prize Winners for the 2008 Physics Photo Contest
1st: Ben Twist, Swifts Creek Secondary College
2nd: Hanna Layman, University High School
3rd: Darcy Zelenko, Gippsland Grammar School
4th: Gabriel Caluzzi, University High School
Entries in the 2008 Physics Photo Contest
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Hannah Layman, Year 11 University High School. |
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Gabriel Caluzzi, Year 11, University High School. |
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Ben Twist, Year 12, Swifts Creek Secondary College |
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Shane Chen, Year 10 ESL, Box Hill High School |
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Daniel O'Brien, Year 10, Box Hill High School |
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Michael Yuen, Year 10 ESL, Box Hill High School |
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Chen Fan, Year 10 ESL, Box Hill High School |
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134 kB |
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Aileen Tang, Year 10 ESL, Box Hill High School |
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Darcy Zelenko, Year 12, Gippsland Grammar School |
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21 kB |
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Follow the link below to see photos from 2007.
Photo Contest Entries
The current entries for the AIP 2007 Physics Photo Competition can be seen at this blog.
Judging: Upon receipt each photo will be placed on the website. Photos will be accepted until the first day of Term 4. Judging will be by a panel experienced in scientific photography and it will be based on the quality of the photo and the accuracy of the physics statement.
The rules and conditions of the Photo contest are based on those of the photo contest of the American Association of Physics Teachers where previous winners of their photo contest are displayed.
American Association of Physics Teachers
The web site for the American Association of Physics Teachers physics photo competition.
Canadian Association of Physicists
The web site for the Canadian Association of Physicists physics photo competition.