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Magnetic Island Photography Community Monthly Challenge
Join our monthly photography challenge on Facebook! Each month we nominate a topic and encourage all photographers, regardless of their skill level or experience, to post a photo based on the monthly topic. Over the month you can post as many photos as you like; we just ask that you post them one at a time and at all times we encourage respectful reactions and comments.
The Monthly Challenge subject will be announced on this webpage, but entries are through our Magnetic Island Photography Community Facebook group which you can join here.
If you would like to see some of our stunning entries from 2024 and 2025 follow these links.
2024 monthly challenge gallery
2025 monthly challenge gallery
Enjoy some of our great 2026 challenge entries below, and please join our Facebook group to see all of the posts each month or post your own challenge photo 😀
2026
January challenge
Water
Photo credit Shan Linz
Photo credit Allison Plumridge
February challenge
Anything that makes you smile
Photo credit Rob Freers
Photo credit Shar On
March challenge
Our amazing native wildlife
Photo credit Peter Hansen
Photo credit Ian Gelling
April challenge
Our amazing rocks and boulders
Photo credit Carole Pearson
Photo credit Andrew Mather
Photo credit Murray Twist
May challenge
Birds and insects
Photo credit Taurus Tracey
Photo credit Chanell Jones
Photo credit Tamara Terrasa
June challenge
Watercraft and beaches
Photo credit Lisa Sampson
Photo credit Debra Denison
July challenge
Sunrise and Sunset
Photo credit Anna Rogers
Photo credit Shelley Stuart Dixon
Photo credit Tracey Madden
Magnetic Island Photography Community Seasonal Walks
The intention of our Magnetic Island Photography Community seasonal walks is to bring together like-minded people who have a love of nature and photography. We look for interesting subjects to photograph while learning from each other by asking questions and sharing our knowledge. Our walks might include landscape, seascape and wildlife all in one walk or more specific walks for sunset or sunrise photos, fungi hunting or close up photography for example. All that is required is a reasonable level of fitness and a willingness to share your knowledge (and of course a camera or phone!).
If you would like to take a look at the walks that took place during 2024 and 2025 click here😊
2026
Horseshoe Bay Sunset Photography Walk
Our most recent photography walk took place on Saturday July 18th at Horseshoe Bay from 4.30-6.30pm. The aim was to have fun and learn some techniques for sunset photography as well as to take advantage of our beautiful Horseshoe Bay winter sunsets. 15 enthusiastic photographers came along, enjoying sharing tips with fellow casual photographers as well as a few of our island's professionals.
Thanks to Bruce Hobby, Kaspa Blewett and Laurence Scheele for helping make the evening a great success!
Photo credit Rob Freers
Photo credit Ros White
Photo credit Alicia Pol
Photo credit Alan Patterson
Photo credit Lawrence Scheele
Magnetic Island Photography Showcase
The Magnetic Island Photography Showcase is an annual photography competition and exhibition. The aim of the Showcase is to capture and display the incredible natural beauty that Magnetic Island/Yunbenun has to offer. The competition is open to photographers of all levels whose images have been captured on Magnetic Island or its surrounding waters and the exhibition highlights the work of other local photographers. The Showcase is organised and run on a volunteer not-for-profit basis by a committee of local Magnetic Island photographers and nature lovers under the auspices of the Magnetic Island Community Development Association (MICDA).
To see images of our previous events follow these links to go to our Showcase 23, Showcase 24 and Showcase 25 webpages.
The Magnetic Island Photography Showcase for 2026 will be held at Tamarind Events in Arcadia, from Saturday October 3rd to Tuesday October 6th.
This year we are very happy to announce that mi Ride will be our major sponsor for Showcase 26 and beyond. Thanks so much to Tim and Sara for such amazing support!
We will open the website for submissions on Saturday August 8th and entries will close on Sunday September 6th at midnight.
This year there will be winners in 12 categories, as well as an overall winner. And, as it was so successful and so much fun last year, the winners in each category will be chosen by you, the people coming to the Showcase! Nominations will close at 4.00pm on Sunday 4th October and winners will be notified later that afternoon. Winning entries will be revealed on Monday morning at the Showcase.
There will be some slight changes to the categories ; in particular drone photographers take note - drone photographs will only be accepted into the drone category this year.
For more information on this year's Showcase, what to enter and how to enter, go to the Showcase 26 webpage. And don't forget to visit our Magnetic Island Photography Showcase Facebook page.
For everyone who is thinking about entering this year’s showcase, it’s never too early to start taking photos or looking through your old photos to enter.
