{"id":91466,"date":"2025-08-24T03:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/91466\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T03:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:36:11","slug":"city-of-cannings-lens-on-biodiversity-competition-invites-photographers-to-take-close-look-in-backyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/91466\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Canning\u2019s Lens on Biodiversity: Competition invites photographers to take close look in backyards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">A photo competition is inviting people to take a closer look at the natural world around them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Entries for the City of Canning\u2019s Lens on Biodiversity 2025 community photography competition open on September 1 to coincide with Biodiversity Month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The competition includes categories for children, youth and adults, with winners sharing in a prize pool worth more than $1400.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/aaf3cdcbeb68a72cf68e8c8e32819271b2f57d84.jpg\" alt=\"Oon Poh Tan's shot of a red-tailed black cockatoo.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconOon Poh Tan&#8217;s shot of a red-tailed black cockatoo. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Winning entries will be showcased in a public exhibition later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The competition is open to all amateur photographers. Entrants do not need to live in the city but all photos must be taken within its boundaries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Mayor Patrick Hall said it was a way for everyone to take a fresh look at the beauty and complexity in their own backyard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cYou don\u2019t need to be an expert photographer or environmentalist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/a1175ff05bba4d63ef767df7ea6b8b0b18ba1072.jpg\" alt=\"Ariel Yeo's entry in the 2024 competition.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconAriel Yeo&#8217;s entry in the 2024 competition. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThis competition is about sparking curiosity. Whether it\u2019s a bird in flight, fungi growing on a log or a unique pattern in a leaf, these moments all tell the story of biodiversity in our city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Entries are open until September 30. For more information, visit <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canning.wa.gov.au\/lens\">canning.wa.gov.au\/lens<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A photo competition is inviting people to take a closer look at the natural world around them. Entries&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,14660,21101,460,134,1625,44],"class_list":{"0":"post-91466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-au","12":"tag-australia","13":"tag-community-news","14":"tag-competitions","15":"tag-design","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-lifestyle","18":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}