About the Contest

The Sony Alpha Portrait contest is a new competition to showcase the best of portrait photography taken on a Sony Alpha camera.

To enter the competition simply share your photos captured on any Sony Alpha camera body to Instagram with the required hashtags listed below. Each week a new winner will be rewarded with a $1,000 Sony Store online gift voucher for redemption on Sony camera gear. Winners will be notified via Instagram and have their winning photo shared on Sony Australia and New Zealand’s social media.

All five (5) winning photos will also be entered into the Global Alpha Portrait competition for the chance to win a Sony α9 camera kit

“Portraiture is one of my favourite genres. I love the ability of the Alpha cameras to shoot Eye AF using wide apertures and get really reliable focus” – Mark Galer, Sony Global Imaging Ambassador.

For inspiration and help in capturing your own portraits go to: https://www.markgaler.com/capturing-powerful-portraits

  • Purchase the 50 F/1.8 APS-C Portrait lens from Sony Australia: E 50mm F1.8 OSS
  • Purchase the 85 F/1.8 Full Frame Portrait lens from Sony Australia: FE 85mm F1.8
  • Purchase the 85 F/1.4 GM Full Frame Portrait lens from Sony Australia: FE 85mm F1.4 GM
  • Purchase the 100 F/2.8 STF GM Full Frame Portrait lens from Sony Australia: FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM
For all the information about how to enter go to: https://www.sony.com.au/microsite/alphaphotocontest/