2025 Submission Link: https://www.mumc.org.au/pie-and-slide/submit


This annual photography competition gives club members a chance to show off their best photos from the year while enjoying good company and an array of pies. External judges determine who will get the prizes, which are generously donated by our sponsors.

Winning photos can be found in past editions of The Mountaineer, and all submissions from recent years can be viewed online.

Even if you can't make the actual event, if you're a club member feel free to still submit photos, with a note that you may not be present, and try to get someone else to read out the description of your photos for you if possible. We encourage entries to include traditional names of the lands featured. For example, using the AIATSIS map (https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia) you might include "Mt Kosciuszko, Ngarigo country" in the description.

Photos submitted need to taken in the last 14 months.

Photos are submitted in any of the following categories (6 photos maximum, 3 photos maximum for each category)

Outdoor sports:

Action photograph of a person/people doing an outdoors sport (e.g. placing protection, skiing, cooking dinner in a snow cave, paddling a waterfall). Photos taken on club trips or featuring club members are preferred

Faces of the Club:

Portraits of Club members, whether it be at the crag, on the trail or at an MUMC social event

Australian Landscape:

Photographs in an obvious club related outdoors setting, where an activity is not necessarily the major feature (e.g. landscapes). Must be in Australia, does not have to be on a club trip

Overseas Landscape:

Photographs in an obvious club related outdoors setting, where an activity is not necessarily the major feature (e.g. landscapes). Must not be in Australia

Club Personality and Humour:

Capture the spirit of the club or one of its members in a single photograph, or a photo of a club member/event which brings a laugh

“How did we end up here…”:

A category dedicated to those type 2 adventures, where the adventure may not have gone the way it was originally planned

Wildlife and Flora photos:

From quokka selfies to the passing of wild banksia flowers on a hike, give us your best picture of wild animals or flora. Preferably in outdoors settings or on trips :)

Sexy Rocks:

As the name suggests, submit your best photo of some sexy rocks ;)

Video:

A wildcard category dedicated to moments caught on film. You will need to bring a usb stick with your video on the day (no longer than 4 minutes).

(BONUS) Campsite Cuisine:

These photos won’t be judged, but will be a fun intermission to demonstrate your camping culinary skills!