LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2019

CALL FOR ENTRIES! LensCulture Art Photography Awards Now Open.

  • Deadline: 19 June 2019
  • Entry fee: Single entry: 20 USD, USD for each additional photograph. 5+ Singles: 50 USD, 10 USD for each additional photograph. Series (up to 10 images): 60 USD.
  • Website: https://lensculture.co/2w8eJPO
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CALL FOR ENTRIES! LensCulture Art Photography Awards Now Open.

Returning for a second year, the LensCulture Art Photography Awards aim to recognize and reward visionary artists using photographic processes and images.
The possibilities are boundless for this award! Show us how you’re pushing the photographic medium, experimenting with different techniques or creative approaches to bring your ideas to life.
We’re hoping to see all kinds of submissions in this category, from prints made for gallery walls, to sculptural objects and totally new forms and formats. What matters is your unique vision and your skills in translating that vision into exceptional and original work.
Read on for information about our expert international jury for this award and the prizes up for grabs - this year winners will be exhibited in Paris alongside Paris Photo!
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your work with the world and participate in our global photography community of photography thinkers, makers and lovers.

Prizes:

Featured at International Photo Festivals

Selected works will be screened at photo festivals and events worldwide. Over the past year, our winners and finalists were screened at festivals in the UK, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Japan, Australia, Spain, France, the US, and more.
LensCulture is continually forging new partnerships with leading photo festivals around the world (like Voies Off, FORMAT, Tokyo International Photography Festival, and more) to increase exposure and showcase opportunities for the winners and finalists of our competitions.

Visibility with industry insiders &creative professionals

All it takes is one set of eyes to change the course of your career. Share your work with us for industry-wide exposure and opportunities. If our jury ranks your submission highly through the judging process, you will be included in LensCulture Discoveries, our directory of top-rated photographers. We provide this directory to photography industry insiders and creative professionals to showcase photographers and their work to key decision makers including editors, book publishers, gallery owners, festival directors, creative directors, curators, and online media publishers.

Permanent Exhibition on LensCulture online Gallery

LensCulture has become a key resource for discovering new photography work all over the world.
All winners, finalists and juror’s picks for this award will be prominently featured in the permanent online gallery on our site.
This is a wonderful opportunity to have your work seen by thousands of people around the world with a true love and appreciation for photography.

Published in the Best of LensCulture, Volume 4
In partnership with Schilt Publishing, we’re thrilled to be planning our fourth book, featuring the work of LensCulture’s award-winning photographers. This beautifully printed and unique collection of photographic work will be available for purchase and distributed to influential industry members worldwide.

International Press Exposure

Award winners receive press coverage from publications and media outlets around the world — the kind of exposure that can lead to viral, global recognition of your work. Winners, finalists and selected entrants have been featured in major publications including BBC, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Internazionale, VICE, The Times of London, Huffington Post, Spiegel Online, The British Journal of Photography, and The Telegraph. Share your work with the world.
Be sure to check out our latest feature on The Guardian, a beautiful image gallery showcasing the work of our Visual Storytelling Award-winners with the world.

SERIES AWARD WINNERS
1st Place: $5000
2nd Place: $3000
3rd Place: $1500

SINGLE IMAGE AWARD WINNERS
1st Place: $3000
2nd Place: $1500
3rd Place: $1000

Eligibility:

Open to all, worldwide

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

All photographers retain full copyright for their work. Winners, Jurors’ Picks and Finalists grant LensCulture limited, restricted use of winning photos only to promote the photographers themselves and in connection with marketing the Awards competition itself.
All entrants agree that all photograph(s) submitted to the competition may be reproduced (with photographer copyright credit) and used to conduct and promote LensCulture competitions. You hereby grant LensCulture with a right to use submitted photographs in the framework of such promotional activities.

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