Lumiere Photography Awards 2016

Our mission is to discover, honor and provide opportunities

  • Deadline: 30 September 2016
  • Entry fee: All entries must include the appropriate entry fee payable when you submit your photos to The Lumiere Awards in U.S. currency.
  • Website: http://lumiereawards.com/the-awards/
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The Lumiere Awards are an international open call for photography possessing uncommon vision. This opportunity is open to photographers of all backgrounds who capture images that make the unknowable known. Our goal is to celebrate the most iconic photos taken by new and emerging talent, as well as professionals, from around the world and award their photographic insights.

Recognizing photos that captivate us also free us to identify our desires, we invite ALL types of photographers — professional, non-professional/amateur, student and mobile photographers.

Prizes:

GRAND PRIZE: PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

The winner of the Photographer of the Year Award will receive $5,000 in cash and other prizes:

$1,000 Cash Prize
Solo Booth at the 2017 Photo Independent Art Fair in Los Angeles. Valued at $3,250.
Photos published in print and online — viewed by collectors, galleries and curators throughout the world.
Showcased online in the Winners Gallery
Winner’s Logo and Certificate
Invitation to participate on ArtCapitol.com, an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of collectors worldwide.
Press release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors, galleries, art directors and advertising executives.

EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

The winner of the Emerging Photographer of the Year Award will receive $2,100 in cash and other prizes:

$500 Cash Prize
Solo Booth at the 2017 Photo Independent Art Fair in Los Angeles. Valued at $1,600.
Showcased online in the Winners Gallery
Winner’s logo and certificate
Photos published in print and online — viewed by collectors, galleries and curators throughout the world.
Invitation to participate on ArtCapitol.com, an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of collectors worldwide.
Press release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors, galleries, art directors and advertising executives.

MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

The winner of the Mobile Photographer of the Year Award will receive $1,850 in cash and other prizes:

$250 Cash Prize
Solo Booth at the 2017 Photo Independent Art Fair in Los Angeles. Valued at $1,600.
Showcased online in the Winners Gallery
Winner’s logo and certificate
Photos published in print and online — viewed by collectors, galleries and curators throughout the world.
Invitation to participate on ArtCapitol.com, an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of collectors worldwide.
Press release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors, galleries, art directors and advertising executives.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for this competition, photographers: Must submit their own original work. Must be 18 years or older.

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

Photographs may not infringe on the copyright of another’s work.

Photographs may not contain content that is illegal, unlawful, or otherwise in violation of applicable federal, state or local laws and regulations where the photographs were created.

Photographers retain all copyrights.

By entering, photographers grant The Lumiere Awards non-exclusive rights to reproduce the submitted photos for promotional and exhibition purposes. All copyrights are retained by the photographer. Winning photographs could be published in Fabrik Magazine. Any photograph used by The Lumiere Awards will be credited to the photographer.

By accepting a Lumiere Award, an entrant agrees to the use of his or her name, likeness, and photographs for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.

Theme:

Architecture Conceptual Documentary Fashion Landscape Nature People Portrait Street