Photocompete

• Copyright: Lens Culture recognizes you retain full ownership of the copyright in each photograph. All winners, including Honorable Mention winners, understand that the photograph(s) submitted to the competition may be used by Lens Culture, to conduct and promote the Lens Culture International Exposure Awards competition. You hereby grant Lens Culture with a right to use the photograph in the framework of such promotional activities. Any photograph used by Lens Culture shall carry a credit line.
• Entry fee: $35 single image entry; $55 two to five images entry; $75 Portfolio Award entry (10-15 images).
• Entry deadline: 15th September 2009
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers worldwide, 18 years of age or older as of July 15, 2009.

We’re looking for exciting images from every continent, and from diverse points of view: documentary, fine art, photojournalism, street photography, poetic, personal, abstract and human.

Categories:

• Portfolio Award
  Submit 10 to 15 photographic images that are linked — thematically, aesthetically, as a story, or simply as a range of your photographic talent. Edit your selections carefully, since this category will be judged on the strength of the group of photographs as a whole, and not as individual photographs.
• Single Image Photo Awards — All Categories
  Submit one to five photos to be considered for the Single Image Photo Awards. Often, a single powerful photograph captures our attention as important, artistic, meaningful, and memorable. A great photo can stand on its own, demonstrating a remarkable level of visual perception, sensitivity, and creativity.

Prizes:

• Cash Totaling $3,250
• $1,500 Portfolio Award (10-15 Images)
• $1,000 Single Image First Prize; $500 Single Image Second Prize; $250 Single Image Third Prize;
• 25 Single Image Honorable Mentions
• Media and online exposure through photo features in Lens Culture online magazine
• Coverage in the Lens Culture blog and in our subscribers’ newsletter
• Get your work seen by our influential international jury.

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Applicants must submit their photos to us online at: http://lensculture.slideroom.com. You will be prompted to register for a free account at the entry site. For good image quality and fast upload, your image files should be less than 2 MB each, and sized around 1024 x 768 pixels @ 72 ppi. Our online portal offers additional instruction for submitting work.

Official web site: http://www.lensculture.com/contest.html
http://www.lensculture.com/contest-2009-FAQs.html
http://www.lensculture.com/contest-2009-rules.html