Photocompete

• Copyright: All Entrants retain full ownership and copyright of each submission. The Entrant grants the Organizer a limited, non-exclusive license to use submitted photographs in the context of the marketing and promotion of the Contest for a period of 24 months.
• Entry fee: from US$4.80 to US$16 per photograph (50% discount for certain countries)
• Entry deadline: 1st May 2012
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers who are 18+ years of age, worldwide.

The Open is a worldwide search for the greatest photographers of our generation. It features both online and live events and delivers one of the largest prize purses ever offered in the photo industry: $50,000US. It is an exposure powerhouse that connects photographers with a global audience.

SOLO – is an online competition gallery of single images, where half of the finalists are selected by an expert panel of judges and the other half are driven by public voting, fueled by the major social media platforms. The Photographer of the Year and the category winners share $25,000US.

Categories:

• Action & Lifestyle
• Street & Urban
• People & Portraiture
• Nature & Landscape
• Open

Prizes:

• Photographer of the Year, SOLO event : $20,000US
• Category Winners: $1000US each
• People’s Choice: $1000US

Image requirements: JPEG format; at least 1,000 pixels on the longest dimension. Minimum file size is 8 megapixels, maximum file size is 12 megapixels. Images may be color profiled in sRGB, Adobe-1998 or not color-managed.

Digital images should be submitted online only.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.theworldopen.com