| Copyright | You give PhotoAnnualAwards the right to use the entry for publication on PhotoAnnualAwards.com and in exhibitions and promotions related to the PhotoAnnualAwards contest. |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Open to all photographers worldwide. |
| Finish | 25 April 2012 |
| Entry fee | 5 EUR per any single photo |
Finished
Categories:
- (E) motions – photos like as Fine Art, Portraiture, Abstract, etc..
- (M) otions – photos like as Photojournalism, Documentary, Sports, etc..
- (O) ceans – photos like as Nature, Landscapes, Animals, etc..
Awards:
- Grand Prize Winner: One month paid apartment in the suburb of Prague, plus 500 USD.
- Special Prize Winner: Your own photo exhibition in Prague and a vase from an original Bohemian glass factory.
- FotoVideo Magazine Winner: Custom print book of your photographs and a photographers profile in FotoVideo Magazine.
- The winners and their work will be featured in Wall Gallery Teplice and then in gallery in Prague, Czech republic.
Winners will be notified in May 2012. In each category you can submit a single Entry or series. 2-10 images are allowed per series. Your photographs must be taken, published or produced between May 1, 2011 and May 1, 2012. There is no limit in the number of entries per person.
Image requirements: JPEG images saved with quality compression with a long dimension of at least 1,000 pixels at 72 DPI. sRGB, Adobe-1998 or not color-managed.
Judging criteria:
- creativity
- photographic quality
- effectiveness in expressing the contest theme.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.photoannualawards.com/en/
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