Photocompete

• Copyright: You retain copyright in each entry. Our sponsors, including Epson do NOT assume rights of use for commercial purposes. Images are used for display of winning and highest scoring images in relation to the competition only.
• Entry fee: From 20USD per image
• Entry deadline: 26th July 2015
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers, worldwide.

The sixth Epson International Pano Awards is dedicated to the art of panoramic photography. Advances in digital photography and editing software has resulted in a surge in the popularity of image stitching, especially in the panoramic format. Panoramic film photography also remains alive and well.

Categories:

• Nature / Landscapes
• Built Environment / Architecture
• Open VR / 360

Prizes (2015 total prize pool worth over $50,000USD, including $20,000 cash):

• Open
  • 1st Place – $2000 cash
  • Runner-up – $1000 cash
  • Category second place x 2 – $500 cash
• Jeff Mitchum Fine Art Prize
  • 1st place $5000 cash
  • 2nd place $3000 cash
  • 3rd place $1000 cash
  • 4th place $750 cash
  • 5th place $250   cash
• Epson Digital Art Prize
  • 1st place $1000 cash
  • 2nd place $750 cash
  • 3rd place $250 cash
• Amateur Awards
  • 1st Place – $1000 cash
  • Runner-up – $500 cash
• VR/360 Awards
  • 1st Place – $500 cash
  • 2nd Place – $250 cash

Image requirements: RGB (sRGB or Adobe RGB). 3000 Pixels on the longest side and not greater than 1500 pixels on the shortest side. 300 Pixels Per Inch. Saved as a jpeg at a setting 10 or higher. All images must be panoramic format, defined for this competition as a minimum 2:1 ratio (long side : short side).

Online submission of digital photographs via the website.

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