Siena International Photography Awards

Siena International Photography Awards now is over!
The aim of this photography competition is to promote the art of photography through a coordinated set of initiatives designed to provide an international stage and a vision of absolute importance and prestige to the partecipants.
About Competition
The photos must be based on the following categories & themes:
• Open
• Travel
• People and Portrait
• Nature
• Wildlife
• Architecture
• Sport
• Cultural value of man’s relationship with food
• Storyboard
You can submit up to 3 works per category, except for Storiboard (min 5 max 9). An image cannot be entered in more than one category, but a Storyboard image may also be entered in a single image category.
Manipulations which could realistically be achieved in a darkroom will be accepted but the judges have the discretion to reject any image which has been, in their opinion, over-manipulated, removing the integrity of the original image.
Photos must be in JPG file format, sRGB color profile. File size of individual image should not exceed 2MB. The dimensions of the photos must be to a maximum of 1920 pixels wide by a maximum of 1080 pixels high.
The contest will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and practices of FIAP/PSA.
Entry fee:
• Professional and amateur photographers: 15 Euro (approx. 20 USD) per category.
• Students: 10 Euro (approx. 15 USD)
Early Bird until December 31, 2014: 1 more photo in each category.
Besides the images on display, there will be also a solo exhibition of one or more photographers who collaborate with the National Geographic Magazine and who will take part of the jury.
Eligibility
This photography competition is open worldwide to any photographer, whether amateur or professional.