LensCulture Portrait Awards 2015 Competition - Photography competition

by Irena Sibila on Feb 13, 2015

This competition has expired on ◷ 22/02/2015

This Lensculture portrait awards 2015 competition now is over!

CALL FOR ENTRY: LensCulture Portrait Awards 2015 an international photography competition recently opened for entries seeking the best portrait photography from all the corners of the world.

About ⇣

From fine art to spontaneous selfies, from hyper-perfect photoshopped portraits to seductive (and often fictitious) social media profile pics, to mobile phone snaps altered with digital nostalgia filters. Some are candid, some are staged, some are outrageous and silly, others are just plain beautiful.

There are two categories:

- Photo Series:

Submit up to 5 or more photographic portraits that work well together as a series, variations of a single person, or members of a group, changes over time, etc. This category is open to all interpretations of what can be called a "portrait" thematically, conceptually, sociologically, as a story, or simply as a range of your photographic talent.

- Single Image:

Often, a single powerful portrait captures our attention as honest, genuine, striking, meaningful, and memorable. A great portrait can stand on its own, demonstrating a remarkable level of intimacy, psychological perception, sensitivity, and creativity. All techniques of photography are welcome, and all interpretations of what defines a "portrait" are invited, as well.

All entrants must be able to supply high resolution images suitable for printing in media, and for public exhibition. All photographers retain full copyrights for their own work.

Entry fee for this photography competition is 20 USD for 1 single photo / 45 USD for 2 or 3 single photos / 60 USD for a related series of up to 10 photos.

Eligibility ⇣

This photography competition is open to everyone worldwide, 18 years and older, professional and amateur photographers alike.
It's open to everything. All points of view, all levels of expertise and all ideas of portraiture.

Prize ⇣

There are three cash prizes for the Photo Series Award:

- Grand prize: 3,000 USD
- 2nd prize: 2,000 USD
- 3rd prize: 1,000 USD

And there are three cash prizes for the Single Image Award:

- Grand prize: 2,500 USD
- 2nd prize: 1,000 USD
- 3rd prize: 500 USD

Moreover, all highly rated entries (not only winners and finalists) will gain visibility with LensCulture Insiders, and will win invitation-only LensCulture Portfolio accounts, which serve as a platform to reach our audience of over one million worldwide.