Oct 02, 2015 | by InfoDesigners | submitted by Irena Sibila

LensCulture Visual Storytelling Awards 2015 - International Photography competition

This competition has expired on 22/10/2015

The call for applications is now open!

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: LensCulture Visual Storytelling Awards 2015 is the 2nd annual international call to discover the best visual storytellers today — from all corners of the world! They are searching for photography in Documentary, Personal Stories, Photojournalism, Fictional Narratives, and any other photography that tells a story. You are invited to participate with your best work!

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About

They believe photographs tell stories that can reach the broadest audiences — across all cultures, languages, political borders and age groups. We are wide open to all themes and approaches. A picture is worth a thousand words—show us your story!

Entries are welcome in five categories:

• Documentary
• Photojournalism
• Personal Stories
• Fictional Narrative
• Open Category

Entries are welcome as Series, Mini-Series or as Single Images. Upload the highest-quality JPEGs, sized a minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side but up to 2000 pixels is even better. Maximum size is 10MB. You can submit diptychs as one image.

You can submit as many times as you like (assuming you have lots of great images and you can afford to pay the entry fees for all of them), and there are no time-based restrictions concerning when a photo was taken.

All photographers retain full copyrights for their own work.

Entry fee fot this photography competiton:

• Series (6-10 photos): 60 USD
• Mini-Series (2-5 photos): 40 USD
• Single Photo (1 photo): 20 USD

Who can enter?

LensCulture Visual Storytelling Awards 2015 is open to professional and amateur photographers worldwide over 18 years of age.

Prize

Winners will be selected for each category in Series and Mini-Series. The Open Category will also have a five Single Image Winners. In addition, 20 Finalists will be selected across all five categories.

Moreover, LensCulture's editors will select photographers during the competition for immediate exposure to their global audience (before the judging begins). Also, over 100 of the highest-rated entries will gain visibility with LensCulture Insiders and receive an invitation-only LensCulture Portfolio account.