Photography News

May 10, 2013 /Photography News/ Photographers, you’re invited to join EXPOSURE. See.Me presents the 4th annual international photography competition offering over $30,000 in awards including a $10,000 grant and a reception for your work at the Aperture Foundation gallery in NYC. Photographers, this is your moment!

Eligibility:

EXPOSURE is open to photographers 18 and older from anywhere in the world!  The organizers are looking for all types of digital and film photography, including (and definitely not limited to): Fashion, Landscape, Travel, Candid, Digitally Manipulated, Artistic / Conceptual, Self-Portrait, and more

Prizes:

Grand Prize Award:

• $10,000 cash grant
• A Gallery Reception at Aperture Foundation
• Online feature published by See.Me
• Printed Feature in the limited edition EXPOSURE 2013 photography book

People's choice Award:

One selected photographer will selected from amongst the highest voted entrants and will be deemed the People’s Choice award winner with a $2,500 cash grant and a Dream Getaway to New York City or Paris. (Available to all entrants; determined by public votes.)

Category Awards:

Ten Premium Entrants will be selected by the jurors to each receive a Category Award of $500, a printed feature in the Exposure 2013 photography book as well as an online feature published by See.Me, exposing their work to tens of thousands of the most influential eyes in the photographic and arts communities. The ten categories are: (1) People & Portrait, (2) Documentary / Photojournalism, (3) Cloudscape/Landscape/Aerial/Cityscape, (4) Travel/Vacation, (5) Action & Adventure, (6) Events (Parties, Weddings, Celebrations), (7) Art/Conceptual, (8) Nature (Plants & Animals), (9) Commercial (Fashion, Product & Food), and (10) Analog.

Premium Entrants will receive a free See.Me Premium Account along with a “Thank You” package with over $70 in freebies and discounts.

Judges:

* Poppy Shibamoto, Photo Director, Monocle Magazine

* Clare Grafik, Head of Exhibitions and Publications, The Photographers' Gallery

* Jane Ace, Managing Editor, Phaidon

* Francois LeTourneux, Associate Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Montreal

* Julia Paoli, Assistant Curator, Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery

* Lise Beaudry, Director, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography

The panel of jurors will review and determine the winning photographers of the Grand Prize Award, Early Entry Award, and Category Awards.

Entry fees:

Participants can submit a Basic Entry for $29, or a Premium Entry for $69. There is no limit on the number of submitted photos. 

Standard entry deadline: April 30, 2013 11:59PM ET

Premium Entrants will receive a free See.Me Premium Account along with a “Thank You” package with over $70 in freebies and discounts.

Final entry deadline: May 15, 2013 11:59PM ET

All members who join before this date are eligible for the People’s Choice Award. Premium Entrants who join before this time will be considered for the Grand Prize and Category Awards.

At 5pm Eastern Time every day, a number of members will be hand-chosen to be featured across See.Me's Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter.

Copyright: Photographers retain all rights to submitted work. 

Participate at: www.exposureaward.com

Check out all our current photo contests here.