Are you serious enough about your artwork to submit it into a contest? So, many of you are doing amazing photography. Why not take the next step and submit a few of your pictures? Now is your opportunity.
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1) Who is Eligible to Enter?
Exposure is open to photographers 18 and older from anywhere in the world! We 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!
This is your opportunity to capture the moment and share your talent with the world.
We only accept submissions through our quick and easy online form.
All applicants will receive a gorgeous online portfolio and will be eligible for the People's Choice Award (does not affect the selection of the Grand Prize winner). Portfolios are fully editable (you can change/add images and modify your bio) until the deadline.
You may submit up to 8 images for $10 per image. For 9 or more images, we offer a flat discounted rate of $88. You can upload up to 20 images for the discounted rate.
Every photographer who submits to Exposure will be given an online Artists Wanted portfolio to view and share with your social network and use as a professional resource. After you complete your submission, you will be sent a confirmation email with your username, password, and direct link to your portfolio, which you will be able to start using immediately.
This winner of the Grand Prize Award is selected by our panel of esteemed judges. The People's Choice Voting has no influence on the Grand Prize selection.
$10,000 cash grant
A career launching Exhibition and Reception at The Aperture Foundation Gallery
A Feature on the Artists Wanted Website seen by tens of thousands of users
Worldwide Exposure for your photos and the stories they tell.
The People's Choice Award:
The public will cast their vote and the highest rated portfolio will receive $2,500 in cash, and international exposure via a feature with Artists Wanted seen by tens of thousands of viewers.
Voting for the People's Choice Award will open in November.
The Category Awards
The jury panel will select photographers whose photography best exemplifies the essence of each of the following categories:
People & Portrait
Celebrates the likeness of a person of a small group of people through photos in which the face is the focus of the image. Includes: Portraits, Self-Portraits, Group Portraits and Candid photos.
Documentary / Photojournalism
Celebrates the power of photography in creating a visual account for news stories and current events. Includes: Documentary photographs, News photos.
Cloudscape, Landscape, Aerial and/or City Scape
Celebrates the beauty of clouds, sky, urban skylines, and broad areas of land. Includes: Urbanscapes, Landscapes, Cloudscape and Aerial images.
Travel / Vacation
Celebrates the landscape, people, culture, customs, and history specific to a certain geographic area. Includes: Travel and Vacation photography.
Action & Adventure
Celebrates action and adventure captured in images. Includes: Sports photography, Adventure photography.
Events (Parties, Weddings, Celebrations)
Celebrates social events captured in images. Includes: Nightlife, Celebrity, Wedding and Party photography.
Art / Conceptual
Celebrates a concept or idea captured in images and/or relays the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Includes: Artistic photography, Staged and Manipulated photography.
Nature (Plants and Animals)
Celebrates the image of animals (wild and domestic), birds, fish, insects, plants, flowers and trees. Includes: Macro/Nature, Wildlife, and Underwater photography.
Commercial (Fashion, Product & Food)
Celebrates the power of photography in illustrating a service or product. Includes: Advertising, Food, Product, Fashion, Still life and Studio photography.
Analog
Celebrates the essence/aesthetic of film photography. Includes scans of photographs originally captured using film cameras, including 35mm, Polaroid, and medium/large format cameras.
Category Award Winners will be awarded a $500 cash grant and a feature on Artists Wanted, exposing their work to tens of thousands of the most influential eyes in the photographic and arts communities.
One potential Grand Prize Winner will be determined from among all eligible entries received by a panel of qualified judges, based on a rating system that considers uniqueness, skill, and ambition. The entrant who submitted the entry receiving the highest score, as determined by our judging panel, will be the Grand Prize winner.
Eligible visitors to the site will have a chance to vote for their favorite entry during the Online Voting Period. The entrant with the entry receiving the highest number of votes, as determined by Artists Wanted, will be the potential People's Choice Award Winner (pending rigorous vote validation). Public voting has no influence on the formal judging for the Grand Prize Award.
Artists Wanted will not resell your work, or use your images for any commercial purpose outside the terms of the contest and the New York Reception. Every image you submit is yours, you retain all rights to your images.
Your images will be hosted on our web server for viewing via your public portfolio and your images may be selected for special promotion on Artists Wanted and other press/partner outlets. For example, in the past major magazines and television outlets have run features on our photographers and we have facilitated that connection. If a major press outlet approaches us to feature your work, we will contact you and work with you to craft the story to the highest benefit for you and your career."
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"THE RULES IN BRIEF
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1) Who is Eligible to Enter?
Exposure is open to photographers 18 and older from anywhere in the world! We 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!
This is your opportunity to capture the moment and share your talent with the world.
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2) How do I submit work?
We only accept submissions through our quick and easy online form.
All applicants will receive a gorgeous online portfolio and will be eligible for the People's Choice Award (does not affect the selection of the Grand Prize winner). Portfolios are fully editable (you can change/add images and modify your bio) until the deadline.
You may submit up to 8 images for $10 per image. For 9 or more images, we offer a flat discounted rate of $88. You can upload up to 20 images for the discounted rate.
Every photographer who submits to Exposure will be given an online Artists Wanted portfolio to view and share with your social network and use as a professional resource. After you complete your submission, you will be sent a confirmation email with your username, password, and direct link to your portfolio, which you will be able to start using immediately.
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3) The Awards:
The Grand Prize:
This winner of the Grand Prize Award is selected by our panel of esteemed judges. The People's Choice Voting has no influence on the Grand Prize selection.
$10,000 cash grant
A career launching Exhibition and Reception at The Aperture Foundation Gallery
A Feature on the Artists Wanted Website seen by tens of thousands of users
Worldwide Exposure for your photos and the stories they tell.
The People's Choice Award:
The public will cast their vote and the highest rated portfolio will receive $2,500 in cash, and international exposure via a feature with Artists Wanted seen by tens of thousands of viewers.
Voting for the People's Choice Award will open in November.
The Category Awards
The jury panel will select photographers whose photography best exemplifies the essence of each of the following categories:
People & Portrait
Celebrates the likeness of a person of a small group of people through photos in which the face is the focus of the image. Includes: Portraits, Self-Portraits, Group Portraits and Candid photos.
Documentary / Photojournalism
Celebrates the power of photography in creating a visual account for news stories and current events. Includes: Documentary photographs, News photos.
Cloudscape, Landscape, Aerial and/or City Scape
Celebrates the beauty of clouds, sky, urban skylines, and broad areas of land. Includes: Urbanscapes, Landscapes, Cloudscape and Aerial images.
Travel / Vacation
Celebrates the landscape, people, culture, customs, and history specific to a certain geographic area. Includes: Travel and Vacation photography.
Action & Adventure
Celebrates action and adventure captured in images. Includes: Sports photography, Adventure photography.
Events (Parties, Weddings, Celebrations)
Celebrates social events captured in images. Includes: Nightlife, Celebrity, Wedding and Party photography.
Art / Conceptual
Celebrates a concept or idea captured in images and/or relays the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Includes: Artistic photography, Staged and Manipulated photography.
Nature (Plants and Animals)
Celebrates the image of animals (wild and domestic), birds, fish, insects, plants, flowers and trees. Includes: Macro/Nature, Wildlife, and Underwater photography.
Commercial (Fashion, Product & Food)
Celebrates the power of photography in illustrating a service or product. Includes: Advertising, Food, Product, Fashion, Still life and Studio photography.
Analog
Celebrates the essence/aesthetic of film photography. Includes scans of photographs originally captured using film cameras, including 35mm, Polaroid, and medium/large format cameras.
Category Award Winners will be awarded a $500 cash grant and a feature on Artists Wanted, exposing their work to tens of thousands of the most influential eyes in the photographic and arts communities.
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4) Judging:
One potential Grand Prize Winner will be determined from among all eligible entries received by a panel of qualified judges, based on a rating system that considers uniqueness, skill, and ambition. The entrant who submitted the entry receiving the highest score, as determined by our judging panel, will be the Grand Prize winner.
Eligible visitors to the site will have a chance to vote for their favorite entry during the Online Voting Period. The entrant with the entry receiving the highest number of votes, as determined by Artists Wanted, will be the potential People's Choice Award Winner (pending rigorous vote validation). Public voting has no influence on the formal judging for the Grand Prize Award.
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5) Use of Entry & Respecting Image Ownership:
Your images will never be sold to a 3rd party.
Artists Wanted will not resell your work, or use your images for any commercial purpose outside the terms of the contest and the New York Reception. Every image you submit is yours, you retain all rights to your images.
Your images will be hosted on our web server for viewing via your public portfolio and your images may be selected for special promotion on Artists Wanted and other press/partner outlets. For example, in the past major magazines and television outlets have run features on our photographers and we have facilitated that connection. If a major press outlet approaches us to feature your work, we will contact you and work with you to craft the story to the highest benefit for you and your career."
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