Felix Schoeller Photography Competition with 10,000 EUR Award

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Applicant criteria

Nationality
United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
Speciality
All Specialties
Gender
  • Both

Opportunity criteria

Location
Remotely
Needed documents
Sample of your work

Opportunity description

The Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2021 is now available for photographers all over the world. The Felix Schoeller Photo Award is held every two years with valuable prizes for excellent photographers all over the world. 

Award Categories:-

  • German Peace Prize for Photography.
  • Best Work by an Emerging Photographer.

Eligibility:-

  • Only professional photographers and filmmakers are eligible for the first category(German Peace Prize for Photography). 
  • The second category (Best Work by an Emerging Photographer) is designed for photography or film students (or art or design students with a focus on photography). In addition, those in training to become photographers and assistants to professional photographers are also eligible for entry.

Prizes:-

  • All shortlisted pieces will be published on the award’s website.

  • All nominated pieces (the five finalists for each category) will be published on the award’s website, including a description of the concept and the photographer’s résumé. In addition, nominees’ pieces will be on display in the premium Winners & Nominees exhibition in the City of Osnabrück’s Museum Quarter for several months. Nominated photographers will be invited to be part of the online awards ceremony. The nominees will be connected online and get informed live who the prizewinner is.

  • The winner of the German Peace Prize for Photography will receive a monetary prize of 10,000 EUR.

  • The winner in the category Best Work by an Emerging Photographer will be honored with the Felix Schoeller Emerging Photographer Award. This prize is endowed with prize money of EUR 2,500. Nominees for the Emerging Photographer Award also receive an exclusive online session with a jury member to discuss their work (portfolio review).“

  • The winner’s work and a selection of the nominated pieces will be published on social media and distributed to international professional media outlets for publication. A selection of the shortlisted pieces will be published on the award’s Instagram account.

Submissions Specifications:-

  • Any piece submitted must consist of a written concept in English (max. 1,000 characters) and a series of at least three but not more than five photographs.
  • Each participant may submit one series per category. We are unable to accept multiple series of photographs in one category.

Timeline:-

  • Submission period: January 1 to May 31, 2021.
  • Online adjudication and shortlist compilation: June to July 2021.
  • Jury meetings, selection of nominees and winners: August to September 2021.
  • Publication of the shortlist and nominees on the award website: September 2021.
  • Online awards ceremony on October 2nd 2021.
  • Exhibition opening ‘Winners & Nominees 2021’ on October 3rd.
  • Winners & Nominees exhibition in the City of Osnabrück’s Museum Quarter: until 2022.

About the Felix Schoeller Photo Award:-

The Felix Schoeller Photo Award honors works that clearly illustrate a love of photography and exceptionally stringent demands on picture quality. As a manufacturer of special papers for high-quality photographic reproductions, the aim of Felix Schoeller’s award is to honor and lend support to photographers who share their passion for uncompromisingly good photography. The Felix Schoeller Photo Award is presented every two years. The 2021 competition comprises the following categories: German Peace Prize for Photography and Best Work by an Emerging Photographer.

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