The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA) is seeking entries for the 2015 International Photography Contest.
FMoPA has put out a call to photographers to participate in a photography competition. Winners are selected by a jury knowledgeable of art and photography. Winning submissions will be notified by May 1. The top entries will be exhibited at FMoPA from June 5 – July 31. There will be an opening reception at FMoPA June 5 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.
Categories include People/Portraits, Places/Landscape, Nature/Science/Animals, Documentation/Photojournalism, Still Life, Abstract Photography, and Conceptual Photography. Each category will have three winners selected for first, second, and third place. One submission will be awarded Best in Competition. Finally, one submission will be awarded People’s Choice and is determined by public votes on the competition website.
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
Best in Competition will receive goods and services valuing $1,000, will be considered for public art exhibition on a billboard, be part of a group exhibition at FMoPA, and taken into consideration for a solo exhibition at FMoPA. For winning submissions in each category, First Place winners will receive goods and services valuing $100, be considered for public art exhibition on a billboard, and be part of a group exhibition at FMoPA. Second Place winners will be considered for public art exhibition on a billboard and be part of a group exhibition at FMoPA. Third Place winners will be considered for public art exhibition on a billboard and be part of a group exhibition at FMoPA. The People’s Choice winner will be part of a group exhibition at FMoPA.
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges. Images will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, artistic merit, and as otherwise determined by the judges. For each category, three winners will be selected. An overall winner will be selected from all submitted photographs. Each winning submission will be printed for exhibition in the FMoPA Community Gallery. Winning submissions are granted permission for full use by FMoPA including the sale of the work, use of the work for promotional purposes, and/or use of the work for marketing.
Entries must be submitted online at http://fmopa.org/international-photography-competition-2015/. All entries must be received by 5:00 PM on April 5. Non-refundable entry fees are $10. Multiple submissions are permitted.
About FMoPA: The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is a museum dedicated to exhibiting important photographic art as central to contemporary life and culture. FMoPA collects, preserves, and exhibits historic and contemporary works by nationally and internationally known photographic artists. FMoPA also enriches the community by operating outreach programs for children and adults and by offering an extensive array of photography classes. For more information, visit www.FMoPA.org.
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SOURCE: The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
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