Open call for Felix Schoeller Photo Award

Categories

• Sustainability: in this category, they honour works that deal with the sustainable development of the planet and the society.
• Emerging Photographer: the Emerging Photographer Award honors up-and-coming young talents in the world of professional photography.
• German Peace Prize for Photography: the German Peace Prize for Photography honors works that conceptually and artistically interpret the topic of “Peace” by means of the medium of photography.

Prize Information

• Sustainability: €5,000
• Emerging Photographer: €5,000
• German Peace Prize for Photography: €10,000

Eligibility Criteria

• The Felix Schoeller Photo Award addresses two groups of entrants:
  • Professional photographers: All professional photographers and film creators, photographic designers and artists who earn the majority of their livelihood (more than 50%) with photography or film creation.
  • Emerging Photographers: All photographers who are currently studying for a degree or undergoing professional training, as well as photographic assistants.
• All entrants, whether professional or emerging photographers, must be at least 18 years of age at the time of submitting their entry.
• This competition is only open to natural persons.

Ineligibility Criteria

• This competition is not open to legal persons such as companies, associations or clubs.

Judging Criteria

• The juries will judge entries on the following criteria:
  • Creativity
  • Conceptual strength
  • Composition
  • Technical perfection

Application Requirements

• Every entry to the Felix Schoeller Photo Award must consist of no less than three and no more than five individual photographs. These may form a series or be unrelated individual photos.
• The images must follow a concept and demonstrate how the entrant has approached the photographic subject area. A concept outline is part of the entry. It must be submitted in either German or English and may not exceed the maximum length of 1,000 characters.
• All entries must be submitted digitally, irrespective of the capture format:
  • Only high-resolution files (longest side of images at least 4,000 pixels and file size not exceeding 50 MB) will be accepted. Permissible file formats are JPEG with maximum quality or TIFF files with LZW lossless compression and without additional layers.
  • Prints of up to about 70 x 90 cm will be produced for the purpose of exhibiting the winning entries. Prize winners will therefore be requested to deliver files with a sufficiently high resolution prior to the exhibition. Entrants agree to supply these files to the best of their ability in the event of their work being chosen as a category winner.
• Felix Schoeller reserves the right to reject photos that contravene legal regulations in any way. These include, but are not limited to:
  • Pornographic photographs
  • Photographs that could offend religious sensibilities
  • Photographs depicting children in an indecent way
  • Photographs that trivialize or glorify violence, cruelty to animals, substance abuse or criminal behavior.

For more information, visit Felix Schoeller.