LensCulture Exposure Awards 2018

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JOIN US IN CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF EXPOSURE!

The LensCulture Exposure Awards 2018 aim to discover and showcase the world’s best contemporary photographers! As we approach the Awards’ 10th anniversary, this year’s competition will celebrate a decade of helping photographers of all levels gain global recognition. The Awards will culminate with a series of international gallery and festival events, worldwide media coverage, and career-changing exposure for the jury’s six winners, eight jurors’ picks and 25 finalists.

Each of the winners, jurors’ picks and finalists will gain access to the broadest exposure we've ever offered through a LensCulture award. Together with our audience of 2.8 million, we will celebrate 10 years of exposure as one of the largest contemporary photography communities in the world!

For the first time in our Exposure Awards, we are waiving fees for anyone who enters a single image. We truly want to discover the most talented image-makers—we believe that EVERY photographer deserves the opportunity for exposure and recognition without restriction. So, send in your best work today!

" After being selected in the LensCulture Exposure Awards last year, my work was printed by the British Journal of Photography, Fisheye Magazine and Der Greif. I also won the National Award (Mexico) in the Sony World Photography Awards and my work was on view in Arles and at Photo Basel. It has been an amazing year so far! "

— TANIA FRANCO KLEIN
Exposure Awards 2017, Finalist

GALLERY EXHIBITION IN LONDON

An exhibition featuring all winners, jurors’ picks and finalists will be held in the heart of London in 2018. London is one of the centers of the global photography market and is home to some of the most prestigious photography collections, galleries, and institutions in the world. Our exhibition will launch with a gala opening reception and international press preview—we hope to meet many of you there!

A SERIES OF PROJECTIONS AT INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVALS

Throughout 2018, the jury’s selected works will be screened at photo festivals and events worldwide. Over the past year, winners and finalists from LensCulture Awards had their work screened at festivals in Britain, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Japan, Australia, Spain, France, Georgia, the US, and more. LensCulture continues to partner with international photo festivals to showcase more of our competitions’ winners & finalists. Our growing list of festivals includes: Voies Off Arles, FORMAT International Photography Festival, Athens Photo Festival, Organ Vida, Brighton PhotoBiennial, Cortona On the Move, FotoLeggendo Festival, Denver Month of Photography, Medium Photo Festival, Tokyo International Photography Festival, Head On Photo Festival, Tbilisi Photo Festival, GETXOPHOTO Festival—and many more!

PUBLISHED IN THE BEST OF LENSCULTURE, VOLUME 2

Following the success of our first annual volume, we will once again be partnering with Schilt Publishing to produce a beautifully printed book of our award-winning photographers. This unique collection of photographic work will be available for purchase and distributed to industry members worldwide. Schilt Publishing is also the official publisher for the World Press Photo Foundation and FotoFest.

VISIBILITY WITH INDUSTRY INSIDERS & GALLERIES

We are connected to over 3,000 photography industry insiders around the world including top photo editors, book publishers, gallery owners, festival directors, agents, curators, online media publishers, and many more. LensCulture has become a key resource for these professionals to discover new work from photographers all over the world. This kind of industry-wide exposure is critical for both emerging and established photographers—all it takes is one set of eyes to change the course of your career.

INTERNATIONAL PRESS EXPOSURE

Each year, LensCulture award winners receive a variety of press coverage from publications and media outlets around the world. Winners, finalists and entrants have been featured in such major publications as BBC, The Guardian, The Washington Post, L’Œil de la Photographie, Huffington Post, Spiegel Online, The British Journal of Photography, and The Telegraph as well as many other national and international media outlets. This kind of press exposure can lead to viral, global recognition of your work.

OPPORTUNITY FOR LENSCULTURE INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER

Our editorial team will pick a number of photographers from the winners and finalists to feature as week-long takeovers on LensCulture’s Instagram feed. The popular feed, which has over 600,000 followers from all over the world, is an excellent platform for photographers to showcase their latest projects to an international audience and grow their own following. Previous takeovers have included Alec Soth, Bruce Gilden, Matt Stuart, Diana Markosian, Randy Olson, Gerd Ludwig, and many others.