Olympus Global Open Photo Contest 2015

About

• Olympus Global Open Photo Contest 2015 is being organized by Conducted by Olympus Corporation to promote Photography as a medium for people to express themselves.

• The Olympus Global Open Photo Contest 2015 is open for everyone who can register on the official website and submit their entries for the Photo contest.

• There is no restriction of qualification, expertise or age in Olympus Global Open Photo Contest 2015.

Conducted by

Olympus Corporation

Eligibility Criteria

Nationality: There is no restriction on the nationality of the participants.

Age: The applicants can be of any age. In case of Minor participant, parent's or guardian's consent is required to participate.

Proficiency: The applicant can be a professional or amateur photographer.

Application Mode and Process

The Applications for the Olympus Global Open Photo Contest 2015 can be made online and the candidates can register using their email ids. The details of the application process are as follow:

Application Form: The Application form is available with each category where the image needs to be submitted. 

>> Click here to apply for the Contest.

http://gopc.olympus-imaging.com/

Themes:

Birth: The beginning of life is truly beautiful. Enter a photo of a sprout, a baby, or anything that symbolizes the birth of life.

Places to Preserve: Everyone has a place that they want future generations to see and experience. Enter a photo of scenery, a building, a town, a shop -- anywhere that you want to see unchanged for the future.

Smiles and Laughter: Even a simple, small smile can make your day. And laughter, after all, is the best medicine. Enter your best photo of a smile or laughter.

Macro: In the macro world, the tiny wonders are larger than life. Enter a photo of a flower, an insect, a droplet -- anything using macro photography.

Art: There are several ways to make a photo artistic, from the use of Art Filters and post production software, to simply being selective in subject matter or composition. Enter a photo that you made into a work of art.

Specifications:

Format: The format of the image should be in JPEG Format.

File Size: The size of the image should be maximum 15 MB.

Number of Entries: any participant can submit up to 5 entries in each theme.

Selection Process

Judging Panel: The selection of the entries will be done by a panel of 6 judges named as :

• Anne Day, Photographer, U.S.A.
• Wakako Jet, Photographer, Japan.
• Kim Lau, Photographer, Singapore
• Kan Mimura, Art Director, Japan
• Silvijo Selmann, Photographer, Croatia
• Tetsuro Shimizu, Photographer, Japan

Result: The names of the winners will be announced in the month of February 2016. The notifications will be sent via mail to the winners.

Reward

Prizes will be presented to one Grand Prize winner plus fourteen winners per theme. The details of the prize are as follow:

• Grand Prize: The winner of the Grand Prize will get an Olympus PEN Camera with lens kit and a cash prize worth 1,000,000 Japanese Yen (Approx. INR 5 Lakh).

• First Prize: One winner from every theme will get Olympus OM-D E-M1 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO.

• Second Prize: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm f/4.0-5.6 II will be presented to the second prize winner from every theme.

• Third Prize: Thewinner of thethird prize from every theme has the liberty to choose his prize out of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ OR Olympus PEN E-PL7 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ.

• Bonus Prize: A bonus prizepertheme will be awarded and it will be a Latest Olympus PEN Camera + Lens Kit.

• Runners-Up Prize: Moleskine Custom Edition Hard Cover Notebook with Olympus camera cover design will be offered as Runners-Up Prize to 10 participants from each theme.

Last date to apply

November 20, 2015