Photography
Awards 2015
Our first ever Street Photography Awards invite you to show us the way you see your world. Whether in your own urban environment, or as you travel the globe exploring other cultures and lands, LensCulture seeks to discover today's finest photographers capturing the best spontaneous moments. It is through these moments that we get a real sense of the world we live in.
Our international jury will select top winners in series and single image entries, plus 25 finalists. Winners receive $15,000 in cash awards, global recognition, and exposure to our audience of over 1.4 million. You’re invited to SHOW US YOUR STREETS.
If you already started a submission, click here to finish it.
The final deadline to complete all entries is Thursday, September 3rd at 11:59 PST.
Street Photography Awards 2015 Jury
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Caroline Huntermore about CarolineCaroline Hunter is a picture editor for the Guardian Weekend Magazine.
She has twenty years experience of commissioning photography for features that range from celebrity to news and documentary. She produces and edits photo-shoots, and on a daily basis she reviews a wide selection of photographers' submissions from around the world.
Previous to the Guardian, Caroline worked for Time Out London magazine and The Saturday Telegraph magazine. She is a regular portfolio reviewer at international photo-festivals and has judged a number of photography competitions. Caroline also writes about photography, and lives and works in London. -
Whitney Johnsonmore about WhitneyWhitney Johnson is the Deputy Director of Photography at National Geographic. Previously, she was the Director of Photography at The New Yorker, where she championed photojournalism and transitioned photography at the magazine into the digital space by establishing the Photo Booth blog, launching the Instagram feed, and serving as the executive producer on several short films. Her work has been widely recognized: two ASME awards for portfolios on the United States military and world leaders; SPD Awards of Excellence; and a Peabody, in collaboration with Human Rights Watch and Platon, for a project on Russia's Civil Society.
She has taught at Columbia University School of Journalism, New York University, and the International Center of Photography. She is on the board of the W. Eugene Smith Fund and Eddie Adams Workshop, the Photojournalism Advisory Council for the Alexia Foundation, and the Advisory Committee of the Magnum Foundation's Emergency Fund. -
Jacob Aue Sobolmore about JacobJacob Aue Sobol is a member of Magnum Photos. He was born in Denmark, and studied at the European Film College and the Danish School of Documentary and Art Photography.
He has completed several award-winning projects and authored critically acclaimed photobooks. His book “Sabine”, a personal perspective on life in Greenland was published in 2004 and the work was nominated for the 2005 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. A project from Guatemala won First Prize Award, Daily Life Stories, World Press Photo 2006. His book “I, Tokyo” was awarded the Leica European Publishers Award in 2008 and was published in seven countries. A new book "B" (about Bangkok) will be launched at Paris Photo 2015.
Jacob is currently working on the ongoing project Arrivals and Departures - a journey by land from his childhood home in Brøndby to the east coasts of Russia and China.
With more than 40 solo exhibitions over the past 10 years, Jacob's work has been shown extensively around the world. Exhibitions include San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Milwaukee Art Museum, Michigan Museum of Modern Art, Three Shadow Gallery, Beijing. Rencontre D'Arles, Polka Gallerie (Paris), Yossi Milo Gallery (New York) and Museet for Fotokunst in Denmark. -
Ihiro Hayamimore about IhiroIhiro Hayami (b. 1982, Osaka Japan) is the director of Tokyo Institute of Photography, and the organizer of Tokyo International Photography Festival. He’s the former chief editor of Japanese Photography Magazine, “PHaT PHOTO”(2012-2014). From 2008-2012, he worked as the one of the directors at RING CUBE gallery in Ginza, Tokyo. His selected curatorial exhibitions include, “10x10 American Photobooks” (2013), Alejandro Chaskielberg’s “High Tide” (2012), and Alex Prager’s “WEEK-END” (2010).
He is also known as lecturer. He teaches RISING SUN Master class with Marc Prust (artistic director, Photo Reporter) at Tokyo Institute of Photography, and gives lectures at universities and photography schools such as Tokyo Polytechnic University, Nihon University College of Art, and Nippon Photography Institute on invitational basis. -
Enrico Stefanellimore about EnricoEnrico Stefanelli is the founder and artistic director of Photolux Festival, the biennial of photography in Lucca, Italy. He has curated several exhibitions including: Tim Hetherington, Jan Saudek, Horst P. Horst, VII Agency, Nobuyoshy Araki, Boris Mikhailov and David Douglas Duncan. Since 2010, he is the Italian curator of the European Photo Exhibition Award. Enrico is a photographer and journalist and teaches photography in workshops. He has written articles and contributions on photography for several catalogs, books and magazines. He participates in portfolio reviews around the world, serves on international photography juries, and is a member of the nominating committee for the Joop Swart Masterclass at World Press Photo. -
Jim Caspermore about JimJim Casper is the editor-in-chief and publisher of LensCulture, one of the leading online destinations to discover contemporary photography from around the world. As an active member in the contemporary photography world, Casper organizes annual international photography events, travels around the world to meet with photographers and review their portfolios, curates art exhibitions, writes about photography and culture, lectures, conducts workshops, serves as an international juror and nominator for key awards, and is an advisor to arts and education organizations. He serves on the board of directors at SPE, the Society for Photographic Education, the world’s largest association of photography educators.
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GLOBAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
| — JURY SELECTED — | LENSCULTURE | |||
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| Winners | Finalists | Editors' Picks* | ||
| $15,000 in Cash Awards | ||||
| Worldwide Festival Projections | ||||
| Street Photography Awards Printed Annual | ||||
| Massive Online Promotion | ||||
| LensCulture Online Review Session | ||||
| Visibility with LensCulture Insiders | ||||
| Immediate Exposure on LensCulture | ||||
| LensCulture Portfolio Account | ||||
All Winners, Finalists (plus hundreds of the top-rated photographers) will gain access to a free, invitation-only portfolio account on LensCulture! This is an invaluable platform to showcase your work to our 1.4 million+ global audience as well as to our network of LensCulture Insiders. LensCulture’s editors will also be able to discover your latest work and potentially feature it in articles, Editors’ Picks and social media.
*Editors' Picks: Editor Picks: LensCulture's editors will select photographers during the competition for immediate exposure to our global audience (before the judging begins). Over 100 of the highest-rated entries will gain visibility with LensCulture Insiders and receive an invitation-only LensCulture Portfolio account, which serve as a great platform to reach our audience of over 1.4 million worldwide.
AWARDS & BENEFITS
$15,000 in Cash Awards
Series Award:
1st Place: $5000
2nd Place: $3000
3rd Place: $1500
Single Image Award:
1st Place: $3000
2nd Place: $1500
3rd Place: $1000
Projections at International Photo Festivals
Work from the Top 31 photographers will be presented at photo festivals worldwide throughout the year. We are actively partnering with international photo festivals to showcase our competitions' winners & finalists. Our growing list of festivals includes: FORMAT International Photography Festival, Bangkok Photo Festival, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Belfast Photo Festival, Athens Photo Festival, Circulation(s) Photo Festival, Tokyo International Photography Festival, Arles France Voices Off Festival, Photolux Festival in Italy — with many more
to come!
Visibility with
LensCulture Insiders
Work from the Top 31 photographers plus hundreds of the other top-rated photographers from this competition will be shared with LensCulture Insiders, our network of influential names in the photography industry. We have significantly expanded our Insiders network to over 500 photo editors, curators, gallerists, and publishers. We believe this kind of exposure is critical for both emerging and established photographers to gain valuable jobs, opportunities, and global exposure in print and
online media.
Aaron Schuman, Director/Editor, SeeSaw Magazine, UK
Ada Takahashi, Director, Robert Koch Gallery, USA
Afton Almaraz, Senior Picture Editor, Getty Images, USA
Aida Muluneh, Founder and General Manager, Desta for Africa Creative Consulting PLC, Ethiopia
Alan Taylor, Senior Editor, The Atlantic, USA
Alessandra Capodacqua, Instructor, Photographer and Independent Curator, NYU, Italy
Alessia Glaviano, Senior Photo Editor, Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue, Italy
Alex Webb, Photographer, Magnum
Alexa Becker, Acquisitions Editor, Kehrer Verlag Publishers, Germany
Alona Pardo, Curator, Barbican Art Gallery, UK
Amy Feitelberg, Photo Art Director, Square, USA
Amy Pereira, Photography Director, Curator and Consultant, USA
Amy Wolff, Photo Director, Hearst Digital Media, USA
Andy Greenacre, Director of Photography, Telegraph Magazine, UK
Ángel Luis González Fernández, Founder and CEO, PhotoIreland Foundation, Ireland
Anna Dickson, Visual Lead, Image Search, Google, USA
Anna Goldwater Alexander, Director of Photography, WIRED, USA
Anna Gripp, Editor-in-Chief, Photonews, Germany
Anna Walker Skillman, Owner/Director, Jackson Fine Arts, USA
Anne Bourgeois-Vignon, Executive Creative Director, Culture Trip, UK
Anne Farrar, Director of Photography, National Geographic Traveler, USA
Anne McNeill, Director, Impressions Gallery, UK
Anne Morin, Director, diChroma Photography, Spain
Anne Wilkes-Tucker, Curator, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Antony Dickson, Features Photo Editor, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Arianna Rinaldo, Artistic Director, Cortona On The Move, Spain
Ariel Shanberg, Executive Director, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, USA
Azu Nwagbogu, Director, African Artists' Foundation, Nigeria
Barbara Čeferin, Owner, Galerija Fotografija, Slovenia
Barbara Tannenbaum, Curator of Photography, The Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
Bernadette Tuazon, Director of Photography, CNN Digital, USA
Bevin Bering Dubrowski, Curator, Photography Specialist, BBD Photography, USA
Bisi Silva, Founder and Director, Centre for Contemporary Art, Nigeria
Bonnie Rubenstein, Artistic Director, CONTACT Photography Festival, Canada
Brett Roegiers, Photo Editor, CNN.com, USA
Brian Paul Clamp, Owner/Director, ClampArt Gallery, USA
Brian Storm, Founder & Executive Producer, MediaStorm, USA
Bronwen Latimer, Senior Photo Editor, The Washington Post, USA
Bruno Ceschel, Director, Self Publish, Be Happy, UK
Carlos Carvalho, Director, FestFoto de Porto Allegre, Brazil
Caroline Hunter, Picture Editor, Guardian Weekend Magazine, UK
Caroline Wall, Director, Robert Mann Gallery, USA
Catherine Edelman, Owner, Catherine Edelman Gallery, USA
Celia Davies, Curator, Arts Council England, UK
Celina Lunsford, Artistic Director & Chief Curator, Fotografie Forum Frankfurt, Germany
Charles Guice, Founder/Director, Charles Guice Contemporary, USA
Charlotte Cotton, Curator & Writer, USA
Charlotte van Lingen, Head of Presentation, Museum Het Valkhof, Netherlands
Chelsea Matiash, Senior Editor, Digiital Storytelling, The New York Times, USA
Chris Littlewood, Independent Curator, Christopher Littlewood, UK
Chris Pichler, Founder & Publisher, Nazraeli Press, USA
Christopher McCall, Director, Pier 24 Photography, USA
Christopher Rauschenberg, Founding Member, Blue Sky Photographers' Collective and Gallery, USA
Christy Havranek, Photo Director, Huffington Post, USA
Clare Grafik, Head of Exhibitions, The Photographer's Gallery, UK
Claude Bussac, Director, PHotoEspaña International Festival, Spain
Corey Keller, Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA
Corinne Tapia, Director, Sous Les Etoiles Gallery, USA
Cristina De Middel, Artist, Juana de Aizpuru, UK
Daphé Anglès, Journalist, The New York Times Paris, France
Daphne Palmer, Director, Fraenkel Gallery
Darius Himes, International Head of Photographs, Christie's, USA
Darren Ching, Owner, Klompching Gallery, USA
David Alan Harvey, Photographer, Magnum Photos, USA
David Campbell, Director, Programs, World Press Photo, Netherlands
David Chickey, Publisher, Radius Books, USA
David Drake, Director, Ffotogallery, UK
David Hurn, Photographer, Magnum Photos, UK
Deborah Klochko, Director, Museum of Photographic Arts, USA
Debra Klomp, Ching Owner/Director, Klompching Gallery, USA
Denise Wolff, Senior Editor, Aperture, USA
Dewi Lewis, Owner, Dewi Lewis Publishing, UK
Dimitri Beck, Director of Photography, Polka Magazine, France
Dina Mitrani, Gallery Owner, Dina Mitrani Gallery, USA
Donna Cohen, Photo Director, Bloomberg LP, USA
Dr. Shahidul Alam, Director, Chobi Mela Festival of Photography, Bangladesh
Ed Carey, Director, Gallery 291, USA
Eder Chiodetto, Independent Photography Curator, Brazil
Elena Boille, Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Photo Editor, Internazionale, Italy
Elena Firsova, Managing Editor, Foto&Video Magazine Moscow Russian Federation
Elie Domit, Director, East Wing Gallery, Qatar
Elinor Carucci, Photographer, USA
Elisa Medde, Editor, FOAM Magazine, Netherlands
Elissa Curtis, Deputy Photo Director, The Wall Street Journal, USA
Elizabeth Avedon, Independent Curator, Photo Editor, USA
Els Barents, Photo Historian, Writer & Researcher, Els Barents, Netherlands
Emilia van Lynden, Art Consultant, Emilia Van Lynden Art Consultancy, Netherlands
Emma Bowkett, Director of Photography, FT Weekend Magazine, UK
Enrico Bossan, Project Head, Galerrie delle prigioni, Italy
Enrico Stefanelli, Founder, President and Artistic Director, Photolux Festival, Italy
Erik Vroons, Chief Editor, GUP Magazine, Netherlands
Evan Pricco, Editor-in-Chief and Web Editor, Juxtapoz Magazine, USA
Evgeny Berezner, Deputy General Director, ROSIZO State Museum & Exhibition Center, Russia
Felicia Anastasia, Founder & Creative Director, Anastasia Photo Gallery, USA
Fiona Rogers, Chief Operating Officer, Magnum Photos, UK
Fiona Shields, Head of Photography, The Guardian, UK
Francesca Morisini, Photo Editor at Condé Nast Italia
Francis Hodgson, Professor of Photography, University of Brighton, UK
Francoise Callier, Program Coordinator, Angkor Photo Festival, France
Fred Ritchin, Dean of the School, International Center of Photography, USA
Frits Gierstberg, Curator, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Netherlands
Gaia Tripoli, Photo Editor, The New York Times, UK
Gail Marowitz, Creative Director, The Visual Strategist, USA
Genevieve Fussell, Senior Photo Editor, The New Yorker, USA
Gilles Steinmann, Photo Editor, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland
Giulia Ticozzi, Photo Editor, La Repubblica, Italy
Greg Hobson, Curator of Photographs, National Media Museum, UK
Gunther Dietrich, Director, Photo Edition Gallery, Germany
Hamidah Glasgow, Executive Director/Curator, The Center for Fine Art Photography, USA
Hannah Watson, Director, TJ Boulting Gallery and Trolley Books, UK
Hideko Kataoka, Director of Photography, Newsweek, Japan
Ian Shive, CEO & Founder, Tandem Stills + Motion, USA
Iata Cannabrava, Photographer & Festival Organizer, Estudio Madalena, Brazil
Ihiro Hayami, Director, Tokyo Institute of Photography, Japan
Ishida Tetsuro, Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Japan
Jacob Aue Sobol, Photographer, Magnum Photos, Denmark
James Estrin, Photographer/Lens Blog Editor, The New York Times, USA
Jean-Jacques Viau, Digital Marketing Manager, Leica Camera, Germany
Jeff Gates, Lead Producer, Smithsonian American Art Museum, USA
Jeff Moorfoot, Editor, BETA Developments in Photography, Australia
Jennifer Blessing, Senior Curator of Photography, Guggenheim, USA
Jennifer Murray, Executive Director, Filter Photo, USA
Jennifer Pastore, Executive Photography Director, WSJ Magazine, USA
Jenny Smets, Director of Photography, Vrij Nederland, Netherlands
Jessica Lim, Director, Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops, Cambodia
Jessie Wender, Photo Editor, The New York Times, USA
Joanna Milter, Director of Photography, THE NEW YORKER
Joanne Junga Yang, Director, Y&G Art, South Korea
Johan Sjöström, Curator of Exhibitions, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden
John Duncan, Editor, Source Photographic Review, UK
Jolene Hanson, Director, The G2 Gallery, USA
Jon Jones, Head of Photography, Tortoise Media, UK
Jorge de la Torriente, Owner / Photographer, De La Gallery, USA
Juli Lowe, Director, Catherine Edelman Gallery, USA
Julien Jourdes, Co-Founder and COO, Blink.la, USA
Kacy Burdette, Photo Editor, Adweek, USA
Karen Davis, Director/Co-owner, Davis Orton Gallery,USA
Karen McQuaid, Curator, The Photographers' Gallery, UK
Karol Hordziej, Artistic Director, Krakow Photomonth, Poland
Kathy Moran, Senior Editor, National Geographic Magazine, USA
Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, The New York Times Magazine, USA
Kaycee Olsen, Art Consultant & Fine Art Appraiser, Kevin Barry Fine Art, USA
Kenneth Dickerman, Photo Editor, The Washington Post, USA
Kottie Gaydos, Curator & Editor in Chief, Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, USA
Kristen Gresh, Curator of Photographs, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, USA
Lars Boering, Managing Director, World Press Photo, Netherlands
Laura Moya, Director, Photolucida, USA
Laura Pressley, Executive Director, CENTER, USA
Lauren Ford, Commissioning Director and Producer, Dazed Magazine, UK
Lekgetho Makola, Director, Market Photo Workshop, South Africa
Lesley Martin, Creative Director, Aperture Foundation, USA
Linda Benedict-Jones, Executive Director, Silver Eye Center for Photography, USA
Lisa J. Sutcliffe, Curator of Photography and Media Arts, Milwaukee Art Museum, USA
Louise Clements, Artistic Director, Derby QUAD Limited and FORMAT International Photography Festival, UK
Luc Rabaey, Owner, 44 Gallery, Belgium
Lucy Bell, Director, Lucy Bell Fine Art, UK
Lucy Conticello, Director of Photography, M Magazine, Le Monde, France
Maarten Schilt, Publisher & Gallerist, Schilt Publishing & Gallery, Netherlands
Magdalena Herrera, Director of Photography, GEO France, France
Manila Camarini, Photo Editor, D La Repubblica, Italy
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, President & Founder, Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film, USA
Marc Prüst, Artistic Director, Photography Consultant and Curator, Netherlands
Marcel Feil, Artistic Deputy Director, FOAM, Netherlands
Marcia Allert, Director of Photography, The Dallas Morning News, USA
Margaret Kelly, Director, Exhibition and Art Fairs, Pace/Macgill Gallery, USA
Margy Dudley, Owner, Open Shutter Gallery, USA
Marion Hislen, Déléguée à la photographie, Ministere de la Culture, France
Mark Murrmann, Photo Editor, Mother Jones, USA
Martin Parr, Photographer, Magnum Photos, UK
Mary Virginia Swanson, Photography Marketing Advisor, Educator, Author, USA
MaryAnn Camilleri, Founder, The Magenta Foundation, Canada
MaryAnne Golon, Director of Photography, The Washington Post, USA
Matthew Craig, Co-Founder and CEO, Blink, USA
Matthew Tucker, Broadcast Journalist/Picture Producer, BBC News Online, UK
Maya Byskov, Project Manager, Centrifuge, Germany
Mazie Harris, Assistant Curator, Getty Museum, USA
Meaghan Looram, Director of Photography, The New York Times, USA
Melissa Ryan, Deputy Director of Photography, Nature Conservancy Magazine, USA
Mia Diehl, Photography Director, Fortune Magazine, USA
Michael Dooney, Director, Jarvis Dooney Galerry, Germany
Michael Famighetti, Editor, Aperture Magazine, USA
Michael Foley, Owner, Foley Gallery, USA
Michael Hoppen, Owner, Michael Hoppen Gallery, UK
Michael Mack, Founder, MACK Books, UK
Michael Weir, Director/Founder, Belfast Photo Festival, UK
Michelle Dunn Marsh, Chief Strategist, Photographic Center Northwest, USA
Miyako Yoshinaga, Director, Mikayo Yoshinga Gallery, USA
Molly Roberts, Senior Photography Editor, National Geographic Magazine, USA
Monica Allende, Artistic Director, GetxoPhoto & Landskrona Foto Festival, UK
Moritz Neumüller, Academic Director of Photography, IED Madrid, Spain
Moshe Rosenzveig, Founder and Director, Head On Photo Festival, Australia
Muhammed Muheisen, Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist, Netherlands
Mutsuko Ota, Editorial Director, IMA magazine, Japan
Nadav Kander, Award-Winning Photographer, UK
Nakamori Yasufumi, Assistant Curator, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, USA
Natalie Matutschovsky, Photography Art Director, Apple, USA
Natasha Egan, Executive Director, Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, USA
Newsha Tavakolian, Photographer, Magnum Photos, Iran
Nicolas Jimenez, Director of Photography, Le Monde, France
Oliva Maria Rubio, Directora Artística de La Fábrica, PhotoEspaña
Olivier Laurent, Photography Editor, The Washington Post, USA
Patricia Lanza, Art Consultant & Creative Director, USA
Paul di Felice, Senior Lecturer in Visual Arts, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director, Griffin Museum of Photography, USA
Pavel Banka, Editor in Chief, Fotograf Magazine, Czech Republic
Paweł Szypulski, Curator, Krakow Month of Photography, Poland
Peggy Sue Amison, Artistic Director, East Wing Gallery, Qatar
Phillip Prodger, Senior Research Scholar, Yale Center For British Art, USA
Raffaela Lepanto, Photo Editor/University of the Arts London, UK
Rebecca Morse, Curator, Wallis Annenberg Photography Department, LACMA, USA
Regina Maria Anzenberger, Founder, Anzenberger Gallery, Austria
Régina Monfort, Photo Editor, FotoEvidence, USA
Richard A. Brooks, Deputy Photo Director, Asia Pacific, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Hong Kong
Richard Renaldi, Photographer, Richard Renaldi Photography, USA
Roger Archibald, Photo Editor, Society of Environmental Journalists, USA
Ron Haviv, Visual Journalist, Filmmaker, Co-Founder, The VII Foundation, USA
Roxanne Behr, Visuals Director, GQ Magazine, USA
Roy Kahmann, Founder & Owner, Kahmann Gallery | GUP Magazine, Netherlands
Rui Prata, Director, Museu da Imagem, Portugal
Ruth Offen, Director/Curator, WaterWorks Gallery, USA
Sacha Lecca, Deputy Photo Editor, Rolling Stone Magazine, USA
Sadie Quarrier, Senior Photo Editor, National Geographic Magazine, USA
Sam Barzilay, Creative Director, United Photo Industries and Photoville, USA
Sarah Leen, Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine, USA
Sean Corcoran, Curator of Prints and Photographs, Museum of the City of New York, USA
Sean O'Hagan, Critic and Writer, The Guardian and The Observer, UK
Selva Barni, Founder & Editor, Fantom Editions, Italy
Serge Belet, Senior Exhibitions Manager, National Gallery of Canada, Canada
Shoair Mavlian, Director & Curator, PHOTOWORKS, UK
Silvia Mangialardi, Artistic Director, Encuentros Abiertos, Argentina
Simon Bainbridge, Editorial Director, British Journal of Photography, UK
Siobhán Bohnacker, Senior Photo Editor, The New Yorker, USA
Stacey Baker, Associate Photo Editor, The New York Times Magazine, USA
Stephen Mayes, Executive Director, Tim Hetherington Trust, USA
Stephen Perloff, Editor, The Photo Review, USA
Steven Evans, Executive Director, FotoFest International, USA
Sujong Song, Independent Photography Professional, South Korea
Susan Spiritus, Owner, Susan Spiritus Gallery, USA
Susan White, Photography Director, WeWork, USA
Susan Zadeh, Founder/Photography Director, Eyemazing Editions, Netherlands
Taj Forer, Cofounder, Fabl and Daylight Books, USA
Thomas Seelig, Director, Folkwang Museum, Switzerland
Todd Hido, Artist and Photographer, USA
Todd James, Senior Photo Editor, National Geographic Society, USA
Todd Tubutis, Director, Art Museum of West Virginia University, USA
Tomoka Aya, Owner/Director, The Third EyeGallery Aya, Tokyo, Japan
Ute Noll, Photo Director, Du Kulturmagazin, Germany
Volker Lensch, Photo Editor, Stern Magazine, Germany
Whitney Johnson, VP Visual Experiences, National Geographic, USA
Wim Melis, Curator, Noorderlicht Photography, Netherlands
Xavier Canonne, Director, Musée de la Photographie, Belgium
Xavier Soule, CEO, Agence VU & Gallery VU, France
Yasunori Hoki, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Super Labo Publishing, Japan
Yuko Yamaji, Curator, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan
Yumi Goto, Curator, Editor, Publisher, Founder, Reminders Project, Japan
Yuting Duan, Festival Founder and Director, Lianzhou Foto, China
LensCulture
Street Photography Awards 2015
Printed Annual
A catalogue with the work of all Winners and Finalists will be mailed to LensCulture Insiders, our network of influential photography professionals. Winners and Finalists will also receive copies.
Winners & Finalists will be given full-page spreads.Photos © François Van Bastelaer
Immediate Exposure in the LensCulture Competition Gallery & Social Media
Just by entering your work, you have an opportunity for immediate exposure through our Competition Gallery and social media. Our editors review incoming work daily so we recommend — don't wait until the deadline!
Massive Online Promotion
Work from the Top 31 photographers will be shared across our monthly global audience of over 1.4 million on LensCulture, our email list, mobile platforms, and multiple social media channels. We have found this to be a very effective strategy for getting photographers exposure that leads to career-boosting opportunities — see our
Success Stories.
Promotions include a Feature article on LensCulture, Facebook, & Flipboard.Photo © Jody Miller
Live, Online Review Session With Jury Member
The Top 50 photographers will have the opportunity to participate in a live, online review of their work with a photography expert on our new review platform, LensCulture Sessions. You will get valuable feedback, expert advice and will learn how to get more exposure for your work.
Connections to Jobs
through the Blink Network
of Photographers
Blink.la is an invite only network of photographers that enables companies like The New York Times and ABC News to discover, contact, and hire for freelance photo jobs. We've partnered with them to get every top rated entrant access to photo editors and hiring managers from over 700 of the world's finest media companies, through a Blink account.
Ongoing Exposure with a LensCulture Portfolio Account
All Winners, Finalists (plus hundreds of the top-rated photographers) will gain access to a free, invitation-only portfolio account on LensCulture! This is an invaluable platform to showcase your work to our 1.4 million+ global audience as well as to our network of LensCulture Insiders. LensCulture’s editors will also be able to discover your latest work and potentially feature it in articles, Editors’ Picks and social media.
Free Submission Review With Series Entry!
Enter a series in Street Photography Awards 2015 and get a free submission review! We believe that every photographer who enters deserves thoughtful feedback on their work. That's why we've recruited over a dozen top photo editors, portfolio reviewers, curators, and other industry professionals to give you constructive feedback on your photography plus recommendations for improving your practice.
We've been delighted with the feedback we've received so far:
“WOW!!! Your feedback and guidance are extremely helpful and I truly appreciate the time you took out of your day to examine my work, write down your thoughts and provide such critical feedback. For me, your personal review was the most valuable part of entering the competition; more than any monetary prize. I cannot thank you enough.”
“That was so incredibly helpful and insightful. I couldn't be more thankful for the thoughtful advice and really appreciate the time that was taken to review my work. It literally just fueled my fire to keep shooting the series. A HUGE THANK YOU!!”
“I was greatly encouraged by this review and it pushed me to keep going with this series. My work might not always be a big success, but it's a bit like sports — I should keep training my "creative muscle."”
“Thank you very much for taking the time to review my work and provide such excellent insight and information to help me further it from here.”
“LensCulture is a wonderful platform for photographers and getting the review of my submission was worth the price of entry in itself!”
“Many thanks for your thoughtful and informative review with excellent suggestions and references. You have a keen eye.”
“I just would like to thank you for the wonderful review and all the interesting suggestions you gave me to inspire my work. I strongly think these type of reviews, even if they need to be brief and concise, can effectively help and encourage especially a not-too-confident photographer to keep on working and improving. To me this review meant a big 'DO NOT GIVE UP AND WORK' and I believe that's very valuable!”
“I'm really pleased with my review; it brought to my attention details I hadn't noticed about my work, and it was really constructive. I also liked how I was recommended a couple of books to read which makes the review even more constructive. Also the reviewer's attitude is really nice, it made me feel really good about the review and my work.”
“Thank you very much for the Review and your very kind and motivating words.”
“Everything has been really helpful: your positive comments, your advice, the part that you think needs an improvement,… and all the additional recommendations, that I’ll take into consideration.”
“Just writing to say thanks very much for the portfolio review, it's really encouraging.”
“I am a self-taught photographer and over the last decade of making pictures this is truly the most helpful feedback and direction for my photography I have ever received. Most helpful of all were the suggestions for further study/research which have already sent me off in new directions (3d mapping software) that I might not have come across if the review hadn't turned me on to it.”
“Thank you very much for your lovely and constructive review!! I could tell that the person who reviewed my submission really took the time to look at my work before giving his opinion. It wasn't some pre-written review that could fit for any project which would have been really disappointing... I really appreciate it. Plus, a big thanks for the artists suggestions at the end. I will have a look at their work with pleasure!”
“I was so pleased that the review of my submission was thoughtful and personalized. Thanks so much for the time you took with the review. I appreciated the suggestions.”
“Thank you very much for my submission review. I found it to be very interesting and helpful. I will most definitely take it into account in progressing the project and in future submissions.”
“There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. The Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever.”
— Henri Cartier-Bresson
SHOW US YOUR STREETS
Every day now, millions of people upload and share spontaneous urban moments captured on film, cameras, smartphones, and tablets. We're on a mission to find the photographers who are able to capture those extra special images that show us something new. No matter what your style, medium or technology is, this is your call to show us how you see your world. Please see our FAQ for more details.
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Awards 2015