Monday, February 23, 2015

Hasselblad Masters 2016 is now open

"We believe the new Masters Awards 2016 programme is the most compelling ever for the world's most accomplished photographers. For this edition we have new categories and each of the ten winners will not only gain a Hasselblad Master accolade and global exposure but also a new high-end Hasselblad medium format camera." - Perry Oosting, Hasselblad CEO


The biennial hunt is on to find ten outstanding photographers worldwide who will win elite 'Hasselblad Master' honours for 2016.


Photographers looking to enter the new-look 2016 competition will have from February 16th until May 31st 2015 to submit three images in one or more of the following ten categories:
  • Art
  • Landscape/Nature
  • Wedding
  • Portrait
  • Fashion/Beauty
  • Products
  • Architecture
  • Wildlife
  • Project//21
  • Street/Urban

Perry Oosting, Hasselblad CEO said: "We have made some changes to the 2016 Competition - which reaches out to both professionals and young, ambitious and aspirational photographers. We look forward to supporting all photographers with our new competition platform.


The announcement of the 2016 Masters Competition on February 16th coincides perfectly with the launch of the new Hasselblad website, in line with the new competition platform.


Now, for the first time ever each winner will pick up a brand new high-end medium format Hasselblad camera alongside the ultimate honour of becoming an elite Hasselblad Master.


Winners of each category will be tasked to create a new and unique set of theme-based images using the latest Hasselblad camera equipment for the edition of the exclusive Hasselblad Masters Commemorative Book. The Book will be launched at a special trophy ceremony at photokina 2016 in Cologne. Winning photographers will be published on the Hasselblad global website, in other Hasselblad publications and various advertising promotions as well as presented at exhibitions around the world."


The rules have changed slightly for the latest competition. Every entrant still needs to upload three images per category but now the voting will be applied to individual images rather than the photographer. This means that the full gamut of photographic skill must be seen in one image. This change will improve every entrant's selection opportunities.


For the new category Street/Urban we are looking for not only comprising gritty street photography but the life of the city itself and the people who live in it.


The judging process:


Hasselblad Masters are judged on their photographic ability; creativity; compositional skills; conceptual strength and technique - and are acknowledged to have made a compelling contribution to the art of photography.


Now photographers, who must have been working professionals for at least three years (other than in the Project//21 category) can submit images captured by any large format, medium format or 35mm- type DSLR camera providing 16MP resolution or higher. Images captured on film are also eligible, but they must be submitted digitally.


Three juries (internal jury, public vote and Masters Jury) will shortlist entries and nominate final winners in each category. The 24-strong Masters jury will comprise key editors, selected previous Masters winners and some of the most accomplished photographers in the world.

The 2016 jury will be unveiled later in the year; past jury members have included world renowned photographers such as Marco Grob, Steve McCurry, and Tim Flach.


Entries are submitted via www.hasselblad.com. Winners will be announced in January 2016.

For full details on competition download Masters 2016 Rules & Regulations: www.hasselblad.com/about/corporate/terms-and-conditions

Previous edition of Hasselblad Masters 2014 published in "Hasselblad Masters Vol. 4 - Evolve": www.teneues.com/shop-int/books/new-books-winter-2014/hasselblad-masters-vol-4


About Hasselblad

For over half a century Hasselblad has been the leading manufacturer and partner for photographers who work in the medium format environment and demand optimum quality and innovation.

In 1962 Hasselblad cameras gained iconic status following the decision by NASA to select them for space missions.

The H Camera System with its professional lens family and unique advancements is widely acknowledged as the most comprehensive digital camera system of its kind available today.

In 2012 the company launched into new market space with ranges of advanced cameras for enthusiasts.

Recently Hasselblad was the first to launch the fully integrated medium format camera system incorporating the latest in CMOS sensor technology: the H5D-50c. The latest CMOS-based product launches also include the CFV-50c digital back for V System photographers and a 200 Mpix Multi-Shot camera H5D-200c MS.


More information at www.hasselblad.com







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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Global photography competition showcasing the world’s best landscapes & seascapes

Entries Open February 16th
The 2nd International Landscape Photographer of the Year
2015
Sydney, Australia


2014 saw the first year of the competition, and was a great success with 2233 images entered from around the world, culminating in a stunning first collection of the top 101 images. The collection was published in a beautiful coffee table book by Momento Pro.

In this second year of the competition, we are again very pleased to have the depth and judging experience of five of the world’s best photographers, including the overall winner of the 2014 International Landscape Photographer of the Year, Christian Fletcher.

-David Burnett, co-founder Contact Press Images, USA

-Tony Hewitt, 2013 Australian Professional Photographer of the Year

-Jackie Ranken, 2012 New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year, New Zealand

-Jim Goldstein, Fine Art Photographer and Author, USA

-Christian Fletcher, 2014 International Landscape Photographer of the Year

In choosing such a high calibre of judges, the competition aims to set the gold standard and become the best landscape photography competition in the world by attracting the most exceptional images being created globally, each year.

The competition is open to all photographers with the aim of again finding the best 101 landscape images from the past 12 months and publishing them in a beautiful coffee table book which will be available in a variety of formats, including a free e-book.

The judges will also be on a search for the International Landscape Photographer of the Year (based on a folio submission of at least 4 images) and the International Landscape Photograph of the Year.

Each entry will be scored by all judges on the panel and receive a score out of 500. Prizes on offer include US $10,000 cash, trophies, limited-edition copies of the awards book and large framed prints of winning images.

There are also some special awards to keep things interesting, which will change from year-to-year. This year the special awards are;

The MIST & FOG Award
The LONG EXPOSURE Award
The AERIAL Award
The ABSTRACT Award
The SNOW & ICE Award


Entries for The International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015 open February 16th
Competition closes May 15th, 2015









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