Leica Oskar Barnack 2015 Award Finalists Chosen

Leica Oskar Barnack 2015 Award Finalists Chosen

1620

Allendale, NJ—The outstanding portfolios of the 50 finalists of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2015 and the 20 finalists of the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award 2015 can be viewed now at leica-oskar-barnack-award.com.

This year’s competition attracted a total of 1,700 entries from photographers in 88 different countries, from which the short list of 70 finalists was selected. For the first time, the winner of the main category will be presented with a cash prize of 25,000 euros and Leica M-system equipment (a camera and lens) valued at an additional 10,000 euros.

The winner of the Newcomer Award will be honored with a cash prize of 5,000 euros and a Leica rangefinder camera complete with a lens.

The competition will again see the presentation of an audience award at the value of 2,500 euros. The winner of this award will be determined from the 70 finalists on the short list by an online vote at www.i-shot-it.com, a leading international website for photographic competitions. Voting started on April 1, 2015. A prize drawing for noncash prizes of Leica compact cameras will also be held for all those who participated in the vote.

The announcement of this year’s winners of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award and the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award will take place on June 15, 2015. The awards will be presented during the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie festival held in Arles, in the south of France, July 6–12, 2015. A special issue of LFI magazine presenting the winners and finalists and numerous illustrations of their work will be published to accompany the awards. us.leica-camera.com

NO COMMENTS