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Canon opens the call for entries for the New Cosmos of Photography 2019 competition

Canon, the world leader in imaging solutions, announces the call for entries for the 2019 New Cosmos of Photography competition. Now in its 42nd year, the competition is open to entrants from around the world. Its goal is to educate and support aspiring photographers exploring new creative approaches to photography and video, and to give them a voice.

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This year’s competition will be judged by a professional jury of international experts, including British photographer Paul Graham and Sandra Phillips, curator emeritus of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art SFMOMA . The selection committee will meet in July. Seven entrants will receive an Excellence Award and 14 photographers will receive an incentive award. The Grand Prize winner will be announced in November.

The first New Cosmos of Photography competition was held in 1991. Over the years, the photography competition has garnered 29,398 entries from individuals and teams, many of which have won international success. The competition is often a springboard for aspiring photographers, as past Grand Prize winners Song-Nian Ang, the 2018 winner, can attest. with “Hanging Heavy on My Eyes,” as well as Trond Ansten of Norway and Benjamin Breitkopf of Germany, who took the 2017. with the work “17 toner hvitt. In 2018. The Excellence Award went to Derek Man from the UK with “What Do You See, Old Apple Tree?”.

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Photos by Susumu Okada, winner of the Excellence Award at New Cosmos of Photography 2018

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Photography by Shinichiro Uchikura, winner of the Excellence Award for New Cosmos of Photography 2018

This year’s grand prize winner will receive a prize of 1 million yen about 7,500 euros and a Canon camera. He will also be given the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition as part of the exhibition of the winning works at the New Cosmos of Photography 2020. The organizers of the competition will not neglect Excellence Award winners and incentive award winners: they will receive cash awards and have the opportunity to present their work at this year’s winning entries exhibition.

Those wishing to participate in the contest should send an original photograph by mail or online, individually or as part of a group. Entries open until June 12. Winners will be contacted directly by the organizers at the end of July. For more information about this year’s New Cosmos of Photography contest, visit the event page here >

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  1. Clementine

    What are the eligibility criteria for the New Cosmos of Photography 2019 competition?

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  2. Benjamin Adams

    I would like to ask, what are the eligibility criteria for the New Cosmos of Photography 2019 competition?

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