Photo Credit: Jimmy Williams
Photography that reflects the human experience
Open to photographers working across all interpretations of human experience. The categories reflect different approaches, from portraiture and documentary to conceptual work, series and open submissions. Each category offers a space for work that is considered, visually engaged and connected to the human experience.
CATEGORIES
Photo Credit: Philip Lee Harvey
PORTRAIT
Photographs that explore identity, presence and the human face or figure, across all forms of portrait photography.
- Studio portraits
- Environmental portraits
- Self-portraits
- Editorial and fashion portraits
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DOCUMENTARY
Photographs that engage with real lives, events and lived experiences in observation, context and ethical storytelling.
- Social and cultural documentary
- Street photography
- Political and social issues
- Long-form documentary work
Photo Credit: Michele Clement
FINE ART & CONCEPTUAL
Photographs driven by artistic vision or conceptual intent, where ideas, form and interpretation are central.
- Conceptual photography
- Abstract and experimental work
- Constructed imagery
- Alternative photographic processes
Photo Credit: Adam Hinton
SERIES
Series submissions consist of 3-6 images forming a cohesive body of work connected by theme, narrative or visual approach.
- Documentary series
- Fine art series
- Narrative sequences
- Long-term projects
Photo Credit: Robi Chakraborty
OPEN
A category for compelling photographic work that transcends traditional genre boundaries or does not fit neatly within the other categories.
- Cross-genre work
- Experimental approaches
- Innovative visual storytelling
- Work that resists categorization