2018 ZEISS Photography Award
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Pushing the limits of creativityThe ZEISS Photography Award is now in its third year – and is calling on ambitious photographers from across the globe to present their work around the theme “Seeing Beyond – Untold Stories” to the international jury of experts. The focus of the photo series should be on stories that have not yet been told (or have not yet been told to the end). The theme “Untold Stories” can and should be understood in the broadest sense – the works can examine the familiar from a new perspective or cover topics that have not received much attention up until now. The goal is for photographers to push the creative boundaries and surpass themselves photographically.
The ZEISS Photography Award is jointly organized by ZEISS and the World Photography Organisation. Last year, around 4,700 photographers from 132 countries submitted more than 31,000 photos.
Photographers are asked to submit a series of 5 - 10 images, including a description of the images, online. Entries close February 6, 2018.
The 2018 brief
"Seeing Beyond - Untold Stories" requires photographers to present a strong series of 5-10 images that look beyond the ordinary and every day. “Untold Stories” is intended to be understood in its broadest sense - the work could explore a familiar theme told from a different perspective or it could address an issue that has previously had little attention. All forms of photography are welcome and judges are specifically looking for series of works that have a strong narrative. The "Untold Story" that the photographer presents must be visually clear in the submitted images.
Jury
Chris HUDSON
Art Director, National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Chris has worked in the travel and lifestyle publishing sector for over 10 years and has Art directed National Geographic Traveller since its launch in 2010. He has overseen several travel magazine launches and works with a wealth of travel photography talent across the globe. He is passionate about storytelling in imagery and communicating the 'you-are-there' moments that are captured throughout the world’s different cultures.
Art Director, National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Chris has worked in the travel and lifestyle publishing sector for over 10 years and has Art directed National Geographic Traveller since its launch in 2010. He has overseen several travel magazine launches and works with a wealth of travel photography talent across the globe. He is passionate about storytelling in imagery and communicating the 'you-are-there' moments that are captured throughout the world’s different cultures.
Peter BAS MENSINK
Chief-Editor and Publisher, GUP Magazine(Holland)
Born in 1976, Peter began his career as a freelance image-editor for Dutch magazines. In 2005 he launched GUP Magazine and is chief-editor and publisher for all its platforms (print, online, social, events etc.). Peter is also an independent publisher of photo books and also curates exhibitions.
Chief-Editor and Publisher, GUP Magazine(Holland)
Born in 1976, Peter began his career as a freelance image-editor for Dutch magazines. In 2005 he launched GUP Magazine and is chief-editor and publisher for all its platforms (print, online, social, events etc.). Peter is also an independent publisher of photo books and also curates exhibitions.
Patricia MORVAN
Cultural Projects & Exhibitions, Agence VU’, (France)
After studying journalism at the French Institute of Press (IFP) and documentation at Paris 8 University, Patricia worked as an Editor for the daily newspaper Liberation in 1989 and 1990, then for Bayard Press the following two years. Patricia joined the Agence VU’, a photographers’ agency, in 1992. She started as the Photo Editor, then as the Photo Archives Manager. In 2006, she became the Cultural Projects & Exhibitions Director. She has been co-lead of the agency since May 2017 with Patrick Codomier.
Cultural Projects & Exhibitions, Agence VU’, (France)
After studying journalism at the French Institute of Press (IFP) and documentation at Paris 8 University, Patricia worked as an Editor for the daily newspaper Liberation in 1989 and 1990, then for Bayard Press the following two years. Patricia joined the Agence VU’, a photographers’ agency, in 1992. She started as the Photo Editor, then as the Photo Archives Manager. In 2006, she became the Cultural Projects & Exhibitions Director. She has been co-lead of the agency since May 2017 with Patrick Codomier.
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