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WIN-Initiative announces 10 Best 10 international photo competition
WIN-Initiative, an independent stock photo agency based in New York has announced that it has teamed up with 10 art/fashion/lifestyle magazines from different countries to host a global photography competition. The 10 Best 10 international photo competition is a definitive showcase of the very best of contemporary photography. WIN-Initiative’s 10 BEST 10 International Competition is designed to be a showcase of the very best of contemporary photography. The editors from each partner magazine will pick ten winners total (The 10 BEST 10) based on the entries from their region. They assign their winners a photo shoot to be executed for their magazine. Each winner will win a DSLR camera. Winners will be required to document their entire photo production on the video function of their new camera or on an alternate mini cam. A distinguished jury will award a Grand Prize of $3000 to the most outstanding layout and photography.
“Our partner magazines are all forward-thinking, youth-culture based and visually highly sophisticated, completely in line with the image that WIN strives to promote. And together we hope to shine a light on deserving and emerging photographers as well as create buzz, publicity and cross platform exposure for all,” says WIN founder and award-winning photographer Hans Neleman. The magazines involved are: Time Out/United States, Oyster/Australia, Eyemazing/The Netherlands, Guerilla/Canada, Zoom/Russia, S Magazine/Sweden, Reflex/Argentina, FUXYZ/Spain, The Outlook/China, One Small Seed/South Africa and Let Them Eat Cake/England. “With this competition, in addition to finding the world’s next photography talents, we really hope to showcase how complimentary industries can collaborate for mutual benefit,” says Charlie Fish, Editor of WIN’s own online photography magazine, WINk. The total sponsor prize package is worth an estimated $30,000, with sponsors such as Bron Imaging Group contributing a $5,000 portable lighting package to the prize mix.
So what role do the magazines play in this second-in-a-series of international competitions bearing the 10 Best 10 brand name? The first stage involves the magazine editors selecting their region’s top photographer. Each winner will receive a DSLR camera. The magazines will then assign a photo shoot to their winner, to be completed with their new camera. The resulting magazine layouts will then be judged, to find the best among the 10 best. The ten photo shoots will also be documented. It’s photography and publishing collaborating for competition’s sake.
Web: http://www.tenbestten.com - http://www.win-initiative.com
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