Photography has the power to bring people together from all over the world. Olympus is proud to host this Global Open Photo Contest to connect photographers worldwide.

There are there permanent categories (Life, Future, and People), each one of those has a different theme every contest. In addition to these three categories, the Technical Category will present two themes which designate a style or technique of photography.

This year the five themes are:

• Birth
• Places to Preserve
• Smiles and Laughter
• Macro
• Art

Each entrant may submit up to 5 photo entries for each theme. Each image must be in JPEG format and be 15 megabytes or smaller. Post production is allowed on entries, and edited photos will be accepted.

There are no restrictions to photographic equipment used to shoot photos to be entered. Any photographic device from smartphone to DSLR may be used.

Copyrights to entries remain with the entrant.

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility

Open to anyone worldwide. However, minors under the age of 18 must receive permission from a parent or guardian.

Prize

The Grand Prize winner will receive the latest Olympus PEN Camera with Lens kit and 1 Million Japanese Yen (approx. 8,200 USD). Moreover, there will be also fourteen winners per theme.

Winners will be announced on February 2016.