Royal Photographic Society Print Competition

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     Category:  Photography
     Deadline:  March 21, 2012  (expired!)
     Contest's Website:  [link]
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    The Royal Photographic Society’s International Print Exhibition is the longest standing exhibition of its kind in the world. During its long history of over 150 years, it has gained a reputation for showcasing a wide range of genres and styles of photography, with cutting edge prints being shown alongside traditional work. This has ensured its uniqueness within the photographic world.

    Each year The Society invites submissions from professional, student and amateur photographers worldwide, both members and non members. The Exhibition is selected by 5 well qualified photographers from different backgrounds and Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded. In 2007, The Society introduced an Under 25 Gold Award, which has been sponsored by Olympus UK Ltd. Since then, all under 25s selected for the exhibition have been awarded a year’s free membership and a free submission to a Society Distinction Assessment as part of The Society’s Youth Initiative.

    The high profile of the exhibition’s history, name and format ensures wide coverage by the photographic press and an enthusiastic response by gallery visitors. Each year the Exhibition of 120 - 125 selected prints tours the UK and ocassionally overseas. In recent years it has been shown in China and Ukraine.

    The entry fee is a fixed cost for up to 5 prints. This is £15 (approx. 24 USD) for Members, £18 for Non Members and £10 for Under 25’s.

    Eligibility


    This competition is open to everyone worldwide of any photographic ability.

    Prize


    • 1 Gold Society Medal and a prize of £2,000 (approx. 3,200 USD)
    • 2 Silver Society Medals and prizes of £1,000 each (approx. 1,600 USD)
    • 3 Bronze Society Medals and prizes of £500 each (approx. 800 USD)
    • Allen & Overy Award of £1,000 on the theme of ’Change’
    • Under 25 - Gold Society Medal and a prize of an Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3 with zoom lens kit.

    Moreover, all selected images will be reproduced in a full colour catalogue which all entrants receive. The Exhibition will open in the City of London in July 2012 and will tour the UK for a nearly a year. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to sell copies of their prints.