Photography News Issue 39

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Our world is beautiful CEWE’s photography competition is back and this time it’s even bigger! Get inspired by last year’s winners and capture the beauty of our world for your chance to win

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Last year the CEWE Our World is Beautiful competition received over 94,000 entries, showcasing photos taken in 208 different countries. This year the competition is back and it’s even bigger. Run by the CEWE group across Europe this international competition invites photographers across the globe to submit images that show our world in all its beauty. Categories include Sport, People, Landscapes, Architecture, Traffic & Infrastructure and Nature. “Our inaugural Our World Is Beautiful competitionblewexpectationsoutofthewater, both from a quality and volume perspective, says marketing manager Sarah Brockhurst. “With nearly 100,000 photographs entered, our judges had an extremely tough job. This year, we hope to make it even harder for the panel by encouraging more photography

enthusiasts and professionals from across the world to enter the CEWE competition.” There are over 1000 prizes, with a combined value of over ¤110,000. Onewinner will be chosen in each of the six categories as well as an overall winner. The entrant awarded first place will receive the CEWE Photo Award and a package of prizes worth over €10,000, including a travel trip of their choice worth €5,000, photo equipment worth €5,000 and CEWE products worth €1,500. As if that wasn’t enough, the overall winner, the five other category winners and the top ten runners-up will see their images exhibited at various photography events across Europe throughout 2017. In addition, there is a monthly winner in each category. Each monthly winner receives a voucher for CEWE photography products worth

€50. There are also individual prizes for the highest placed photographs submitted from each country, so there are lots of opportunities for your picture to win! Last year’s first place winner and winner of the People category was Agnieszka Gulczy ń ska, who captured a truly special image of her son and their dog. Judge for last year’s Awards, James Abbott, offers his advice for photographers thinking of entering. “The judges are looking for eye- catching and technically competent images embracing the theme Our World is Beautiful. This can be interpreted in the broadest sense, and with six categories available there really is something for every photographer. When submitting your images don’t simply upload a snapshot – make sure images are visually engaging and tell a story. ” Katy

Last year’s winner, Agnieszka Gulczyńska, said:

“For me the world’s beauty is whatever is hidden in a given moment, in the play of light and in almost imperceptible gestures. Photography is an inseparable part of my life combined with a strong need to capture what I want to keep in my heart. My advice for other photographers is to rely on your intuition, with the belief that a single picture can speak a thousand words.”