The competition is now open for all professional
and amateur photographers with a combined prize pool of over US
$13,000 in cash and prizes. Category winners in the open section
will compete for the overall title of
The Epson International Pano
Awards Photographer of the Year 2010. Category winners in the
amateur section will compete for the overall title of
The Epson
International Pano Awards Amateur Photographer of the Year 2010.
Entries close 30th April 2010.
Both the Open and Amateur
Awards share the same entry process.
You can choose which of the competitions you would like to enter in the Image Upload section after you have created your entry account.
A total of 6 entries is allowed per entrant across Open and Amateur in all categories.
If entering 3 images at a time, all 3 in that 'block' must be entered in either Open OR Amateur.
Note that once payment is made your entry will be finalised and cannot be amended.
Please prepare your images as
follows prior to entering;
RGB, 8-bit, 2300 Pixels on the longest side, 300 dpi, saved as a jpeg at a setting of 10 or higher
A summary of some important rules;
- People, abstract/creative, B&W and vertical panoramic images can be entered in any category.
- Entries in the Nature categories must be predominantly of natural subjects, although some man made objects within image are accepted. An example of this would be a jetty or a building within a landscape.
- Entries in the Built Environment categories must be predominantly of man made subjects, although some natural subjects within the image are accepted. An example of this would be a park within a city environment.
- All images must be panoramic format, defined for this competition as a minimum 2:1 ratio (long side:short side). Images may be cropped to fit the minimum ratio.
- The EPSON International Pano Awards recognizes that you retain full ownership of the copyright in each entry. Our sponsors, including Epson do NOT assume rights of use.
- Images may be from single capture or stitching software, film or digital capture, but must be 100% photographic in origin.
- VR/immersive/360 degree panoramic images are most welcome, however they must be entered as a 'flat' jpeg file (not as formats such as .swf or Quicktime VR)
- An Amateur is defined for this competition as someone who earns less than USD$10,000 per year from photography as an occupation.
- A Professional is defined for this competition as someone who earns greater than USD$10,000 per year from photography as an occupation.
- There is no restriction on the date of origin of entries.
