GAIN WORLDWIDE EXPOSURE. Enter the 2014 AX3 -
American Aperture Awards Photography Competition.
Take your photographic career to the next
level! Winning guarantees you:
- Recognition
amongst your peers and the photographic and creative communities
- $4,000
in Cash Awards
- A
Solo Booth at the Photo
Independent Art Fair
- Worldwide
Exhibition
- Gallery
Representation
- Exposure
to Agency Art/ Creative Directors Worldwide
- Publication,
and more...
The Ax3's are an international open call for
photography possessing uncommon vision. This opportunity is open to
photographers of all backgrounds who capture images that make the
unknowable known. Our goal is to celebrate the most iconic photos taken
by new and emerging talent, as well as professionals, from around the
world and award their photographic insights.
Categories
We invite ALL types of photographers —
professional, non-professional/amateur, student and mobile photography—
in the following categories: Abstract, Advertising, Architecture /
Cityscape, Collage, Documentary, Experimental, Fashion,
Landscape/Seascape/Nature, Nudes, People/Portraits, Political,
Photojournalism, Still Life, Street Photography, Video/Moving Images.
For more information please visit http://ax3.cc
Awards & Exhibition
Grand Prize: Photographer of the Year
The winner of the Photographer
of the Year Award will
receive:
- $2,500
Cash Prize
- A
Solo Booth at the Photo
Independent Art Fair
- Gallery
Representation
- Work
exhibited in the U.S.
- Photos
featured in Fabrik Magazine and blog — viewed by collectors, galleries
and curators throughout the world
- Work
published in The
Annual, a new iPad/Android App showcasing the World’s Best
Photography
- Invitation
to participate on ArtCapitol.com,
an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of
collectors worldwide
- Press
release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors,
galleries, art directors and advertising executives
Emerging Photographer of the Year
The winner of the Emerging
Photographer of the Year Award will
receive:
- $1,000
Cash Prize
- Work
exhibited in the U.S.
- Photos
featured in Fabrik Magazine and blog — viewed by collectors, galleries
and curators throughout the world
- Work
published in The
Annual, a new iPad/Android App showcasing the World’s Best
Photography
- Invitation
to participate on ArtCapitol.com,
an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of
collectors worldwide
- Press
release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors,
galleries, art directors and advertising executives
Mobile Photographer of the Year
The winner of the Mobile
Photographer of the Year Award will
receive:
- $500
Cash Prize
- Work
exhibited in the U.S.
- Photos
featured in Fabrik Magazine and blog — viewed by collectors, galleries
and curators throughout the world
- Work
published in The
Annual, a new iPad/Android App showcasing the World’s Best
Photography
- Invitation
to participate on ArtCapitol.com,
an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of
collectors worldwide
- Press
release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors,
galleries, art directors and advertising executives
14 Category Winners
The overall winner in each Category will
receive the following:
- Work
exhibited in the U.S.
- Photos
featured in Fabrik Magazine and blog — viewed by collectors, galleries
and curators throughout the world
- Work
published in The
Annual, a new iPad/Android App showcasing the World’s Best
Photography
- Invitation
to participate on ArtCapitol.com,
an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of
collectors worldwide
- Press
release and newsletter announcements to over 65,000 collectors,
galleries, art directors and advertising executives
Additionally, ALL entrants will be reviewed for
participation on ArtCapitol.com,
an online platform that promotes and sells art to thousands of
collectors worldwide.
For more information on the awards and prizes,
please visit http://ax3.cc
Eligibility
This Call
for Entries is
open to all photographers of all backgrounds — professional,
non-professional/amateur, student, and mobile photography.
Entry Fees:
Professionals: Single
Image: $35 USD; Series (2 to 5 images): $60 USD
Non-Professionals: Single
Image: $25 USD; Series (2 to 5 images): $50 USD
Students: Single
Image: $20 USD; Series (2 to 5 images): $30 USD
Mobile Photography: Single
Image: $20 USD; Series (2 to 5 images): $30 USD
Jurors
Your work will be reviewed by an esteemed panel
of judges from the worlds of photography, art, publishing, education
and cultural institutions:
- Bobbi
Fabian: Chair
of Photography at New York Film Academy
- Graham
Howe: Curator,
Photo-Historian
- Will
Michels: Museum
of Fine Arts, Houston
- Maurice
Ortega: Former
Director of The Queensland Centre for Photography, Australia
Mobile Photography Jurors —
- Karen
Divine: Award-Winning
Photographer and
iPhoneographer
- Daria
Polichetti: Co-Founder
of iPhoneArt.com and PrintVogue.com
- Melissa
Vincent: iPhoneographer
and Instagrammer
Important Dates
- Round
1 Deadline: September
30, 2014
- Notice
of Acceptance: January
31, 2015
- Exhibition: Spring
2015
For more information or to submit your photos
to the competition, please visit http://ax3.cc
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