Now in its 12th year, the

Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards

continues to engage the global photographic community with the 2020 Call for Entries.

KLPA

remains committed to promoting international contemporary portrait photography from South East Asia and the rest of the world, by rewarding some of the top photographers in the portraiture genre.

As in previous years, it seeks fresh and innovative photography from new, emerging and established photographers from around the world. There are two categories:

•

Single Image Portrait(up to 10 single images)

•

Photo Essay Project Grants(portrait-based photo-essays of up to 12 images on any topic)

Portraits may be interpreted in its widest sense, in relation to photography concerned with portraying people with an emphasis on their identity as individuals in relation to their surroundings, status and humanity.

As photojournalism-inspired portraits, a meaningful title and a caption are to accompany the portrait image, detailing the photographer's standpoint and the back-story behind the photograph.

All photographs must have been taken between

2019

and

2020

or part of an on-going project. Basic darkroom techniques (

e.g. levels, curves, dodging, burning, minimal sharpening, colour correction

) are permissible. Photographs can be

Black and White

or

Colour

, in any format. Photographers may enter one or both categories, separately, up to three times per category.

The Photographer

retains the copyright

of all submitted images at all times.

Entry fees start at 15 USD per image.

Eligibility

Open to photographers from all over the world, including professionals, amateurs, keen hobbyists and students. All contestants must be 16 years of age or over on

30th April 2020

.

Prize

This year KLPA is awarding prize money to a greater number of photographers than before. As well as the regular

Single Image Portrait

category, they are also awarding grants of 1,000 USD each to five photographers in the

Photo Essay Project Grants

category. The grants may be used in any way to assist in the completion of their projects, and KLPA will exhibit the final projects in Kuala Lumpur in September.