Visual Storytelling Awards 2015

is the second annual international call by

LensCulture

to discover the best visual storytellers today. With these Awards,

LensCulture

is eager to discover people who are truly great at using the visual language of photography to tell amazing, remarkable, unforgettable stories.

Entries are welcome in five categories:

•

Documentary

•

Photojournalism

•

Personal Stories

•

Fictional Narrative

•

Open Category

Entries are welcome as

Series

,

Mini-Series

or as

Single Images

. Upload the highest-quality JPEGs, sized a minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side but up to 2000 pixels is even better. Maximum size is 10MB. You can submit diptychs as one image.

You can submit as many times as you like (

assuming you have lots of great images and you can afford to pay the entry fees for all of them

), and there are no time-based restrictions concerning when a photo was taken.

All photographers retain

full copyrights

for their own work.

Entry fee:

• Series (

6-10 photos

): 60 USD

• Mini-Series (

2-5 photos

): 40 USD

• Single Photo (

1 photo

): 20 USD

Eligibility

Open to professional and amateur photographers worldwide over 18 years of age.

Prize

Winners will be selected for each category in

Series

and

Mini-Series

. The

Open Category

will also have a five

Single Image Winners

. In addition, 20

Finalists

will be selected across all five categories.

Moreover,

LensCulture

's editors will select photographers during the competition for immediate exposure to their global audience (

before the judging begins

). Also, over 100 of the highest-rated entries will gain visibility with

LensCulture Insiders

and receive an invitation-only

LensCulture Portfolio

account.