Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award 2019
Competition summary:
The 18th edition of KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO AWARD, the biggest and the most prestigious international photo contest in Georgia, is ready for you!
Category details:
This years categories include:
1. Documentary Series
2. Reportage
3. Conceptual photo Project
4. Best Shot
5. Best Portrait
6. Mobile photo series
Submissions will be accepted through March 15,2019
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The KOLGA AWARD prize fund is 7,500 USD. The winners of first three categories will get 1500-1500 USD each.
As for the Best One Shot and Best Portrait categories winners will get 1000 – 1000 USD each, Mobile Photos Series category winners will get a 500 USD.
Kolga Newcomer Photo Award and 500 USD will be conferred on a young photographer (under the age of 25), whose photo series will be chosen from the following nominations: Documentary Series, Reportage and Conceptual Photo Project.
Special Prize for Georgian photographers: Internship at the international photo agency Prospekt Photographers in Milan. Should you have any additional questions, please contact us at: contest@kolga.ge
Entry requirements:
Photos uploaded under Documentary Series, Reportage and Conceptual Photo categories should be a series of a minimum 6 photos to maximum 12 photos. You may enter a maximum of one entries/series in each category. Best One Shot and Best Portrait categories participants can upload a maximum of five photos in each categories. For Mobile Photo Series nomination the participants can upload a minimum 6 photos to maximum 12 photos.
Applicants can participate in any or all categories announced (altogether 58 photos can be uploaded).
Applications for the 2019 Kolga Award shall include: participant must fill the autobiography field. In case of participation in photo series category, fill the title field with title and the fill the text field with the concept description of the series in English (each max. 900 characters).
Entry fee:
30 USD
Prize details:
The KOLGA AWARD prize fund is 7,500 USD. The winners of first three categories will get 1500-1500 USD each.
As for the Best One Shot and Best Portrait categories winners will get 1000 – 1000 USD each, Mobile Photos Series category winners will get a 500 USD.
Kolga Newcomer Photo Award and 500 USD will be conferred on a young photographer (under the age of 25), whose photo series will be chosen from the following nominations: Documentary Series, Reportage and Conceptual Photo Project.
Terms and Conditions
Participants in the following nominations: Documentary, Reportage, Conceptual, Best One Shot and Best Portrait should note the following rules: Image length should not be less than 3500 pixels. Save your image file as JPEG with maximum quality. File resolution must be 300 DPI.
As for Mobile Photo Series nomination the participants should upload photos at least 640 pixels wide. Final image size should be larger then 100 KB and smaller then 7 MB. Color Profile: Adobe 1998, RGB Color. File resolution must be 300 DPI.
For the following nominations: Documentary, Reportage, Conceptual, Best shot and Best Portrait we accept photos taken using any type of camera except images made using a cell phone. As for Mobile Photo nomination the participants should upload photos taken using any type of mobile or tablet.