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Aufruf an alle Straßenfotografen!

We invite photographers from around the world to submit your best work capturing the essence of life out in the streets. With these international street photography awards, we aim to celebrate the unique perspectives and creative visions of street photographers everywhere, showcasing the diversity of the genre and the many ways in which it can be interpreted.
Der Wettbewerb wird von einer Jury aus angesehenen Fotografie-Experten bewertet. Hunderte von Editors’ Picks werden während der gesamten Ausschreibungsperiode in unserer Online-Galerie und in den sozialen Medien präsentiert, und die Hauptgewinner werden Geldpreise gewinnen und in einer Gruppenausstellung in New York City gezeigt.

Spitzenpreise

  • Ausstellung in New York
  • Cash grants of $10,000
  • Gewinnende Serie veröffentlicht auf LensCulture
  • Präsentiert auf internationalen Fotofestivals
Fotos im obigen Video © Jill Maguire, Maxime Gruss, Ralph Poschmann, Karthik Chandran, Steve Barnard, @JuanKasFoto, Francesco Gioia, José Antonio Flores Garcia, Vejune Sidaugaite, Michal Cala, Fabio Magara, Brad Jones, Juan Sostre, Jean-Marc Bara, Reza Behjat, Alessandro Deluigi
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© Wenpeng Lu
Unsere internationale Jury
Street Photography Competition – Jury, photography prize, street photography awards
Sadie Quarrier
Stellvertretender Direktor der Fotografie
National Geographic
Vereinigte Staaten

Sadie Quarrier is the Deputy Director of Photography for National Geographic where she manages a team of 19 photo editors and oversees the assignment, production, and acquisition of photography across print and digital platforms. She provides journalistic insight and editorial guidance on the development of visual storytelling across platforms.

Previously she was Deputy Director of Mobile Storytelling where she oversaw producers creating engaging, mobile–first stories and videos. From 2002-2019, Sadie was a Sr. Photo Editor at National Geographic magazine where she was responsible for producing, managing, and editing 20+ stories/year. She was twice a finalist for Visual Editor of the Year by Pictures of the Year International (POYi). Sadie has traveled around the world on assignments and teaching National Geographic Photo Camps. Her career started at National Geographic in 1992.

Street Photography Competition – Jury, photography prize, street photography awards
Paul Schiek
Gründer
TBW Books
Vereinigte Staaten

Paul Schiek is the founder of TBW Books, an independent photo book publisher based in Oakland, California. He is also the director of Workshop de Allende, a photographic arts workshop based in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where recent workshop sessions have been led by Curran Hatleberg, Juan Brenner, Jim Goldberg, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Mark Steinmetz, and Irina Rozovsky.

Street Photography Competition – Jury, photography prize, street photography awards
Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova
Founder & Curator
Women Street Photographers
Vereinigte Staaten

Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova ist Fotografin, Autorin und Gründerin von Women Street Photographers. Mit 40 Jahren kombinierter Erfahrung als Dokumentar- und Straßenfotografin, Künstlerin, Dunkelkammerdruckerin, Fotojournalistin und Bildredakteurin hat Samoilova das erfolgreiche Instagram-Konto @WomenStreetPhotographers in eine globale Plattform verwandelt. Sie hat eine Website, Wanderausstellungen, ein Künstlerresidenzprogramm, eine inspirierende Filmreihe und ein Fotobuch, Women Street Photographers (Prestel, 2021), ins Leben gerufen. Als ehemalige Fotojournalistin der Associated Press erhielt Samoilova nationale und internationale Auszeichnungen für ihre ikonischen Fotografien vom 11. September, darunter den ersten Preis im World Press Photo Wettbewerb. Sie besitzt ein Zertifikat in kreativen Praktiken vom International Center of Photography in New York City und ein Diplom in Fotografie vom Moscow Polytech College. Samoilova lebt und arbeitet in New York City.

Street Photography Competition – Jury, photography prize, street photography awards
Enrico Stefanelli
Artistic Director
Photolux Festival
Italien

Enrico Stefanelli ist der Gründer und künstlerische Leiter des Photolux Festivals, der Biennale der Fotografie in Lucca, Italien. Er hat mehrere Ausstellungen kuratiert, darunter: Tim Hetherington, Jan Saudek, Horst P. Horst, VII Agency, Nobuyoshy Araki, Boris Mikhailov und David Douglas Duncan. Von 2010 bis 2017 war er der italienische Kurator des European Photo Exhibition Award. Enrico ist Fotograf und Journalist und lehrt Fotografie in Workshops. Er hat Artikel und Beiträge über Fotografie für mehrere Kataloge, Bücher und Magazine geschrieben. Er nimmt an Portfolio-Reviews auf der ganzen Welt teil, sitzt in internationalen Fotografie-Jurys und ist Mitglied des Nominierungskomitees für die Joop Swart Masterclass bei World Press Photo. Er ist auch der Nominator für den Leica Oskar Barnack Award und den Prix Pictet.

Street Photography Competition – Jury, photography prize, street photography awards
Marina Paulenka
Director of Exhibitions
Fotografiska Berlin
Deutschland

Marina Paulenka is the founding Director of Exhibitions at Fotografiska Berlin, where she is responsible for the museum’s exhibition strategy, artistic vision and affairs, and program. Fotografiska is the contemporary museum for photography, arts and culture with the vision to provide one of the most beautiful stages that Berlin has to offer for both established artists and up-and-coming talents on the one hand, as well as the internationally acclaimed community of creatives in Berlin on the other. Paulenka has 15 years of experience in artistic direction, curating, education, leadership, management and development in culture and art institutions and organizations, as well as her own artistic practice.

She was the Artistic Director of UNSEEN Foundation and UNSEEN, an Amsterdam-based platform for contemporary photography that presents the latest developments in photography and amplifies the careers of boundary-pushing artists. Before her role at Unseen, she worked as Artistic Director and Curator of the Organ Vida International Photography Festival, the leading institution for contemporary photography in Croatia. Paulenka is a member of the Creative Committee at the Bristol Photo Festival, a guest curator at FUTURES Photography, and a keynote curator for the FORMAT21 International Photography Festival. She is the recipient of the Lucie Awards 2018 for the best curator/ exhibition of the year for the “Engaged, Active, Aware: Women Perspectives Now” exhibition.

Street Photography Competition – Jury, photography prize, street photography awards
Jim Casper
Editor-in-Chief
LensCulture
Die Niederlande

Jim Casper is the editor-in-chief of LensCulture, one of the leading online destinations to discover new contemporary photography from around the world. As an active member in the contemporary photography world, Casper loves to meet with photographers and talk about photography. He curates art exhibitions, publishes books, conducts workshops, serves as an international juror, nominates photographers for key awards, and is an advisor to arts and education organizations.

Photography Competitions – exhibition, expo

Ausstellung in New York!

Gewinnende Fotografen werden während der The Photography Show, der bedeutenden Fotomesse, die Hunderte von Galerien, Verlegern und Sammlern zusammenbringt, sowie ein ambitioniertes Programm von Ausstellungen, Gesprächen, Künstlerbuch-Signierungen und kuratierten Messe-Events bietet, in einer Galerie in New York ausgestellt.

Eine Eröffnungsfeier wird für LensCulture-Künstler, eingeladene Medien, Fotoeditoren und Brancheninsider abgehalten, um eine Nacht der Kunstwertschätzung und des Netzwerkens während der größten internationalen Kunstmesse in New York zu verbringen, die der Fotografie gewidmet ist.

Buy a good pair of comfortable shoes, have a camera around your neck at all times, keep your elbows in, be patient, optimistic and don’t forget to smile.”
Matt Stuart, Fotograf und Juror 2022
Street Photography Awards 2023 – photography award competition, photography prize, street photography awards
© Jason Au
Street Photography Awards 2023 – photography award competition, photography prize, street photography awards
© Jukka Vehmas
Street Photography Awards 2023 – photography award competition, photography prize, street photography awards
© Sittichai Maikupandin
Street Photography Awards 2023 – photography award competition, photography prize, street photography awards
© Juan Carlos Pinto

Mehr Auszeichnungen & Vorteile

Gewinnende Serie auf LensCulture veröffentlicht

Erst-, Zweit- und Drittplatzierte in der Kategorie Serien werden ihre Arbeiten auf LensCulture veröffentlicht sehen. Dank der hohen Suchmaschinen-Rankings und des Traffics auf der LensCulture-Website bieten unsere Features eine bedeutende und anhaltende Sichtbarkeit für Ihre Arbeiten.

Featured at International Photo Festivals

Ausgewählte Werke werden auf Fotofestivals und Veranstaltungen weltweit gezeigt. In der Vergangenheit wurden unsere Gewinner, Finalisten und Jurorenauswahlen auf Festivals in den USA, Großbritannien, Italien, Frankreich, Spanien, Japan, den Niederlanden, Australien, Malaysia, Ungarn, Serbien und mehr gezeigt.

Visibility With Industry Insiders & Creative Professionals

Alles, was es braucht, ist ein Augenpaar, um den Verlauf Ihrer Karriere zu ändern. Wenn unsere Jury Ihre Einreichung hoch bewertet, werden Sie in LensCulture Discoveries aufgenommen, unserem Verzeichnis der bestbewerteten Fotografen. Wir stellen dieses Verzeichnis wichtigen Entscheidungsträgern zur Verfügung, darunter Redakteuren, Buchverlegern, Galeriebesitzern, Festivaldirektoren, Kreativdirektoren, Kuratoren und Online-Medienverlegern.

Permanent Exhibition in LensCulture Online Gallery

LensCulture ist zu einer wichtigen Ressource für die Entdeckung neuer fotografischer Arbeiten auf der ganzen Welt geworden. Alle Gewinner dieses Preises werden in der permanenten Online-Galerie auf unserer Website prominent präsentiert.

Internationale Presseberichterstattung

Preisträger erhalten Presseberichterstattung in Publikationen und Medien weltweit – die Art von Aufmerksamkeit, die zu viraler, globaler Anerkennung Ihrer Arbeit führen kann. Gewinner, Finalisten und ausgewählte Teilnehmer wurden in großen Publikationen wie BBC, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Internazionale, VICE, The Times of London, Huffington Post, Spiegel Online, The British Journal of Photography und The Telegraph vorgestellt.

 

Schauen Sie sich unbedingt unser neuestes Feature in Der Guardian, eine wunderschöne Bildergalerie, die die Arbeiten der Gewinner des LensCulture Street Photography Award 2022 mit der Welt teilt.


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The Timelightbox – International Press Exposure, photography award competition, photography prize, street photography awards;
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Street Photography Awards 2023
© Takuma Misumi
Competition Gallery
Editors’ Picks
When you enter this award, your work will be immediately reviewed by our editors. Selected submissions will be featured in our Competition Gallery and published across all of our online channels, reaching an international audience of three million. (For example, more than 529 early entries were selected and featured during our 2023 Portrait Awards, and more than 250 of those were promoted via LensCulture’s Instagram and Facebook platforms, reaching approximately 5.9 million photography lovers during the competition.) Enter your work early to take advantage of this incredible opportunity for global exposure!
Note: While our editors review entries for inclusion on a daily basis, not every submission can be shown here.
Photography award competition, photography prize, street photography awards
© Joanna Madloch

Bargeldpreise & Anerkennung

Preisträger der Serien

1. Platz – 3.500 $
2. Platz – 2.000 $
3. Platz – 1.000 $

Single Image Prize Winners

1. Platz – 2.000 $
2. Platz – 1.000 $
3rd Place – $500

Jurors' Picks

Jeder Juror wird einen individuellen Juror's Pick auswählen, der eine besondere Auszeichnung erhält, einschließlich Zitaten von Experten, die jede der ausgewählten Serien oder Einzelbilder loben.

25 Finalisten

25 Finalisten und ihre Arbeiten werden auf der Gewinnerseite sowie in den weltweiten Promotions zusammen mit den Gewinnern und den Juroren-Auswahlen hervorgehoben und vorgestellt.

Vorteile für alle Teilnehmer

Vorteile6 Gewinner6 Jurorenauswahlen25 FinalistenAuswahl der Redaktion(1)Every Entrant
10.000 $ in bar auszuzahlenden Preisen
Winning Series Published on LensCulture(2)
New Yorker Ausstellung
Sichtbarkeit mit LensCulture Insiders
In der internationalen Foto-Festival-Projektionen vorgestellt
International Press Exposure
Massive Exposition für unser globales Publikum von 3 Millionen
LensCulture Portfolio-Konto(3)
Opportunity to be in LensCulture Discoveries online directory of top-rated photographers(4)
Teilen Sie Ihre Arbeit mit der globalen Fotografie-Community
Möglichkeiten für sofortige Bekanntheit
(1)Auswahl der Redaktion: Während des Wettbewerbs werden die Redakteure von LensCulture Hunderte von Einträgen für eine sofortige Präsentation an unser globales Publikum kuratieren. Dies geschieht durch die Wettbewerbsgalerie und unsere Instagram- und Facebook-Seiten, die alle täglich aktualisiert werden. (2)Einzelfeature für Seriengewinner.(3)LensCulture Portfolio Account: Available for all Series entries and 5+ Single entries.(4)All highly-rated photographers are automatically included in LensCulture Discoveries online directory.
Street Photography Awards 2023
© Farhan Labib

Erhalten Sie eine schriftliche Bewertung Ihrer Arbeit

Nehmen Sie mit 5+ Einzelbildern oder einer Serie an diesem Wettbewerb teil und Sie können für zusätzliche $25 eine professionelle schriftliche Bewertung Ihrer Einreichung hinzufügen. Dies ist eine einzigartige Gelegenheit, wertvolles und spezifisches Feedback zu Ihrer Arbeit von einem unserer erfahrenen Branchenprofis zu erhalten.

“This review was extraordinarily insightful and immensely helpful. Truly, I didn’t anticipate this level of attention... I am extremely encouraged.” Fred Zafran

Zeigen Sie uns Ihre Straßen

These photography awards are open to all photographers who have a passion for street photography and are able to capture the energy and dynamism of city life in their images. Whether you are a seasoned professional or a newcomer to the genre, we encourage you to submit your work and share your perspective on the world around us.

Offen für alle Arten der Fotografie: Schwarz-Weiß, mobile Fotografie, analog, konzeptionell, Straßenporträts, urban, Street Fashion, Roadtrips, Street Art, Reisen, Architektur, abstrakt, poetisch.

Street Photography Awards 2023 – photo competition, photography prize
© Cenk Erdoǧan

Be Persistent

Viele erfolgreiche Fotografen reichen ihre Arbeiten in mehreren Wettbewerben ein, bevor sie schließlich gewinnen. Dies ist eine effektive Strategie, um Ihre Arbeit von vielen verschiedenen Juroren gesehen zu haben und Ihre Karriere aufzubauen. Persistence is the key to getting your work seen by influential experts worldwide - it only takes one person to make a positive impact on your creative journey!

Success Stories

For 19 years, LensCulture has been committed to helping photographers of all levels move forward creatively and professionally. In that time, we have heard from hundreds of photographers who were able to achieve breakthroughs in their careers through participation in the LensCulture community.

“The recognition from LensCulture helped me get into the fellowship program at the Bronx Museum for the Arts. I launched my first solo exhibition at Kingswell Art Museum, and had a spread of my work published in the Visual Arts Journal. I made connections with people I admired and was offered opportunities because of LensCulture spearheading this initiative to recognize photographers.”
Photography Competition 2023 Awards previous winner Atonio Pulgarin
Antonio Pulgarin
Winner, Art Photography Awards 2018
“Receiving the LensCulture award gave me more visibility and the encouragement to keep going. National Geographic reached out to me about applying for their storytelling grant, and I made connections with people who were interested in exhibiting my work. This showed me that the story I was telling speaks to other people and is universal. ”
Photography Competition 2023 Awards previous Jurors's Pick Vikesh Kapoor
Vikesh Kapoor
Jurors' Pick, Art Photography Awards 2018
“My success with LensCulture gave me invaluable media exposure that helped grow and solidify my reputation within the street photography community. My work has been featured in exhibitions, festivals, and magazines. I’ve had wonderful networking opportunities and contact with photographers I revere.”
Argus Paul is a previously Awarded winner for our Photography Competitions 2023
Argus Paul Estabrook
Winner, Street Photography Awards 2021
“Winning the LensCulture Street Photography Awards is one of the most prestigious recognitions I could get in my photography journey! Since winning, I’ve had my photos featured in a local newspaper in Hong Kong, which led to a local gallery offering me representation. Along with being represented by this gallery, I’ve had other publications discover my work and offer me features.”
Jason Au is a previously Awarded winner for our Photography Competitions 2023
Jason Au
Winner, Street Photography Awards 2021
“My work gained great attention because of the LensCulture Award. My book The Monument was nominated for The Swedish Photo Book Award 2019, and also nominated for Prix Pictet!”
Ulf Lundin is a previously Awarded finalist for our Photography Competitions 2023
Ulf Lundin
Finalist, Street Photography Awards 2018
We respect artists’ rights
All photographers retain full copyrights for their own work. Period. Winners, Jurors' Picks and Finalists grant LensCulture limited, restricted use of winning photos only to promote the photographers themselves and in connection with marketing the Awards competition itself. Details can be found in the Wettbewerbsregeln.
Street Photography Awards 2023 – contest, photo competition, photography prize
© Juan Sostre