Photography Contest

Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2023

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

Several Categories

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

All professional photographers, photographic designers and artists who earn the majority of their livelihood (more than 50%) with photography.

Entry Fees |

FREE

Prizes |

Cash Prize

Host |

Felix Schoeller Photo Award

The Felix Schoeller Photo Award honours works that clearly illustrate a love of photography and exceptionally stringent demands on picture quality.

All professional photographers may submit photographs in four categories:

• Portrait
• Photojournalism
• Sustainability
• German Peace Prize for Photography

Every entry to the Felix Schoeller Photo Award must consist of no less than three and no more than five individual photographs. These may form a series or be unrelated individual photos. The images must follow a concept and demonstrate how the entrant has approached the photographic subject area. A concept outline is part of the entry. It must be submitted in English and may not exceed the maximum length of 1,000 characters.

Portrait: 10.000 EUR
• Photojournalism: 5.000 EUR
• Sustainability: 5.000 EUR
• German Peace Prize for Photography: 10.000 EUR

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