LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: LEICA OSKAR BARNACK PRIZE 2015

Photo: Martin Kollar, Leica Oskar Barnack Preis 2014

Leica Camera AG is changing the rules for the international photography competition of the “Leica Oscar Barnack Preis” by increasing the prize money in the main category. The winner will receive 25,000 euros and Leica M system camera equipment (camera and lens) worth another € 10,000.

Online applications run from January 15 to March 1, 2015. In addition to the main category, a prize for aspiring photographers aged up to 25 years is awarded. The winner receives a cash prize of 5,000 euros and a Leica rangefinder camera with lens.

The award ceremony will take place during the photo festival Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie from July 6 to 12 2015 in Arles in the south of France.

As part of the photo competition there will also be an audience award in which the winner will be chosen via online voting on the website for online photo contests www.i-shot-it.com. Voting starts in April 2015. The winner in this category will receive a cash prize of 2,500 euros. Among participating voters Leica compact cameras will be raffled as prizes.

Link: www.leica-oskar-barnack-preis.de

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Please Note: The items listed below are subject to a 20% discount off the listed prices through the end of December 2014.