Sunday, February 10, 2019

LEICA OSCAR BARNACK AWARD 2019



Photo: Oskar Barnack
The historic flood in Wetzlar (1920), shot with the Ur-Leica


Applications for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) 2019 will be accepted from March 1st to April 1st.

Both young and professional photographers can apply online for the international photo competition. For young photographers, the age limit has been raised to the age of 28.

To participate, a series of pictures of ten to twelve images must be submitted in both categories, in which the photographers show the coexistence of humans and the environment.  Eligible are series of pictures from 2018 and 2019 as well as long-term projects, with at least some pictures from 2018 or 2019.

The international jury will select twelve finalists from all submissions. This year, the jury is composed of: Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Art Director & Chief Representative Leica Galleries International, François Hébel, Director Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Milena Carstens, Head of Photo Editor ZEITmagazin, Max Pinckers, Photographer & Award Winner LOBA 2018 and Steve McCurry, Photographer & Founder ImagineAsia.

With prizes of around 80,000 euros, the renowned Leica Oskar Barnack Award is one of the most highly-paid photo competitions. The winner of the main category will receive a prize of 25,000 euros and a Leica M system (camera and lens) worth 10,000 euros. The winner of the Newcomer Award will receive 10,000 euros and also a Leica rangefinder camera with lens. In addition to the two main categories, another ten photos will be awarded with 2,500 euros.

Photo: OsKar Barnack
The first ever areal photograph taken with a 35mm camera, the Ur-Leica




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