{"id":7814,"date":"2019-02-22T15:07:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T07:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nxtmag.tech\/?p=7814"},"modified":"2019-02-22T15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T07:07:19","slug":"take-part-leica-oskar-barnack-award-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nxtmag.tech\/my\/2019\/02\/22\/take-part-leica-oskar-barnack-award-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a Keen Eye for Photography? Take Part in the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leica has announced the starting date of the submission phase of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) 2019. Professional and up-and-coming photographers can submit entries to the international photographic competition at <\/span>www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com<\/span><\/a> from 1 March to 1 April 2019. Up-and-coming photographers will be particularly pleased to hear that the age limit in this category has been raised. This year is the first time that up-and-coming photographers up to the age of 28 can take part in the Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

To take part in the competition, entrants in both categories must submit a self-contained series of between ten and a maximum of twelve images in which the photographer perceives and documents the interaction between people and their environment in creative and groundbreaking style. Eligible for submission are series of photographs captured in 2018 and 2019 or work from long-term projects that includes at least some photographs made in this or last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Judged by a Panel of Experts<\/b><\/h3>\n

The international jury of experts will be choosing the twelve finalists for the \u2018Leica Oskar Barnack Award\u2019 and \u2018Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer\u2019 from all entrants whose impressive portfolios manage to stand out clearly from the work of other contestants. The members of this year\u2019s professional jury are:<\/span><\/p>\n