First Deadline: September 26, 2019
Entry fee: Single or Photo Essay, Professional: $45, Amateur: $30
Prizes: $2,000 cash (professional), $1,000 cash (amateur), $500 to B&H Photo
Enter your best single images of travel portraits, outdoors scenes, local places or spontaneous moments, or submit a photo essay to tell a longer story from your travels.
All winners will be published in the December issue of PDN and in an online gallery and promoted to our network of more than half a million readers, followers and photo-industry creatives.
Sections:
Categories
Travel Portraits
Outdoor Scenes
Sense of Place
Spontaneous Moments
Photo Essay (2-6 images)
Website: https://www.worldinfocuscontest.com/
World In Focus 2018 Winners
Grand Prize
Kanazawa Businessman © Jessica Sample, Los Angeles, Ca, United States First Place Professional : Photo Essay Grand Prize
Kanazawa Businessman, © Jessica Sample, Los Angeles, Ca, United States, First Place Professional : Photo Essay, Grand Prize, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Kanazawa Businessman, © Jessica Sample, Los Angeles, Ca, United States, First Place Professional : Photo Essay, Grand Prize, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Kanazawa Businessman, © Jessica Sample, Los Angeles, Ca, United States, First Place Professional : Photo Essay, Grand Prize, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Kanazawa Businessman, © Jessica Sample, Los Angeles, Ca, United States, First Place Professional : Photo Essay, Grand Prize, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Kanazawa Businessman, © Jessica Sample, Los Angeles, Ca, United States, First Place Professional : Photo Essay, Grand Prize, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
A series exploring Japan, from off-the-beaten-path destinations to more traveled ones seen from a new perspective.
Professional : Photo Essay
Taekwondo North Korea Style © Alain Schroeder, Brussels, Belgium
Taekwondo North Korea Style, © Alain Schroeder, Brussels, Belgium, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Taekwondo North Korea Style, © Alain Schroeder, Brussels, Belgium, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Taekwondo North Korea Style, © Alain Schroeder, Brussels, Belgium, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Taekwondo North Korea Style, © Alain Schroeder, Brussels, Belgium, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Taekwondo North Korea Style, © Alain Schroeder, Brussels, Belgium, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
A series documenting the Korean martial art of Taekwondo.
Professional : Editorial / Commercial
Sleeping Arrangements © Tito Herrera, Panama First Place
A crowded sleeping area in a prison in the town of Cojutepeque, El Salvador.
Professional : Portraits
Sein © Dave Hill, Burbank, Ca, United States First Place
A portrait of Sein Gay, an aspiring Haitian actor who lives in Los Angeles.
Late Train in Jaisalmer © Jon Maximilian Sandbu, Jevnaker, Norway
An Indian soldier eating ice cream while waiting for a delayed train in the desert town of Jaisalmer, India.
Professional : Wildlife / Insects
Counting Sheep © Erin Mcginn, Warwick, RI, United States First Place
A photo taken in Ireland as McGinn made the unique calling sound for this herd of sheep, causing them all to stare and baa in unison.
Hot Kiss © Kousuke Kitajima, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
An image of two monkeys in a hot spring in Japan.
Professional : Landscapes / Nature
Through The Night © Drew Doggett, Mount Pleasant, SC, United States First Place
A white horse gracefully runs across a barren volcanic black sand riverbed.
All Frozen World © Yosuke Yamada, Toshimaku, Tokyo, Japan
A snowy, frozen landscape from Hakkõda mountain in Japan.
Amateur : Editorial / Commercial
Stripes © Ron Cooper, Englewood, CO, United States Grand Prize
A boat owner prepares for a day of work in Ninh Binh, Vietnam.
Winter in San Diego © Joshua Sariñana, Cambridge, MA, United States
A gold cart sits in front of an apartment complex as the sun sets in San Diego.
Amateur : Photo Essay
Charros – Mexican Horsemen © Anja Bruehling, Chicago, IL, United States First Place
Charros – Mexican Horsemen, © Anja Bruehling, Chicago, IL, United States, First Place, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Charros – Mexican Horsemen, © Anja Bruehling, Chicago, IL, United States, First Place, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Charros – Mexican Horsemen, © Anja Bruehling, Chicago, IL, United States, First Place, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Charros – Mexican Horsemen, © Anja Bruehling, Chicago, IL, United States, First Place, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Charros – Mexican Horsemen, © Anja Bruehling, Chicago, IL, United States, First Place, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
A series capturing the Charreada, an event where contending teams show off ranching skills in Mexico.
Going Around in Dhaka © France Leclerc, Chicago, IL, United States
Going Around in Dhaka, © France Leclerc, Chicago, IL, United States, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Going Around in Dhaka, © France Leclerc, Chicago, IL, United States, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Going Around in Dhaka, © France Leclerc, Chicago, IL, United States, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
Going Around in Dhaka, © France Leclerc, Chicago, IL, United States, World In Focus – The Ultimate Travel Photography Competition
This photo essay captures the challenge of commuting in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the ways that the locals manage.
Amateur : Portraits
Free-Riders © Mauro De Bettio, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain First Place
A photo of Taj and Akash, two Bangladeshi boys who are seen train surfing.
Chasing Spirits © Mauro De Bettio, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
A portrait captured at the annual Dance of the Bears, a ritual that takes place every winter in the northeastern regions of Romania.
Amateur : Wildlife / Insects
Millipede © Ron Santini, Huntersville, NC, United States First Place
A 72-image focus stack of a millipede captured at Roan Mountain in Tennessee.
Foxy © Heidi Padveen, Calabasas, CA, United States
A portrait of a fox taken at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Amateur : Landscapes / Nature
Fog and Colors © Claudio Abella, Esquel, Chubut, Argentina First Place
Dawn with fog at Laguna Larga in Los Alerces National Park, Patagonia.
Morning Light, Sossusvlei, Namibia © Dale Johnson, Seattle, WA, United States
Morning light hitting the dunes of Sossusvlei in Namibia.
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