The Nikon Photograph Contest, working since 1969, has welcomed filmmakers into the fold in recent times. To raised showcase this, the upcoming fortieth version of the competitors has a brand new identify: The Nikon Movie and Photograph Contest.
The Nikon Movie and Photograph Contest has lengthy welcomed beginner {and professional} photographers, and extra not too long ago filmmakers, to compete throughout a number of classes. Within the earlier thirty ninth contest, round 35,000 members from 180 nations and areas submitted over 70,000 works.
As PetaPixel‘s coverage shows, the winners have been unimaginable. It’s a secure guess that the Nikon Movie and Photograph Contest 2024-2025 will entice much more proficient visible artists worldwide.
The competitors has a brand new design to showcase the identify change.
“The Contest brand has additionally been revamped with a brand new design that expresses the idea behind the Contest — a spot the place works created from numerous views come collectively,” Nikon explains.
Though there’s a brand new identify and brand, there’s a well-known face main the judging for the competition, Sarah Leen. Leen grew to become the primary feminine director of pictures at Nationwide Geographic in 2013, and in 2020, Leen based the Visible Pondering Collective, a group of feminine editors, lecturers, and curators who handle visible initiatives.
“I’m delighted to be returning because the lead decide for the 2024-2025 Nikon Movie and Photograph Contest. In my previous position because the lead decide, I used to be very impressed with the standard of the images and the movies that we acquired. For this subsequent version of the Contest, we hope to see pictures and filmmaking that encourage and join us by way of visible storytelling,” Leen says.
I wish to encourage all photographers and filmmakers to think about submitting their work to this contest, not just for the distinctive prizes but in addition for the chance to be seen by the general public and members of our visible group. This might be a career-changing second for you and your artistic work.”
The Nikon Movie and Photograph Contest 2024-2025 will comprise a Quick Movie Competitors and Photograph Competitors. The Quick Movie aspect will embrace Tremendous-Quick Movie and 5-Minute Movie classes. The pictures contest portion will embrace Single Photograph and Photograph Story classes. No matter talent degree, age, or nationality, all photographers and filmmakers are eligible to enter.
Grand Prize winners will likely be named throughout every class, with all 4 winners incomes a prize of 500,000 yen ($3,340), a Nikon Z8, and a Nikkor Z lens. There will even be Excellence Award winners for all 4 classes, every receiving a Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z lens, and equipment. Particular Encouragement Award winners will get a Nikon Z30 package for the video prizes and a Zfc and lens on the picture aspect. Lastly, a Normal Public award winner — one every for movie and picture — will win a Z50 physique and a Nikkor lens. Nikon says it’ll decide the exact lenses and equipment later.
photographers and filmmakers can start getting into the Nikon Movie and Photograph Contest 2024-2025, beginning on October 30, 2024. Entries shut at 11 PM ET on February 16, 2025. Full entry and guidelines data is accessible on the Nikon Film and Photo Contest website.
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