The Nikon photo contest, 2012–2013 call for entries

Nikon in Japan is pleased to announce that entries to its international Nikon Photo Contest for 2012–2013. The entry period is 1 December 2012, through 28 February 2013.

The ‘Nikon Photo Contest’ (NPC) is the new name for what was formerly the ‘Nikon Photo Contest International’ (NPCI), a contest held by Nikon since 1969 with the goal of ‘contributing to the development of photographic culture by providing a venue for communication among photographers from around the world, be they professionals or amateurs’.

For this year’s contest, our 34, we have completely overhauled the contest by, among other things, establishing a movie category. We are looking for entries in four categories: Single photo (category A), composite photo (category B, featuring composites composed of series of two to five photographs), photographic videos (category C, featuring videos of up to 45 seconds in length), and motion snapshot (category D). In category D we are requesting works in the new ‘Motion Snapshot’ image format that combines still images and movies and is available with Nikon 1, advanced camera with interchangeable lens.

The judges include well-known photographers active on the global scene that will select a total of 54 works for first, second, and third prizes in each category, together with a grand prize for the very best entry. A new addition is the ‘Participants’ award for most popular entry’, which will be chosen by the contest entrants. The winning entries are to be announced in the summer of 2013 and are to be included in a public exhibition.

Entries must be submitted via the Internet. Visit the Nikon Photo Contest 2012–2013 website (http://www.nikon-photocontest.com/), complete the entry form, and submit it together with your works.

A total of 49 prizes will be awarded in categories A, B, and C, including the grand prize and 48 prizes for entries placing first, second, or third in each category, while prizes will also be awarded to the top three entries in category D. All winners will receive in the foregoing categories will receive trophies and prizes of Nikon products with values determined by the type of prize. In addition, a ‘Nikkor award’, trophy, and prize money will be awarded for the best work shot with a Nikkor lens, and the winner of the ‘Participants’ Award for most popular entry’ will be awarded prize money and a trophy. An exhibition of the prize-winning works is to be held, and the winners of the grand prize and the first-place finishers in each category will be given the right to post other works to a photo gallery on the Nikon Photo Contest 2012–2013 website.

Photo Technica, the distributor for Nikon in Sri Lanka since 1968, will be exhibiting last year’s 48 winning entries at the art faculty from 13, 14 and 15 December 2012. These images thereafter will be exhibited in towns such as Negombo, Kurunegala, Jaffna, kandy, Matara, Galle and Kaluthara and finally again in Colombo. This will be a great opportunity to for our photographers to understand quality standards and judging criteria required by international judges and be more focus in winning said the CEO of Photo Technica Harsha Malvenna.

Presently, Photo Technica is doing business in selling cameras and camera accessories, repairing, photo printing, supplying instant photography services and maintaining studios. The head office of Photo Technica is situated at Kollupitiya. There are Photo Technica showrooms at the Liberty Plaza and the BMICH Duty Free shopping complex.