Siena International Photography Awards – until 31 January 2019


Deadline: 31 January 2019. The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPAContest) is one of the post prestigious photography competition for professional, amateur and student photographers from around the world. It is judged by an international panel of experts that includes renowned photographers, editors and picture buyers.
The winning images are selected by a professional jury from among thousands of entries received from all over the world.
Since 2015, the grand prize has been selected from among the winning images of the categories and has been awarded to a single image in adult and young competition respectively. The photographer, aged 20 and under, submitting the best image receives the title, “The Young Siena Photographer of the Year”, while the winner of the best image over 20 years of age becomes “The Siena Photographer of the Year”.
The winners of the main categories are invited to attend the gala to compete for the main award of Siena Photographer of the Year. The winner of the main award receives the coveted Pangea Prize statuette.
The awards ceremony takes place in Siena at the Teatro dei Rozzi, Siena theatre. On this day, the final Saturday of October, the Siena International Photographer of the Year and the award-winning images come out.
An exhibition of the winning and honorable mention images, as well as Remarkable Artworks, named “Beyond the Lens”, is located each year at the exhibition space of the former distillery “Lo Stellino”.
A yearbook presenting all prize-winning entries is published annually in two languages (Italian and English).

Prizes:

SIPAContest Photo of the Year
– € 1.500,00 worth of photography equipment + SIPAContest Photographer of the Year Pangea Prize
– 2 overnight stays in Siena during the weekend of the Award Ceremony and Special Guest at the Gala Dinner
– Advertising on international press and on main online media
– Publication in our online gallery

SIPAContest Storyboard Winner
– € 500,00 worth of photography equipment + Storybord Winner Pangea Prize
– 2 overnight stays in Siena during the weekend of the Award Ceremony and Special at the Guest Gala Dinner
– Advertising on international press and on main online media
– Publication in our online gallery

SIPAContest Category Winner
– Category Winner Pangea Prize
– 1 overnight stay in Siena during the weekend of the Award Ceremony and Special Guest at the Gala Dinner
– Advertising on international press and on main online media
– Publication in our online gallery

SIPAContest Honorable Mention Winner
– Parchment
– Award Ceremony and Special Guest at the Gala Dinner
– Advertising on international press and on main online media
– Publication in our online gallery

SIPAContest Remarkable Artwork Winner
– Parchment
– Award Ceremony and Special Guest at the Gala Dinner
– Advertising on international press and on main online media
– Publication in our online gallery

Best Author
– € 500,00 worth of photography equipment + Best Author Pangea Prize
– 2 overnight stays in Siena during the weekend of the Award Ceremony and Special Guest at the Gala Dinner
– Advertising on international press and on main online media
– Publication in our online gallery

Contest website: https://www.sipacontest.com