Annual Wedding Photographers Contest
MyWed Award 2017
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Entry submission1 October — 2 November
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Short list3 — 17 November
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Judging18 — 30 November
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Announcement of the winners20 December
Photographer of the year
The nomination requires a series of photos taken
at one wedding.
The winner will receive Nikon D5
And 20 nominations with total prize fund
The winners of one shot nominations
will receive $300.
held annually
12 main nominations
change every year
8 additional nominations
Fantastic judges
Ross is one of the most prolific wedding photographers: Harper's Bazaar Official Recommended Wedding Photographer, Best Wedding Photographers in the World (Junebug), Best Wedding Photographer in England '13, '14, '15 & '16, #1 UK Fearless Awards Winner '13, '14, '15 & '16.
MyWed Photographer of the Year 2016, honoured Fearless and ISPWP member. Best Wedding Photographer 2015 in Russia (Wedding Magazine), Winner of the Wedisson Award.
Member of the most prestigious wedding photographers associations: WPJA, AGWPJA, WPS, ISPWP, Fearless. 3rd place in AGWPJA 2016, Top 20 WPS 2016, TOP 10 in two categories of MyWed 2016, TOP 15 spring in ISPWP 2017.
Magnificent Victor the Editors' Choice Conqueror. MyWed Top 10 in the World, winner of three nominations in the MyWed Award 2016. WPJA #2 in 2013, ISPWP #2 in 2013.
Brian and Allison are both Top Ten Fearless Photographers in the World with over 120 MyWed Editor's Choice Awards. With a full shooting schedule they still find time to teach and mentor fellow photographers.
Pete has achieved numerous accolades over the years which include multiple WPS Excellence, Fearless Photographers and ISPWP awards. He is currently ranked 2nd Fearless and 1st photographer on MyWed in the UK with 5th world ranked position with Wedding Photography Select.
Member and award winner of Fearless Photographers and ISPWP. Currently one of the top 20 best photographers in the world on MyWed.
MyWed Photographer of the Year 2014. He has also received the Best of the Best award three years in a row by Junebug Weddings and the Photographer of the Quarter by the ISPWP.
Thoughtful, dynamic, cheerful, stubborn and resourceful couple from Italy. Damiano & Donatella have received a lot of recognition in the last years, here are some of them: Top 10 Fearless photographers in 2016, Top 10 AGWPJA in 2016, Top 10 Master of Italian wedding photography in 2016, Top 10 ISPWP fall 2016, Top 20 WPS in 2016.
rules
Who can participate?
Any professional photographer of legal age.
Sizes and formats
Everyone enjoys looking at the beautiful shots in high quality. Please upload photos with resolution of at least 2400 pixels on the longer side or bigger.
Original size photos are very welcome.
How to take part?
You need to be a MyWed member to take part.
Sign Up on MyWed, upload 20 photos to your portfolio and wait for the approval from our editors.
After being approved, you will be able to send your photos to the contest.
Already a member? Simply choose photos for the contest from your portfolio.
Number of series and photos
You can submit one photo for each single-shot nomination and one series of photos for the "Photographer of the year" nomination. The series must consist of 40 to 60 photos.
Participation fee
45 USD for all nominations. Free for MyWed Pro members.
Prizes
Total prize fund: $6000 and Nikon D5 camera provided by our great sponsor – the Nikon company.
The winners of one shot nominations will receive $300.
The winner of the “Photographer of the year” nomination (the best series) will get the Nikon D5 camera.
What photos can be submitted?
Only wedding photos are accepted (excluding the Engagement nomination).
Note that a series must include photos taken at one wedding.
Submit your 2016 – 2017 photos.
Authorship of photographs
It is considered that the author of a photo is the person who held the camera and pressed the shutter button.
By sending a photo to the MyWed Award contest, you confirm that you are its author.
It is permissible to use up to 10 photos from assistants in the "Photographer of the Year" nomination (series of photos).
You also guarantee that there are no third party objections against the participation of your photos in the contest.
What photos are forbidden?
Do not submit photos with frames, huge watermarks or logos.
Avoid pictures with diptychs, triptychs, multiple exposure, excessive post-production, design elements, etc.
Photos from workshops are not allowed.
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