The Federation of European Photographers (FEP) has recently opened its 2016 European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards competition, inviting professional and young European photographers to participate.
The Competition aims to help promote the photographic profession and to raise the level of professional standards.
The best photographer will be awarded the “FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year 2016” award. Ten (10) additional awards – one for each competition category and a special award for student work – will be announced as well.
The 2016 FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards include these nine (9) competition categories:
- Wedding
- Potrait
- Commercial
- Fashion
- Reportage/Photojournalism
- Sports
- Landscape
- Wildlife
- Illustration, Digital Art & Fine Art
The top 10 photographers in each category and in the special sections will be presented as finalists. All the finalists will receive a “finalist” certificate. The top 3 finalists will become the Golden, Silver and Bronze Cameras.
From the nine (9) category winners (Golden Cameras) the jury will select an Overall Winner. The author who achieves the highest number of votes by the full judging panel will be presented as the “FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year”, receiving a certificate and a special trophy.
Awards will be presented at a special ceremony, details for which are yet to be announced.
FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2016 Entry Fees
Photographers who are not members of an FEP member association are required an entry fee of 30 Euro for a first set of 3 images on each category.
The entry fee for FEP members is discounted by 10 Euro.
