Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards 2015

About

The Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards (KLPA) is an annual portrait photography competition open to all photographers from around the world. Initiated in 2009, and now in its 7th consecutive year, KLPA is regarded as the major platform in the region for portrait photographers of all levels competing and showcasing their works amongst an international audience.

What is the perfect portrait that will make you cry, smile, laugh out loud, shock or trouble your senses? How is beauty assessed in the world of portrait photography?

There are two categories:

• Single Portraits (Open Theme)
• Single Portraits (Theme: Seeing Beauty)

Portrait may be interpreted in its widest sense, in relation to photography concerned with portraying people with emphasis on their identity as individuals in relation to their surroundings, status and humanity.

All photographs must have been taken in 2014 and 2015 or part of an on-going project. Basic darkroom techniques (e.g. levels, curves, dodging, burning, minimal sharpening, colour correction) are permissible. Photographs can be Black and White or Colour, in any format. Entrants can enter more than one category, up to 10 images for each category.

The Photographer retains the copyright of all submitted images at all times.

Entry fee:

'Early bird' discount, from 1 to 28 February, 2015:
• 1-5 images: USD 10 per image
• 6-10 images: USD 75 per entry

Standard fees apply, from 1 March to 30 April, 2015:
• 1-5 images: USD 15 per image
• 6 to 10 images: USD 115 per entry

The competition is open to all amateur and professional photographers from all around the world. All contestants must be at least 16 years at 30 April 2015.

In each category:

• First Prize: USD 4,000 and a Trophy
• Four Honours Awards: USD 500 each.

There will be also a Special Select Juror Prize: USD 1,000 + Trophy.

All prize-winners will be invited to attend the Awards Presentation ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August 2015. A travel subsidy will be provided for overseas Trophy winners only.