The Contemporary African Photography Prize for Photographers all Over the World
Applicant criteria
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Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The Contemporary African Photography Prize (CAP) is now available for photographers from any country all over the world. The call for entries to the CAP Prize 2021 is open from 7 November 2020 until 7 February 2021. Prepare your work that engages with the African continent or its diaspora now and win a series of large scale outdoor exhibitions around the globe. 25 artists will be shortlisted and five shortlisted artists awarded with the CAP Prize 2021.
Eligibility and Conditions:-
The competition is open to everyone of all levels and of any age or descent.
The CAP Prize is completely free to enter.
You are expected to submit a coherent series of work. Single images are not permitted.
The digital adjustments for the photos are allowed.
Projects eligible for the CAP Prize must contain between 10 and 25 images.
Participants can enter as many projects as they like.
Submissions Specifications:-
Photographs must have been taken in an African country or deal with a diaspora of an African country. The emphasis of the competition is on image sequences. Images must work together as a whole. CAP Prize isn’t looking for single images.
Upload your images in jpeg format.
Your images must be in sRGB format and 100% quality.
The minimum size of your images should be 2,500 pixels on the longer side.
Square images should be greater than 2,500 pixels on both sides.
The file size of each image should not exceed 5 MB.
Benefits:-
25 artists will be shortlisted and Five shortlisted artists will win the CAP Prize and their works will have the opportunity to be exposed in great exhibitions.
About the CAP Prize:-
The CAP Prize is the international Prize for Contemporary African Photography awarded annually since 2012 to five photographers whose works were created on the African continent or who engages with the Africa diaspora.
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Benefits
To participate in this competition, please register from here and submit your photos before 7 February, 2021.
For any inquiries please contact ben@capprize.com.