This fun mix of photography exhibition and competition has excited thousands of photo enthusiasts in cities like Zurich, Berlin and Munich. We are excited to announce the next awards in beautiful Cologne! Everyone can join!

Join by simply uploading your best photo(s). We print and exhibit EVERY photo at a cool gallery where hundreds of visitors come to see and vote to determine the winners. Win fantastic prizes and meet other photo enthusiasts in the city – everyone can join and has a chance to win!

Who can join?

Everybody 🙂

Beginners, amateurs and professional photographers.

Everyone deserves to show off his or her best work!

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Simply click the button and upload your best photo(s) to be part of the exhibition.

JOIN THE COMPETITION

Regular Price

39.00 EUR
per photo

Price for our previous Photo Course Students

35.00 EUR
per photo

Your contribution helps cover the costs associated with renting the gallery, printing the photos, promoting and catering of the events.

The print belongs to you after the exhibition.

Prizes

Here are the prizes based on jury & public votes for this event

1st Prize

Jury Prize: Kamera Express Einkaufsgutschein

Worth 300 EUR

1st Prize

1. Public Prize: Kamera Express Einkaufsgutschein

Worth 300 EUR

2nd Prize

2. Public Prize: Kamera Stativ

Worth 200 EUR

3rd Prize

3. Public Prize: Nisi Filter Einkaufsgutschein

Worth 150 EUR

4th Prize

4. Public Prize: Gutschein Fotodruck

Worth 100 EUR

Conditions

Photo Title: Make sure to enter a photo title in the field next to your uploaded picture. This title plus your name will be displayed under your picture in the gallery.
Theme: There is no theme required for your photos, simply choose and upload your favorite ones. For the exhibition, we will sort the photos based on themes.
No watermarks, copyright signs or digital frames should be visible.
File size: Please upload your photos in high quality print size, but no larger than 10MB per picture. Minimum 2500 pixels wide long edge (but larger is of course better).
File Format: JPG
Photo Ratios: 2:3, 3:4, 1:2, 1:3, 1:1
Color space: sRGB
Photo Print Sale is optional: Let us know if you want us to offer your print for sale at the gallery or not. You will receive 100 Euro (plus VAT, if applicable) for your sold print (sale price at the gallery 240 Euro)
Model Release: If you have a person clearly identifiable in your photo, you can of course submit it for exhibition and win prizes. However, if you’d like to offer it for sale too, you will need a model release.
Image Rights: You will always keep 100% of the rights for your photo. We will not use it for any commercial purposes or limit your use of the picture in any way. We might however feature your photo in combination with advertising for or reporting about the Awards.
Photography at the exhibition: is allowed for everyone. Photos we take during the exhibition may be used for advertising of future events. If you are identifiable in one of these photos, you may request that we stop using it through the contact form on our website.
AI generated pictures are not allowed. The submitted picture must be made with a camera. Photo editing and composing is allowed, but generative tools from Midjourney, Photoshop Generative Fill, etc. are not permitted.
Your photo print(s): belong to you after the exhibition (if not sold)and can be taken home directly after the award ceremony by you or someone you announce. Prints that are not picked up at the award ceremony will be transported to one of our Swiss Photo Club offices and can be shipped upon request. Postal fees: 5 Euro for (all) small prints or 19 Euro for large format prints (incl. a 5 Euro voucher for future awards and any small prints). Prints that are not picked up or requested for shipment within 3 months after the exhibition closing will be disposed of or sold and earnings donated to a charitable cause.

Who can join?

DEADLINE: Mai 3., So. 23:59