This fun mix of photography exhibition and competition has excited thousands of photo enthusiasts in cities like Zurich, Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich.
We are excited to announce that we are coming back to Dresden for the second time!
We print and exhibit EVERY photo at a cool gallery where hundreds of visitors come to vote for their favorites to determine which photos win the competition.
Who can join?
Everyone! Hobby and professional photographers welcome. Simply upload your best photos and let the fun begin 🙂
DEADLINE: Mon 5 Oct, 23:59
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How will it work
Upload your favorite photo(s)
You can exhibit as many photos as you like.
We print & exhibit EVERY photo!
The print belongs to you after the exhibition.
TOP 50 PHOTOS are printed in large format on Alu Dibond
ALL OTHER PHOTOS will be exhibited in smaller size on quality photo paper
Our jury will preselect their favorite 50 photos from all submissions.
Print + exhibition sizes:
30 x 45 cm / Alu Dibond)
13cm x 19cm (quality photo paper)
(or similar, depending on the ratio of your submitted photo)
PUBLIC VOTING AT THE GALLERY
Every visitor can vote for their 3 favorite to help determine the winners of the competition.
All prints can be offered for sale during the exhibition (optional: please see conditions below)
PRIZES TO WIN
4 PUBLIC AWARDS PRIZES
3 photos which have the highest ranking among the visitors and
1 exclusive prize for a small photo with the highest votes from all visitors
1 JURY PRIZE
the Swiss Photo Club jury selects their favorite photo.
5 HONORABLE MENTIONS
These photos will receive an honorable mention certificate by the jury.
TOP 100 LIST
top 100 most voted by visitors will be listed on our website after the event
INSTAGRAM FEATURES
We try to feature as many submitted photos as possible on our Instagram.
Please let us know your Instagram handle when you send your photos to have a chance.
Your contribution covers the costs associated with renting the gallery, printing and hanging the photos, prizes, as well as advertising and catering for the events.
The print belongs to you after the exhibition.
Artist's Corner
Set up your own solo exhibition for a fraction of the cost and effort, and benefit from a large crowd at the gallery during the SPC Photo Awards.
Here are the prizes based on jury & public votes for this event
Jury Prize
Jury Voting: 300 Euro Einkaufsgutschein für einen Fotoladen
Worth 300 EUR
Jury Prize
Public Voting: 300 Euro Einkaufsgutschein für einen Fotoladen
Worth 300 EUR
1st Public Prize
Public Voting: Gutschein für Fotodrucke bei Saal Digital
Worth 200 EUR
2nd Public Prize
Public Voting: NiSi Filter Gutschein
Worth 150 EUR
3rd Public Prize
Public Voting: Gutschein für Fotodrucke bei Saal Digital
Worth 100 EUR
Sponsors
Fotoprodukte in HighEnd-Qualität
Conditions
No theme: simply submit the photos you want to exhibit.
No watermarks, copyright signs or digital frames visible on your submitted photos
JPG in sRGB, at the largest resolution available (25MB maximum).
Image ratios: 2:3, 3:4, 1x1, 1:2, 1:3, 4:5 other ratios might lead to prints with white or cut off edges
Optional: sell photo prints via the SPC Onlineshop. offer photo prints of your exhibited photo(s) via the SPC Onlineshop powered by Saal Digital . This option is available via a separate questionnaire we send via e-mail before the exhibition opening.
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.You may Download template for model release for free to use or adapt it (without guarantee for legal accuracy).
Image rights stay 100% yours, always. We will not use your work for commercial purposes outside of Swiss Photo Club Award related events.
Photography at the exhibition: is allowed for everyone. Photos Swiss Photo Club, or hired third parties take during the exhibition may be used for advertising of current and 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. The submitted picture must be made with a camera. Photo editing is allowed, but generative tools from Midjourney, Photoshop Generative Fill, etc. are not permitted.
All exhibited print(s) belong to the respective photographers: prints can be taken home within 1 hour after the award ceremony. Photographers may announce a substitute to pick up photos and prizes in their name.
Shipping of exhibited photos after exhibition is not included in the submission fee: shipping is offered additionally per event and may take up to 6 weeks after the exhibition. Shipping can be ordered here , costs vary and depend on the size of the largest photo contained in that order (not the number of photos) and destination.
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