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Call for Entries: POPCAP \\


Einsendeschluss: 07.02.2016

 (english only)

Call for Entries:  POPCAP '16, the piclet.org Prize for Contemporary African Photography.

POPCAP is being held for the fifth time in 2016. The prize is aimed at photographers whose work engages with the African continent and/or a diaspora of an African country, and consists of global exposure at major international photography exhibitions such as at Image Afrique in Basel, LagosPhoto Festival in Nigeria, Festival Internacional de Fotografia de Cabo Verde in Mindelo, Obscura Festival in George Town or Eyes On in Vienna. The prize also comprises an artist residency for all five winners.

The work must be submitted until 7 February 2016.

Submission criteria

- photographs that have been taken in an African country or deal with a diaspora of an African country

- image sequences comprising between 10 & 25 images (no single or fashion/advertising/studio work)

- minimum of 2500 pixels in width/height at 72 dpi and no more than 5 megabytes in size

- collaborative projects are permitted but must be noted as such in the submission

 For more information:

http://www.popcap.cc/popcap-16en#rules-1