Lockdown photo contest

Close on August 16, 2020

Territory: Worldwide

Theme: Lockdown

Eligibility: Open to photographers worldwide, pro and amateur, working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought.

Entry Fees: $1.90

Prize: Exhibition

We propose to submit to this competition photos shot during the lockdown, both documentary and fine art. Images have to be taken only at home or nearby if you were allowed to go to work or take a walk, and dated between January 23, 2020 (when the lockdown started in China), and the submission date. In Fine Art the theme is open. In Documentary, photos should reflect the times we're living. Images can't be submitted to both categories.
You can submit all images you want. The entry fee is a symbolic $1.90 per image to cover admin and software costs.
Selected winners will be exhibited in FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona in a date to be determined according to the evolution of the pandemic.

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