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CEWE PHOTO YOUNG TALENT AWARD

Application Deadline: 31 May 2025

LOCATION: Europe

This is your chance! For the first time in the history of the CEWE Photo Award competition, young people between the ages of 16 and 25 have the opportunity to receive a very special award: the Young Talent Award.

Do you want to look at the world through the eyes of a generation that is brave, demanding, and celebrates the beauty of our planet? Do you want to be part of the biggest photography competition in the world? And do you want to immerse yourself in photography? Then register now!

ELIGIBILTY:

Individuals aged 18 or older can participate, except in the “Young Talent Award” category, which is open to those aged 16–25.

Theme:  Our world is beautiful – with this motto, we shine the spotlight on everything that is beautiful. Show us what makes your world unique. And join us in celebrating the wonderful diversity of our planet in ten very different categories.

There are 10 categories:
Nature & Wildlife
Animals
Landscapes
People
Travel & Culture
Architecture
Sports & Action
Cooking & Food
Street Photography
Close-up & Macro Photography

The competition is free to enter

BENEFIT:

1st place: Trip (€10,000), photo equipment (€5,000), and CEWE products (€2,500).
2nd-10th place: Photo equipment (€5,000) and CEWE products (€2,500).
11th-30th place: Photo equipment (€2,500) and CEWE products (€1,000).
31st-1000th place: CEWE products (€100).

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SILENT MANGA AUDITION 22

Application Opens: 1 November 2024; Deadline: 2 February 2025 (23:59 in your Time zone)

LOCATION: Japan

The SILENT MANGA AUDITION® (SMA22) is the world’s biggest manga audition, exclusively for manga without dialogue. By drawing silent manga, talented international creators can also get the opportunity to join the Japanese manga world. Draw your characters’ expressions full of emotion and heart to work towards your dream debut!

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is free to enter.

The competition is open to anyone.

The theme of this edition is “Seized with rage”. Tell your story through images alone.

The page count for a single SMA entry is 17 pages or less. Multiple entries are welcome.

Pages MUST BE uploaded as “1 page / 1 image”. For “double page spreads,” please upload each page as “2 separate image files.”

Please prepare the image data of your work according to the format below. (One image file for each page / two-page spread divided into two image files).

Image format: JPG or PNG format

File size: 1 file 2 MB or less

Image file name: Your image files should be labeled with a two digit number in sequential order based on the page number of the image file (Example: page_01.jpg, page_02.jpg, etc.)

Resolution: 300 dpi

BENEFIT:

Grand Prix: 500,000 JPY

Grand Prix Runner-Up: 300,000 JPY

Excellence Award: 100,000 JPY

Excellence Runner-Up: 30,000 JPY

Honourable Mention: 10,000 JPY

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