Do you think you’ve got outstanding photography skills? Then the Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards is ready for your submissions!
Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards, better known as KLPA, is an annual international portrait photography competition, founded in 2009. It is one of the Top 50 photography competitions in the world and is a recommended photo contest to enter for five consecutive years since 2016 by Photoshelter, Format.com and the World Photography Organisation.
The open call for this competition began on the 15th of February and closes on the 30th of April 2020. The shortlisted photos will be announced in June 2020, while the prize winners will be announced the following month. The KLPA awards presentation will be on the 12th of September 2020 at the Ilhan Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. This will be followed by a month long exhibition at the same venue.
This year, KLPA is creating greater opportunities for photographers to win with a higher number of monetary awards, Photo-essay Projects Grants and they’re offering a lower submission fees.
Photographers may submit up to 10 portraits to the single image category As for the Photo-essay Project Grant, 5 photographers will be awarded $1,000 each to allow then to complete their on-going projects and the top 45 finalists including the grantees will have their entries and projects exhibited at the prestigious ILHAM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in September 2020.
The importance of the portrait in contemporary photography practice hinges upon human interactions, social acceptance and an inclusive notion that we are all part of the human family, despite all our regional, historical, social divisiveness that is often encountered today.
Categories & Entry fees
SINGLE IMAGE, Open theme
ENTRY
USD$15 per image, 1 – 3 images
USD$55 fixed rate for 4 – 6 images
USD$90 fixed rate for 7 – 10 images
PRIZES
1st Prize USD$3,000
2nd Prize USD$1,500
3rd Prize USD$500
PHOTO-ESSAY PROJECTS, Open theme
ENTRY
USD$45 per project (6 to 12 images)
GRANTS
$1,000 x 5 project grants will be awarded to the best 5 photo-essays as determined by the jury panel in June 2020 and projects must be completed by August and be ready to be exhibited in September 2020 in Kuala Lumpur.
Worldwide Exposure
All 45 finalists will have their entries exhibited at Ilham Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September 2020. To further extend and increase visibility and be seen by audiences from new regions, KLPA is teaming up with several international photography organisations to present the 2020 finalists at the following festivals
June – Auckland Festival of Photography, New Zealand
June – Fotofestiwal, Lodz, Poland
September – Suwon Photography Festival, South Korea
November – Yakushima Photography Festival, Japan
Judges
This year, the judges of the KLPA comprise of photographers Kenny Loh and SC Shekar, director of Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival, Jessica Chan, photo editor Carol Korting and lecturer of photography and video at the Belfast School of Arts, Ulster University, Haley Morris-Cafiero.
How do I enter?
KLPA2020 is open all photographers from around the world, and entry is made from the KLPA website or picter.com with a step by step guide and a simple online form before uploading you image files. Participants require a credit card to make payment for the appropriate entry fee before submission online.
Malaysian entrants may pay online by GIRO methods through their banks and receive a voucher code before uploading their files. Contact info@klphotoawards.com for further instructions.
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