Call for entries : Prix HSBC

For the last 20 years, the Prix HSBC pour la Photographie supports every other year two talented professional photographers still little known , to help them promote and develop their work. These talents are selected through a contest, open from September to the end of October.
The Contest is aimed at Photographers whom :

– are contemporary and living, regardless of their age or nationality;
– work on representations of reality (no theme, approach or method of treatment imposed);
– have never published a Monograph (with ISBN Number)
– The Laureate must be able to provide between a minimum of 70 photographs for the creation of the Monograph.
In this context, the Prix cannot consider requests to help create projects for example reports or exhibitions, for which there are already several grants and awards available.

Your application should contain the following documents :

– 5 unframed, unmounted photos (paper, silver or digital prints) in A4 format maximum (Also indicating your usual print format)
– 10 different photographs from the 5 selected, stored on a USB stick or a CD.
– A Curriculum Vitae (contact details, training, previous work, exhibitions, experience) along with a short Biography (10 lines max.)
– A self-portrait
– 1 CD or 1 USB stick with your full name written on it containing the following element :
15 images in JPEG format, high definition (300 DPI) and low definition
Descriptions attached to the images as well as your name in the bottom of each
A written description of the work
CV and Biography (Only in Microsoft Word format (.doc), not PDF)
A self-portrait (High and low definition)
A pre-paid envelope to return your application (must be large enough to fit your portfolio)

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Prix HSBC pour la Photographie
The contest is open from September 1st to October 31st, 2015
On the 31st October (applications with postal stamps dated after this date will not be accepted)
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