in association with
HELLO! is delighted to announce the launch
of our inaugural Young Photographers Award as part of our 20th
Anniversary celebrations this year.
 Our
award is open to photography students between the ages of 18 to
30 years, and has been devised and developed in conjunction with
Nikon and Getty Images Gallery.
Launched on 7th May
1988, HELLO! was the first celebrity magazine in the UK and is
often credited with single-handedly creating the celebrity magazine
market, and has remained a dominant force in an increasingly competitive
and fast-moving sector.
Synonymous with glamour,
style and sophistication, HELLO! is passionate about photography,
and this is reflected in the quality of our award-winning photo
shoots.
In celebrating our
milestone anniversary, it seems entirely fitting to offer aspiring
young photographers the chance to showcase their work and to win
that critical first commission. Demand for quality photographic
work has never been greater as our culture becomes increasingly
dominated by visual imagery.
Judges
Judging the Award will be a panel of top photographers,
comprising Lorenzo Agius, Mike Daines, Dave Hogan, Penny Lancaster
Stewart, Terry O’Neill, Christopher Simon Sykes, Aidan Sullivan,
John Swannell, Mark Thompson and former HELLO! editor Ronnie Whelan.
The categories for
the competition are as follows:
AT HOME/INTERIORS: An at home/location
shoot that conveys the subject's personality.
REPORTAGE: An open brief to
tell a news/feature story, capturing intimate, enlightening and
powerful moments.
WEDDINGS & CELEBRATIONS: A
well-lit and original study that captures the essence of a special
day, whether a wedding, birthday or other milestone event.
BABIES & PARENTHOOD: An
intimate and unique study of babies up to 12 months, highlighting
the interaction between baby and parent(s).
FASHION: HELLO! is glamour
and style! The challenge here is to produce images that reflect
the very essence of individual style.
Closing Dates
Work must be submitted by noon on Friday 27th
June 2008.
How to Enter:
Entrants must first register on hellomagazine.com.
Once registration has been activated, each applicant will be invited
to upload up to three complete digital entries per category.
Please submit jpegs of no more than 5MB. Each photograph must
be accompanied by an explanation detailing when, where and why
the photograph was taken in no more than 50 words.
The Prizes:
There will be a winner and a runner-up in each
of the five categories. An overall winner and runner-up will then
be decided by the judges. The winner will be the entrant whose
photograph in the opinion of the judges demonstrates the greatest
flair, technique and originality. The judges may also, at their
discretion, nominate highly commended entries.
The winner will receive £5000 and have
a commissioned shoot published in HELLO! magazine. The runner-up
will receive £2500 and have a two day internship with a
leading Getty Images photographer in the area of his/her choice
i.e. News, Sport, Entertainment or Creative photography. In addition
all the category winners will receive a Nikon D40 kit, and the
category runners-up will each receive a Nikon Coolpix P60.
The judges will present the prizes at an exhibition
of the winning entries at Getty Images Gallery at the end of September
2008.
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