Leading photography retailer, Calumet Photographic, is excited to launch its new Student Photographer of the Year Award for 2015 in partnership with a host of major photographic brands, including Canon, Manfrotto, B + W, Lastolite, Veho, Rotolight, Bowens, ColorMunki, DxO Software and Eizo.

Entry submissions are now open and available to any student in the UK. Designed to recognise photographic talent of students and to provide them with a platform for their work to be recognised, Calumet is further investing in the ‘future of photography’ following its recent launch of its student membership package.

Students are invited to submit a single photo of their best work (or three if they are a part of the Calumet Student membership programme) and up to 20 words explaining their chosen image. A panel of four judges, including Calumet’s Managing Director, Jon Warner; Professional Photographer, Rory Lewis; Canon’s Product Intelligence Professional, David Parry; Professional Photographer, Tom Barnes, will view all entries and shortlist 10 runners up who will each receive a £20 Calumet gift voucher and one overall winner who will win a fantastic array of prizes worth over £11k to start their photographic career.

The overall winner of the Calumet Student Photographer of the Year will be invited to attend the Photography Show at the NEC Birmingham on Tuesday 24 March 2015 where his or her award will be presented on stage. An exhibition of all the shortlisted images will also be on display at the show.

Entry for the awards close on Friday 13 March 2015 and the winners will be announced shortly after.

Jon Warner, Managing Director at Calumet Photographic said: “We are looking for someone that has a creative eye and captures an image that is aesthetically pleasing, high quality and has shown a technically capability. The manner in which this is captured can range from a digital SLR to a smart phone, which makes the Student Awards accessible to everyone.”

The prizes for the overall winner include:

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Body

Canon 24-70mm f2.8L II Lens

Canon 70-200MM F2.8LIS II Lens

Canon 600 EX Speedlite

Canon Pixma Pro-100 Printer

Manfrotto 055 Aluminium Kit with Ball Head

Manfrotto XPRO 3 Way Head

Manfrotto Spectra LED 500F

Manfrotto Pro-light Multipro Backpack

Manfrotto Pixi Tripod

Manfrotto Tripod Bag Unpadded 80

B+W Protective Filter 77mm

B+W Polarizer Filter 82mm

Lastolite Urban Background

Lastolite Strobo kit

Lastolite Tri Grip

Eizo Monitor

Fotospeed Inkjet Paper – Selection of Media

Veho Muvi Action Camera

Rotolight Neo Light

Bowens 500/500R Twin Head Kit with Bowens Pulsar Tx Trigger Kit

X-Rite ColorMunki Photo

DxO Optics Pro Elite

DxO Filmpack Elite

DxO ViewPoint Elite

Calumet Student Membership Pack

Calumet 24″ Speedbox

Calumet Pro Series 4 Channel Wireless Trigger Kit – Canon fit

Prospec Imaging 32GB 1010x CF Card

Calumet Speedlight Modifier System

Calumet Background Support Kit

Calumet Arctic White 1.35m x 11m Seamless Background Paper

To enter, students must submit their photograph by visiting Calumet’s website: www.calphoto.co.uk/studentawards.