PRIZE DETAILS: - 1st prize: €5,000
- 2nd prize: wildcard for professional portfolio reviews at the »Rencontres d’Arles«, France (within the opening week of 2017) incl. 5-day festival pass, board and lodging, and up to 200,- EUR for travel expenses; coaching by the »shift school for photography dresden«
- 3rd prize: €1,000
- 4th prize: A six-week artist’s residency at HELLERAU – CENTER FOR THE ARTS Not eligible to enter? - Find contest where you are.

COPYRIGHT: Photographers entering the competition warrant that the photograph is their own artwork, and they are the sole owner of its copyrights. Photographers warrant that their artwork is made in respect of all further rights including moral rights, the rights of the people, names, trademarks, designs or works of art that are part of the photographs, and that no
Photographers warrant that they have full permission to enter and reproduce an image of the persons featured in the photograph. If a selected photograph contains an image of a minor (person under the age of 18), photographers might be asked to submit a minor release form signed by the parent or legal guardian of the minor. USAGE RIGHTS: The photographers agree that the artworks submitted may be exhibited in the PORTRAITS 2017 exhibition at any venue. The Photographers permit the organiser of the competition to use and
reproduce the submitted artworks for internal realisation of the competition. The permission does not extend to commercial uses. For the commercial use of the selected artworks and the appearance in the catalogue, the Photographers and the organisers will sign a separate contract. The photographers agree unconditionally that their artwork may appear in all media worldwide in journalistic and documentary works in direct connection with PORTRAITS – Hellerau Photography Award. The processes of the competition may be filmed, and entering the competition constitutes agreement for a portrait to be included in such filming, whether broadcast or not.