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The First Half of 2021“Smile World” International Photography Awards
The First Half of 2021 “Smile World” International Photography Awards is open for submissions! The competition is organized by the “Smile World” International Photography Union. We welcome photographers from all over the world to participate in the competition, to convey our blessings and hopes through smiles, and to change the world with smiles.
Win $52,000 in cash prizes ($23,000 for each season and special awards of $6,000 for the finals)
Contest Prize & TERMS
First Season $23,000 (from March 1 to July 31)
- Gold Award (one winner in each category, 4 in total), each winner gets $2,000, certificate of award, showcase in online gallery
- Silver Award (two winners in each category, 8 in total), each winner gets $1,000, certificate of award, showcase in online gallery
- Bronze Award (three winners in each category, 12 in total), each winner gets $500, certificate of award, showcase in online gallery
- Excellent Awards (10 winners in each category, 40 in total), 10 free single images or 1 photo story submission to use in the next contest, certificate of award, showcase in online gallery
- The Best Image Per Month: 5 winners, each winner gets $200
Second Season $23,000 (from August 1 to December 31)
- Gold Award (one winner in each category, 4 in total), each winner gets $2,000, certificate of award, showcase in online gallery
- Silver Award (two winners in each category, 8 in total), each winner gets $1,000, certificate of award, showcase in online gallery
- Bronze Award (three winners in each category, 12 in total), each winner gets $500, certificate of award, showcase in online gallery
- Excellent Awards (10 winners in each category, 40 in total), 10 free single images or 1 photo story submission to use in the next contest, certificate of award, showcase in online gallery
- The Best Image Per Month: 5 winners, each winner gets $200
Final Awards $6,000 (announced in March 2022)
- Overall Winner in 2021: one winner with a prize of $3,000
- Chairman's Choice Award: one winner with a prize of $1,000
- The Special Prize of the Organizing Committee: one winner with a prize of $1,000
- The Most Touching Moment: one winner with a prize of $1,000
The prize money will be paid within one month after announcement of result Not eligible to enter? - Find contest where you are.
COPYRIGHT: Each participant owns the copyright of the submitted images. Without the approval of the participant, submitted images in the smile world international photography awards are not allowed to be sold. USAGE RIGHTS: With the objective of publicizing the contest, the organizer reserves the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, make public, publicly transmit, display, print, distribute, adapt, and screen entries with the participant titles on websites and official social networking service accounts as well as in photo exhibitions, camera- related events, without further compensation to or the additional prior consent of the participants.
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