The Hellerau Photography Award 2017 is open worldwide to analog as well as digital portrait photographs or photographic series dealing with the topic of "Change", and depicting pictures of people in the widest sense, ranging from nude studies to group photographs.

The photographs may be edited, and they should be submitted in digital format for the 1st round.

Entry fee: 20 Euro per photo and 30 Euro per series (of up to ten photos).

Eligibility

Open to anyone worldwide.

Prize

• 1st prize: 5,000 Euro (approx. 5,680 USD)
• 2nd prize: wildcard for professional portfolio reviews at the "Rencontres d’Arles", France (July 2017) incl. 5-day festival pass, board and lodging, and up to 200 Euro for travel expenses; coaching by the "shift school for photography dresden".
• 3rd prize: 1,000 Euro
• 4th prize: a six-week artist’s residency at HELLERAU Center for the Arts.

Moreover, the best contributions were shown in an exhibition at Festspielhaus Hellerau throughout March 2017.