Prizes
2018 total prize pool worth over $50,000 USD, including $20,000 cash!Photo by Yoshihiko Wada
Open Awards
1st Place
$3000 cash + trophy
Epson SureColor P-7070
Nodal Ninja voucher $1000
Triple Scoop Music voucher $600
Open competition winner total prize package $10,600 USD
Runner-up
Epson SureColor P-5070
Easypano Panoweaver 9 Professional
Triple Scoop Music voucher $300
Runner-up/other Open category winner total prize value $3,100 USD
Category 2nd place x 2
$250 Nodal Ninja gift voucher
$300 Atkins Photo Lab voucher
PTGUi Pro personal license
Triple Scoop Music voucher $120
Total prize package value $834 USD each
Category 3rd place x 2
Easypano Panoweaver 9 Professional
Triple Scoop Music voucher $60
Total prize value $360 USD each
Open Special Awards
The Curator’s Award
1st place $1000 cash
Highest Scoring Aerial Image
$200 cash
Highest Scoring Film Capture
$200 cash
Highest Scoring Vertical Image
$200 cash
Highest Scoring Stitched Image
$200 cash
Highest Scoring IVRPA Member
(in the Open, Amateur or VR competition)
$150 cash
With thanks to the IVRPA
Garden Gnome Pano2VR Pro license
Total prize value $416 USD
Total prize pool more than $50,000, including $20,000 cash!
Photo by Alex Noriega
Amateur Awards
1st Place
$1500 cash + trophy
Nikon D810 with AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 lens (valued at $4,900)
Supplied with Australian back-to-base warranty
$250 Atkins Photo Lab voucher
Triple Scoop Music voucher $600
Amateur competition winner total prize package value $7,250 USD
Runner-up
$500 Nodal Ninja voucher
Easypano Panoweaver 9 Professional
$250 Atkins Photo Lab voucher
Triple Scoop Music voucher $300
Runner-up/other Amateur category winner total prize value $1,350 USD
Category 2nd place x 2
Atkins Photo Lab voucher $300
Triple Scoop Music voucher $120
Total prize value $420 USD each
Category 3rd place x 2
Nodal Ninja voucher $250
Triple Scoop Music voucher $60
Total prize package $310 USD each
All Gold Award winners in Open and Amateur will receive a year membership to the IAPP valued at $75! (International Association of Panoramic Photographers – one membership per person)
All Open Gold winners will also be considered for portfolio review by Michelle Novak and Doug Segal for a potential contract with PanoramicImages.com
Photo by Raul Podadera Sanz
VR/360 Awards
1st Place
$1000 cash + trophy
Epson EB-1776W Ultra-slim projector
$600 Triple Scoop Music voucher
Total prize package $3,100 USD
2nd Place
Triple Scoop Music voucher $300
Easypano Panoweaver 9 Professional
Total prize package $600 USD
3rd place
Easypano Panoweaver 9 Professional
Triple Scoop Music voucher $120
Total prize package $420 USD
Photo by Andreas Paehge
Media Coverage
We aim to showcase winning and high scoring images around the world, and our excellent media coverage has included:
NBC New York • Huffington Post, USA • News Corp Syndication Australia • Sky News Online • PhotoShelter • Format • The Weather Channel • TG24 Sky • Rossiya Segodnya • ABC News Online • DS de Standaard, Germany GmbH • The Blaze • Onet • Core77 • The Telegraph UK • Ecorazzi • The Daily Mail UK • Australian Geographic • The Atlantic • New Scientist • Geo.ru • Amateur Photographer Magazine • CEPIC • Dphoto.co.nz • Photo Review • Citycelebrity.ru • Better Photography Magazine • The West Australian • Fotografe Melhor, Brazil • Muy Interesante, Spain • Fotografa • Photo Life • Australian Photography Magazine • Professional Photographer UK • Digital SLR Photography Magazine • Fotomagazin • Great Lakes Advocate • Manila Standard Today • Morfae • The Dominion Post • Veooz • Rappler • Wazzup Pilipinas • Through Camera • Black and White Photography • Ocean Road Magazine • Silvershotz • Foto Super Digital • Digital Imaging Malaysia • West Briton • Landscape Photographer Magazine • Gadgets Magazine • Biz Travel Times • Orange Magazine TV • Digital Photo Magazine, Germany • Monthly Photography Magazine, South Korea • Digital FOTO Scandinavia • Digital Camera Magazine UK • Flamingo Magazine, Air Namibia • National Geographic España • Weekend.Gazeta.pl Magazine • Sydney Morning Herald • Musée Magazine, New York • PrintingNews.com • Wide Format Imaging • QUO Magazine, Spain • Kamera-lehti Magazine Finland • ABC News Digital Australia • Capture Magazine • Photo Imaging & Trade News • Left Magazine, Italy • Test Magazine, Italy • Concursos de Fotografia • Europanet • Geo Special, Germany
2018 Earlybird Entries Now Open