MUSE Photography Awards 2023

The MUSE Photography Awards celebrates the creative ethos and underlying afternotes of what makes a photograph so influential. We want to see the ever-thriving visuals arts community grow from the view of their camera lens and share stories that will live on for decades to come.

From promoting the work of photography professionals to aspiring visual arts extraordinaires, our mission is to provide one of the best competitive platforms to display your work to the world.

Like the mythological Muses themselves, your ideas, expertise and creative vision will redefine who you are as a photographer. This is your time to share your vision to the world.

Categories

The MUSE Photography Awards categories consists of Architecture Photography, Commercial Photography, Editorial Photography, Event Photography, Fine Art Photography, Nature Photography, People Photography, Mobile Photography, Black & White Photography and other special categories, such as Covid-19 Related Photography, Stock Photography, Film Photography, etc.

Submission requirements

➜ You can submit up to 10 images in JPEG and one PDF can be uploaded per entry. For easy results, ensure images are formatted as a flattened JPEG/JPG, 1,920px wide, 300 dpi, RGB, and no larger than 4MB. All photos must be taken with a mobile phone or tablet. The photos are not to be altered in Photoshop or any other desktop image processing programs. Add-on lenses can be used.

➜ The competition is open to all forms of photography taken up to 5 years from 2017, from commissioned, published, unpublished, and personal work from professional and photography aficionados.

➜ It is recommended each written descriptions to be kept at approximately 350 words or less. Do utilize this section to elaborate on the piece as well as providing the jury with a better understanding of your subject. A written translation or adaptation must accompany non-English entries.

Evaluation Criteria

➜ Creativity / Originality / Concept / Idea
➜ Content / Brief / Objective / Planning / Execution
➜ Innovation / Technology
➜ Quality / Functionality / Sustainability
➜ Overall Impression / Wow! Factor / Memorable

The winners will be announced on April 14, 2023.

Eligibility

The MUSE Photography Awards 2023 is open to professional, amateur, and student photographers on a global level.

Prize

MUSE Photographer of the Year (Professional) will receive $3,000 of the cash prize and the MUSE Photographer of the Year (Amateur/Student) will recive $2,000 of the cash prize.

MUSE Category Winners (Professional & Amateur/Students) will recive $100 of the cash prize.

Entry fees

Entry fee for Professionals is $35 and for amateur and students is $30. There are no limits in the number of entries.