Who is a professional photographer?
If your main source of income is photography, you are considered a professional photographer. Those who seek or make a livelihood by practice of photography are professional photographers.
Who is an amateur photographer?
If your main source of income is not photography, you are considered an amateur photographer. Those (beginners and regulars) who randomly make photographs or / and show an active interest in photography, through not necessarily to earn an income, are amateurs.
Who is a student photographer?
If you are currently pursuing education / training in any school / college / institution in any discipline (school grade levels / undergraduates / graduates / doctoral / post doctoral and similar degrees) you are considered a student photographer.
How does a CGI artist / company submit work?
In the One Eyeland Photography Awards, there is an exclusive category for CGI artists / companies. All images that have been digitally worked on can be uploaded in this category. If a photographer was commissioned as a part of the assignment, the photographer can also upload the same image(s) under any of the photography categories. However, the photographer cannot upload the image under the CGI category if he was not the CGI artist / company.
How does a Retouching artist / company submit work?
In the One Eyeland Photography Awards, there is an exclusive category for Retouching artists / companies. All images that have been retouched can be uploaded in this category. If a photographer was commissioned as a part of the assignment, the photographer can also upload the same image(s) under any of the photography categories. However, the photographer cannot upload the image under the Retouching category if he was not the Retouching artist / company.
What is the Points System for the awards?
The Points System is as follows:
- Gold is worth 20 points
- Silver is worth 10 points
- Bronze is worth 5 points
- Finalist is worth 2 points
How is the 'Photographer of the Year' award chosen?
The photographer with the maximum number of points for his / her top 10 entries across all sub-categories will win the Title. The photographer will need a minimum of 22 points to be considered for the 'Photographer of the Year' Title.
Can a photographer win the Photographer of the Year award, if he / she sends less than 10 entries?
While there is no upper limit to the number of entries a photographer can submit, the more number of entries will only work towards better chances of winning the award. The minimum number of entries will have to be 2. This is applicable for the Professional, Amateur & Student expertise categories.
For example:
If Photographer A sends 2 entries and wins 1 Gold + 1 Finalist respectively, he would have 20 + 2 = 22 points.
If Photographer B sends 10 entries but wins 1 Silver + 2 Bronze + 2 Finalist respectively, he would have 10 + (5x2) + (2x2) = 24 points.
And Photographer C also sends 12 entries but wins 2 Bronze + 10 Finalists, only the top 10 entries will be considered – that is, 2 Bronze + 8 Finalists. Now the photographer will have (5x2) + (8x2) = 26 points.
In such a scenario,
Photographer C will win the 'Photographer of the Year' Gold title.
Photographer B will win the 'Photographer of the Year' Silver title.
Photographer A will win the 'Photographer of the Year' Bronze title.
What if there is a tie once the points are tallied?
In case there is a tie where photographers have the same points, their quality of metals (number of Golds, Silvers & Bronzes) will be taken into account to determine the winner.
How are the Individual Category Title Winners chosen?
(For example, 'PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR – ARCHITECTURE')
The photographer with the maximum number of points for his / her top 5 entries in the respective category will win the Title. The photographer will need a minimum of 12 points to be considered for the 'Photographer of the Year - Category' Title.
How is the 'CGI Artist / Company of the Year' award chosen?
The CGI Artist / Company with the maximum number of points for the top 10 entries will win the title. The Artist / Company will need a minimum of 22 points to be considered for the 'CGI Artist / Company of the Year' Award.
How is the 'Retouching Artist / Company of the Year' award chosen?
The Retouching Artist / Company with the maximum number of points for the top 10 entries will win the title. The artist / company will need a minimum of 22 points to be considered for the 'Retouching Artist / Company of the Year' Award.
How is the 'Art Director of the Year' award chosen?
Art Directors cannot submit work directly. Photographers submitting work under the Advertising category will have to mention the name of the Art Director. The points awarded to photographer(s) for the work they submit is carried over to the respective Art Director. The Art Director with the highest aggregate will win the Title. There are no separate entry fees for this award.
How is the 'Ad Agency of the Year' award chosen?
Advertising agencies cannot submit work directly. Photographers submitting work under the Advertising category will have to mention the name of the Agency. The points awarded to photographer(s) for the work they submit is carried over to the respective Agency. The Ad Agency with the highest aggregate will win the Title. There are no separate entry fees for this award.
How is the 'Art Buyer of the Year' award chosen?
Art Buyers cannot submit work directly. Photographers submitting work under the Advertising category will have to mention the name of the Art Buyer. The points awarded to photographer(s) for the work they submit is carried over to the respective Art Buyer. The Art Buyer with the highest aggregate will win the Title. There are no separate entry fees for this award.
How is the 'Photo Rep of the Year' award chosen?
Photo Reps cannot submit work directly. Photographers submitting work under the Advertising category will have to mention the name of the Photo Rep. The points awarded to photographer(s) for the work they submit is carried over to the respective Photo Rep. The Photo Rep with the highest aggregate will win the Title. There are no separate entry fees for this award.
How is the 'Photography Book Publisher of the Year' award chosen?
Book Publishers cannot submit work directly. Photographers submitting work under the Book category will have to mention the name of the Book Publisher (applicable only to Professional Photographers). The points awarded to photographer(s) for the work they submit is carried over to the respective Book Publisher. The Book Publisher with the highest aggregate will win the Title. There are no separate entry fees for this award.
How is the 'Photography School / Institute / College of the Year' award chosen?
Photography schools / institutes / colleges cannot submit work directly. Student Photographers submitting work under the respective category will have to mention the name of the photography school / institute / college. The points awarded to photographer(s) for the work they submit is carried over to the respective photography school / institute / college. The photography school / institute / college with the highest aggregate will win the Title. There are no separate entry fees for this award.
What are the various 'Overall Title Winner' Awards that are given?
Please refer to the
Awards & Certificates Section.
What are the various 'Individual Category Title Winner' Awards that are given?
Please refer to the
Awards & Certificates Section.
How many photographs can I enter as a single series?
You can enter from a minimum of 2 images to a maximum of 10 images under a single series. Every series will be judged as a whole, as a single body of work.
Click here for the fee structure for submitting a series of images.
What are the Image Specifications?
File Specifications – sRGB | JPG Format | 72 dpi | 2000px (longer side)
No Watermarks / Copyright Units / Logos on images.
Only Bleed photographs without Borders except under 'POLAROID' entries.
Who are the winners that are entitled to win the One Eyeland Camera Trophy?
Only the Overall Title Winners will be awarded the trophy. However, all Gold Category-wise winners and Gold, Silver & Bronze sub-category winners can opt to purchase the trophy. The Trophy + Shipping costs will be intimated at a later date to the winners. This is not applicable for Finalist shortlist winners.
What additional information do we have about the trophies?
The name of the winner & the award title will be laser engraved on the trophy.
The One Eyeland Camera trophies are made of Aluminum, the dimensions of which are: 5"(L) x 2"(B) x3"(H). Each individual trophy weighs approximately 800 grams.
How will the trophies and certificates be sent to the recipients?
All Metal Trophies & Certificates will be shipped via post.
Can the same photograph be submitted under multiple categories?
Definitely. You can submit your photographs under any number of relevant categories. For example if you send the work in two categories and you win a bronze and silver. The points will be calculated for silver (the higher winning entry). Doing so will only work towards bettering your chances of winning. The same piece of work submitted in different categories does not ensure that you will get the same results in all the categories entered.
Click here for the fee structure for submitting the same image under additional categories.
Do you have a stipulated time limit within which the images must have been shot?
No. There is no restriction on when the entry image were created.
Is it okay that the photograph submitted has already taken part / awarded by a contest in the past?
Sure. You can submit a photograph that was submitted / awarded in any other contest in the past.
What is the Book category?
Photographers who have a published repertoire of their work can submit the book for awards. Submissions will have to be as a series of 10 images. Submissions will have to be online and a multi page PDF of the entire book has to be sent via ftp.
Can changes be made once the payment has been done?
No. Once you have paid, no modifications are possible. So, do make sure you review your entries before you pay.
Will a notification be sent on successful completion of submission?
You will receive an email from award@oneeeyland.com within 48 hours from the time of successful submission. If the mail does not reach you within 48 hours, you can write to us at the same email ID and we will do the needful. Please always check your Junk / Spam folder before you write to us.
What are the available modes of payment online?
You can pay online via the following channels:
Option A. Credit Card (Visa & MasterCard)
(Since the payment gateway is based out of India, you would need an additional Internet security PIN for successful transactions. If you don't have the additional Internet PIN, you can opt to pay by PayPal.)
Option B. PayPal
Note: One Eyeland does not store any Credit Card information on the site. All payments are done directly through the payment gateway and not on One Eyeland.
What currency do the payments need to be made in?
All payments via PayPal will be in United States Dollars (USD).
Credit Card payments will be converted to Indian Rupees(INR).
Will the images submitted be used for any purpose?
One Eyeland will only use your images for promoting One Eyeland.
Will a monetary compensation be made for the usage of the submitted images?
There will not be any compensation if used to promote One Eyeland Awards. However, if a situation arises that your image could be used commercially, you will be intimated of the same and you reserve the right to accept or decline the offer. The copright for the images will always rest with the photographer.
How would intimations be sent out once the awards are announced?
You will receive an email from award@oneeyeland.com once the final list of winners has been announced.
What is ONE EYELAND AWARD's E-Mail address?
award@oneeyeland.com