The 2016 Etisalat sponsored Lagos Photo
Festival has opened in the centre of excellence, with Photography Competition,
reports ITRealms.
The Etisalat Photography Competition, ITRealms gathered
encourages emerging photographers to capture and celebrate fascinating pictures
that reflect the diversity and daring spirit of expressions.
The competition which is on its 7th edition according
to the Director, Brands & Experience, Etisalat Nigeria, Elvis Ogiemwanye, is
accepting entries, between August 8 and September 1, 2016.
He also said this year’s edition of Etisalat Photo Competition
is tagged Performance; action repeated constantly, becomes a
ritual, its transference into other spaces of engagement becomes a performance.
We wish to explore further these performances through the strength of
photography in depicting our daily routines and celebratory activities and
expressions. Under the categories daily routines and celebratory,
the competition serves as a platform fostering expressions and creativity at
its peak”, he said.
Ogiemwanye pointed out
that Etisalat Photography Competition uses the power of photography to create
compelling stories that encapsulate individual experiences and identities from
across Africa.
“To enter for this
year’s competition, participants are required to visit photo.etisalat.com.ng to register and submit entries for
both Daily routines and Celebratory. Voting will be
announced after entry closes on September 1, 2016. The top 50 images from
each category will be reviewed by a jury who will then unveil the finalists at
the Grand opening of the LagosPhoto Festival”
He added that the
first prize winner in the competition will receive a Canon Camera; the second
prize winner will get an iPhone, while the third prize winner will receive a
Samsung. The shortlisted photographers will also be enrolled at LagosPhoto
Summer School where they are expected to hone their skills.
Etisalat is committed
to nurturing talent in Photography through the Etisalat Photography Competition
and the support of LagosPhoto Festival; the first and only international arts festival of photography which features exhibitions, workshops, artist
presentations, discussions, screenings, and large scale outdoor installations
in public spaces in Lagos.
Nenye Dom/GEE
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