A new stage for photography in Apeldoorn
The Apeldoorn Photo Award is a new biennial photography competition by Apeldoorn Photo and the Municipality of Apeldoorn. With this initiative, photography is given a new stage in the city, and Apeldoorn is positioned nationally and internationally as a city of photography.
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The Award brings together amateur and professional photographers around one inspiring theme. With exhibitions, a professional jury, an audience award and a festive award ceremony, a platform is created where imagination, quality and photography take centre stage.
The Apeldoorn Photo Award aims to challenge creators to tell stories that move, surprise and connect, reflecting the character of Apeldoorn as a city of space, nature, creativity and culture.
The first edition of the Apeldoorn Photo Award revolves around the theme “Traces”.
Nature moves in an eternal rhythm: seasons change, light shifts, and wind leaves its traces behind. At the same time, people build temporary monuments, create, break down, and leave memories behind.
Objects, animals and abandoned places also carry stories, visible or hidden.
With the theme Traces, photographers are invited to reflect on what remains, what changes, and what slowly disappears.
You can participate in one category.
Seasons, light, weather influences and landscapes. Nature as a constantly changing whole.
What people create, leave behind, build or break down, from architecture to interventions in landscapes and society.
Objects, places or animals that carry a story without human presence.
Fotografen uit binnen- en buitenland kunnen hun werk inzenden. Iedere deelnemer kan maximaal drie foto’s insturen binnen één categorie.
Insturen kan tot 31 juli 2026. Kosten voor deelname aan de Award zijn voor alle deelnemers EUR 15,00.
A professional jury, chaired by Maarten Corbijn, selects a longlist from all submissions.
Photographers selected for the longlist are invited to take part in the exhibition.
Participation in the exhibition costs €150, which includes:
The print can be collected during the Award evening.
The selected works from the longlist are exhibited at a location in the city centre of Apeldoorn. During the exhibition, the public can vote for the Audience Award.
The jury selects a shortlist from the exhibited works. Per category, three photographs are selected as the best submissions.
During the festive award evening, the winners of each category and the audience award are announced. It is a night filled with inspiring images, stories and encounters with photographers from the Netherlands and beyond.
The winners will receive:
The Apeldoorn Photo Award is proudly supported by our partners, sponsors, and local organizations. Want to support this initiative or collaborate on expanding the Award? Apeldoorn Photo welcomes partnerships with any organization looking to champion photography, culture, and talent development in the region.
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