About Us
The Open is produced by W1, an award-winning media and production company based in Vancouver, Canada. W1 was established in 1993.
W1 has been producing live photography events since 1998, including the Pro Photographer Showdown, the Pro Photographer Search and the Exposure Series. Under W1’s direction, the Pro Photographer Showdown developed into a 10-screen mega-production that has featured many of the world’s most renowned action-sport photographers. The Open is the evolution of these W1-produced events.
In the fields of visual arts, music and action-sports, W1 has produced 250 events and 400 concerts. W1-produced events have delivered over $1,000,000 in prize money to artists and athletes. Its television productions are distributed to 122 countries. W1-created events have drawn a collective audience of over 2,000,000 people.
About The Open
THE OPEN is a worldwide photo competition to search and recognize the most inspirational photographers of our generation. The competition is for pros and aspiring pros from any country in the world. The categories of competition are: action, street, nature, people and ‘open.’ Learn More
