Important Dates
Online SOLO Competition & Gallery
Deadline for submissions: October 31, 2012
Public voting remains open through November 7; Round One of juried judging in progress
Top 200 Finalists announced: November 17, 2012 (half from public vote, half from juried vote); all Finalist images advance to separate Round Two judging panel).
Category Winners and Photographer of the Year announced: November 30, 2012
2013 Launch dates will be announced here.
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
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Photographer of the Year
I grew up in Munich, close to the Bavarian mountains, and it is those mountains that have always played a major role in my life
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