Pressroom
W1 has produced over 250 events.
Here’s what the critics had to say:
“The Open will be bigger than the Pro Photographer Showdown....and the biggest purse in the photo industry"
– Pique Newsmagazine
– Pique Newsmagazine
“The Sundance Festival of Photography”
– TRANSWORLD MEDIA
– TRANSWORLD MEDIA
“Every year they do this, it gets better”
– MTV
– MTV
“The Hot Event”
– OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
– OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
“There is no question getting into the (Pro Photographer) Showdown can launch and cement careers”
– THE PROVINCE
– THE PROVINCE
“The Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler will have trouble matching the intensity of this (event)”
– THE NEW YORK TIMES
– THE NEW YORK TIMES
“At the centre of what’s happening in the arts scene”
– CNN
– CNN
“An impressive line-up of visual arts"
– CNN
– CNN
“Visionary”
– THE VANCOUVER SUN
– THE VANCOUVER SUN
“A smorgasbord of art”
– MEN’S JOURNAL
– MEN’S JOURNAL
“A mecca for the best of the best”
– THE PROVINCE
– THE PROVINCE
“An all-out assault on the senses”
– THE EDMONTON SUN
– THE EDMONTON SUN
“A breathless mix of film and photography”
– THE TORONTO STAR
– THE TORONTO STAR
“I’m out of breath just writing about it”
– THE CALGARY HERALD
– THE CALGARY HERALD
“A world-class event”
– INFAMOUS MAGAZINE
– INFAMOUS MAGAZINE
“Every year they make it better, always on the cutting edge”
– THE VANCOUVER SUN
– THE VANCOUVER SUN
“It blows the doors off anything else out there”
– SBC MEDIA
– SBC MEDIA
"An uncanny knack for featuring artists who have gone on to stardom”
– CANADIAN PRESS
– CANADIAN PRESS
“The most comprehensive street and action-sports cultural experience this side of the 49th parallel”
– The Globe & Mail
– The Globe & Mail
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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