EligibilityTOP

The Zebra Awards is opened to any photographers who are 18 years and over. The competition will not distinguish between professionals and non-professionals.

How it works

The Zebra Awards' entry process is split into two stages.

Once the competition closes, all confirmed submissions are judged by the TZIPAC Editorial team in Stage 1. The very low entry fee, starting from just $1 per entry, is designed to encourage a broader range of artists to participate, in the hope of discovering a multitude of marvelous artworks from budding undiscovered artists as well as established professionals, without geographic boundaries or limitations. 

When the Stage 1 judging has been finalised, we will announced the results via email.  Achieving a status of Stage 1 Accepted will allow you to promote your artwork with our simplistic E-badge until the final results are announced.

All Stage 1 Accepted images will be invited for ongoing submission to Stage 2.  Payment for Stage 2 fees is via paypal and similar to the initial submission.  Simply log into your member portfolio to check whether any of your entries have been accepted and you will be notify of the total amount of Stage 2 fees required to reconfirm your entries. Please note you will not be able to choose which Stage 1 acceptances to reconfirm but the fees are capped so you do not end up paying exorbitant fees when reconfirming many entries.

There will only be a limited time to pay for the Stage 2 fees and reconfirm your entries for the final stage of judging.  This is to ensure that there are plenty of time for our jurors to complete the final judging.  Juror(s) on the judging panel will score each reconfirmed Stage 1 acceptance and the average score will determine the Finalists, Category Winners and the TZIPAC Black and White Photographer of the Year.

TZIPAC look forward to seeing and showcasing the diverse and numerous artworks that will be submitted and the passionate flares and creativity of participating artists.

Closing DeadlineTOP

Categories TOP

Abstract and Contemporary:
Entries should be either abstract or unusual in its subject matter or depict visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world. Such works may " isolate a fragment of a natural scene in order to remove its inherent context from the viewer", or may "be purposely staged to create a seemingly unreal appearance from real objects", or may "involve the use of color, light, shadow, texture, shape and/or form to convey a feeling, sensation or impression". Abstract and contemporary artworks usually carry meanings of "greater weight than its subject matter".

Architectural

Fine Art and Open:
This is an open category. If not only allow the freedom of interpretation and subject choices, but also allow for entries from different medium other than photography, such as painting, digital art, etc. All non-photographic artworks must be photographed for submission, and the submitted images must still comply with the images restrictions in order to qualify for judging.

Landscape and Nature:
Landscape photography shows spaces and expanses within the world, usually vast and unending, rather than focusing on a specific object. Landscape photographs typically capture the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes. Nature photography refers to a wide range of photography taken outdoors and devoted to displaying natural elements such as landscapes, wildlife, plants, and close-ups of natural scenes and textures.

Nudes:
Celebrating the beauty of the human body.

People and Animals:
Subject matter of your artwork should feature people and/or animals.

Photojournalism/Documentary:
Capturing the moments as they happened. Every submission into this category must feature spontaneous subject or event that did not undergo posing, instructions, interruptions or interference from the photographer or third party.

Portrait and Editorial

Images TOP

Rule specific to the 8th Zebra Awards:

All images must be monochrome, i.e. grayscale or toning with just one colour. The colour space can be gray scale or RGB.  All images which are not strictly monochrome will be disqualified during Stage 1 judging.

Prizes TOP

Grand Prize

US$3000 prize for the Grand Winner and TZIPAC exclusive handcraft Grand Winner Medal

The title of TZIPAC Black and White Photographer of the Year

A full editorial feature in the Zebra Magazine and international exposure

Feature in our Hall of Fame - Grand Winners - Gallery

Category WInners

Each category will have up to three winners, 1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place, at the discretion of the judges.

• Showcase in our Online Winners Gallery
• Receive TZIPAC personalized digital Winners Medals and Certificates
• Feature in our Hall of Fame - Major Winners - Gallery
• Exclusive features in the 8th Zebra Awards Winners E-Book
• Receive TZIPAC E-Badge to accompany your award winning artwork

Finalists

• Showcase in our Online Winners Gallery
• Showcase in the 8th Zebra Awards Winners E-Book
• Receive TZIPAC E-Badge to accompany your award winning artwork

Acceptances

• All Stage 1 Acceptance images will receive TZIPAC Acceptance E-Badge to accompany your selected artwork

TZIPAC Grand Winners Medals

The prestigious TZIPAC Grand Winner Medals are 3" silver plated brass medal, 5mm thick and weighs a substantial 200g. Under the lucious black transparent enamel border layer are engraved texts and detailings, while at the center is our embossed dual-colour-tinted TZIPAC logo.

E-badges, Digital Medals and Certificates for winning images

All Finalists, Category Winners, and Grand Award Winners will be able to showcase their winning images with our official TZIPAC E-badges Digital Medals and Digital Certificates. Sharing your winning images with the world and dressing-up your awards and accolades page is easier and more special than ever before.  You will be able to proudly exhibit winning images with our official E-badge on your website, and wherever else you choose in a few quick steps - more details on how to do this and where to access the E-badge can be found in our news section.  Digital Medals and certificates are also great to display on your personal websites. We want to help showcase your images with the world, and these digital awards will forever be a testament of your achievements. 

Fees TOP

Special Note!!! All Stage 1 Accepted images will be invited for ongoing submission to Stage 2 for possibly an additional fees. You are asked to reconfirm ALL Stage 1 acceptance to continue - that is, YOU CANNOT CHOOSE which Stage 1 Accepted images is submitted into Stage 2. But to assure you that the acceptance is done purely on merit we are capping the additional fees so that the overall fees which you must pay will remain reasonable even if you have a lot of Stage 1 acceptances to reconfirm.

Judging PanelTOP

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