“Eye Contact”
Eye contact with strangers on the street can be quiet an electric moment - a direct line or say a direct connection between the photographer and the subject where curiosity, courage, and chance may meet. A single gaze has plenty of potential to reveal confidence, surprise, fatigue, defiance, or tenderness; it can freeze a private story in public space. Capturing that moment is about timing, anticipation, respect, and presence: noticing the look, choosing the frame, and letting the camera translate emotion and/or a short story into a successful image.
Use composition, light, and distance and wit to amplify the connection; let reflections, shadows, and background gestures support the face. Eye contact photography is not just about being necessarily a portrait - it’s a conversation without words. Enter SPG World's Annual Contest, that is inviting the Eye Contact themed entries, and share the moments that has the potential to stop us and take a second look. Submit now!
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01 (one) photo per photographer
Black & White OR Colour
NO posed Salon/Workshop shots
NO Watermarks
NO Ai Images
NO Side Borders
Image Dimensions : 18 by 12 Inches / 12 by 18 Inches
Image Resolution at least 150 DPI
Finalists stand a chance to win:-
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Gold Star Certificate for Top 3
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Blue Star Certificate of Excellence for Top 30
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Feature on SPG Social Media
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Feature on SPG Website Gallery
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Winners will be offered priority entry to the SPG's Annual Exhibition (offline/physical)
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Top Winners will be invited for the role of guest juries of future contests
Any imagery you upload to the site must be yours and yours alone. It cannot be an image you have found elsewhere, or contain any added elements within it that were not shot by you. Any photo that was recognised in a previous Annual contest on SPG, is not to be submitted.
**Judges decision will be final
Read the Rules to reduce chances of disqualification.
MEANWHILE..
If you are a street photographer and own a credible body of work, you can be featured in The Street Photography Gallery’s Feature section. You only have to hit the button below or email us on thestreetphotographygallery@gmail.com