Applications must be submitted in English.

Yes. You may submit one entry only.

The early registration fee is $42 per series. Please note that starting from September 7 the entry fee will become $54.

The payment is transferred to PHOTO IS:RAEL, a non-profit community which has initiated the Photography Festival and the Meitar Award. The money will be used to run the jurisdiction process and to exhibit the works at the festival. The award itself is offered by the Meitar Family Foundation.

No. We will cover the full costs of the exhibition production.

Yes. The jury members receive all the works without any identification.

Definitely. Anyone can participate.

Sure. Any photographer may register.

The receipt will be sent to you by email according to the details provided in the registration form.

All images must be in JPEG/JPG format, at least 1000 px on their long side and no bigger than 2mb each.

Preferably. Judges are looking for a unique and interesting personal language expressed in a body of work. By the terms ‘body of work’ we are referring to a group of separate images united together around a particular theme, or a number of pictures that when shown together make up a cohesive whole.

The jury committee will put together a short list of 20 finalists. Their works will be exhibited at the International Photography Festival 2018.

All works will be judged on originality and fluency. The jury will choose the body of work which in their opinion has the potential to form a part of an upcoming solo exhibition.

The winner will be officially announced at the opening of the Israel Photography Festival in November 2018. The winner will be notified they have won a few weeks before

The $14,000 award includes a $2,500 cash prize, with the balance of $11,500 to be used in assisting the winner in producing a solo exhibition for the International Photography Festival in 2019. A professional curator will accompany the process.

Yes. There is no restriction to submitting work that has already been part of other photo competitions.

Any manipulation is possible.