Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3)
- Organizer
- Farmani Group
About the award
Founded in 2007 by Farmani Group, the Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3) is an annual photography award that aims to promote the appreciation of photography, discover emerging talent and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Professional, non-professional and student photographers can enter.
Winning work is shown at the annual PX3 Winners Exhibition in Paris and published in the PX3 Annual Book. The top professional is named PX3 Photographer of the Year. The top non-professional or student receives Best New Talent of the Year.
How entries are judged
All entries are pre-screened by PX3 on calibrated monitors in the week after the final deadline. Official judging then runs over several weeks with an international jury of editors, publishers, curators, gallerists, creative directors and art directors. Photographers’ names are hidden from the jury. Each entry is scored from 1 to 100, and the winners are selected from the combined scores.
Every juror uses the same criteria: originality, creativity, excellence of execution and overall impact. Series are judged as one body of work.
Categories
Awards and prizes
- PX3 Photographer of the Year – €5,000 (professional categories)
- Best New Talent of the Year – €2,000 (non-professional and student categories)
- 1st place category winners, professional – €500 each
- 1st place category winners, non-professional / student – €250 each
- All winners – PX3 certificate and winner's logo; Honorable Mentions awarded at the jury's discretion
1st and 2nd place category winners are exhibited at the PX3 Winners Exhibition in Paris, and gold, silver and bronze subcategory winners are projected. All winners are published in the PX3 Annual Book, featured in a winners' press release and announced to more than 90,000 newsletter subscribers.
Jury
Key dates
- Early Bird deadline (10% off)TBC
- Regular deadlineTBC
- Extended deadlineTBC
- Final deadlineTBC (midnight CET)
Who can enter and what to submit
- Open to professional, non-professional and student photographers worldwide. Professionals are those who earn or have earned most of their income from photography, sell or publish their work regularly and belong to professional photography organizations.
- Submit single images or series of up to 8 images plus a cover image, sharing one theme and title. Photographs must be no more than 5 years old. Book entries need 9 images from the book: the cover and 8 inside spreads. Files must be sRGB JPGs, 1,000 to 4,000 px on the longest side, max 4 MB. The same work can be entered in several categories. Photographers keep the copyright to their images.
Entry fees
| Entrant | Single image | Series or book |
|---|---|---|
| Professional | €30 | €50 |
| Non-professional / Student | €20 | €40 |
Series are 2 to 8 images with a unifying theme. Entering the same work in additional categories costs 20% less per extra category. Early Bird entries receive 10% off. Payment by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal.