Copyright: You retain copyright in each entry. The sponsors, including Epson do NOT assume rights of use for commercial purposes. Images are used for display of winning and highest scoring images in relation to the competition only.

Entry fee: $16 (VR / 360 Award) , $18 (Amateurs) or $22 (Open Awards)

Entry deadline: 23rd July 2018

Who can enter: Open to all photographers, worldwide.

Prizes:

Total prize pool worth over $50,000 USD, including $20,000 cash

OPEN AWARDS:

1ST PLACE – $3000 cash

Category 2nd place x 2 – $500 cash

Category 3rd place x 2 – $250 cash

The Carolyn Mitchum Award

1st place $5000 cash

2nd place $3000 cash

3rd place $2000 cash

Epson Digital Art Prize

1st place $1000 cash

2nd place $750 cash

3rd place $250 cash

Amateur Awards – 1st Place – $1500 cash

The Curator’s Award – 1st place $1000 cash

VR/360 Awards – 1st Place $1000 cash

Image requirements: All images must be panoramic format, defined for this competition as a minimum 2:1 ratio (long side : short side). Therefore, your entry files (Open and Amateur competitions) should be 3000 pixels on the long side, and NOT GREATER THAN 1500 pixels on the short side.

Online submission of digital photographs via the website.