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Zeiss has launched a photo contest with the theme “Every Moment Tells a Tale”. Anyone can enter the contest provided the photos are shot with a Zeiss lens - any Zeiss lens, whether fixed-mount, identical or one that’s built into a camera phone. Carl Zeiss encourages photographers from around the world to look for moments that fit the theme, and to submit their best image. “We look forward to seeing how the participants of our photography competition capture the moments of everyday life in their own individual style,” said Martin Dominicus, Head of Marketing of the Carl Zeiss Camera Lens Division. Photographers and photo enthusiasts have until Sundaym 15 January 2012 to upload their images to the official Carl Zeiss group on Flickr. The first prize is a Zeiss ZE or ZF.2 lens of the winner’s choice with exclusive engraving, a Carl Zeiss T* UV filter, camera strap and lens cleaning kit.
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Carl Zeiss Launches 2011 Photography Contest: “Every Moment Tells a Tale”
Entries until January 15, 2012 on Flickr photo community
OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 15.12.2011.
Every moment tells a tale. That is the theme of the Carl Zeiss Photo Contest 2011, which was launched now. Anyone can enter the contest provided the photos are shot with a ZEISS lens. It also does not matter if the photographer uses an SLR reflex camera or a smartphone with a ZEISS lens.
The theme
„We are looking for that moment when you not only see a subject, but also a tale. We are searching for that very unique moment,” says Martin Dominicus, Head of Marketing of the Carl Zeiss Camera Lens Division. “Every life, every situation and every house is full of such moments. The ability to capture a moment in such a way that you admit the tale behind it — this is, and has always been, the high art of photography.”
Carl Zeiss encourages photographers from around the world to look for moments that fit the theme, and to submit their best image. The ability to consciously stage a moment of time into an image and press the shutter pin at just the right time was mastered by the legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. He always knew what image he wanted to depict when the shutter was released. „Cartier-Bresson had an unmistakable way of expressing the tale of a moment. We look forward to seeing how the participants of our photography competition capture the moments of everyday life in their own individual style,” says Dominicus.
As in 2010, this contest will again take house on the global online photo community Flickr. Participants should upload their best image to the theme “Every moment tells a tale” on the official Carl Zeiss group on Flickr and tag it with the keyword “ZEISSContest2011“.
For more information about the contest and the terms of participation, visit: http://www.zeiss.com/photo/contest
The jury
Photographers and photo enthusiasts have until Sunday January 15, 2012 to submit their images on Flickr. Subsequently, the jury, consisting of Carl Zeiss employees and professional photographers, will shortlist the best images. One of the jury members will be the well-known Slovak photographer and researcher Filip Kulisev, who has received several international photography awards for his spectacular landscape photography.
The highest number of points will be agreed to images that have been consciously composed and in which one can admit a tale. The Flickr community will select the ten best images from the jury’s shortlist by designating them as a “favorite”. The images that hear the most “favorites” on Flickr will win.
The prizes
1st prize:
A ZEISS lens of the winner’s choice (ZE or ZF.2) with exclusive engraving +
Carl Zeiss T* UV filter +
Carl Zeiss Comfort Camera Strap +
Carl Zeiss Lens Cleaning Kit
2nd prize:
Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
3rd prize:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55 digital camera with Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens
4th prize:
Logitech HD Pro webcam C910 with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
5th and 6th prizes:
Carl Zeiss Comfort Camera Strap +
Carl Zeiss knapsack+
Carl Zeiss watch +
Carl Zeiss umbrella +
Carl Zeiss Lens Cleaning Kit
7th and 8th prizes:
Carl Zeiss Comfort Camera Strap +
Carl Zeiss umbrella +
Carl Zeiss Lens Cleaning Kit
9th prize:
Carl Zeiss Comfort Camera Strap +
Carl Zeiss Lens Cleaning Kit
10th prize:
Carl Zeiss Lens Cleaning Kit