Diversify the shots
The sea photo contest reserved to professional photographers adapts its rules to answer the evolution of the profession as well as to the different evolutions. Photos taken from a helicopter, a drone or a selfie pole are now allowed. However, photos taken from a video will not be accepted.
The photos can be digitally superimposed, this was the case of the winning photo in 2017 euros which is the result of a series of 15 images taken by a drone flying at 100 m above the regatta, then compiled without any of them being retouched thanks to a specific algorithm.
Highlighting regattas
Photos submitted must have been taken during a regatta and showcase the regatta, regardless of the subject matter: sailboat, dinghy, dinghy, windsurfer, kitesurfer or multihull. The photo can have been taken during training, during the race or even after and only during a period between October 13, 2017 and September 12, 2018.
Photographers will send in their photos by midnight on September 12, 2018, but only 80 photos will be selected by a panel of 3 international photographers and presented on the contest website on September 18 for public voting until October 10.
The international jury, composed of Cory Silken, professional sailing photographer, Jesus Renedo, co-founder of Sailing Energy Photography, Sofia Bekatorou, 2004 Olympic 470 Champion, Nicolas Mirabaud, sponsor and director of Mirabaud & Cie SA, Jean-Baptiste Epron, nautical designer, and Brice Lechevalier, founder and editor-in-chief of Skippers magazine, will select the 20 winning photos on January 1 e october 2018.
These will be on display at the Yacht Racing Forum in Lorient, France, on October 22-23, in the presence of leading figures from the sailing world. The winner will receive prize money and two other secondary prizes will be awarded: the Yacht Racing Forum Award (selected by the delegates attending the conference) and the Public Award (based on public votes).
A competition of interest
In 2017, they were 137 photographers from 27 countries to participate in the edition won by the German photographer Sören Hese with a picture taken during the International 505 Championship in Berlin, Germany, in May 2017 . The jury particularly appreciated the originality and the complex technique used to create this photo taken by drone and compiling a series of 15 shots.
More than 20,000 people voted for their favorite image on the Internet, while 2.2 million pages were viewed on the event's website.
