EYES OF THE WORLD
We are all the eyes of the world. This is especially true for the mobile photographer as we document the world around us, at all times, as we see it & encounter its immediacy.
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Architecture & Design
Our surroundings are full of visually interesting buildings, structures, designs and patterns from the countryside to the city.
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Black and White
In the digital era, photographers are no longer limited by darkroom costs or film choice and the allure of Black & White is as strong as ever.
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Digital Art / Photo Illustration (brought to you by YouCam Perfect)
This category is for manipulated and altered images using additional elements like textures, multiple exposures, and app effects to create an image from the imagination of the artist.
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Landscapes
In many ways, landscapes are the most difficult kind of photos to produce with a mobile phone camera. Most landscape shots taken with a DSLR have the advantage… Read More
Macro/Details
When you magnify a subject, you bring your viewers into a world impossible to witness with the naked eye.
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Nature and Wildlife
We are all drawn to natural color and beauty. Plants and flowers, the emotions and expressions of animals, the majesty of meadows at magic hour, the unfolding of a rose.
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Photo Journalism
Photo journalism is a medium that tries to document life as it is and often serves as a vehicle for political, social and personal statements.
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The Darkness
Think shadows, mystery, low key exposures, night shots, deep, rich, dark colours and misty, cryptic Black and Whites.
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Travel & Adventure
Travel photography is about conveying through images an area’s landscape, people, cultures, customs, architecture and history.
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Still Life
It’s been said still life photographers make pictures rather than take them.
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Self-Portraits
People say that artists do self-portraits as it solves the problem of having to find a model.
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Silhouettes
Silhouettes create such powerful images, due to the simple isolation of subject. They remove all distractions and all you see is the a perfectly sharp black outline against a beautiful background.
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Street Photography
A mobile phone is perhaps the perfect tool for the street photographer unobtrusive, light, and relatively simple to use.
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Transportation
Cars, Trucks, Trains, Planes, Skateboards, Bicycles, Busses, Boats, Jet-Skis, ATV’s, Tractors…
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Waterscapes/Snow/Ice
Water, in all it’s forms, is an endlessly inspiring photographic subject.
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THE PHOTO ESSAY
The Photo Essay category is a sub-component of the MPA and awards it’s own prize of $500 separate from all other categories.
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