The EyeEm Photography Awards, the world's largest global photography competition for emerging talents, announced the finalists for their 4th annual contest. Over 590,000 entries were received from over 88,000 photographers but only 100 were chosen to move onto the next round.
The photographs were selected from 5 different categories, The Architect, The Great Outdoors, The Photojournalist, The Portraitist, and The Street Photographer, and the winners will be announced at the 2017 EyeEm Photography Festival on September 15-17, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
Here are 25 of the finalists:
The Architect
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The grand prize winner will be flown to the 2017 EyeEm Festival & Awards and receive personal mentorship from a renowned photographer.
The Great Outdoors
#6
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Click on the next page for more incredible photos from the remaining categories.
The Photojournalist
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This photo is from a production of Hamlet presented by the inmates at Republic of Moldova's most secure prison, penitentiary nr17. The country currently has one of the highest inmates per capita in Europe.
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"End of a rainy day in the village of Akodeha, Benin. For several hours, people dance to the rhythm of the drums, celebrating their divinity, Abessan Kokou. The ceremony is an offering made by the son of a dignitary, who came exceptionally from Gabon to solve a number of his problems. The dancers are clad in raffia loincloth and have their faces covered with a mixture of corn, eggs and palm oil."
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The Portraitist
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Click on the next page to see some photos from the final category.
The shortlisted photographers will be published in a special EyeEm publication which will be available worldwide. In addition to the mentorship and state-of-the-art photography gear, the winner from each category will get a new smartphone.
The Street Photographer
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The finalists and winners will have their work on display at Radialsystem V, an arts center along Berlin's Spree River.
You can check out the rest of the images on the EyeEm website here.
Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
