Contest to Spotlight Upcoming, Professional Talents in Photography

Gilbert Ekugbe

Organizers of the second edition of the lifestyle competition, African photography organisation (AFPHOR), Investment One Financial services Limited, has announced plans to organize a contest to spotlight upcoming and professional talents in the photography industry in Nigeria.

The organizers in a statement explained that the competition, with the theme, “The Beauty of Africa,” would feature two categories of participants; the amateur category for people that have interest in taking pictures and are not professionals nor have professional equipment and the professional category for people that have a skill in photography.

“The competition can help the participants gain greater exposure and even achieve international recognition as it is a continental competition. It can give enthusiastic photographers their ‘big break’ to make it in the industry with exciting prizes and merit awards,” they stated.

Asked what makes the event a must to participate in, the organisers noted: “If you have always dreamed of being a more recognised and valued photographer, you can take your career or passion to the next level with cash prizes and gifts to be won as well as acknowledgement of the African photography competition 2021.

“For the competition, selection of winners would be determined by likes from the general public and a panel of Judges, which consists of professional photographers and lovers of art. The first place winners in the amateur and professional categories will be awarded with cash prizes while there would be consolation prizes for other top competition.

“The prizes would be financed by the headline sponsor Investment One Financial Services and other sponsors. Investment One’s involvement in the competition is based on their interest in the creative industry, especially in the area of art and photography, as it is one of their corporate responsibilities to identify creative people in the society and empower them. Other sponsors of the competition are the Ziing app, Investment One Pension Managers and Orange One Finance, “it stated.