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Wuppertal Photo Competition Accepting Entries for Monorail Themed Photography
The city of Wuppertal in Germany is inviting photographers to participate in the annual Wuppertaler Fotopreis, a photo competition organized by the city's cultural department or a related local cultural institution. This year's competition has a unique focus: capturing the monorail, a landmark of the city, in unique and compelling ways.
The monorail, a top tourist attraction and the star of the Visitor's Center on the city's website, is celebrating its 125th birthday next year. To mark this milestone, the winning photos from the competition will be used to create the 2026 photo prize calendar, serving as a tribute to the monorail.
Photographers are encouraged to submit their entries, showcasing the monorail as a symbol and daily transport, between trains, scaffolding, stations, and the monorail itself. The deadline for uploading competition photos on the homepage at www.wuppertaler-fotopreis.de is August 24.
The jury will select 12 winning photos from the competition, which will be showcased at the award ceremony and a subsequent exhibition. The finalists will receive shopping vouchers worth 1,500, 1,000, and 500 euros from Foto+Video Rutten, and a Bahn-Card 50 from "My Shopping Station".
The exact deadlines can vary each year, but usually fall between late spring and early summer. For precise dates, you would need to check the current year's official announcement on the Wuppertal city website or the cultural office’s announcements related to the Wuppertaler Fotopreis. The photo award ceremony will take place in the fall.
The Wuppertaler Fotopreis is a fantastic opportunity for photographers to showcase their work and win cash prizes, ranging in the hundreds or low thousands of euros, along with possible exhibition opportunities in Wuppertal. So, grab your cameras and capture the monorail in its best light!
A photograph capturing the monorail as a symbol of Wuppertal's unique lifestyle, blending it seamlessly with the city's home-and-garden landscapes could potentially win the annual Wuppertaler Fotopreis competition. Next year marks the 125th anniversary of the monorail, and the winning photos could be used to create the 2026 photo prize calendar, celebrating this significant milestone.
