MUNICH.- Linhof is the oldest existing camera manufacturer in the world with a tradition of more than 120 years in developing and manufacturing view cameras and optical equipment for applied photography. Linhof is market leader for professional large format camera systems. The company has been actively engaged in supporting the projects of younger people for many decades and now Linhof again is inviting entries for their bi-annual competition for the best images of younger photographers preferably taken with large format cameras systems.

In view of the worldwide distribution of Linhof cameras we anticipate a high volume of entries for this prestigious award. The judging will take place in April 2009 by a select jury of experts in the photographic world to determine the 3 best entries. The topic of the subject matter is the urban environment.

The prizes are as follows:
1st. Linhof Camera equipment to the value of 10000 €
2nd. Linhof Camera equipment to the value of 3000 €
3rd. Linhof Camera accessories to the value of 1000 €

Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2009 (date of the sending post office).
The application form can be downloaded under www.linhof.de/award_e.pdf