ILPA 2015, JanLeonardo Interview

We are now a little past the half way point into the submission process for the 2nd International Light Painting Awards by JanLeonardo. As a member of the Artist Jury I know I have seen some cool stuff so far but I wanted to hear from the man himself to see how the contest was going and to maybe get a few pointers for those Light Painters that have been waiting to submit their best work! If you don’t know what the hell I am talking about check out this previous post about the ILPA here. If you do know what I am talking about you better get to work because the prizes for this FREE Light Painting contest are incredible and you only have a few weeks left to submit. Read on below…

LPP ∇ JanLeonardo now that we are in the final weeks of the submission process for your 2nd International Light Painting Awards I wanted to check in with you to see how is everything going? How many entries have come in so far?

JL ∇ Its going well, we have 350 entries from over 50 countries so far.

LPP ∇ How does that compare to the first ILPA, how many entries did you get for that contest?

JL ∇ We had a total of 1050 pieces from 74 countries!

LPP ∇ Wow so I think that you are going to get tons of images at the last minute, do you think that people are waiting until the final hour to drop in with some mind blowing creations?

JL ∇ Absolutely! They are looking and waiting for the last minute call … and then they submit their Masterpieces 🙂

LPP ∇ Are you seeing some standouts already? What are you looking for in a winning image?

JL ∇ An outstanding performance, new ways of light painting, a fantastic composition, like the new submit from Karin Brodowsky!

LPP ∇ That is a beauty, What advice would you give to someone looking to stand out?

JL ∇ GO NEW WAYS! Amaze yourself and show how to insert an outstanding light performance in a background.

LPP ∇ Can you tell me a little more about the prizes?

JL ∇ I organized $16,000 Euro in products! Photokina supported the Grand Prize Award 2015 with an prize for an artist exhibition, complete printing of 1o photos, wall space and lighting! Also all traveling expenses with two nights at a local hotel for 7500,00 Euro!

The rest breaks down like this:
1st Place
Sony A7R + Sony (Zeiss) Sonnar T* FE 35 mm F2,8 ZA (2,900 EUR)

2nd Place
Carl Zeiss Distagon (1,700 EUR)
Lens Carl Zeiss T* 2.8/21. Super wide-angle lens and the leader in its range.

3rd Place
LED LENSER (1,300 EUR)

• 1 x LED LENSER® X21R.2
• 1 x LED LENSER® M7RX
• 1 x LED LENSER® X7R
• 1 x LED LENSER® M5
• 1 x LED LENSER® H7.2
• 2 x LED LENSER® P7QC
• 2 x LED LENSER® T2QC
• 1 x LED LENSER® P5R.2
• 1 x LED LENSER® M3R

4th Place
Novoflex BALPRO TS + Adapter
(1,250 EUR)

5th Place
Lucroit Set (1,200 EUR)
First filter holder and adapter sets.

6th Place
Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 055 Carbon + MHXPRO-3WG (720 EUR)
Manfrotto 055 Carbon Fiber Tripod 3 Sections Geared with XPRO Geared 3 Way Head with Adapto Body

LPP ∇ That is pretty incredible! Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions and even more so I think I speak for the whole community when I say THANK YOU for organizing such a wonderful opportunity for light painting artist!

JL ∇ 🙂

Click here to find out more and submit your images NOW the deadline is August 1st, 2015.