[directlink href=”https://www.lensculture.com/photo-competitions/portrait-awards-2022″]The 9th annual LensCulture Portrait Awards are now open for entries. The awards are open to photographers at all levels of experience, and all genres of portraiture are welcome — from professional studio shoots, to detailed environmental portraits, to casual candids. We’re open to all types of artistic approaches, too, including staged, fiction, fashion, metaphoric, self-portrait and conceptual work. Winners will enjoy career-changing opportunities including an exhibition in Paris, extensive media coverage, cash prizes and more.