The Leica Oskar Barnack Award seeks entries depicting the relationship between man and the environment in a sequence of 10 to 12 images, and professional photographers can apply for this award.

The contest also features the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award to any (prospective) professional photographer age 25 or under.

The winner will receive a Leica M camera and a lens worth EUR10,000 (US$12,214) in addition to a cash prize of EUR25,000 (US$30,536). The winner in the newcomer category will receive a Leica camera, a lens worth EUR10,000 and a cash prize of EUR10,000. Ten other finalists will receive a cash prize of EUR2,500 (US$3,053).

Participants must send a series of photographs taken in 2017 and/or 2018.

The deadline is April 5.

For more information, click here.