The 2010 Open Awards image of the year will receive a $20,000usd cash prize, world wide media exposure, and a set of Whise Electrostatic speakers valued at $17,000.00usd. Bringing the the Open Awards Major prize to US $37,000. As part of the Major Open prize we are excited to announce, for the second consecutive year, Reality Design International is sponsoring a set of Whise Electrostatic speakers valued at US $17,000.00. The Whise®HA1500 is a High Definition - Acoustics loudspeaker that finally combines two ultimate technologies into one integrated full-range solution; Balanced PAMSubwoofer technology for a powerful bass experience without any loss of punch or transparency in the low frequencies; and Ultra-thin Electrostatic Loudspeaker (ESL) Arrays which break boundaries in physical size, dispersion, loudness (SPL) and transparency, to provide a musical experience with unsurpassed realism. The Major Open prize package is proudly sponsored by Reality Design International.

Each of the 8 Open Categories have the following prize money on offer. The Top 5 placing images per category move forward to the final judging round. The winner of the final judging round is awarded the US$20,000 major cash prize.

1st US $1,000.00 2nd US $500.00 3rd US $250.00 4th US $150.00 5th US $100.00

Go to the complete listing and descriptions of the Open Categories and prizes.

The Top 5 Placings per Open category go forward to the final Open judging round. ...Read Event Rules.

The Major Amateur prize of 2010 is a Nikon D5000 DSLR with 18-55mm and 55-200mm VR Lenses valued at $1,500 RRP and a GigaPan EPIC PRO valued at $1,495 RRP. Capture phenomenal depth and clarity in multi-gigapixel panoramas with the remarkable EPIC Pro. The Major Amateur prize package is proudly sponsored by Kayell Australia and Gigapan Systems.

The winner of of each of the 3 Amateur Categories will win; 1st - Pixel Purity Online Mentoring Package RRP $1,700.00 2nd - Polaroid 300 camera. RRP $150.00

Go to the complete listing and descriptions of the Amateur Categories and prizes.

The Top 5 Placings per Amateur category go forward to the final Open judging round. ...Read Event Rules.

Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze merit awards will be will be awarded based on the averaged 5 voting scores as follows

	Platinum Award scored 95-100
	Gold Award scored 88-94
	Silver award scored 82-87
	Bronze award scored 75-81

The platinum, gold, silver and bronze awards are recognized by the judges as high quality images and worthy of recognition in the competition.