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E7: Marcin Zajac Part 1 – How to Create Award Winning Photos

7-time International Photographer of the Year breaks down how to create award winning images and get tons of engagement on social media

Marcin Zajac is a consecutive 4-time International Astro Photographer of the Year (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) awarded by Royal Museums Greenwich and 3-time International Landscape Photographer of the Year (Top 101) in the ILPOTY awards, the world’s most prestigious landscape photography contest.

That’s seven international photography awards, which is insane! International photography contests are highly competitive, and winning it seven times means there’s no one better in the world to learn from when it comes to creating award-winning images!

In this episode, we discuss how to win photography awards, how Marcin created his winning image of Tunnel View in Yosemite, and how you can increase your engagement on social media.

Here’s some of his work:

Timestamps:
00:09 Why Marcin doesn't care about the latest gear
03:06 How to win photography competitions
05:11 Strategies for submitting images to competitions
08:03 How he created his winning Yosemite image
16:27 How to get more engagement on social media