ABOUT THE CRYSTAL AWARDS
THE PRESTIGIOUS ATHENA CRYSTAL TROPHY
The Athena Crystal Trophy is not easy to obtain. The
IIC honors excellence with its Olympian style trophy line from ancient Greece
and Rome, symbolizing the Olympics. The “Athena Trophy” award for the IIC TOP
International Winner was custom designed to be bigger and more prestigious at a
cost of $18,000 for the design alone and took a year to finalize and create.
The INTERNATIONAL IMAGING COMPETITION is no ordinary competition, and the founding directors work hard at ensuring the best for members and entrants of the MPI International Imaging Competition and the MPI International Photographic Degree Program. (MPI IPDP)
The MPI International Imaging Competition (MPI IIC), opens calls for entries only once annually. MPI tries to keep the call for entries longer to help entrants prepare and enter their best work for the most prestigious imaging event of the year.
PAST TOP WINNERS
7th Annual - Kimberly Smith - Fine Art Category
6th Annual - Swati Chakraborty - Portrait Category
5th Annual - Peter Lik - Nature Category
4th Annual - Kristian Bogner - Commercial Category
3rd Annual - Eric Caparas - Digital Art Category
2nd Annual - Eric Caparas - Portrait Category
1st Annual - William Branson - Portrait Category