The next step is the vote of the jury. It will be carried out by 3 professional photographers really fond of the panoramic format as the jury members this year: Thomas Bredenfeld, Nicolas Mériau and Henry Stuart. The voting process is carried out in 3 phases:

Then the layout, the cover of the book and finally the printing…

Stay connected with us on Facebook to receive news about the contest, 1 panorama every day & also to have some surprises…

The entry period of Panobook 2013 photo contest ends in 10 days only (Interested readers have until 31st March 2013)! If you have not sent your panoramas yet, do it NOW!

We have already received more than 600 panoramas. Add your own contribution too and take your chance to win one of the prizes and have your panoramas published in the Panobook 2013! Visit Panobook.org to get a preview of images already submitted, share them on Facebook & try to guess the winning panorama…

Share & like panoramas submitted on Facebook. Try to guess the winning panorama!

The top 3 panoramas will be offered high-quality prints by our partner Darqroom:

Kolor Panobook is the world’s biggest contest of panoramic photography leading to the publication of a beautiful hardcover book!

The 2013 Kolor Panobook Contest, is now OPEN for entries. Interested readers have until 31st March to submit their best panoramic images to the competition, which will be judged by professional photographers Thomas Bredenfeld, Nicolas Mériau and Henry Stuart.

The top 3 panoramas will be offered high-quality prints by our partner Darqroom:

Become the Panoramic Photographer of the Year!

Are you ready to join the biggest international contest of panoramic photography leading to the publication of a book? This unique project is renewed every year by Kolor. It is a great opportunity for amateur and professional photographers to be recognized and published into a quality hardcover book.

The entry period of the Kolor Panobook 2013 contest begins this Friday and will last the whole month of March. So prepare your images and join the contest! Participation is free.

Have your panoramas published into a book!

Do you shoot and stitch panoramic photos? You have to join the contest and take your chance to be selected as the Panoramic Photographer of the Year!

A jury of 3 professional photographers will select the best panoramas and Kolor will publish them into a beautiful hardcover book! Discover the 4 previous editions of the Kolor Panobook.

Win high-quality panoramic prints!

The top 3 panoramas will be offered high-quality prints by our partner Darqroom, printed on FineArt 385gr paper:
- The author of the winning panorama will be offered 3 prints
- The author of the 2nd winning panorama will be offered 2 prints
- The author of the 3rd winning panorama will be offered 1 print
Discover the full range of papers and printing services of Darqroom.

Follow the contest on Facebook and receive 1 panorama every day

Like the new Facebook page of the Kolor Panobook and stay updated about the contest. You will also receive in your news feed one panorama everyday.

Discover the Kolor Panobook 2013 Jury

The team of Kolor is honored to have 3 professional photographers really fond of the panoramic format as the jury members this year: Thomas Bredenfeld, Nicolas Mériau and Henry Stuart. Discover them on this dedicated page.

The team of Kolor is honored to welcome Thomas Bredenfeld, Nicolas Mériau and Henry Stuart as the jury members of the Kolor Panobook 2013 panoramic photography contest. Many thanks to them for having accepted to join the project. Discover the 3 jury membres below.

Prepare your panoramic photos! The entry period is March!

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Thomas Bredenfeld

Thomas studied electronics and painting and still has his roots in art and technique as well. Among a lot of other interests panoramic photography is his favorite activity. He is sharing his experience in lectures, video trainings and especially in his book “Digitale Fotopraxis Panoramafotografie“. In its 2nd edition it continues to be the standard book about panoramic photography in German language. Thomas is also Abobe beta tester and Lightroom/Photoshop expert.

Nicolas Mériau

Nicolas is a photographer and the chief redactor of Image & Nature magazine, the 1st French magazine entirely dedicated to nature photography. He has a passion for the image in general and is interested in all kinds of photos, all expression forms and all techniques including panoramic image stitching. Through his articles, he tries to make these techniques understandable to his audience and praises the pleasure and exigence in photography.

Henry Stuart

Henry founded London-based business, Spherical Images, in 2006.  The company specializes in capturing GigaPixels, 360 Photos and other forms immersive media. Henry has built up an impressive client base including Adidas, Rolls Royce, the London Eye, the Times and Credit Suisse. In 2011 he was commissioned by the BBC to capture the Royal Wedding procession GigaPixel and in 2012, he became the first ever dedicated 360 and gigapixel photographer to cover the Olympic games for Getty Images.

Kolor has the great pleasure to announce the upcoming release of the book of panoramic photos, “Kolor Panobook 2012”. The Panobook 2012 offers the most beautiful panoramic photos of the year, selected from an international contest by a jury of photo experts. The result: an unequaled pleasure for the eyes and an invitation for an unforgettable tour throughout the world…

Awaiting the book realease due to 18th of september, here is a preview of some of the 126 very beautiful panoramas included in the book. Congratulations again to all the contributors!

Still available:

Panobook 2011

Panobook 2010

Panobook 2009

Hurry up! The entry period of Panobook 2012 photo contest ends in 20 days!

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to have your best panoramas published into a beautiful book and win great prizes. All you need to do is select up to 3 of your most beautiful panoramas and send them through the Panobook 2012 website.

In only 10 days, we have received more than 450 panoramas from 300 contributors. Add your own contribution too and take your chance to win one of the prizes and have your panoramas published in the Panobook 2012!

All details are on the Panobook.org website.

Special thanks to our partner Nodal Ninja which contributes to the prize pool with its famous NN4 panoramic head, Ultimate R1 head and the P1 telescopic pole! Kolor gives a Panogear motorized head as the first prize and other prizes including the Panobook collection and large-format prints.

JOIN THE CONTEST TODAY! It’s free and anyone can participate.

Kolor Panobook 2012 contest is now OPEN! You can win great prizes this year. Send us your 3 most beautiful panoramas before the end of February.

All details are on the Panobook.org website.

Special thanks to our partner Nodal Ninja which contributes to the prize pool with its famous NN4 panoramic head, Ultimate R1 head and the P1 telescopic pole! Kolor gives a Panogear motorized head as the first prize and other prizes including the Panobook collection and large-format prints.

JOIN THE CONTEST TODAY! It’s free and anyone can participate.

Prepare for the imminent launch of Panobook 2012 panoramic competition! The contest will open in a few days and this year, you will be able to win beautiful prizes!

Kolor Panobook is an annual panoramic photo contest open to all and that leads to the publication of a unique book composed of the winning panoramas.

Everyone’s invited to join the contest! No entry fee, no obligation to use a particular image-stitching application ; all you need to have is to prepare a selection of your most beautiful, original, inspired panoramas.

You will be able to send up to 3 images, so take the time to review all your photos and select the ones that have a chance to win!

A jury of 3 independent, professional photographers will select the winning pictures. This year’s jury members will be announced soon.

For those who are discovering this contest, have a look at the 3 previous Panobook editions and at this selection of last year’s winners:

The Panobook 2011 is finally available! From this year’s contest emerged 156 fabulous panoramas selected from more than a thousand images by a jury of professional photographers known for their attachment to the panoramic format (Jean-Francois O’Kane, Matthias Taugwalder, Harald Woeste).

What is the Panobook?

Kolor Panobook is the big annual, international contest of panoramic photography, open to all photographers, amateur and professional alike, with no participation cost. From the hundreds of panoramas proposed by the participants, a rigorous selection is made by a jury of panoramic photographers and the selected photos are printed into a beautiful, quality book. This year’s Panobook features 156 marvelous panoramic photos that you definitely have to discover.

The previous Panobooks

This is the third edition of the Panobook. You can also discover and purchase the two previous editions:

• Kolor Panobook 2010
• Kolor Panobook 2009

How to purchase?

Go to our e-store and buy your copy of the Panobook 2011! This book is also a great idea to make a gift to your relatives and partners, so don’t hesitate to order several copies: the shipping cost is fixed.