Pricing and fees
Creating an account is free. Organizers choose free entry or set scheduled paid options; entrants see the total price, entry allowance, and format before checkout.
For photographers
Free
Creating an account and entering free competitions costs nothing.
- Enter free competitions at no cost
- See the full price, entry allowance, and format before checkout
- Portfolio with shareable project pages
- Submission tracking and confirmation emails
- Clear rights terms shown before you enter
For organizers
Free or paid entry
Run free-entry competitions at no platform charge, or collect paid entries through Lenspost's secure Stripe Checkout.
- Publish a branded competition page
- Offer paid Single or Series competition formats
- Collect paid entries through Lenspost's secure Stripe Checkout
- Invite judges and manage weighted scoring
- Announce updates and publish winners
For paid entries, Lenspost retains a 15% service fee and records the remaining 85% as the organizer's share for later payout. Lenspost requests the required payout details separately before settlement. Stripe processing costs are paid from Lenspost's share.
Creating a Lenspost account is free.
Entering a free competition costs nothing. For paid competitions, the organizer sets the price and entry allowance, and Lenspost shows both before checkout. A Single entry is one photograph. A Series entry is an ordered gallery of photographs judged together as one work. Entrants pay Lenspost through secure Stripe Checkout.
Organizers can run free-entry competitions at no platform charge. For paid entries, Lenspost retains a 15% service fee and records the remaining 85% as the organizer's share for later payout. Lenspost requests payout details separately before settlement.