PHOTO CONTEST (2009)
"Travelling through…"
OBJECT: Ricerca e Cooperazione and El Sawy Culture are organizing an International Photo Contest in the framework of the project "Words and Notes-A Visual travel between Music and Literature" funded by the Delegation of the European Commission in Egypt.
The photo contest aims at stimulating creativity and imagination in photography among Egyptian and international photographers, and at providing the winners with an opportunity for exhibiting their works.
WHAT: The theme of this Photo Contest is: “Travelling through...”.
We are looking for your own personal vision of travel. Photos may characterize your idea of travel in all its meaning: travelling to other places, travelling into places, travelling through the mind or with the mind, travelling through the taste and the sight, travelling through fantasy. The images should reflect the different representations of travel you have and you image. Images will be judged for their creativity, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit as well as for the personal idea of travelling that the photographer conveys. Although more than one image per photographer will be selected, the jury will consider the three photos to be submitted altogether, and will evaluate the quality and consistency of the work.
WHO: This Photo Contest is open to all amateur (non professional) photographers living all around the world. Participants must be at least 16 years old.
HOW: Each participant must submit three photos, responding to the theme of the Contest. Entries shall be color or black and white digital files and hard copy (35x45 cm). The digital files must be sent together with the hard copies in a CD ROM or DVD (entries submitted by e-mail will not be accepted), properly wrapped and protected in a sealed envelope.
The digital files of the photographs must be minimum five (5) megapixels or larger. Images or scans of negatives, slides or prints should be presented as medium or higher resolution jpegs. (Original slides or negatives must be available for scanned photographs, but should not be sent unless requested). Images may be digitally enhanced to remove spots or scratches, but not manipulated. Entrants can enhance the picture to make it brighter or clearer, but not digitally manipulate the content. The judges reserve the right to exclude any photo submitted which they believe may have been excessively treated.
Each photo file must bear the photographer's name, country abbreviation and the photo entry number (1 to 3). For example: MohamedAhmar_Eg_1.jpeg
In a separate, single sheet of paper include full name, address of residence, phone number, occupation and email address. For each photo please mention the title, caption, the camera used and a brief description of where, when and how the photograph was taken.
The entries that do not respect these criteria will not be eligible.
Images previously awarded or published in other competitions will not be accepted
WHEN: Photographic entries to this Contest can be delivered in hand or posted by mail. Both cases, the deadline for reception at the Ricerca e Cooperazione Office is:
June 30th 2009, 18pm (Egyptian time)
Ricerca e Cooperazione Office in Cairo will not be responsible for any delays or loss of material submitted by mail. No entry arriving after the deadline will be accepted.
Selected photos and winners will be notified as from September 10th, 2009.
WHERE: The packages containing the hard copies of the photos and the CD or DVD with the digital files must be delivered in hand or sent to the following address:
Ricerca e Cooperazione
45, Mohamed Mahzar (6th floor – Apt. 13)
Zamalek - Cairo
The entries will not be returned to participants.
For any queries regarding this competition, you can send a message to the following e-mail address: egypt@ongrc.org
PRIZES: The jury will select thirty-five (35) photos which will be published on the website of Ricerca e Cooperazione NGO (http://www.egypt.ongrc.org) and (http://culturewheel.org) from the 10th October 2009.
The thirty-five (35) selected photos will also be exhibited in the Sawy Culture Wheel in the World Rooms and other cultural centre and Galleries in Cairo during October-November 2009. During the exhibition they can be exhibited more than one photo per participant. A catalogue of the exhibition will also be published. Participants will receive a certificate for being selected for the exhibition.
JURY: The jury of this Competition will be independent and composed by four members:
Me. Stefania Angarano, Gallery Curator
Mr. Aiman Nassar, Professional Photographer
Mr Akram Akram Taha el Magdoub, Architect and Designer
Mr. Ayman Lotfy , Professional Photographer
LEGAL CONDITIONS: By participating in this photo competition, you agree to the these entry rules, and to the following legal conditions:
Your entry to the contest imply your agreement to allow the photographs (and your name, occupation, city and country of residence) to be published as selected award winners in project publications and used for promotion of the Words and Notes (W&N) project including, but not limited to, exhibitions, electronic collection of photographs, online photo features, and web pages providing information. Participants retain ownership and all other rights to future use of their photographs. The W&N project will credit and acknowledge the copyright of the author of the photograph in all its publications. By entering, participants warrant that his or her entry materials are original, and do not infringe on any third party's rights. By entering, participants release the W&N project and the members of the jury from any liability for any incorrect information, loss, claim or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the photo contest. The W&N project shall have the right to verify, in its sole judgment, winner eligibility. Decisions of the W&N Project shall be final and binding.
This photo contest has been launched under a project co-funded by the European Union. The rules and the contents of this photo contest are the sole responsibility of "Ricerca and Cooperazione" and "El Sawy CulturalWheel" and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.
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