Saturday 8 September 2007

Periscopio 2007 photography contest in Vitoria-Gasteiz


Autumn is next door in Vitoria-Gasteiz and local photojournalism initiative Periscopio 2007 is about to start. This year will be the second opportunity to see some of the most impressive photos expositions around the city. It is expected that World Press Photo will also expose in Montehermoso´s hall.

But until then Periscopio managers are also interested in empowering a local photo contest. Rules have recently been published on Periscopio web page and again this year participants will have the opportunity to expose in several pubs and art galleries around Vitoria-Gasteiz. The winner could get 1,000 € prize, and another 4,000 € will be delivered between participants.

Further information can be found in:


Following Procceding and Rules are a free translation from Spanish, and only intentd to be useful for non-spanish, nor basque speakers. Please use them at your own risk.

Proceedings

  • Read the rules and be sure to meet all requirements.
  • Download inscription sheet from Periscopio web page.
  • Fill in the inscription and receipt.
  • Hand in inscription and receipt in the Tourism Office -General Loma Square w/n- or in "Alava Cultural" Office -Postas Road number 27-. There they will keep the inscription and sign your receipt, that will help you justify you are the real winner in case you win and furthermore it can be used to get advantages from different photograph laboratories accross the city to prepare your exposition.
  • Tourism Office and Alava Cultural can provide you all documentation.
  • Last day to sign in is October 3rd, 2007 and 19:00 pm CEST.

Contest Rulest

  • Photos should be unpublished and should not have been previously exposed.
  • Professional photographers are excluded from this contest.
  • Each expose takes a minimum of 6 photos without a maximum defined.
  • Each person or association should expose a maximum of 2 expositions.
  • Winner´s work will be property of Periscopio organization, and can be used at their own discretion.
  • The organization will decide the Jury whose award can not be appealed. The Jury should ask complementary information to participants. They Jury should interpret rules and decide unpreviewed cases.
  • The Jury will evaluate in first place the quality of photographies and reports, and secondly set-up and project appearance.
  • All participants should decide a public pub or gallery inside the the region of Alava where he/she can expose, making charge of the costs of the installation.
  • Participants should fill in an inscription sheet and a receipt with author´s contact data and establishment where he/she will expose. This information will not be part of any file out of the contest scope.
  • Prizes could not remain void, nor divided.
  • Prizes will be delivered in the winner´s establishement and should be gathered in person by the awarded. The winners will make public December 9th, 2007.
  • Establishments will put in a visible place an special sticker that will be given by the organization and that will identify as participants of the contest.
  • Photos should include a short informative text in a detached panel.
  • Each establishment should join as many expositions as wished.
  • Deadline is October 3rt, 2007 at 19:00 pm CEST.
  • Photos should be exposed between October 18th and December 6th 2007.
  • Subject as well as format is free. Photos should be assembled in a physical photo stand.
  • Winner´s prize is 1,000 € and other 500 € are only for the establishment where the winner has exposed.
Other Prizes
  • Second winner: 700 €.
  • Third winner: 600 €.
  • Fourth winner: 400 €.
  • Six Consolation Prizes: 300 € each.
All prizes must obey to correspondent compulsory taxes.
Join the contest means that you assume each of all these rules.

Further Information

Cultural Álava
Postas Road 17 · Phone.: + (00 34) 945 15 01 47
Tourism Office
General Loma Square w/n · Phone.: + (00 34) 945 16 15 98

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