Photocompete

• Copyright: Viewbook B.V. and/or its Competition Partners will credit the artist as the author and copyright holder of his/her photographs. Submitted Materials will NOT be used for commercial advertising purposes and will NOT be altered without the prior consent of the author.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 1st October 2010
• Who can enter: Open to all serious photographers worldwide, 18+ years of age.

Submit a contemporary collection of images that convey a compelling narrative. While a single image has a narrative in itself and can be strong in isolation, Viewbook Photostory’s focus is specifically on showing series of images, in a well-chosen sequence that triggers a reaction and combines a narrative with photographic excellence.

Categories:

• Documentary photography
  We like to see contemporary photographic narratives and essays that tell us what is going on with us and our planet. Unveil real world phenomena, people, issues and cultures. Photo narratives that marvel or confront us. In this category we are searching for the finest contemporary photojournalism.
• Conceptual photography
  It is about free artistic expression, about everything that is made up of idea’s, concepts, stage, make-believe.

Prizes:

• 1st Jury Prize
  International exposure towards The Watchers Network
  Exhibition in Kahmann gallery Amsterdam (including production of the exhibition, flight to the event and accommodation)
  Publication of story in GUP magazine
  5 year GUP Magazine subscription (value $72 per year)
  Publication in Viewbook PhotoStory 2010 Yearbook
  Custom-designed book for your story by graphic designer Paul Swagerman + 20 printed books
  Lifetime Viewbook Pro Website account
• 2nd Jury Prize
  10 year Viewbook Pro Website account (value $190 per year)
  3 year GUP Magazine subscription (value $72 per year)
  Publication in Viewbook PhotoStory 2010 Yearbook?
  Book credits to create 3 Blurb books yourself
• 3rd Jury Prize
  5 year Viewbook Pro Website account (value $190 per year)?
  1 year GUP Magazine subscription (value $72 per year)
  Publication in Viewbook PhotoStory 2010 Yearbook?
  Book credit to create a Blurb books yourself
• There will be three Public prizes

Every photographer is allowed to submit one photo story per category. You are free to choose your amount of photographs in your photo story. All entries must fit in one of the categories; documentary or conceptual and need to be of enough creative and photographic quality to pass the pre-selection. At entry we ask you to give us the title and a description of your photo story.

Specifications
Upload 1000 pixels wide, 12 quality .jpg’s, 72 dpi, sRGB
Add “© name photographer” in the left bottom corner of each image. Use Arial 14 pt. Copyright © will be mentioned on the Viewbookphotostory.com website. Title and description of max 200 words.

All participants can easily create and submit their online slideshow by signing up for a free, no-obligation, two-month Viewbook Pro account.

Official website: www.viewbookphotostory.com