| Copyright | The creators of the works exhibited will hold the copyright and communication rights for their works, and will temporarily cede the right of public communication to SCAN in order to promote the event through any official festival or press channels, and to publish a catalogue. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide. |
| Finish | 21 April 2024 |
| Entry fee | Free |
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Experts predict that by the end of the 21st century, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in large cities and metropolises. The SCAN festival invites artists who use photography as a tool or means of expression to explore the consequences of urban population growth and large cities. The works can examine the issue from a broad variety of perspectives: social, historical, cultural, personal, media, urban planning, ecological, religious, etc.
The Exhibition will be held at Tinglado 2 at the Port of Tarragona from 18 October to 8 December 2024
Juror: Érika Goyarrola
Online submission of digital images via the website.
Image requirements: A zip file (max. 25 MB) with a maximum of 18 photographs
from the same series. The digital photographs must be a minimum of 1,500 pixels on the shortest side, must be in .jpg format and must have an embedded Adobe RGB (1998) or sRGB colour profile.
SCAN will ask the selected authors to provide the originals of their photographs in order to make copies. These mus
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