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Belfast Photo Festival – 2021 Open Submission
Being described as “One of the best photography festivals in the world” (Capture Magazine), the biennial Belfast Photo Festival provides the perfect platform for gaining exposure to an international audience, with previous editions having welcome over 100,000 visitors from all over the world.
Belfast Photo Festival is offering artist’s/photographers the opportunity to exhibit their work in the main Festival gallery alongside some of the biggest names in the field of photography and have their work taken on tour to be exhibited at the 2022 Photo Schwiez (Zurich, Switzerland), with a number also having the opportunity to be featured in the arts magazines Abridged and GUP. The winners will be eligible for a number of awards, including a cash prize of €2,208 (est $2,674 / £2,000).
The theme has been left open to remove any restrictions; submissions must be photographic or lens-based but can include incorporations of other art forms with the photographic medium (i.e. performance, painting, sculpture, music, literature etc). Being keen to support all disciplines of photographic practice, entries are encouraged from professionals, students and amateurs both nationally and internationally.
The advised entry guide is 2-15 images per single series/body of photographs. Selection will be conducted by our distinguished jury of professionals, which includes:
Corey Keller – SFMoMA, San Francisco (U.S.A)
Sarah Allen – Tate Modern, London (U.K.)
Marta Weiss – V&A, London (U.K.)
Izabela Radwanska Zhang – British Journal of Photography, London (U.K.)
Elizabeth Renstrom – The New Yorker, New York (U.S.A)
Dilys Ng – TIME, New York (U.S.A)
Emily Graham – Magnum Photos, London (U.K.)
Alexa Becker – Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg (Germany)
Azu Nwagbagu – LagosPhoto, Lagos (Nigeria)
Gwen Lee – Singapore International Photography Festival (Singapore)
Stella Nantongo – Uganda Press Photo Award, Kampala (Uganda)
Photographers selected will benefit from:
awards and cash prizes
exhibition exposure at the Festival’s main city centre gallery
exhibition exposure at the 2022 Photo Schwiez Festival(Switzerland)
inclusion in the special Festival issue of Abridged Magazine
long term Festival representation and promotion
an opportunity to participate in an Instagram Residency
exhibition alongside some of the biggest photographic names as part of the major photographic event
publication and inclusion in the Festival programme
inclusion in the Festivals marketing & PR campaign, which has an estimated reach of 20+ million international press exposure
being seen by over 30,000 people, including a substantial number of visual arts professionals and the media
dedicated feature on the Festival website and online gallery
All finalists will have their work produced by the Festival for exhibition outdoors
Visit the festival website for full details on how to submit:
www.belfastphotofestival.com
Contest Prize & TERMS
Submission review by Photo Industry Professionals
Opportunities for Immediate Exposure
AWARDS
Spotlight Award - £2,000 (e.s.t $2,674 / €2,208)
Years Free RPS Membership - Free membership for one year to the prestigious Royal Photographic Society
GUP Editorial Award - Full editorial presentation in an upcoming printed/digital issue of GUP photographic magazine
Abridged Editorial Award - Presentation in a special Festival issue of Abridged Magazine
20 - 40 PHOTOGRAPHERS BENEFIT FROM:
exhibition exposure at the Festival's main city centre gallery
exhibition exposure at the 2022 Photo Schwiez Festival (Switzerland)
inclusion in the special Festival issue of Abridged Magazine
long term Festival representation and promotion
an opportunity to participate in an Instagram Residency
exhibition alongside some of the biggest photographic names as part of the major photographic event
publication and inclusion in the Festival programme
inclusion in the Festival’s marketing & PR campaign, which has an estimated reach of 30+ million
international press exposure
being seen by over 40,000 visitors, including a substantial number of visual arts professionals and the media
dedicated feature on the Festival website and online gallery
All finalists who submitted photographs will have their work produced by the Festival for exhibition outdoors Not eligible to enter? - Find contest where you are.
COPYRIGHT: BELFAST PHOTO FESTIVAL AIMS TO PROTECT THE IMAGE RIGHTS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS
At no point does Belfast Photo Festival require artists to sign over the copyright of their work and therefore artists obtain all copyrights to their work at all times. However, by submitting their works the artist agrees that Belfast Photo Festival and it’s affiliated Sponsors/Funders and Partners can use their works in magazines or books, on websites, social media platforms and Belfast Photo Festival newsletters, or in any other medium, at Authorised Parties' discretion. Artists and photographers will be credited for their works. USAGE RIGHTS: BELFAST PHOTO FESTIVAL AIMS TO PROTECT THE IMAGE RIGHTS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS
IMAGE RELEASE FOR PUBLICITY
All selected entries may be published by Belfast Photo Festival or affiliated Sponsors/Funders and Partners (the “Authorised Parties”) in magazines or books, on websites, or in any other medium, at Authorised Parties discretion. Such use will be restricted to promotion, publicity, news, or informational education or awareness usage of Belfast Photo Festival.
By participating, all selected applicants grant Belfast Photo Festival and its Authorised Parties usage of images and acknowledge that any Festival and Authorised Party may use the entries and a name credit in any media before, during and after, without restriction in relation to the uses stated above. The Belfast Photo Festival and Authorised Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.
Belfast Photo Festival is not responsible for any problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any online entry to be received on account of technical problems, human errors of any kind, or any combination.
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