Open to Interpretation is now calling on photographers to submit images for consideration in a juried book competition.

Open to Interpretation is a collaborative book project bringing together photographers, poets and writers. Each book begins with a themed call for photos. The chosen photos become the literary inspiration for the writers’ submissions. A book is created that matches each winning photo with two stories or poems that offer different interpretations of the image. The unique collaboration adds new dimensions to both the photos and the written word.

Book Title: Open to interpretation
Theme: Intimate Landscape
Juror: Karen Irvine, Curator of Publications, Museum of Contemporary Photography
Submission Fee: $40 for 5 images, $10 each additional
Deadline for submission: October 18. 2011
Early Entry: $10 discount if submitted by August 23, 2011

Karen Irvine is Curator and Manager of Publications of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago. She has organized over thirty five exhibitions at the MoCP and other institutions and written essays for numerous artist monographs and publications including Art on Paper and Contemporary. Irvine is a part time instructor of photography at Columbia College Chicago. She received an MFA in photography from FAMU, Prague, Czech Republic, and an MA in art history from the University of Illinois at Chicago.