OPEN CALL 2024
PHOTO FESTIVAL
OPEN CONTEST
PhotoArtDoc opens the call for submissions from photographers and artists working with photography. Authors from all over the world are welcome to participate.
The theme of the 2024 open call is ONE'S PLACE.
Throughout human history, the movement of people has been an integral part of civilization. Whether due to forced displacement from conflicts and disasters or a voluntary quest for a new beginning, changing one's place of residence inevitably affects our identity and self-perception. Sometimes, even when we remain physically in one place, we can feel like strangers, losing our sense of belonging. In today's world, this topic is especially relevant in light of issues of identity and self-determination, and the search for one's place on different scales - from the family circle and local community to the more global levels of society and the world.
PhotoArtDoc invites photographers and artists working with photography to participate in a photographic projects' contest reflecting the proposed theme. The scope for interpretations and authorial expression is very broad. "One's place" encompasses all levels, from physical space and social environment to the inner sense of self in the world.
The basis of the visual content for the project should be photography. Authors may use montage, collage, multiple exposures, and other methods of image transformation. In the accompanying text, the author will need to describe the processes and methods used to create the project.
The winners will be chosen by a competent international jury.
In the first stage, the jury will shortlist up to 10 photo projects.
From the shortlisted projects, the winners will be selected with the allocation of places 1, 2 and 3.
WHAT WINNERS GET
- the winner's photo project (1st place in the open category) will be presented at the exhibition in Vilnius
- The photo projects that won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the open category will be included in the final zine PhotoArtDoc 2024.
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in the open category will be presented in the PhotoArtDoc Festival online gallery and on the partners' information resources.
Applications: from July 15, 2024
Deadline: September 7, 2024 (23.59 CET)
ФОТОКОНКУРС
OPEN CALL
OPEN CONTEST
Applications : September 7, 2024 (23.59 CET)
Number of projects from one author - no more than 2; each project is submitted by a separate application form
Number of photos in one project - from 10 to 15
All photo projects, must be taken between 2020 and 2024
Photos should be uploaded as a single file in a ZIP archive
In addition to photos you should upload: CV of the author, project statement with a description of processes and methods used to create the project
Language of texts: any, with an obligatory translation into English
Technical requirements for photos
All images must be in JPEG format.
The image size on the long side is within 1500 pixels.
JPEG file size - no more than 1 MB, with built-in ICC profile.
AdobeRGB, sRGB or Gamma 2.2 grayscale are recommended. Not CMYK!
File names are in Latin letters and include the author's first and last name.
Image filenames should be accompanied by a sequential number, for example: lastname_N.jpeg.
In case of short-listing, participants are obliged to provide high-resolution photos for printing.
Contest entries can only be submitted by the author of the photo project.
Owners of the copyright retain their rights to their works. Owners of the copyright grant PhotoArtDoc contest organizers an unlimited non-exclusive right to use high-resolution photographs and works in open format for activities across all media, including social media, online and print publications, in relation to the contest, exhibition, annual publication, public archive, and all promotional and educational events for the PhotoArtDoc photo festival and under its auspices, without any compensation.
For all entries except award-winning entries, the copyright owners grant PhotoArtDoc Festival the non-exclusive right to use low-resolution photographs and open-format entries in a closed archive for its educational and research activities without any remuneration.
The copyright owners declare and guarantee that the photo projects submitted in the entries do not violate the legislation of any country, and that no third party can have any claims or objections regarding the rights granted to the PhotoArtDoc festival as specified above in the text.
All of the above contest terms and conditions are binding and PhotoArtDoc Festival organizers reserve the right to reject or exclude any entry at their discretion without any obligation to enter into further discussion of decisions .
OPEN CONTEST JURY
Arthur BONDAR
Born in Ukraine, lives and works in Germany. A photographer, visual artist, curator, publisher, and collector. Works on personal documentary and artistic projects focused on historical events, traces of the past, and collective and private memory. Arthur is a recipient and nominee of several awards, including the National Geographic Grant (2011), Magnum Emergency Fund (2012), The Documentary Project Fund (2013), the Best Photographer in Ukraine (2013), and the Allard Prize (2016), as well as the Foam Paul Huf Award and Prix Pictet Award (2016), among others.
Participant of exhibitions in various museums and art institutions around the world. Collaborates with such medai as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Le Monde, The Times of London, Der Spiegel, De Volkskrant and others.
Author of 7 photobooks, among them: «Shadows of Wormwood», «Signatures of War», «Barricade: The Euromaidan Revolt», «Valery Faminsky V.1945» and «The Verge».
Siarhei HUDZILIN
Belarusian photographer, lives in Lithuania. Studied Media and Communication at the European Humanities University (Lithuania).
Since 2005, he has been actively involved in photography and journalism. Starting from 2011, he has focused on developing his own documentary projects and collaborating with various international media outlets, including The New York Times, Gazeta Wyborcza, Nasha Niva, Russian Reporter Magazine Online, Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden), Stern Online (Germany), National Geographic (USA), ELLE-Russia, Meduza, Forbes-Russia, Forbes-Latvia, and The Village (Belarus).
Awards: PRAFOTA 2020, Minsk Photography Month Award 2017, PDN’s 30 Emerging Photographers to Watch 2014, Belarus Press Photo 2011
Mentor of the PhotoArtDoc educational program.
Maira DUDAREVA
Lives in Latvia. Has a long running experience in photography. She worked as the head of the Latvian Museum of Photography (2008-2021) and head of photo archive of the main Latvian daily newspaper “Diena” (1999 – 2008), head of “Diena” photo department (1998 – 1999) and as photoreporter for several Latvian newspapers (1992 – 1998). She did her MA research on digital photography indexation at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Latvia. She is a curator, lecturer in Latvia Culture College and portfolio reviewer at Kaunas PhotoStar festival in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 in Bratislava Photo Month 2012, in ISSP 2012, 2013, 2014, Riga Photo Month 2014, and Lodz Fotofestiwal ,Photolux Festival 2015, Backlight festival (2017) , Bialystok Interphoto Festival( 2017, 2019, 2021)
Katerina KOUZMITCHEVA
Belarusian photographer,
lives in Poland.
She works at the intersection of the genres of documentary and art photography.
A graduate of the Academy of Documentary and Art Photography "Fotografika" (St. Petersburg, Russia), Holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, Poland. Winner of the international photography competitions TIFA and BIFA and a recipient of the Gaude Polonia grant from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland. Member of the international photojournalist association WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH. Her work has been published in Bird in Flight, Monovisions, Dodho, and other magazines.
Mentor of the PhotoArtDoc educational program.
Tatyana TKACHEVA
Belarusian photographer,
lives in Germany.
Laureate of Belarusian and international competitions, including the World Press Photo Award, Minsk Photography Month Award, etc. Participated in collective and personal exhibitions in Belarus, Germany, Russia, France, Italy, Georgia, Lithuania, etc. Graduated from the Academy of Documentary and Art Photography “Photography” (2015) and International class for Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover (Germany, 2022). Collaborates with Belarusian and foreign media, including The Guardian, Takiye Dela, Republic, Novaya Gazeta (Europe), Der Spiegel, De Volkskrant, 6Mois, Russian Reporter, Esquire.ru, Lenta.ru, Meduza.io.
Mentor of the PhotoArtDoc educational program.
