Category: Calls for Entry

Auckland Photo Day: 24 hours, one day, one city

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Auckland Photo Day is an open access public competition run over a period of 24 hours. For one day only photographers are asked to capture an image which reflects their Auckland. The 2006 Auckland Photo Day is on Saturday June 10.

Groups, individuals, families, children and anyone who has access to a camera is encouraged to participate and enter photographs which portray the scenes, people and places that reflect their Auckland city.

This event is part of the Auckland Festival of Photography

Check out the Auckland Photo Day Web site for prizes, rules, and how to participate

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NZ National Library photography exhibitions, talks & photographic competition

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More info at: http://www.natlib.govt.nz/en/whatsnew/1exhibitions.html – both exhibitions run until 16 July 06 at the National Library, corner of Aitken & Molesworth Streets, Wellington, New Zealand.

Within Memory: Aspects of New Zealand documentary photography 1960–2000

From photographic projects such as Chris Matthew’s ‘Citizens of Napier’ and Anne Noble’s ‘Hidden Lives – the work of care’ to Peter Sharpe’s photographic record of stockcar racing in the 1970s to photographs taken by a New Zealand soldier serving in East Timor in 2001, ‘Within Memory’ shows photography contributing to a sense of the world we live in and the events we have shared.

Verbatim … revelation to oblivion: Photographs of words and books as seen by New Zealand artists

A particularly apt exhibition for the National Library Gallery, ‘Verbatim’ brings together an engaging selection of works by New Zealand artists who have taken words and books as their inspiration.

In association with these exhibitions, the National Library Gallery proudly presents a series of free lunchtime talks:

From bach to Bach – Paul Thompson, photographer and writer, Thursday 18 May, Gallery, 12.10pm

A librarian looks at photographs – John Sullivan, curator, Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, Thursday 15 June, Gallery, 12.10pm

With the participants in mind: collaborative documentary projects and practices

Professor Anne Noble, Massey University School of Fine Arts, Thursday 6 July, Gallery, 12.10pm

Admission is free to all events. Please see the Entertainment section of the Dominion Post on Wednesdays and Saturdays to confirm details of the events calendar.

Photo Competition

Send us your best documentary photograph and we’ll put it on display in the Library’s main foyer. A panel of well-known photographers will pick the best image and the winner will receive a $200 voucher to spend at Wellington Photographic Supplies. One entry per person, please, printed to A4 size.

Make sure your contact details are clearly marked on the entry and send it to: Photo Competition, National Library Gallery, PO Box 1467, Wellington – or drop it into the Visitor Centre in the main foyer of the Library. Entries close 30 June 2006. The winner will be contacted by 7 July. Your photograph will find a permanent home with the National Library Gallery. More info at http://www.natlib.govt.nz/en/whatsnew/1events.html

Auckland North Shore National Salon of Photography 2006

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Entries are now invited to this annual prestigious NZ photographic competition, organised by a sub-committee of the North Shore Photographic Society. Subjects are ‘Open’ and ‘Fantasy’, and may be in print or slide, monochrome or colour. All award-winning prints, approximately 120, will be on display at the Aotea Centre, Auckland, 12–28 July. The top slides will be shown as an Audio Visual presentation at the Society’s Clubrooms in Takapuna on 9 August. For an Entry Form, download this PDF or email jean.moulin[AT]xtra.co.nz (replace [AT] with @).

Entries close 16 June, 2006, at 5pm.

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Sitzer Records’ pinhole competition

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Wow, I’ve been set back to my childhood days…ever built a pinhole camera? Check out www.sitzer-records.de > lazy comet> video pinhole camera. This homemade low budget clip is great fun. I love it! there’s a competition going on, so dump your digital camera and get analogue again! plus pinhole camera is one of my favourite tracks right now. Makes springtime mornings (afternoons and nights) the best time of year!

Build your own camera and send us the pictures until 31st July (contact address on the homepage). The first 3 places will be winning a fantastic Lazy Comet package.

Read more at Sitzer Records (Deutsch)

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UK/Ireland Citizen Journalism Award announced

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The Nokia Citizen Journalism Awards are a celebration of the very best in citizen journalism in the UK over the last 12 months. The role of the citizen journalist or witness contributor has become increasingly important in the last year with many news reports taking their lead from submissions from the general public.

Run and controlled by Press Gazette, the magazine dedicated to UK journalism that brings you the British Press Awards and Regional Press Awards, the inaugural Nokia Citizen Journalism Awards 2006 are an opportunity to acknowledge just some of the excellent picture and video footage that has been published for the first time in the UK and Ireland.

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The entrant’s/nominee’s picture/footage must have been published/used in a recognised magazine, newspaper, broadcast service, self-published blog, citizen journalism website, photo-sharing website or internet news service company from within the British Isles.

The picture or footage must have been taken between May 1st 2005 and April 30th 2006.

The entrant must be resident in the UK or Ireland.

In a rare burst of sanity, there is no entry fee.

Go to the Citizen Journalism Awards Web site

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FILE Magazine toy camera photography contest

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FILE Magazine, an excellent online "magazine of unexpected photography", are holding a toy camera photography contest!

The Toy Camera Contest celebrates—you guessed it—Toy Cameras, the cheap and cheesy little cameras with low end specs and intriguing results. We encourage all amateur and professional photographers to enter this contest, and you may enter as often as you wish. Entries are accepted from April 24, 2006 until June 15, 2006 at midnight, Pacific Standard Time. And like any proper contest, there are rules, judges, and prizes.

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How to Submit: Use the Submission form (select "Toy Camera" in the Project drop-down list and enter the camera type with the Title) to upload a file, or use the Feedback form to send a URL that directly links to your image(s).

Read guidelines and submit work at filemagazine.com

Reminder: last week to submit to JPG magazine issue 6: Oops!

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Sometimes the best shots are accidents. They come from the moment your finger slips, your settings are wrong, you shoot into the sun, or your model sneezes. The results are more about serendipity than technique, and they can surprise even the most accomplished photographer.

The theme for Issue 6 is "Oops!" to celebrate these happy accidents. We’re seeking submissions of photos that say “Oops!” to you. Maybe it’s a photo you didn’t mean to take, or a moment you didn’t expect to capture. You’re encouraged to have fun with the theme. Surprise us!

Got the perfect "Oops!" photo? Submit it now! Submissions open until April 30, 2006.

Projekt30’s June online juried exhibition

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"Projekt30 is taking submissions for its 24th publicly juried exhibition, scheduled to open June 1st, 2006. We are an artist-run arts organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists. The exhibition will include thirty artists; invitations will be sent to over 50,000 galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. All artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition so visitors of Projekt30 may help select which artists will be included in the May Exhibition. Visitors have the option of contacting any participating artist with feedback or opportunities. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive some exposure."

Deadline: May 1st, 2006
Opens: June 1st, 2006
Fee: $35 for up to 10 images

Go to www.projekt30.com or email admin@projekt30.com for more details.

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