Open Call – Portfolio Contest – Parallel Voices 2025
In the context of promoting modern photographic creation, Photometria International Photography Festival announces Parallel Voices portfolio contest, which will be open for submissions from November 1st to December 31st, 2024.
Applicants are kindly asked to submit one (1) portfolio of fifteen (15) photographs, from which eight (8) will be selected by the jury. Photometria is looking for photographers being capable to capture topics of their preference, an idea open to multiple perspectives or even to narrate a story of the world we inhabit.
The selected nine (9) portfolios will be showcased in thePhotometria International Photography Festival 2025 as part of a group exhibition entitled “Parallel Voices”.
Jury team
Panagiotis Papoutsis, Founder – Photometria Festival
Achilleas Tziakos , Founder – Photometria Festival
Panagiotis Pappas, Artistic Director – Photometria Festival
The selection of the portfolios will be based on the following criteria :
1. The relevance of the pictures to the topic.
2. The coherence of the pictures as a united whole.
3. The artistic and aesthetic quality of the photos.
Technical requirements & Fees
Image files must be JPG, 1500 pixels on the longest side, at 300 ppi. Please name your image files as follows: First name-Last name-Image number.jpg
Applicants need to send their pictures in a digital form via WeTransfer at portfolio@photometria.gr. Also, in the same WeTransfer the following data should be sent in PDF:
- Photographer’s portrait
- Project title
- Full name (name and surname)
- Nationality
- Address, City
- Phone number
- Short Bio (up to 150 words)
- Short project description (up to 150 words)
- Detailed project description – artist statement (up to 300 words), if available
The cost for each application is 15 euros. To find out ways of payment, please press: SUBMISSION
Results
The results will be announced, within two months from the end of the final submission of entries, on the festival’s website (www.photometria.gr) and social media pages. The winners will be also informed via email.
The best nine (9) portfolios that will be selected will be the material of the exhibition entitled “Parallel Voices”, for 2025.
For the first time, all 9 selected photographers, will receive free accommodation during the Photometria International Photography Festival 2025.
Terms & Conditions
1. Eligible applications are considered only those that have completed the payment procedure and had their portfolios sent via WeTransfer.
2. In case the photographs depict individuals without their consent, the responsibility lies exclusively on the photographer at whom the work belongs to and not on the Photometria International Photography Festival.
3. Image files must be JPG, 1500 pixels on the longest side, at 300 ppi. Please name your image files as follows: First name-Last name-Image number.jpg
4. In due time, selected artists will be asked to send high-resolution images, so that they will be promptly printed for the exhibition.
5. Applications will be accepted until December 31st, 2024, at 11.59pm.
6. Results will be announced on the festival’s website (www.photometria.gr) and social media pages. The winners will be also informed via email.
7. The selected portfolios will be part of the exhibition entitled ‘’Parallel Voices”, at a venue chosen by the festival. Photometria International Photography Festival reserves the right to use the selected pictures for the promotion of the exhibition, as also at future promotional activities of the festival, with reference to the artist. The printed portfolios will be reserved in the festival’s archive, which holds the right to manage and re-exhibit them.
8. By applying for the competition, you accept being informed about Photometria Festival activities via e-mail.
Submission of your portfolio entails acceptance of the above terms and conditions by each individual applicant.
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