CALL FOR PARTIC.- Photography Competition: Uzbekistan - Heart of Central Asia
Posted by: Diana Bayzakova <diana.bayzakova@cer.uz>
Call for participation
The United Nations Development Programme in Uzbekistan, Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the "Economic
Review" magazine would like to invite amateur photographers, who have
visited Uzbekistan and taken photographs of the country, to
participate in a photography competition named "Uzbekistan - the Heart
of Central Asia. Traditions and Culture Shaping the Future"
Objective:
The objective of the exhibition is to illustrate contemporary life in
Uzbekistan and show how traditions and culture may shape the future of
the nation through photographic images made by foreign visitors
traveling across the country.
Subject:
The key subject of the exhibition is traditions and culture of
Uzbekistan. This theme includes such issues as traditional way of
living, nation-wide holidays and local festivals, cultural heritage,
traditional garments, art and crafts and how the cultural inheritance
may influence development prospects.
Participants:
Amateur photographers who are non-residents of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, those who are currently living in the country of have
previously visited it.
Eligibility criteria:
1. You may send us a series of photos (up to 5 items), as well as
single photos; the minimum size is 30x40 centimeter;
2. Photos made by digital cameras should be sent on CDs in the JPEG,
TIF or PSD format with minimal resolution of 300 dpi (the maximum size
of the biggest side is 40 centimeters);
3. New and previously published photos are acceptable, so long as they
were not presented at the photo exhibitions "Uzbekistan the Heart of
Central Asia" 2005 and 2006.
4. By sending photos for the exhibition the authors agree for placing
them in our printed photo catalogue and on www.artandcraft.uz
web-site, as well as for using the photos at the pages of "Economic
Review" magazine and placing them in the photobase of the mentioned
magazine.
5. There are no participation and/or registration fees.
6. The participants of the exhibition will receive a copy of the photo
catalogue.
7. Only amateur photographers are admitted to participate in this
photo exhibition.
8. Each submitted photo should have an annotation (name of the
photographer, his/her contact details, title of the photo, date and
place the photo was taken).
9. Application forms, photos and/or media with appropriate files
should be submitted by November 10, 2007, to the following address:
5, 1 Tupik, Usmon Nosyr str., 100070, Tashkent, Uzbekistan with note
"For Photo Exhibition".
Selection criteria:
Within the exhibition the Selection Committee will provide selection of
all photos. The Committee includes both organizers and professional
photographers and artists.
The presented photos will be evaluated as per the following criteria:
- The compliance of the photo content to the subject and the goal of
the exhibition;
- art value of the photo;
- technical quality of the photo.
The closing date for submission is November 10, 2007
For further information regarding the photo competition please contact
Ms. Nadejda Kim at nadejda.kim@cer.uz
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