Street photography contest -- deadline January 15, 2008

[j_sevigny]

The Center for Fine Art Photography in Ft. Collins, Colorado is hosting a

juried, street photography contest open to photographers from all over the

world. Selected photographers will be included in an exhibition March 28

through April 26, 2008 and be eligible for prizes ranging from subscriptions to

CameraArts Magazine up to $300 for the Juror's selection award.

 

The juror is Michelle Dunn Marsh, deputy director of Aperture Foundation.

 

For more information, check the Center's Web site at:

 

http://www.c4fap.org/

[lutz]

Thanks for the HU!

[kennethdastonjr]

Thanks for the info

[neilambrose]

<p>Weird rules though. To be exhibited as a winning image you need a model release for any recognizable person. That rules me out. Probably almost everyone else, too.</p>

[adityatw]

From what I read on the PDF doc, the release is required for images that are for sale, which is a standard rule. It is up to us to decide whether the image is for sale or not, right?

[Brad_]

>>> the release is required for images that are for sale, which is a standard rule.

 

Not a standard rule...

[Uhooru]

only required if used for commercial purposes, such as advertising..maybe they think they're going to use the winning photos as part of magazine promotion. that could be a problem.

[neilambrose]

<p>Agree with Brad - this is not a standard rule. I'm pretty familiar with what's normal in

competitions. And I've sold unreleased street photos through exhibitions. This is the first

time I've ever heard of a model release being required for a competition in the street

photography genre. It's got nothing to do with commercial terms - any photograph made on

the street can be sold without a release providing it's not presented out of context; comes

under fair rules for art. See Philip-Lorca Di Corcia for a precedent example.</p>

[Uhooru]

what if they put it on an insert and use to advertise the mag...it then becomes a commercial use, no?

[neilambrose]

<p><em>what if they put it on an insert and use to advertise the mag...it then becomes a

commercial use, no?</em></p>

 

<p>Perhaps, if it were used to advertise the magazine as a separate entity. But not if it

were used only to advertise the exhibition, and the magazine just happened to be carrying

the advert. (All galleries use images from their exhibitions as part of the promo for the

exhibition, for example).</p>

 

<p>The interpretation of 'commercial use' is more usually concerned with taking the

image and using it in a context unrelated to the image itself.</p>

[peteradownunder]

is it B&W or colour?

[cyanatic]

Hmmm...model release requirement for street photography? That does strike me as odd. Being extra cautious perhaps? I've never run across that either. Regardless, thanks for the heads up.

[j_sevigny]

You may want to e-mail the folks at the Center about that for clarification as I've exhibited pictures with recognizable faces there before and never provided a release. There may be some difference -- I'm only assuming this -- because I believe there's a publication element to this contest.

 

Best to everyone.

 

js

[clive1]

Regarding "Model Release," I received this reply from the Center for Fine Art Photography to my email query. Go figure...

 

Clive,

We are not requiring a model release for this

exhibition. Most anything you shoot will be acceptable.

Azarie

[lutz]

js, thanks again for the HU. One of mine was actually selected! Now I have to figure how to get it there - from Switzerland... :-) Cheers