THE VIPA 2012 – CALL FOR ENTRIES

KUNSTNETZWERK (modern contemporary art gallery and network), Raed Bawayah (photographer), in collaboration with « Eyes-On » European Month of Photography Vienna, are pleased to announce the Open Call #1st edition of the Vienna International Photographic Awards «VIPA 2012 » for documentary photography.
Participation is open to professional, non-professional and student photographers from any country. Submission must be a single photo or a series, which focus on documentary photo-reportages such as social, cultural, political or environmental issues.
Besides the total value of 7.000 EUR in money prizes the short-listed winners will be published in the VIPAʼs official catalogue. The 3 finalists will take part in a group exhibition in November 2012 in Vienna (during the European Month of Photography). The awards will be divided into three sections: 1st prize (4.000 EUR), 2nd prize (2.000 EUR) and 3rd prize (1.000 EUR). The awards ceremony and the group exhibition opening will be held on the 15th November 2012 in Vienna.
Winners will be selected by our panel of highly esteemed judges: Michael Ackerman (photographer, U.S.), Raed Bawayah (photographer, PS), Carola Dertnig (lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, A), Thomas Licek (director of « Eyes-On » European Month of Photography Vienna, A), Hannamari Shakya (curator and editor of Photo Raw Magazine, FIN), Horst Stasny (photographer and curator, A).

Deadline for Entry: April 30th, 2012

Entry Fee: 29 EUR

Register online via the VIPA 2012 website:
http://www.thevipawards.com

Media contact:
Celia Clement +33 6 29 39 75 01 press@thevipawards.com

EPOTY encourages images of places and people that are benefitting from a changing climate, or vulnerable ecosystems and communities that are struggling with the effects. Images examine the relationship between economic development, environmental degradation and social inequity, celebrate innovations helping us achieve environmental improvements, examine lifestyles, cultural traditions, spiritual activities and racial prejudices, and celebrate the incredible variety and beauty that exists within our natural environment.

Categories:

* Mott MacDonald’s Changing Climates
* Innovation in the Environment (New Category for 2010)
* The Natural World
* The Underwater World (New Category for 2010)
* Quality of Life
* A View From the Western World (New Category for 2010)
* Young Environmental Photographer of the Year – Under 16
* Young Environmental Photographer of the Year – Under 21

Prize fund: £3,500

Each picture must be assigned to only one of the categories above but you may enter more than one picture into a category. There is a maximum of seven images per entrant.

Judging criteria:

* Impact – does it illustrate immediate, subtle or resonant messages?
* Creativity – is it unusual, thoughtful, beautiful, subversive or ironic?
* Originality – is the subject treated differently, and is the subject matter new?
* Composition – consider the perspective, balance, clarity of meaning and focus of statement
* Technical Quality – consider clarity, focus, lighting, exposure, and colour

All entries should be jpegs over 2MB. Your image must be of good enough resolution that it can be printed at the minimum size of approximately A3 (or the equivalent ratio of your image), meaning we require an image to be at 300dpi.

* Copyright: Photographers retain the copyright of any image entered into the Environmental Photographer of the Year.
* Eligibility: Open to all professional and amateur, national and international photographers of all ages working with digital and film photography.
* Entry fee: Free
* Entry deadline: 31 July 2010

Official web site: http://www.ciwem.org/arts/photographer/epoty_competition_2010.asp