Competition Guidelines
If you make your own black and white photographic prints in
the darkroom, would you like to show them alongside the North London Darkroom
members at the Rag Factory from the 5th to the 13th
December 2013? By entering this competition, you could be
one of the 8 photographers selected to exhibit your work with us as well as
having your work featured and printed in our photo-zine GRAIN!
The aim of this exhibition week is to show
the work of photographers printing their own photos, in whatever shape or form
that happens, anywhere from the cupboard under the stairs, all the way through
to the photographers that print using the facilities here at North London
Darkroom. The show aims to be a celebration of the work of those photographers,
choosing to maintain a physical presence in the many different and wonderful
ways they achieve this.
What You Need to Do
First of all you have to have pledged to
pay your
£15, through the crowdfunder website -
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
Make sure you email your submission from the same email address as the one you used to make your crowdfunder pledge, this is very important as we will not accept entries from a different email address.
The prints that you will submit for the
exhibition at the Rag Factory, must have been produced from a film negative, be black and white and produced from your own hand via a wet chemical based
process. We will not be accepting entries created digitally in any way, other
than as a method to submit your entry for the selection process.
You may submit up to three analog prints.
Your digital submissions for the
competition should be a Jpeg, no longer than 30cm at the longest side (300dpi).
Only Jpegs will be accepted. Please title each jpeg in this order:
Your name_Title_Print dimension in inches.jpg
Example: Sebastian_Edge_Weatherman_24x28.jpg
In your email, together with your
submission, take the opportunity to write up to 500 words to tell us something about
yourself, where and how you make your prints and maybe to talk about your work
and interests.
You can also include a Curriculum Vitae
(CV). We may also contact you for more information.
Your work might be printed in our photo-zine, and could also be used for press, online or for marketing purposes.
Following your submission, you should
receive an automated confirmation email. If this doesn’t happen, it means that
something has gone wrong, so get in touch with us via
info@londondarkroom.com and tell us
the problem.
The Deadline for email submission is the 4th November 2013, but don't forget to pledge by the 28th October or we can't accept your entry.
Make sure to get your submission in before this date, no refunds will be given for late submission. but you'll still get the zine and huge Thank You!!!
What happens if I am selected?
If you are selected to be one of the eight photographers, you will need to make sure that your prints will be framed and delivered to us - carefully wrapped - before the 4th December 2013.
We are happy to offer you support and advice on framing and deliveries where needed.
What if i want to submit from abroad?
International entries to the show are accepted.
If your work is selected, you will need to get your framed prints to us before the 4th December.
If this looks unlikely, due to shipping framed prints. We will offer support with framing*, but your prints will be kept by us and placed in the darkroom shop. If they are sold you will get a cheque, less the cost of the frame and a small commission 10%. Alternative arrangements can be made through our framer. More information, and alternative arrangements can be made if you are selected.
*This only applies to international entries, Uk based entries, must deliver framed prints ready for show. and be able to collect your prints from the darkroom one month after the show ends.
Who Are the Judges?
The North London Darkroom members are a
group of very mixed photographers, coming from different fields in fine art,
photojournalism and professional portraitists, as well as professional gallery
curators.
All the entries will go through a selection
process by the members of the Darkroom to achieve a selection of the most
interesting work submitted to be part of the show. Elena Gaddini, who is helping with the shows curation will also be involved in the selection process.
SEBASTIAN EDGE –
TEREZA ZELENKOVA –