
LOS OJOS DEL TIEMPO INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR
1st INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
THEME: “TIME/EL TIEMPO”
GRAND PRIZE: $25,000.00 MEXICAN PESOS
(APROXIMATELY $2,000 USD)
AND 25 COPIES OF "LOS OJOS DEL TIEMPO" PERPETUAL JOURNAL
OBJECTIVE:
To promote photography and photographers through the publication of the first International edition of “Los Ojos del Tiempo” Perpetual Journal. The Perpetual Journal is printed with the highest quality standards and is distributed in the main cultural retailers in Mexico and through South and North America. This represents an excellent promotional platform for the 70 selected photographers, whose contact information is printed along with their selected work in the Perpetual Journal.Los Ojos del Tiempo is an independent Mexican company located in Guadalajara, Mexico that has published the work of photographers Vida Yovanovich, Paulina Lavista, Maya Goded, Xill Fessenden, Yolanda Andrade, Marcela Taboada, Mónica Cárdenas, Cecilia Salcedo, Francisco Mata Rosas, Lourdes Grobet, Elsa Medina, Javier Hinojosa, Alicia Ahumada, luis/caballo, Patricia Aridjis, Cannon Bernáldez, Gabriel Figueroa Flores, Federico Gama, Jock McDonald and Tatiana Parcero in the various volumes of Imágenes de Mexico Collection since 2005.
REQUIREMENTS:
· Contest is open to professional and non-professional photographers of any nationality.
· The theme is “TIME/EL TIEMPO” as interpreted by the photographer. There are no restrictions or censorship.
· Participants must prepare a portfolio consisting of 5 to 12 photographs.
· Only one portfolio per participant will be accepted.
· All the photographs in the portfolio must have a square format (10” x 10”).
· All the photographs must be black and white.
· The photographs that make up the portfolio must be submitted on a CD with the following specifications:
1. The CD must be marked in permanent ink with the complete name, telephone number (area code included) and e-mail of the photographer.
2. Each image must be formatted to 300 DPI, 8 bits, grayscale and .tiff format.
3. The size of each image must be 10” x 10”.
4. Each file should be saved on the CD with the author’s name or pseudonym-title of the image-country-type of file.
Example: oscar fernandez-añoranza-mexico.tiff
Avoid the use of special characters, such as / \ º “ * + : & ) ´ ( % # ^[ , etc.
· Any defective CD that cannot be viewed will be automatically disqualified. It is the photographer’s responsibility to verify that the CD can be read on any computer.
· Deadline for submission is June 8th, 2010.
· Participants must pay an entry fee of $20.00 USD in one of the three following ways;
a. Via PayPal by credit card through the website www.losojosdeltiempo.com, proof of payment must be included with the entry materials.
b. By Money Order or Cashier’s Check made payable to Marcela Cardenas for entries submitted in the U.S.A.
c. By deposit to Bank HSBC, account number 4029514627, account holder Mónica Cárdenas Ruiz Velasco
· Personal checks will not be accepted.
· Entry materials will not be returned.
· All entries will be judged by 3 recognized professional photographers designated by Los Ojos del Tiempo.
· The grand prize winner will be announced on July 1st, 2010 at www.losojosdeltiempo.com and the selected photographers will be notified via e-mail.
· The grand prize of $25,000 pesos, approximately $2,000.00 U.S. Dollars, will be presented on September 2010 in an official ceremony in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
· Entries must consist of:
1. A CD containing the images according to the above mentioned requirements.
2. A piece of paper printed with complete name, address, telephone number, e-mail and website. E-mail and website information will be included as the contact information of selected photographers in the Perpetual Journal 2011 edition.
3. Entry fee or proof of payment.
4. Entries must be received by the deadline at one of the following addresses:
In the U.S.A. & CANADA
Marcela Cardenas
Los Ojos Del Tiempo
P.O. Box 16424
Tucson, AZ 85732
Phone: (520) 256-5245
In Mexico and other countries (except U.S.A. & CANADA)-
Los Ojos del Tiempo
Attn: Monica Cardenas
Calle Escuela Militar de Aviación 60 – A
Colonia Ladrón de Guevara, CP 44600
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Phone: (*) 52 33 36 30 36 90
· The participant acknowledges having all the rights on the submitted photographs and holds the organizer of this contest free from any claim from third parties that may occur on this respect.
· Entries that are lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, will not be eligible.
· Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photographs included in the Los Ojos del Tiempo Perpetual Journal 2011 edition without any fee or other form of compensation. Los Ojos del Tiempo reserves the right to use the submitted photographs in their publications and promotional items. Photographs will be credited to the photographer named in the entry portfolio.
· Any situations and conflicts not covered in this announcement will be resolved by the organizers. Such decisions are final.
· By entering in the contest the participant agrees to all terms mentioned above.
Mexico Ph: (*52 33) 36 30 36 90 · (*52 1) 333 1783672 cell
U.S.A. Phone: (520) 256 5245
Escuela Militar de Aviación 60A Ladrón de Guevara· CP44600· Guadalajara· Jalisco· México