This contest is different from what we have been doing up to now. The chosen works will appear in a virtual exhibition and artists will have the opportunity to sell their photographs to a wide, international audience. Blank Wall Gallery does not take any commission from the sales. Finally there are three important cash awards and many other important benefits for the participants.
AWARDS GUIDELINES
The submission of photos for the specific contest is free. Each photographer can participate with up to 5 files.
All photographers, amateurs and professionals who are over 18, are eligible to participate to the contest.
The artists who will be chosen to be presented at the web page of Blank Wall Gallery and be eligible to claim the €1,000 award in cash, will have to pay a participation fee of €35.
(The payment can be made via debit and credit cards)
This way, only the photographers who will participate in the voting process for the cash award, will pay a small fee. All the other artist who will submit their work and are not selected will not be charged.
VOTING PROCESS
The photographers who will be selected and will pay the participation fee will be 120 – 180. They will be the ones who will take part in the voting process and they will be able to vote and be voted for the cash award.
The difference of this contest compared to all the others, is that the number of the photographers who claim the award is very small (120 – 180), while in other contests the selection of the winner is among thousands of participants.
One or two days later all participants will receive an email by the Gallery which will ask for them to vote for the photographs they like. (They can vote for as many photographs as they wish).
Each artist can vote only once, that is why we are going to use a Google application which will not permit them to vote again.
As soon as the voting process is completed by all artists the winners who will share the €1,000 will be announced.
AWARDS & BENEFITS
€1,000 for the artists who will gather the most votes.
1st winner €600
2nd winner €250
3rd winner €150
All the photographs that will participate in the voting process will appear at the Blank Wall Gallery web page, the same way all our exhibitions are presented.
All photographs will be presented on a virtual exhibition through a highly visited international platform.
All works will have the chance to be sold from the virtual platform directly (no commission taken by BWG).
The 3 first winners will receive a Certificate indicating their position.
Positions 4 – 6 will receive a Certificate of Honorable Mention.
The 6 distinguished artists will receive a Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials.
The photograph of the 1st winner and the names of the 6 photographers who will be distinguished will be sent to all the contacts of Blank Wall Gallery via newsletter.
The 6 distinguished photographs and the names of the photographers will be presented on Social Media by Blank Wall Gallery.
Publication of catalogue on Blurb (to view online or aquire the printed version).
FILES PREPARATION
We only accept digital submissions. Each image file should be RGB, JPG Format, 1.800 pixels (the longest side) on 72 dpi.
The file names should be as follows:
lastname-firstname1.jpg,…same way for the rest of the photographs… lastname-firstname2.jpg… etc.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1.Send an email
Title of the email: The title of the contest you want to submit photographs for.
In the main body of the mail you should include: Your name and your country of origin.
Title of contest
Titles of the photos, with their corresponding file names.
2. Attach the photographs and sent the email at: submissions@blankwallgallery.com
For technical support related to uploading the photos, entry forms, and/or payments,
please send an email at: help@blankwallgallery.com
TERMS & CONDITIONS
In respect to the photographs you submit you warrant as follows.
1.a. You are the only copyright owner and creator of the photographs.
1.b. The photographs do not infringe upon the copyrights or any other intellectual property rights of any third person or entity, or violate any person’s rights of privacy, does not include trademarks owned by third parties or violate any other law.
1.c. Each person depicted in the photograph has granted permission to you.
1.d. All entrants agree to fully indemnify Blank Wall Gallery in respect of all royalties, fees and any other financial debt to any person by reason of your breaching any of the foregoing.
2.a. The royalties of the Works are not bestowed to Blank Wall Gallery at any time. The copyright of the Works remains in the creators and in them alone.
3.a. Blank Wall Gallery will not have any commercial profit from the Works that will be presented on its web page and it cannot exploit them at any time.
3.b. Only a small file in the size of 750 pixels will be kept for the prompt function of the web page.
4.a. Blank Wall Gallery assumes no responsibility for any incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information that has been uploaded on its web page. In no event will Blank Wall Gallery be responsible or liable for any technical or colour representation of the photos.
4.b. All photographs used by Blank Wall Gallery will clearly have the photographer’s credit. In case this has been overseen, there will be immediate corrections when mentioned.
4.c. All entrants agree that all photographs submitted to the competition may be used to promote and advertise Blank Wall Gallery.
4.d. Artists grant Blank Wall Gallery the right to use their images to promote the contest and for display on Blank Wall Gallery webpage.
4.e. Blank Wall Gallery may use all entries submitted for marketing & promotional purposes across all media though there may not be any monetary compensation.
Neither Blank Wall Gallery nor their associates, affiliates or partners assume any responsibility for photos submitted in violation of copyright regulations.
I have read and agree to all the rules and regulations of this agreement.
