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Black & White

monochromatic fine art photography

Darkroom Gallery   /   Deadline: 04/15/15

Black & white photography is a timeless art; always relevant, always contemporary despite being historically ancient.

Photographer Robert Frank states, "Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected."

Darkroom Gallery is calling for works that excel within these monochromatic constraints. The absence of color adds a sort of purity to images, shows the bones of a composition without the chaff. It allows for the photographer top get creative within a variance of grays, whites, blacks and sepias - abstraction is bred within restraint.

Whether you are a darkroom purist or a Photoshop guru, show us your love for hue-less images. We want to see your best black and white or alternative process photographs. Pay tribute to the origins of photography.

Additional info: http://www.darkroomgallery.com/ex69/.

Location

Darkroom Gallery, 12 Main St., Essex Junction, VT 05452

Fees

$24 for 4 images

Eligibility

Black & White is open to all photographers of all ages and skill levels worldwide.

Requirements

- Entrants must be at least 18 years old. If you are younger. you must have a parent or legal guardian make the submission for you.
- All submitted photos must have been taken by the photographer making the entry. If you are a parent or legal guardian submitting for a minor, please make it clear and who you are actually submitting for.
- Images may not have been exhibited at the Darkroom Gallery within the last year.
- All submissions must be made by digital files through upload on DarkroomGallery.com or sent via email to submissions@DarkroomGallery.com along with an application form. There is a $5.00 surcharge for email entries.
- Images should be as large as possible but no larger than 1280 pixels on the longest side, type jpg - set to the highest quality. The color space should be set to sRGB. DPI is only relevant for output purposes and does not effect the stored size of the image. It can be set to any number, but if you must specify something go with 72 dpi. Click here for help with resizing.
- Up to four images may be submitted for a non-refundable fee of $24 US for on-line submission and $29 for email submission.
- Additional images may be submitted for an additional $5 US per image.
- Images must be received by midnight EST on the submission closing date for the exhibition you are submitting for
- Payment must be received by the close of submissions for the exhibit you are submitting for.

Awards

- All selected entries are exhibited in our gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog.
- Juror's Choice receives a 30x48" vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image, free entry into a future exhibition, and a free exhibition catalog.
- Honorable Mentions receive free exhibition catalogs and free entry in a future exhibition.
- People's Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit.

Considerations

We offer free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibition, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs.

Evaluation Criteria

Once submission for an exhibit close, all entries are submitted to the Juror for that exhibit anonymously. The juror will not know the name of the photographer or if two photos were taken by the same photographer. Jurors are charged with selecting about 45 entries for display in the Darkroom Gallery, in Essex Jct. Vermont. Jurors have sole discretion as to their selections. Please do not attempt to contact jurors to influence their choices. Doing so will disqualify your entry. Our goal is to announce the selected entries for each exhibit within seven days of the submission close date. This will be by email and on the Darkroom Gallery web site.

Contact Information

Ken Signorello
12 Main St.
Essex Junction, VT 05452

P: 802.777.3686
W: http://www.darkroomgallery.com/ex69/
E: info@darkroomgallery.com

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