CALL FOR ENTRIES!
PHOTOS DE FEMMES IS PROUD TO LAUNCH
seeingWOMEN 2020
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED!
Imagine your work being exhibited at two amazing chateaux in France. Winners of this Photos de Femmes 2020 seeingWOMEN Call for Entries will be exhibited at two magnificent châteaux in France, which are featured on the British television show Escape to the Chateau DIY. One Grand Prize winner will receive a one week Artist Residency at Maison des Rêves in the South of France. Each exhibit will be part of immersive weekends of workshops, music, discussions and more, first at Stephanie Jarvis’s Chateau de LaLande in Crozon-sur-Vauvre June 19-21, 2020 and then at Ashley Adams and Johnny Darko’s Chateau de Lomenie in Montpouillan June 26-28, 2020. Festival and event information will be posted as it become available. All genders/identities are encouraged to apply.
Chateau de LaLande - Exhibition and festival scheduled for June 19-21, 2020
Chateau de Lomenie June 26-28, 2020
ELIGIBILITY AND THEME:
seeingWOMEN is open to all photographers worldwide—all genders, all genres, all experience levels working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde creative, professional/non-professional and experimental works that include old and new processes, mixed techniques, collages, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements are all welcome.
Our theme is “Women” in the broadest extension of her visual representation: girls, women at work, political statements about women, motherhood, discrimination, portraits, sensuality. Women in different cultures, women in education and in performing art. The theme is completely open and broad, aiming to have a vision of women. Nudes welcome. We fully believe in diverse, powerful, unrestrained and open representations of all aspects of women.
Photographers should submit images individually or as a series composed of 4 to 6 images, consisting of a coherent body of work, or part of a larger portfolio or series.
AWARDS:
Each category will have selected a First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize and Honorable Mentions as the Juror(s) decide. One photographer will be selected to receive the “Best in Festival” selection and will be awarded a one-week Artist in Residency at Maison des Rêves Bed & Breakfast/Photo Workshop in the south of France. Visit Maison des Rêves Website to see this fabulous location.
Winners of the seeingWOMEN contest will be featured on the Photo de Femmes’ website, press releases, and social media announcements and contests, and be included in other PDF international 2020 exhibitions when possible. Stay tuned for additional monthly/weekly contests and prizes.
CONTEST CATEGORIES:
FREEDOM - LIBERTÉ
EQUALITY - EGALITÉ
SISTERHOOD - FRATERNITÉ
WILD - SAUVAGE
GRACE - GRACIEUX
Chateau de Lomenie exhibition and festival scheduled June 26-28, 2020
JUROR(S):
Globally recognized photographer Renée Jacobs
Juror Renée Jacobs is an internationally acclaimed photographer and Executive Director of Photos de Femmes, whose work has been published and exhibited around the world. She has numerous solo monographs from esteemed publishers around the world, including Renée Jacobs’ PARIS, and her work regularly appears in Taschen anthologies and magazines globally. Recipient of the International Photography Award for Fine Art Nude, her photographs are in dozens of private and public collections. Additional jurors may be added at PDF’s discretion. Visit Renée Jacobs Website for more information about Renée Jacobs.
Chateau de LaLande Chapel
SELECTION FOR EXHIBITION:
Submitters should be able to send high resolution files (300 dpi) if their work is selected, to be printed for the exhibition. PDF will cover the printing/exhibiting costs for the winners and honorable mentions in each category up to 11”x17”.
Other Ideas: Selected winners will also have the option to send us their work with the caveat that we can retain the work for future shows. Send us things to wheatpaste. Or banners to hang on chateaux walls. Or blow us away with your creativity! You can select this option if you wish, with the understanding that our festivals will sometimes be displaying work outside and in quirky, out-of-the-box presentations. We will hang work in trees. We will float it in fountains. Work may get damaged. We can also arrange to offer you work for sale if you are interested. Message us for more information.
Winners can purchase additional printing options as follows:
13”x19”- €75
17”x22” - €100
Panel - €TBD
Aluminum - €TBD
DBond - €TBD
Hanging - €TBD
DEADLINES and IMPORTANT DATES:
Contest submission deadline: April 15, 2020.
Winners Announced: April 30, 2020
Deadline for announced winners to submit hi-res images: May 15, 2020
Exhibit at Chateau de LaLande : June 19-21, 2020
Exhibit at Chateau de Lomenie June 26-28, 2020
Dates and locations may be subject to change.
ENTRY FEES:
Single Image Submissions: 1 image for 20€, 2 images for 35€ and 10€ for each image thereafter
1 image – 20€
2 images– 35€
3 images – 45€
4 images – 55€
5 images – 65€
Series Submissions (4-6 images)
1 series - 55€
2 series - 85€
3 series - 115€
An image or series can be submitted to more than one category, counting as an additional image or series. A series must comprise one coherent part of a larger body of work. Separate entry fees apply.
All submissions require completion of Registration Form and payment below and images submitted via email.
Image: Renée Jacobs
Chateau de LaLande
PDF PATRONS:
PDF has several ways for you to support our important work. Photos de Femmes' Patrons will automatically have images included in the "Director's Circle" of each festival. Additionally, Sponsors can be included in all levels of promotion and branding. Patron details are as follows:
SILVER LEVEL: €300 per year = inclusion of 1 image – up to 11” x 17”
GOLD LEVEL: €825 per year = inclusion of 3 images – up to 11” x 17”
PLATINUM LEVEL: €1500 per year = inclusion of 6 images up to 11” x 17”, + inclusion on branding at events, social media mentions and inclusion in press releases
All prints made will become the sole property of PDF and will be utilized at PDF’s discretion, e.g. for future exhibits, etc.
REGISTRATION:
Fill out the following form to register and complete the payment of the entry fees. After completing Registration please review the next section for image submission instructions.
HOW TO SUBMIT IMAGES:
Please prepare the images and file name according to these specifications. Submit your images vie email. In your email please have CALL FOR ENTRY 2020 in the subject line. Send your images with your Paypal Transaction number, email address, category, # of images and/or series, and your website (optional). Email submissions to info@photosdefemmes.org
Single Image Naming: File name should be: Your First Name_Your Last Name _Category_ImageTitle
Series Naming: File name should be: Your First Name_Your Last Name _Category_SERIES (the word “SERIES” must be in the filename)_Series Title_#(image numbered in order of viewing)
Please do not use characters and symbols such as ß, á, å, è, ö, ø, ž, ´, ©, &, ", etc. Don’t use apostrophes or accents and don’t use IMG1234 etc for titles. If there is no title, simply use “Untitled”.
File Type should be: JPEG, profile sRGB or Adobe RGB, resolution = 72 dpi
No Watermarks/ Copyright Units/Logos on image files
The maximum largest dimension should be max 1800 pixels in the largest side (width or height) and no less than 1200 pixels
IMPORTANT: Before submitting your images please check that both filename, file size, resolution and filetype complies with the specifications; otherwise your submission could be rejected.
*See Terms and Conditions for details about Artist Residency