Dear Photographers,
We are excited to announce the call for entry for our upcoming 4th Photography Exhibition ” Life Around You – 4 ” by Grasshoppers Photographers Community on 12-14 February, 2016 at Drik Gallery, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
Submission starts at 24th November, 2015
Last Date of Submission 24th December, 2015
While submitting photos, please check out the following rules and conditions:
There will be Two (2) categories for submitting photographs:
1. Single Image Submission:
a) Life Style.
b) Street Photography,
c) Conceptual,
d) Nature & Landscape,
e) Portrait,
While submitting Single Image, please check out the following rules and conditions:
1. One participant can submit a maximum (4) Nos of photos.
2. Photo Must be 3000 px (minimum) in the longer side.
3. Rename your photo as YOUR NAME_PHONE NUMBER_FLICKR NAME(if any)_PHOTO NUMBER_CAPTION(if any).jpg
4. Mention “YOUR NAME_PHONE NUMBER” in subject of the mail and send mail to “[email protected]
5. Both color and b&w photos are acceptable.
6. No Border or No Watermarks are acceptable.
7. Only jpg/jpeg versions are acceptable.
8. Once selected, you will need to pay 1300 taka per selected photo. You will be given your frame after the end of the exhibition.
2. Photo Story Submission:
a) Any kinds of subject can be applicable.
While submitting photo stories, please check out the following rules and conditions:
1. One participant can submit a maximum (2) Two Nos. of Photo Series in separate mail to [email protected].
2. Should contain minimum 3 maximum 5 photos.
3. All photos should be minimum 3000 px in the longer side.
4. Mention “PHOTO STORY_YOUR NAME_PHONE NUMBER” in subject of the mail .
5. Send photos in a zip file by renaming file to YOUR NAME_PHONE NUMBER_FLICKR NAME(if any)_PHOTO STORY_CAPTION(if any).zip.
6. Put the serial no# for every photo.
7. Both color and b&w photos are acceptable.
8. No Border or Watermarks are acceptable.
9. Only jpg/jpeg versions are acceptable.
10. Once selected, you will need to pay 2500 taka per Photo Story. You will be given your frame after the end of the exhibition.
Selection:
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Photos will be selected by our honorable judge well known Freelance Photographer G.M.B Akash. He will curate our exhibition Life Around You – 4.
G.M.B Akash’s passion for photography began in 1996. He attended the World Press Photo seminar in Dhaka for 3 years and graduated with a BA in Photojournalism from Pathshala, Dhaka. He has received more than 40 international awards from all around the world and his work has been featured in over 50 major international publications including: Time, Sunday Times, Newsweek, Geo, Stern, Der Spiegel, Brand Ein, The Guardian, Marie Claire, Colors, The Economist, The New Internationalist, Kontinente, Amnesty Journal, Courier International, PDN, Die Zeit, Days Japan, Hello, and Sunday Telegraph of London.
In 2002 he became the first Bangladeshi to be selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Master class in the Netherlands. In 2004 he received the Young Reporters Award from the Scope Photo Festival in Paris, again being the first Bangladeshi to receive the honor. In 2005 he was awarded Best of Show at the Center for Fine Art Photography’s international competition in Colorado, USA. In 2006 he was awarded World Press Photo award and released his first book “First Light”.
In 2007 again he became the first Bangladeshi to be selected for the 30 Emerging Photographers (PDN 30) by Photo District News Magazine, USA.
He won the 7th Vevey international photography grant from Switzerland in 2009.
In 2009 ,Akash wins the international ‘ Travel photographer of the year ‘ title from the international travel photographer of the year competition ( TPOY 2009 ), the most prestigious award in travel photography. UK.
Akash was founded the FIRST LIGHT INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY in Narayangonj (near Dhaka), Bangladesh in August, 2013. Along with guest master photographers, he is teaching photography in workshops and seminars for aspiring young photographers at reasonable tuition. The proceeds from this are to help achieve his ultimate objective of providing basic education for street children, child sex workers, and child laborers.
Note:
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*** In case of any sale taking place during the exhibition, you will receive 70% of the price.
*** Submit your photo to [email protected]
*** Submission starts at 24th Nov, 2015 and last date of submission 24th December, 2015.
*** We shall inform through email and sms for the next steps who will be selected.
*** After selection procedure we will announce the name of selected photographers in group and in event page.
***Authority reserves the right to change anything without prior notice.
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For further information please call:
Muktar Hossain 01671362666
Parvez Khaled 01711080332
Ayon Ahmed 01678083255
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