Fading Light The tension between wanting to hang on to the light but at the same time welcoming the darkness. Fading light - shadows, absence of light, twilight, darkness, losing sight, transformative. This theme can be used figuratively as well as literally. Portraits, fashion, editorial, landscape, documentary, conceptual or any other genre is open for consideration. Both color and b&w are eligible. ____________________________________   We are currently accepting images for Open to Interpretation: Fading Light.   Photo Credit: Jim McKinniss, Monika Lawrence, Jeff Grant, Shea Naer, Lora Abernathy, Joseph D.R. OLeary ____________________________________ Publication and Awards $1000 Cover Award $300 Judge's Choice Award Photography $300 Judge's Choice Award Writing or Poetry Being selected to be part of this publication puts you in great company with other photographers, writers, and poets. This publication is dedicated to providing a place for artists to gain recognition and exposure for their work. All participants chosen, if so desired, will have their name, web page and/or mailing address indexed in the book so as they can be contacted directly regarding their work.   ____________________________________     Photography Judge George Slade has provided fine photographic artists and their audiences with insightful interpretation and curatorial expertise in exhibitions, classes, writings, lectures, and face-to-face exchanges for over 25 years. Formerly the artistic director of Minnesota Center for Photography, the director of the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers Program, and recently the curator at the Photographic Resource Center in Boston, George is a veteran presence at portfolio review events like Fotofest, Photolucida, Critical Mass, PhotoNOLA, and the Society for Photographic Education's regional and national conferences. In the last three years he juried regional and national exhibitions for the Coalition of Photographic Arts (Milwaukee), New Directions 2009 at the Wallspace Gallery (Seattle), the 2011 Clarence John Laughlin Award at the New Orleans Photographic Alliance, the New England Photography Biennial at the Danforth Museum of Art (Framingham, MA), and IRevelar at the Naomi Silva Gallery in Atlanta. George received a 2007 award from the Creative Capital/Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program; his writings and reviews appear extensively in print and online; some may be found at his web site, re:photographica. He lives in Minneapolis with his partner Stephanie and their children.   Writing Judge Jacqueline Kolosov's ekphrastic poetry collection is Modigliani's Muse (TurningPoint, 2009). Her third collection, Memory of Blue, is forthcoming from Salmon Poetry in early 2013. Pecan Grove Press just released Hourglass. She also works in prose and has published essays, short fiction, as well as several young adult novels. Recent journal publications include The Southern Review, The Missouri Review, Orion, and Confrontation. She was awarded an NEA Literature Fellowship in Prose in 2008. A native of Chicago, Jacqueline is now on the creative writing faculty at Texas Tech University.   ____________________________________ Photography Guidelines Each volume of Open to Interpretation represents a unique collaboration between photographers and writers. The content for each book is sought via two distinct calls for entry/submissions: Photography "Call for Entry." After judging takes place, the selected images will be posted online. Writing “Call for Submissions.” After viewing the selected photographs online, writers craft and submit an interpretation of an image in poetry or prose. Two written works will be selected for each photograph. ____________________________________ Eligibility and Submission Guidelines Any amateur or professional photographer is welcome to submit work for consideration. The image must be original and created by the person entering the work. All images created will be accepted for consideration, including but not limited to film, digital, alternative process, mixed media, digital manipulations, old world processes, pinhole, solar etchings, iPhone, etc. Either color or black & white is acceptable. All images must be submitted electronically. Previously published material for which non-exclusive rights were granted may be entered as long as you still maintain the rights.  For a photo in which a person is recognizable, and the image was taken in a non-public setting, you must secure a model release from the subject and provide upon request. Mailed/emailed submissions will not be accepted. Note: Images selected by jurors for publication in a previous issue of Open to Interpretation are NOT eligible. Images previously submitted but not yet selected for publication may be resubmitted as often as you wish.  ____________________________________ Preparing your Submission sRGB or RGB color space (standard) - not CMYK. Save files to 72 dpi resolution, flattened layers, 8 bit JPG files. Sized to 1280 pixels on the longest side, the other size width or height proportional. JPG compression at level 7 (medium). This compression level will not affect the quality of the images viewed on the monitor. Each image should be titled. DO NOT USE characters other than a period or underscore preceding jpg in the file name. The following characters !@#$%^&*()+?/"~ will lead to image uploading problems. Enter zero in the field for width, height and depth.   Uploading your Submission Click here to go to Smarter Entry submission site Select Account Login If this is your first visit, please create an account. When asked for width, height, and depth, enter 0 (zero) If a thumbnail image of your work appears, the image has been successfully submitted ____________________________________   Judging Open to Interpretation judges are asked to choose photographs that speak to them, that have something to say, and/or tell a story. Images will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit. All work is reviewed anonymously by the judge and decisions are final.  ____________________________________   Acceptance The selected work will be announced via email. Accepted images will be posted online. Open to Interpretation reserves the right to disqualify those who are unable to provide a high-resolution file. Further information will be provided for those that are accepted. ____________________________________ Use of Images The photographer warrants that his or her submission does not infringe on any third party's rights, and that the entrant has obtained any necessary permission from any third party to submit the photograph. All entrants agree that any image submitted to Open to Interpretation may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly relating to the publication. This may include, but is not limited to, publication in any printed materials, advertisements, electronic media, displays and websites. The artist grants the use of their images as stated without further contact or compensation. Any image used shall carry a credit line of the artist. Copyright and all other rights remain with the artist.     click here to download sample photo contract

Photographer's Important Dates    Submissions Open: November 17, 2011    Early Submissions Due: January 19, 2012    New Extended Final Deadline: June 26, 2012    Results Posted Online: July 9, 2012      Scheduled Book Launch: May 1, 2013   Entry Details           Submission Fees: $40 for 5 images    ($10 each additional image). Save $10    if submitted by January 19, 2012            Join Mailing List    Stay informed about deadlines,    future calls and events. First: Last: Email: City: State/Province: Country: Is your interest as.... (click all that apply)   Photographer Writer Book Collector Art Lover and Supporter   Questions?    info@open2interpretation.com    651.312.0113