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Presentation
Planum announces an international photographic competition to celebrate
seven years of activity, to launch of its new home page and to support
its 2007 membership campaign, by inviting its readers to take part
in the new season, with the inauguration of its restyling.
"Friendly lands" and "Unfriendly lands" will be the
two macro sections in the competition that will mark the launch
of "Atlas of places", a photographic magazine published by
Planum.
The competition has been devised in collaboration with the INU
(Italian National Urban Planning Institute), Department of Urban
Studies (University of Rome 3), Department of Architecture
and Planning (Polytechnic of Milan) and the Urban Center
Bologna.
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Regulations
1) Applicants
The competition is open to everyone irrespective of age, nationality
and profession.
2) Rules for participation
a) Size and specifications of the photographs
Participants can submit more than one photograph in the competition
(with a maximum of ten photographs) grouped according to the macro-sections
"Friendly lands" and "Unfriendly lands" and with title.
The photographs on digital support must have a minimum resolution
of 300 dpi and a minimum size of 18x24.
b) Documentation required
The photographs shall be accompanied by the application form, signed
and compiled according to the attached model, and accompanied by
the photocopy of a document of identification.
c) Application fee
The fee for participation in the competition is € 50 (reduced rate
€ 25)* to be paid to:
ASSOCIAZIONE PLANUM CURRENT ACCOUNT NO. 10746; U. BANCA ANTONIANA
POPOLARE VENETA AG.37 ABI 5040 CAB 3375
Details of payment are to be shown on the application form. Participation
in the photographic competition provides automatic membership to
"Planum Association" (non-profit cultural association, which has
supported the digital magazine since 2002).
d) Delivery
- By email.
Files and application form can be sent to: staff@planum.net
(do not exceed 10 mb. for each email)
- By post.
CD or DVD and application form should be sent to:
Planum Association, Piazza Farnese, 44 00186 Rome, Italy
Please indicate on the envelope "Planum.net International Photography
Competition"
e) Registration
All participants in the competition are invited to register for
the www.planum.net newsletter (through the home page), in order
to receive immediate information about the competition.
3) Selection and acceptance
a) Jury
The jury shall consist of 5 members chosen from experts in urban
planning, architecture, photography and cinema. The members of the
jury will be announced by the 31 October 2006 through the web site
www.planum.net.
b) Selection and evaluation criteria
The jury, meeting in private, shall proceed to the selection of
the photographs and announce the winners. The selection shall be
carried out having regard to:
1. relevance to the theme
2. the significance of the subject chosen for the reportage
3. technical content
4) Prizes
The prize, for the three winning entries, will be the publication
of their photographs on the home page of www.planum.net.
The winner of the first prize will receive an annual subscription
to one of Planum's associate magazines. A selection of the best
photographs will be shown in the new section "Atlas of places" .
In the event of a successful outcome to partnership agreements currently
under discussion, there will be a photographic exhibition in a prestigious
cultural venue and the award of non-pecuniary prizes to the winners.
5) Ownership and rights over the photographs
The competition gives Planum the possibility of publishing photographs
(on its own site and in associated magazines) for at least the next
10 years. The author retains the intellectual property right over
the photographs in all circumstance. The material received will
not be returned.
*Application fees: € 50 participants in Canada,
USA, Hong Kong (China), Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,
United Arab Emirates, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lichtenstein,
Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United
Kingdom, Andorra, Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Portugal, Spain.
€25 participants in all other countries € 25 students Travel and
capture on camera the situation of places.
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