Newsgroup: it.arti.fotografia
Titolo: Large-Format Contest

First Contest in European Large-Format Photography
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The magazine SCHWARZWEISS (Black and White) and the FORUM FOR EUROPEAN
LARGE-FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY jointly announce a contest in European
Large-Format Photography. 
The aims of this transnational contest are to discover photographers and
their work, to establish a link to the artistic tradition in this area
of photography, and to provide large-format photography with a number of
forums for discussions and presentations.
All of the photographs submitted will be scanned without any sort of
preliminary selection and published at the following Web site:
http://www.europagrossformat.at/
 
Photographies which are selected by the jury will be published in a
separate Internet Gallery, with the possibility of publication in the
magazine SCHWARZWEISS as well as exhibitions in European galleries and
at the Photokina 1998 and 2000.
Participation criteria, deadlines und detailed information at
http://www.europagrossformat.at/
You may also ask for information via e-mail at
viewc...@weisserlotus.co.at
.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Forum for European Large-Format Photography
SCHWARZWEISS Contest
c/o Lotus View Camera
Ernsting 31-32
5121 Ostermiething
Tel. 
+43 (0) 6278 - 7900
Fax  
+43 (0) 6278 - 7476

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From the site:
The entry fee is DM 15,- per participant and picture submitted. This fee 
is used for financing the presentation in the Internet (WWW-pages, hard- 
and software, working hours)
Submissions can only be returned if postage adequate to the size and 
number of pictures sent in is enclosed (photos can be recovered by 
personally calling for them at any time). 
The photographers retain the copyright. Submission grants the right to 
publish the photos on-line, in the magazine SCHWARZWEISS, and in the 
European Large-Format Photography Yearbook, which will present the 
winning photographs of the entire contest.
A copy will be presented free of charge to each photographer. Submission 
also grants the right to have photos with the inclusion of the 
photographer愀 name published within the context of reports on the 
contest.
Those contestants whose photos have been selected are also obliged to 
provide prints free of charge for exhibitions.
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Please post commetns on this only in appropriate newsgroups, such as the 
large-format discussion group. 
John

 provide prints free of charge for exhibitions.
The contest offers the opportunity to exhibit at different galleries
throughout Europe  as well as at the renowned Photokina fair in Cologne. This
is a unique chance for every serious photographer to become better known as
well as finding buyers for his / her artwork. The contest provides
opportunies, not obligations.
The text also says clearly:
"In addition, an international European network of galleries will adopt
certain themes and present them to the public. This will encompass a series of
exhibitions at which prints can be sold. ***The fees for this service are
charged to the artist***"
For further information please have a look at
http://www.europagrossformat.at/
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