The 10th Annual AIA West Jersey Photography Competition
The 2015 Photography Competition marks AIAWJ’s 10th year of hosting amazing event. Each year the caliber of images submitted is amazing and we Thank all of those who have sent in entries over the years to make this so successful. This year’s competition has officially opened for submissions. Winning entries are selected by a jury and will be used in the AIA West Jersey 2016 Calendar that will be distributed to members and affiliates. Images of the winning entries will be shown at AIA-WJ events in 2016. Also, from the winning entries an online public voting is held each fall, this determines the three “Best” selections that receive cash awards.
ELIGIBILITY: Competition is open to all AIA members and affiliates, students and the general public.
2014 Competition Overall Best Entry
Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul by Nevin Kishbaugh
CATEGORIES:
Color
Black & White
AWARDS:
A minimum of 13 winners will be chosen for inclusion in the calendar, in addition the three following awards will be presented with cash prizes:
Best Overall Entry – $ 250 prize
Best Color – $ 150 prize
Best Black & White – $ 150 prize
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: • Entry Fee is nonrefundable for up to (5) prints per entry: $25.00 members & affiliates, $15.00 for students, and $40.00 non-members
• FEE and completed Entry Form MUST accompany all images entered.
• Unlimited number of entries.
• Subject must have an architectural theme or contain an element of the human-made environment. Photographic interpretation will be judged, not the architecture. Location of images is unrestricted.
• Entries must have been taken and owned by the participant.
• Entries may be submitted in either mounted print or digital format. Print entries MUST still include submission of digital images either on CD or USB drive.
• Mounted prints are to be 8×10 images mounted on 11 x 14 presentation quality white mat boards (No Foam Core), attach a sealed envelope with the following information taped to the back of each mounted print: name, address, phone number, print title, location of image or description.
• Digital images must be on CD or USB flash drive (will not be returned). Photographs may be originally shot in digital format or may be high resolution scans of 35 mm. Final image must be good enough quality to print 8×10 size. Images should be scanned at 300 dpi (ppi) at the final output size and saved as a JPG or TIFF file, maximum size 10 MB.
• Participants grant reproduction rights and permissions to AIA West Jersey to use all submitted images (in either print or electronic form) for organizational calendar, website, exhibition, publications, fundraising and promotional purposes. All mounted print entries become property of AIA West Jersey.
• Submission of entry implies acceptance of all above conditions.
ENTRY DEADLINE: Entry(s) must be received by August 5, 2015
MAIL ENTRIES TO: AIA-WJ Photo Competition, c/o Ignarri-Lummis Architects, 601 Chapel Avenue East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
ADDITIONAL INFO or QUESTIONS – photo@aiawestjersey.org or 856-234-7367
