Chania International Photo festival has been created by Blank Wall Gallery. Its aim is to gather more than 400 photographers from around the world each year, turning the town of Chania into an international centre of artistic expression focusing on photography.
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About
The festival will take place at the Center of the Mediterranean Architecture (CAM) in a building dating back from 1595 and at the Hamam on Katre Street, at the Old Harbor of Chania.
The building is known as the Grand Arsenali and was the biggest shipyard located in the Venetian port of Chania. During its lifetime it has hosted many Public Services of the Town of Chania. In 1997 started its renovation, which turned the building into one of the most important cultural centers in Crete. Some of the biggest events, which take place in Chania, are hosted in its premises. It is easily accessible and visited by thousands of people daily.
Categories
Cityscape
It is the artistic representation of the physical aspect of urban and public places. The atmosphere and the scenes of everyday life are part of cityscape photography. Everybody is on the run. The pace of life never slows down. There is a hectic rhythm full of noise and shouts. All these happen around tall, impressive buildings that are part of the city and its character. Photographs of such cities are welcome to take part in this category.
Monochrome
Monochrome photography has always been a beloved genre of photography. The existence of only one colour functions as an incentive that unlocks feelings and leads viewers to new paths of realization.
Almost everything has been shot in Monochrome, presenting a different aspect of the same subject Monochrome images are not direct renditions of their subjects but are abstractions from reality. Black and white photography as well as sepia and brown-hued images are welcome to be submitted.
Fine art
It stands in contrast to representational photography, which provides a visual account of specific subjects and events. It is the way photographers see the world around them and communicate it to their viewers. It’s a totally personal way of expression, which helps all of us realize what happens in the mind of a photographer. It is our window to the artist’s world and that is why it is so fascinating.
Street Photography
The urban environment is the perfect set for Street Photography. People moving around the city are the subjects of the photographers. Most of the photographs are candid and spontaneous. No one cares if the image is sharp or blurred, coloured or black and white. Everything that matters is the atmosphere of the city and the depiction of everyday life.
Landscape
It is a genre many photographers like and are willing to travel all over the world just to depict places that are out of the ordinary.
Some of the most beautiful and impressive places on earth. There are breathtaking photographs taken by both amateur and professional photographers, of places totally untouched by the human hand and others where the human element exists in harmony with nature.
All kinds of landscapes are welcome to take part in the contest.
Travelling
Travel photography expresses the feelings someone experiences when travelling to a place. Feelings connected to the land, the time, the culture, the people and most importantly to first impressions.
Seeing a place for the first time can provoke a number of strong feelings. Photographers have the privilege to be able to depict these feelings through their photographs, giving a very interesting final result to the viewers.
Terms
1.a. The competition is open to everyone that is over 18 years old, professional or amateur.
1.b. By entering the Competition you accept the competition rules imposed by Cip festival.
1.c. Entries must be submitted no later than March 31 2022. Beyond this date no submission will be accepted.
1.d. The organizers have the right to alter the submission deadline.
1.e. In order for your submission to be valid you should submit your work the way the organizer has indicated.
1.f. The submission of your photos is totally free of charge.
1.g. Each photographer is entitled to a single submission to which he may submit from one to five photographs.
1.h. You can submit all your photographs in one category (i.e. portraits 5 photographs) or up to 5 categories (one photograph in each), or in any other combination you wish (i.e. Portrait 2 photographs / panoramic 1 photograph / Fine Art 2 photographs).
1.i. Each participation can be distinguished in up to 2 categories.
1.j. Each photographer has the right to make only one submission. In case there are more than one submissions from the same photographer all of them will be immediately disqualified.
1.k. Only the artists who will be chosen to participate in the exhibition and be presented at the web page of Cip festival will have to pay the participation fee.
2.a. All submissions will be assessed by a jury committee that will choose the winners. Their decision will be final.
2.b. The committee consists of renowned international photographers and university professors.
The events of the festival will be held at Grand Arsenali and at the Hamam of Katre Street
The dates for participation in the Cip Festival 2023 have not been set yet.
The submission of your photos is totally free of charge.
Only the artists who will be chosen to participate in the exhibition and be presented on the web page of the Cip festival will have to pay the participation fee.
All artists taking part in the festival will receive a Certificate mentioning their participation in the Cip Festival.
Chania International Photo Festival
Chania International Photo festival has been created by Blank Wall Gallery. Its aim is to gather more than 400 photographers from around the world each year, turning the town of Chania into an international centre of artistic expression focusing on photography.
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W: www.chaniafilmfestival.com
