“Canticle of the Creatures” – Rules

Open Call

The associations dotART and Exhibit Around APS, organizers of the international photography festival Trieste Photo Days, are launching an open call for the project “Canticle of the Creatures”.

The call is open to photographers from all over the world. Registration is free.

Deadline

The call is open from March 20 to May 4, 2025. To participate, follow these simple steps:

• Register or log in to the online submission portal at my.dotlogic.net
• Select the call “Canticle of the Creatures“
• Follow the procedure to upload single photos and/or projects/portfolios, during the upload process, select one of the nine available tags to indicate the theme you wish to represent
• Wait for the confirmation email from dotLogic to verify that your submission was successful.

Themes and style

The call is open to photographers interested in submitting single photos and/or projects inspired by one or more themes of their choice:

• Altissimu, onnipotente, bon Signore: The relationship with God, recognizing Him as transcendent and wholly Other, invites capturing intimate moments of prayer or community celebrations reflecting the depth of the sacred.
• Brother Sun: Inspired by light, brilliance, and the energy transmitted by the Sun.
• Sister Moon and the Stars: The fascination of the night, illuminated by celestial bodies and the Moon.
• Brother Wind and through the air and cloud and clear and all weather: The force of the wind and atmospheric changes, ideal for landscape photography highlighting seasonal transformations.
• Sister Water: Water as a precious resource—rivers, springs, streams—capturing its beauty, scarcity, pollution, or waste.
• Brother Fire: The powerful force of fire, its light and strength, sometimes devastating.
• Our sister mother Earth: The Earth’s gifts—vegetation, flowers—ranging from macro photography to landscapes, addressing themes of sustainability and exploitation.
• Those who forgive for your love: The theme of reconciliation and peace, inspired by St. Francis of Assisi’s vision of universal brotherhood.
• Our sister bodily death: Rarely represented beyond its tragic aspects—photographically praising death is an intriguing challenge.

Photographers are encouraged to express their unique style and choose the genre that best represents them. Multiple theme submissions are allowed.

Exhibition and opening

Your photos may be exhibited in a show at Palazzo Frumentario in Assisi from September 1 to 21, followed by additional traveling exhibitions (venues and dates to be defined).

A curated selection of the best works will be showcased in a major international exhibition during the 12th edition of Trieste Photo Days, taking place in Trieste on October 24, 25, and 26, 2025.

The exhibition will be hosted in one of the city’s most historically significant venues and will be enriched with talks and special guests.

Photographic Volume

Only the selected works will be included in a prestigious printed volume, presented during the 12th edition of the Trieste Photo Days international photography festival on October 24, 25, and 26, 2025. In addition, a curated selection of photos and/or projects will be included in the Trieste Photo Days 2025 festival catalog.

Selection and Costs

Participation in the call is free, comprised the inclusion in the book (if selected), participation in the Trieste Photo Days exhibition, and the Assisi exhibition. Only Selected Authors will be contacted by the Exhibit Around staff by September 2025. Only Selected Authors will be contacted by the Exhibit Around team by September 2025.

There are no costs to take part in the project.

Authors published in the book will receive a special discount to purchase a copy (unless otherwise specified, free copies are not provided).

All authors will receive a digital PDF copy of the book.

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Non-Member Submissions

Non-members may submit:

• Up to 5 single photos
• 1 project/portfolio (containing 3–20 images)

Member Submissions

All Exhibit Around APS members enjoy expanded submission privileges based on their membership level:

Single Photo Submissions

• Member Level: Up to 8 single photos
• Enthusiast Level: Up to 11 single photos
• Master Level: Up to 15 single photos
• LEGEND Level: Up to 20 single photos

Project/Portfolio Submissions

• Member Level: Up to 2 projects
• Enthusiast Level: Up to 3 projects
• Master Level: Up to 5 projects
• LEGEND Level: Up to 10 projects

Each project/portfolio must contain 3 to 20 images. For more information on how to join and become a member of Exhibit Around, visit our dedicated membership page.

To ensure you upload the correct sequence of images when uploading a project/portfolio, add the sequential number at the beginning of the file name.
Example: 03filename.jpg / 03_filename.jpg / 03-filename.jpg

For more information on how to register and become a member of Exhibit Around, visit our dedicated page.

Time Limit for Photos

There is no specific limit regarding when the photos were taken. However, we encourage photographers to submit images that interpret the proposed themes in a current and meaningful way, capturing the relationship between man, nature and the elements through a contemporary perspective.

“Editor’s Picks” Selection

Photos and projects/portfolios uploaded during the Call may be selected as “Editor’s Picks” and published during the Call phase for inspirational or promotional purposes, always crediting the author and the submitted work.

Please note: Being selected as an “Editor’s Pick” does not guarantee inclusion in the photobook, exhibition, as the final selection of Selected Authors will only be made after the Call closes.

Copyright

Each participating author declares to own all rights to the photographs submitted for the contest and guarantees that these do not infringe in any way the copyright or other rights of third parties, exempting the Exhibit Around APS association from any liability relating to complaints or legal actions connected to the use of the photographs, including copyright infringement, unauthorized use of trademarks, infringement of privacy or publicity rights, defamation, violations of moral rights or other personal or property rights, in any jurisdiction.

Each author retains the moral and intellectual property rights on the works submitted.

Each author also grants the Exhibit Around APS the non-exclusive right to use the winning or selected images for the promotion and advertising of the association’s non-profit activities, in traditional print media (catalogues, trade magazines, etc.), subject to official communication to the author (whose name will always be attributed to the work). In the event of use of the author’s work on online graphics, social networks, newsletters and other web communication media, Exhibit Around APS undertakes with the best professional diligence to cite/tag the author. We apologize in advance in case of oversights and errors and ask you to report missing attributions to [email protected] so that we can provide timely assistance.

Acceptance of the Regulations

By registering for the competition, each participant accepts without reservations these Regulations and assumes full responsibility for the images sent, releasing the Exhibit Around APS from any dispute related to the photographs submitted by the author to the contest. The author also accepts that his/her works remain published on the Exhibit Around, and URBAN websites for an indefinite period: for technical reasons it will not be possible to request the removal of a work after publication.