“Mythography 4” – Photography Open Call full regulation

Open Call

The dotART and Exhibit Around APS associations, creators of the Trieste Photo Days international festival of photography, are launching an open call for the third volume of the Mythography editorial project. The call is open to everyone. Registration for the call is free.

Deadline

The call is open from 15th February 2024 to 15th March 31st March 2024. To submit photos, simply register in the new user area on my.dotlogic.net, select the Mythography IV call and follow the procedure for Single Photos and/or Projects & Portfolios.

Mythography Book Series

The Mythography editorial project is a series of collective photographic volumes freely inspired by Greek and Roman mythology which are published annually. Each volume is dedicated to a group of Greek-Latin deities who represent the thematic guidelines.
The Mythography IV volume, due out in 2024, will focus on the figures of Vulcan and Uranus.
The book will be edited and introduced by Enrico Medda, Professor of Greek Literature at the University of Pisa, who has already worked as historical consultant on the first, second and third volumes of the series.

Photographic Volume

Only the selected works will become part of a prestigious printed volume that will be presented during the 11th edition of the urban photography festival Trieste Photo Days 2024 festival (25th, 26th and 27th October 2024).
A selection of photos and/or projects will become part of the Trieste Photo Days 2024 festival catalogue.

Exhibitions

A selection of the best photos could be exhibited in a great international collective exhibition at the end of October 2024 as part of Trieste Photo Days 2024.

Selections and Fees

Participation in the Call is free, as is the presence in the book in case of selection and participation in the exhibition at Trieste Photo Days.
Only the selected authors will be contacted by the Exhibit Around staff by September 2024. There are no contributions or expenses to become part of the project.
The authors published in the book will be entitled to a special discount valid for the purchase of 1 copy of the volume (free copies are not provided, unless otherwise specified).
All authors will receive the digital copy of the book in pdf format, which will also be published on Issuu.

Prizes

Exhibit Around will choose the Best Author and the Honourable Mentions among the selected authors of the project, who will be awarded with a medal during Trieste Photo Days 2024 at the end of October.

A further selection of the best photographers will see their photos showcased, with those by the Best Author and the Honourable Mentions, in a major exhibition at one of the most important historical venues in Trieste, in the heart of the city.

Themes and Styles

The call is addressed to photographers interested in submitting single photos and/or projects/portfolios/series freely inspired by a theme of their choice among those represented by the deities of the Greek/Latin pantheon Vulcan and Uranus:

• Vulcan, the god of fire and metallurgy symbolizes working creativity, craftsmanship, technology, deserts, volcanoes, metalworking, architecture and geometries. He embodies both the positive and destructive power of Fire.
  
• Uranus, the sky god and husband of Gaia (Earth goddess), is responsible for the vastness of the cosmos and the arrangement of the stars and constellations. He also plays a vital role in fertilizing the earth through rain, which sustains all life. He will represent the theme of the sky, panoramas, skylines and aerial photography (drone).

Each author is free to infuse his works with his own stylistic style, as well as to choose the type of photography that is most congenial to him. It is possible to submit works for more than one theme.

Guidelines

• Each photographer can upload up to 10 single pictures and up to 1 projects/portfolio consisting of a minimum of 3 photos and a maximum of 20 photos.
• Exhibit Around APS members will be able to upload up to 20 single photos.
  Subscribers will be able to upload a different amount of portfolios based on their subscription level: Photography Member: up to 3 portfolios, Photography Enthusiast: up to 4 portfolios, Photography Master: up to 5 portfolio and Photography LEGEND: up to 10 portfolios. The portfolios must consist of a minimum of 3 photos to a maximum of 20.
  For more information on how to sign up and become an Exhibit Around member, visit our dedicated page.
• The photographer must specify the theme of each photo and portfolio (Vulcan / Uranus) selecting the tag.
• We accept both colour and black and white photos.
• Projects and portfolios may be accompanied by a brief description, which Exhibit Around reserves the right to modify, edit and/or not publish. The author’s name will always be present.
• We will select a photo that will become the cover image and the official visual of the project. We therefore invite authors who wish to do so to name one of the candidate photos “Book cover”. The ideal image for the cover is evocative, represents the spirit of the project well and contains “empty space” for the insertion of the title.
• Photos should not contain signatures, watermarks, or frames.
• Please do NOT upload identical photos in the Portfolio section and in the Single Photos section (e.g. a Portfolio of 20 photos + the same 20 photos as 20 Single Photos). If necessary, you can upload a maximum of 1 or 2 representative photos of your portfolio in the Single Photo section as well.

Images Technical Specifications

• Format .jpg
• Colour method RGB
• Individual files must be less than 9 MB each
• Minimum size smallest side: 2000 px / maximum size longest side: 6000 px
• The file name (filename.jpg) must not contain any special characters (accents, apostrophes, symbols, etc.)

Upload

Each non-member photographer can upload up to 10 single pictures and 1 portfolio, while registered Exhibit Around members can upload up to 20 single photos and an increasingly greater number of projects/portfolios based on their membership level:

• Photography Member: up to 3 portfolios
• Photography Enthusiast: up to 4 portfolios
• Photography Master: up to 5 portfolios
• Photography LEGEND: up to 10 portfolios

The uploaded projects/portfolios must consist of a minimum of 3 photos and a maximum of 20 to be considered as such. For more information on how to sign up and become an Exhibit Around member, visit our dedicated page.

Copyright

Each photographer retains the moral rights and intellectual property rights to his or her entries. Each author grants the dotART and Exhibit Around APS associations the non-exclusive right to use the winning/selected images to promote/publicise the non-profit activities of the association, subject to official communication to the author (whose name will always be attributed to the work).