Open Call deadline

And to all, thank you for your participation!

Submissions closed

Registration for the photographic open call PLAY! - Let the Game Begin closes and the selection and production phases begin. The work of this curatorship will give life to the exhibitions dedicated to the project and to the original photographic volume.
Both will be presented in October 2024 during the Trieste Photo Days international photography festival in the presence of the project's super guest: Australian photographer Adam Pretty, member of the Getty Images agency.

Ambitious projects such as PLAY - Let the Game Begin make possible a major photographic reality such as Exhibit Around which can count on original contents, host internationally renowned artists and give life to a major photographic festival such as Trieste Photo Days. All thanks to our members.

Your support allows us to dedicate time, work and passion to photography. We continue to create and schedule open calls, exhibitions, books and events thus creating an international stage for photographers and their work.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT

International photography exhibition

3 weeks long exhibition at Trieste Photo Days: from 25th October to 10th November 2024

Sala Umberto Veruda, behind Unità d'Italia Square in the historic city centre

At the exhibition, the photos of the participants will be exhibited together with those of special guest Adam Pretty! Each exhibited photo will bear the author's name, email address, website and nationality. Moreover, the exhibition will be held during the international festival of photography Trieste Photo Days.

We are also working on a second exhibition dedicated to the project. Further updates coming soon.

Original Photobook

The photos and portfolios submitted by the participants and selected during the curation will be paginated in the book together with those of Adam Pretty to give life to an important photographic volume dedicated to sports!

More than 500 estimated pages of single photos and photographic projects all formatted in a deluxe limited edition 22 x 22 cm with international photo guest. Estimated production times for the photo book range from May to June 2024 with an exclusive pre-order reserved for authors in July 2024.

Video interview of the authors

Exhibit Around will create a special where the participating authors will be able to participate and give a short interview telling their photos, what inspired their shots and how they lived this photographic experience.

Live events with Kadir Van Lohuizen

  • Exhibition opening during Trieste Photo Days on Friday 25th October 2024
  • Presence at the dinner of the authors on Friday 25th October 2024
  • Presentation of the book at the Trieste Photo Days on Saturday 26th October 2024

REQUIRED CONTRIBUTIONS

Exhibit Around is an APS: Social Promotion Association. It's pure passion for photography, non-profit. Selected photographers will be asked for a small production fee to see their photos displayed in the exhibition and in the photographic volume. Contributions will be used to cover:

  • artistic direction of the project
  • photographic book design and layout
  • communication, promotion and press office
  • curatorship of the exhibition
  • high definition photo printing on hard panel
  • logistics, setting up and dismantling exhibitions

Option 1: Exhibition + Book

Single photos

Exhibited photosPhotos in bookContribute
11€ 130
12€ 150
13 - 4€ 170
15 - 6€ 190
All contributors will receive a 50% discount on the book

Projects & portfolio

Exhibited photosPhotos in bookContribute
2 - 38 - 12€ 280
All contributors will receive a free copy of the book

Option 2: Book only

Foto singole

Photos in bookContribute
1€ 65
2€ 80
3 - 4€ 95
All contributors will receive a 30% discount on the book

Progetti e portfolio

Photos in bookContribute
6 - 10€ 155
All contributors will receive a 50% discount on the book

New 2024!

PhotoPoints: photography that rewards you!

Accumulate points and enjoy fantastic discounts!
Contributing to the project's expenses is one of the ways to earn the new PhotoPoints by Exhibit Around.
All participants will receive PhotoPoints directly into their dotLogic account, equivalent to a 5% cashback on individual photo participation and 15% on portfolios!

Discover how to earn and redeem points on the regulation page.

Additional benefits

Othe than to competing for free for the open call victory, the selected photographers who will pay the expenses contribution will have their photos displayed in the exhibition and included in the book. Furthermore, Exhibit Around will give media visibility to the names of the photographers in the project.

  • Mention of all the authors in the project communications on the Exhibit Around website and on the Trieste Photo Days festival website
  • Mention of all the authors in the official catalog of the Trieste Photo Days international photography festival
  • Mention of all the authors on the channels and on the festival material: flyer, newsletter, Facebook, Instagram
  • Photographic reportage of the exhibition set-up and presentation of the book delivered via Dropbox and published on the festival website and on Facebook

Open Call Prizes

Exhibit Around APS will select the Best Author of the project, Honorable Mentions and Remarkable Rewards.

The award event will be held on the occasion of the Trieste Photo Days 2024 international photography festival and both best author and honorable mentions will receive an invitation as guests of honor at the Photographers' Dinner.

Best Author

  • Free 3-night stay for 2 in Trieste on the occasion of the presentation of the photographic volume PLAY! - Let the Game Begin! as part of Trieste Photo Days 2024 (end of October)
  • Special and personalized trophy
  • 25000 PhotoPoints worth 250€ in discounts (learn more)
  • Digital certificate of victory
  • 1 free copy of the original volume of PLAY! - Let the Game Begin!
  • 1 free copy of the Trieste Photo Days 2024 catalogue
  • 1 free entry to a photography masterclass with special guest during the Trieste Photo Days 2024

Honorable Mentions

  • Personalized medal
  • 10000 PhotoPoints worth 100€ in discounts (learn more)
  • Honorable mention digital certificate
  • 1 free copy of the original volume of PLAY! - Let the Game Begin!
  • Photo and author shared on our social networks for visibility

Remarkable Rewards

  • Personalized medal
  • 5000 PhotoPoints worth 50€ in discounts (learn more)
  • Remarkable Rewards digital certificate

PAYMENT METHODS

PayPal

Pay easily with PayPal:

Wire transfer

Send a bank transfer to dotART:

  • IBAN:
    IT43F0306909606100000010209
  • BIC/SWIFT:
    BCITITMM
  • Payment reason:
    71% contribution + your name

Other methods

We also accept other payment methods such as SumUp and Wise.

If you wish to pay by credit card, contact us on: [email protected]

PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTS

EXHIBIT AROUND: 2019 - 2023

PLAY! - Let the Game Begin follows the success of Exhibit Around's tribute-projects in which hundreds of photographers from all over the world participate every year. After the projects with Martin Parr (Short Street Stories - 2019), Alex Webb (Chromantic - 2020), the street photography project with VoidTokyo (Tales of the Unwritten - 2021), the project dedicated to women with Susan Meiselas (WOW: Worlds of Women - 2022) and the photographic tribute to water with Kadir van Lohuizen (71% - The State of Water - 2023), 2024 will be a year dedicated to sports!