Application Deadline: 24 May 2024 at 23.59 hours (Spanish time on the peninsula).
LOCATION: Spain
The Jalón Ángel Photographic Archive, guarded by the San Jorge University (San Valero Group), is organising the 10th Jalón Ángel International Photography Prize. This award pays tribute to the memory of Jalón Ángel with two annual categories: Portrait, a genre in which he excelled at a national level, and Travel and Traditions, to which he devoted much of his photographic creativity and interest.
ELIGIBILITY:
Any author (Spanish or foreign) of legal age may participate with an original photograph.
The author may present a maximum of one photograph to each category.
Entries must belong to one of the following genres:
Portrait: spontaneous or posed. The subject of the image is a single person or several (group portrait). The image must be focused on the person/s. Portraits of animals, or photographs of objects or plants are not allowed.
Travel: photographs showing the natural, cultural, or traditional peculiarities of a country (including urban or natural landscapes, but not focusing on the human figure as the main or only element).
Cultural Heritage: images reflecting the cultural, artistic and/or historical heritage of a community, people, or country, maintained to the present day and handed down to future generations, both tangible and intangible, and relevant to the culture of a people, a region or humanity as a whole
The competition entries must comply with the following requirements:
Any photographic medium may be used, but Artificial Intelligence must not be used in all or part of the image.
The entry will be submitted in digital format. It is a prerequisite that the photograph submitted has the following technical conditions: .jpg format, 300 pixels per inch and 50 cms on its long side. The photograph must be at least 2 megabytes and no more than 9 megabytes. If this requirement is not met, the photograph will be disqualified for the prize.
Photographs may be in black and white or colour.
Both chemical and digital retouching must be minimal (lighting, contrast, colour balance) and must not distort the original shot. If this requirement is not met, the photograph will be disqualified for the prize.
BENEFIT:
The following prizes will be awarded:
Award for best photograph in the Portrait category. Award amount: 1000 euros*, emblematic trophy and diploma.
Award for best photograph in the Travel category. Award amount: 1000 euros*, emblematic trophy and diploma.
Award for best photograph in Cultural Heritage category. Award amount: 1000 euros*, emblematic trophy and diploma.
*This amount will be subject to the economic withholdings stipulated by the Ministry of Finance of Spain.
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