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« The Art of Photography Show is the very best photography competition among all of the competitions which were represented at the APA/LA panel, by far. You guys stand alone as being a pure high-end photography exhibition, produced with excellence and with integrity. » Jim McHugh - American Photographic Artists Los Angeles Vice Chair


About the Art of Photography Show
The Art of Photography Show is an established and critical force in the world of contemporary photography. Now in its 8th year, this presentation of world class photography is truly exquisite.

One of the distinguishing characteristics of this competition and exhibition is that our judge is always a highly acclaimed museum curator. We are very pleased that our judge for 2012 is Julian Cox, the Curator of Photography and Chief Curator at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. The 2011 competition surpassed all expectations, attracting entries from 72 countries. About 30,000 people viewed the exhibit, which is definitely the most to date. We are expecting an even bigger response to the Art of Photography Show 2012.

This major photographic exhibition is an ideal forum for photographers to exhibit and sell their work, reaching our very large community of art collectors, affluent individuals, corporate heads, civic leaders and very influential people who make up the Art of Photography Show audience.
 

2012 Show Highlights
Tens of thousands of people will view the Art of Photography Show 2012.

Over 1,500 people will attend the Opening Reception Gala on September 29th. The event will be fully catered, fine wine and other beverages provided, and live music performed. Our attendees are a mix of San Diego movers and shakers, including art collectors, high net worth residents, advertising executives, architects & designers, downtown San Diego business owners, executives of major San Diego corporations, and civic and government leaders. Most of artists selected for exhibition will also be there, from all over the world.

$10,000 in award money will be given to artists in the Art of Photography Show 2012.

An elegant 72-page show catalog will be given to everyone at the Opening Reception Gala and is made available for free at each special event during the exhibition.

The growth and appreciation of the photographic arts continues to expand exponentially and we are very optimistic that the 2012 show will build upon the tremendous success we had in 2011. Through increased marketing and co-marketing arrangements, we expect to garner even more exposure among our expanding audience.

Our goal is to provide as many tangible benefits as possible to the exhibiting artists. The cash awards, accolades, media coverage and sales revenue that we provide to artists who are selected by our acclaimed judge are substantial.


PROSPECTUS
CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Images created via any form of photography will be accepted for consideration (i.e. shot on film, shot digitally, unaltered shots, alternative process, mixed media, digital manipulations, montages, photograms, etc.), so long as part of the image is photographically created.

ENTRY PROCESS:
Begin by filling out the Registration form.

Entries must be submitted as digital files in the JPEG format. Image size must be at least 1500 pixels on the longest side (but no larger than 3000 pixels), and must be sent via one of these means:

Upload via this website (preferred method)

Mail a CD to the address listed on our Contact page.

Additional details about our JPEG entry specifications can be viewed here. For more info about the Show, check out our FAQ page.

CALENDAR:
July 16, 2012: Final Deadline for submission of Entries, Registration Form and Entry Fee
August 7, 2012: Announcement of accepted entries
September 7, 2012: Deadline for receipt of framed prints
September 29, 2012: Show opens with the Opening Reception Gala
November 11, 2012: Last day of the Show

JUDGING:
Our judge, Julian Cox, will view all of the entries, being projected with an ultra high-resolution digital projector in a very well organized manner. Once he has made his selections for the Show, the artists will all be notified via email on August 7, 2012. Each artist whose art is selected will arrange to print and frame those selected pieces. The "ready to hang" framed prints must be delivered to San Diego by September 7, 2012. So, if your work is selected, you'll have four weeks to prepare and deliver your framed art.

PRESENTATION:
Selected works need to be framed or have some other form of presentation device and arrive here "ready to hang". Presentation is very important in our view, so we want to encourage you to professionally prepare your art for the exhibition and sales.

AWARDS:
$2,000   1st Place Award
$1,600  2nd Place Award
$1,200   3rd Place Award
$   800   4th Place Award
$   400   (11) Honorable Mention Awards
 
ELIGIBILITY:
Any person in the world may submit images for consideration. Art must be original, created by the person who enters that work. Entries previously submitted to the Art of Photography Show are eligible for consideration if: A) They were not selected for exhibition, and B) The digital criteria defined above is met. Art which has been exhibited within a previous Art of Photography Show is not eligible.

ENTRY FEE:
$25 for the first entry, $10 for each additional entry. There is no limit to the number of entries an artist may enter. Artists who entered work in any previous Art of Photography Show or Art of Digital Show will receive a $15 discount towards the Art of Photography Show 2012. (The registration system will recognize your email address, so be sure to register with the same email address that you used when you registered previously). The "entry fee" is the fee to enter images in this competition. Once the entry deadline has passed, the entry fee is non-refundable.

ENTRY FEE CAN BE PAID BY:
Secure online payment via Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express or with your PayPal account. If you would rather not pay online, you may fax your credit card info to us. Or you can mail us a check.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
The Registration Form, the Entry Materials, and the Entry Fee must be received by July 16th at 11:59 pm PDT (California Time).

FINAL ACCEPTANCE:
Final acceptance of entries in the Art of Photography Show exhibition is up to the Curator's discretion after viewing the delivered framed prints. If a print does not match the appearance of the JPEG entry, or if the print quality or the framing (presentation device) are not suitable quality for gallery presentation, the Curator may ask the artist to replace whichever element is not suitable. This is going to be an excellent show, so we expect that all of the art be presented in a professional manner.

EXHIBITION:
200 images will be chosen by our judge, Julian Cox. Approximately 100 pieces will be selected by him to hang in the physical gallery exhibition, running September 29 through November 11, 2012. All 200 images will be permanently displayed on our website. We will notify all 200 "chosen" artists whether their work will be displayed in the actual physical gallery. We feel that being in the top 200 makes each of the accepted pieces at the same exceptional level of achievement, but the judge will curate which images fit best together in the physical gallery space.

SALES:
Exhibited work will be available for sale (unless the artist designates certain entries NFS). The price for each framed print is entirely up to each artist to decide. The Art of Photography Show will retain a commission of 40% on all sales that occur during the exhibit or which occur later as a direct result of the exhibit. The balance will be mailed to the artist.

SHIPPING:
Entries which are accepted for exhibition must be shipped to San Diego (or delivered in-person) by September 7, 2012. Entries must be packaged securely in a sturdy shipping box, even if the artist delivers his or her work in-person.

Received work that is not sold must be shipped out at the artist's expense, with shipping arranged by the artist (or picked up in-person) by November 18, 2012. We'll retain all of the packaging box/materials in which the artist's work is sent to us. If the work does not sell, we will re-use the packaging to send the work back to the artist.

USE OF IMAGES:
All entrants agree that any image they submit to the Art of Photography Show which is chosen by our judge may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to the Art of Photography Show. This use may include, but is not limited to, publication in any Art of Photography Show printed materials, advertisements, electronic media, Internet, television, catalog, DVD, magazine, gallery shows, and artofphotographyshow.com. Any image used by the

Art of Photography Show shall carry a credit line of the artist. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist.