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Portraits may be of individuals or groups of people
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All relevant subject consent must have been obtained for the use of the photographs for publication and exhibition. In the case of minors (persons under 18) parental/guardian consent must be obtained.
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All photographers should adhere to the 1854 Awards Standard of Practice
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We welcome applications from international professional and non-professional photographers of all ages
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Images can be shot using any camera model (film or digital) or electronic device, and images may be portrait, landscape or square in format.
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Each entrant will be deemed to warrant that they own the entire copyright for the work or that they have permission from the licensee and/or copyright owner/s for the uses.
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Each image can be a maximum of 10MB in size. All images must be submitted as JPEG files – any files submitted in any other format (including TIFF, PDF, PSD etc) will be discarded.
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Once your images have been uploaded to the system you will see an option to submit your entry. Once submitted your entry cannot be altered. Only submitted entries will be viewed by the judges.
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You may submit a title (200 character limit) and caption (750 character limit) for each photograph entered. For the Stories Category, you can also provide an artist’s statement (1000 character limit). All accompanying text must be written in English.
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Deadline: 14 July 2022 – 23:59 (UK Time).
Judging will take place shortly after the deadline.
Entrants have an additional 24 hours following this deadline to finalise and submit their entry.
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Images must have been taken after January 2021, and can have been shot anytime up to the deadline of this award.
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Once your images and captions have been uploaded to the system you will see an option to submit your entry. Once submitted, your entry cannot be altered. Only submitted entries will be viewed by the judges.
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The shortlisted photographers must be available to supply high-res files promptly for publication.
Digital files of the shortlisted and winning images will be created for press and publicity purposes.
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1854 Media & British Journal of Photography cannot be responsible for any loss or damage to submitted work.
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No copyright is transferred to 1854 Media & British Journal of Photography in respect of any works entered or accepted.
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1854 Media & British Journal of Photography reserve the right to display, reproduce and publish in any media, any entry, without payment, for the sole purpose of Portrait of Humanity – this year and in future – and its promotion and publicity.
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1854 Media will organise and cover costs from the curation, framing, printing and production of the Portrait of Humanity Global Tour 2022.
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A selection of images will be published through 1854 Media & British Journal of Photography digital channels.
Winners will be invited to include their work in a dedicated NFT drop with our trusted partners, ART3.io. Participation in this sale is not compulsory as a condition of winning.
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If through to the shortlist of Portrait of Humanity, the photo book publisher may edit the accompanying text to keep it to length if necessary
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All shortlisted and winning images may be licenced by third parties and foreign rights. If the Portrait of Humanity book or exhibition is licenced in another language, we reserve the right to accept or deny permission.
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You will be asked to pay for your entry by Credit Card. All payments are handled securely by our payment partner Stripe. After payment, you will receive an email containing a personal upload URL, where you may submit your images and statement.
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All entry purchases are final. Having purchased an entry, it is your responsibility to upload and submit your images and statement before the deadline. No refunds will be issued.
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In order to receive your award status, you must be subscribed to the Awards Communications list on our mailing system. If you have not received your status after the deadline, you must simply resubscribe by filling out a form to our newsletter list.
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Please note that 1854 Access members entering awards as part of their membership will be required to remain a member throughout the periods when awards are judged and exhibitions/outputs are planned, for their entries to be eligible.
All entries are subject to 1854 Media’s General Competition Terms and Conditions
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