1^st  ANNUAL  AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, INC.

 

For amateur and professional photographers 16 years and older.

September 30 – November 30, 2008

Photography buffs of every level of expertise are invited to share their favorite African-American Church, Mosque or Temple images this fall.  Submit images of your favorite worship activities from 2008 and before – if selected, your winning photo could be posted on the official website and exhibited at our 2009 Black History Convocation in Buffalo, NY.  There will be awards in three categories plus the“ Best of Show.” 

 

“Black History Convocation” Photo Contest Rules & Prizes

1.  The purpose of the Black History Convocation Photography Contest is to showcase the artistic beauty and distinctiveness of the church, mosque or temple worship experience. The images will become an integral part of the Association’s community documentary photography component. The images will be preserved by the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Inc.  in the three repositories that presently house our microfilmed collection. (AAHANF.org)

2.      Photos will be judged in three main categories:  Capture of the Worship Experience; Insight into the Life of the Organization; and a look at a particularly Unique Feature of the Worship Experience.

3.   The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers, 16 years of age or older.

4.   Entries may be color or black and white images, but must be submitted on a photo CD.  Please do not send prints or slides.  No allowances will be made for poor-quality images.

5.    You must be 100%  owner of the original work entered and  have all legal ownership and copyright to all photos entered.  Images must have not been digitally altered in any way other than necessary burning, dodging and cropping.

6.    The  Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, inc. assumes no responsibility for lost , late, misdirected entries , communications or mail.

7.   Your full name, phone number (both day and evening), address and e-mail address must be included with each entry for the purpose of notifying you of the judges’ decisions.

8.   The deadline for entries is 5:00 pm, December 20, 2008, mailed to the Afro-American Historical Association, PO Box 63, Buffalo, NY  14207.

 

How and Where to Submit Images:

Images are to be submitted on Photo CDs only.  No e-mailed images will be accepted.  Photo CDs are to be mailed to the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Inc., PO Box 63, Buffalo, NY  14207.

Each photographer may enter a maximum of 5 images.

Images must be a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and at least 1632 x 1224 pixels.

Please include the following details with your submission(s):

            - A title for the photo (should include name of the church, mosque, or temple)

            - Where the photo was taken and when it was taken. Please note that

               No logos, names, emblems or signage other than the name of the

               institution itself, can be visible in submissions.

-  If you are submitting more than one image, please submit a covering

               letter with a list of printed images, numbered and labeled by location.

A panel of judges who are accomplished in the field of photography or art will select the award winners.  The judges’ decision on all matters relating to the competition is final, and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the competition’s judging and any individual or organization associated with this contest.  Immediate families of the judges are not eligible to enter the contest.

Judging will take place by January 15, 2009 and winners will be notified by January 22, 2009.

The identification of photo location as a particular church, mosque or temple will be considered to be accurate and truthful; in the event this can not be determined because of the composition of the photo, the Judging Panel reserves the right to verify that the image is of the location as stated before any prize is awarded.

RELEASES: Any images including recognizable people must be accompanied by a standard photographer’s release form (see attached), waiving rights to the image and its future use.  Individual photographers retain all copyrights to their work.

Your photo submission is your agreement that photos can be used on the Afro-American Historical Association website or placed in any gallery or on any website or in any publication with notification with proper credit to you as the photographer. Any submission received will be deemed to include to the Afro-American  Historical Association a royalty-free, non-exclusive right to use, reproduce, publish and publicly display the submission.  The Afro-American Historical Association Committee also reserves the right to reproduce any winning or submitted photo, at its own expense, for the legitimate use of promoting future Afro-American Historical Association events including posters that may be sold to produce revenues for the  Afro-American Historical Association project.  All submissions become the property of the Afro-American Historical Association.

The Judging Panel reserves the right to change the contest rules without prior notification.

 

            Winning Photographs Exhibited as Follows:

For the exhibition, the photographer is responsible for the costs and preparation of the following:

-         Photographs should be 11” x 14” or full frame of the image (larger prints

are the options of the photographer)

-         Photographs should be matted on a 16” x 20” archival matt board with

a foam core backing; larger prints should also be matted.

                  Each matted work must be framed and ready for gallery hanging.

                  All photographs must be ready to hang. Each photograph must be

                  framed with a rigid frame of either metal or wood. We will not accept

                  plastic frames or metal clip systems.

                  For wooden  frames the best hardware is the “D”  ring hanger  or

                  A “Strap” hanger.

                  No colored  mats. Mats should be white or off white.

 Photographers not meeting these requirements cannot have their work(s) exhibited.

    Contact Mr. Melvin Watkins for Additional Information

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