The judging will take place on Thursday 6 July 2007 and winners will be notified soon afterwards but an announcement will not be made until the first week of September.
The judges of the 2006/7 Photoawards are:
VANLEY BURKE
Vanley Burke has been living and working in Birmingham since 1965. He started to record the community around him in the late 1960's and has continued this personal journey to the present day. Burke's images represent a sensitive portrayal of people from Britain, Europe and South Africa. His understated photographs dispel myths and provide a rare and historically significant portrayal of local communities. Burke more recently has been documenting the Asian community and members of the Somali and Kurdish community who form part of the new generation of settlers in Birmingham. His work has been published widely across the world, and featured heavily in The Times, The Guardian, The New York Times, and more. Burke has featured in over 60 major exhibitions across in Britain, Europe, America and South Africa.
DAN CHUNG
After completing a Geography degree in Plymouth and a NCTJ in Photojournalism at Sheffield College, Dan Chung went on to work for the Derby Evening Telegraph, News Team Birmingham and Reuters, and is now a staff photographer at The Guardian where he has been for the past four years. Dan is particularly acclaimed for his work in Iraq in 2003; in Indonesia following the Tsunami in 2004; and in Pakistan in aftermath of the Earthquake in 2006. Of the photographs he produced during this time, Dan writes: 'I'm pleased with the work I've done lately in disaster areas such as those affected by the Tsunami, and when I was based in Pakistan. The idea that people might pause to think about an image that I've brought into the public domain, perhaps on the bus or the tube or over their lunch, is really rewarding'.
JONATHAN EASTLAND
Freelance photographer, journalist, author for 40 years; specialist in marine, ethnographic, social affairs, etc., runs AjaxNetPhoto.com image archives, publisher Ajax Editions; author several books on marine and photographic subjects. Several photo awards for marine work. Contributor to photo and marine journals world wide. Editor-at-large Warships International. Regular contributor to The British Journal of Photography. Married, 3 kids. Based Southampton, UK.
SARJU KAUL
Born in 1971. Studied in New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University. Finished masters in Spanish language and literature in 1994. Fluent in Hindi, English, Kashmiri and Spanish and has worked as an translator and interpreter too. Started working as a trainee in The Asian Age, multi-edition newspaper published from New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and London, in 1995. Rose to the post of Senior Associate Editor in 2000 and headed the main news desk, comprising of more than 20 sub-editors, seniors sub-editors, chief sub-editors, deputy news editor and news editor. Shifted to London in May 2007 for a year to work as Senior Correspondent for the Asian Age and simultaneously research and write a book on Kashmiri cuisine.
THE COMPETITION
Before entering the Commonwealth Photographic Awards, please read through these Rules. They contain all the information and criteria for entering this competition.
1. No entry fee is needed
2. All entrants must be over 18 years of age, unless otherwise stated for specific prizes. Entry is restricted to residents of Commonwealth countries and previous Regional or Overall winners may not enter.
3. The closing date is Friday 27 April 2007. All entries must be received on or before this date to be considered for this competition.
4. There are three categories in this competition:
- the Regional/Overall Category award;
- the 'Canberra Times/CPU Young Photographer' residency award;
- the 'Three Pictures - One Story' award.
Entrants can only enter one category and may only enter once. Multiple entries may lead to disqualification.
5. The theme for all entries is 'Achievement'. Please note that good interpretation of the theme is taken into consideration by the judges.
HOW TO ENTER
6. FORMATS
FORMAT FOR REGIONAL/OVERALL CATEGORY
No entry form is needed.
Prints may be black & white or colour and no larger than 8" x 12" (230mm x 350mm). Larger prints will not be accepted.
Digital photographs can be supplied on a CD compatible with a windows-based PC.
FORMAT FOR CANBERRA TIMES RESIDENCY
Entry must be on the form provided. Entrants must be aged 21-25 at the time of entry and must submit three different photos relating to the theme 'Achievement'. Entrants must be residents of developing Commonwealth countries and aged 21-25 on the deadline date of the competition, ie Friday 27 April 2007. Entrants must submit three images, all depicting the theme of the Awards but covering three different subjects or moments in time. Entrants must take up their residency within one year the Judges' announcement of the winners of the Awards.
Prints may be black & white or colour and must be 8" x 12" (230mm x 350mm). Larger prints will not be accepted.
Digital photographs can also be supplied on a CD compatible with a windows-based PC. The photographs must be clearly labelled on the CD in the file names as well as on the back of the printed off copies of the digital photos.
FORMAT FOR THREE PICTURES - ONE STORY
No entry form is needed.
Entrants must submit three photos taken in sequence so that they tell a story relating to the theme 'Achievement'.
Prints may be black & white or colour and must be 5" x 7" (or 130mm x 180mm). Larger or smaller prints will not be accepted. The sequence must be marked 1, 2 or 3 on labels on the back of each photograph.
Digital photographs can also be supplied on a CD compatible with a windows-based PC. The photographs sequence must be clearly labelled on the CD in the file names as well as on the back of the printed off copies of the digital photos.
7. ALL ENTRIES
- Entrants must indicate which of the three categories they are entering.
- Photographs must have been taken after 17 January 2004.
- Kindly say how you heard of the Awards.
LABELLING
Please PRINT your name, address, email address, telephone, mobile and fax number on a label on the back of the photograph.
DIGITAL
Digital images sent electronically will not be accepted.
Photographs should be submitted at their native resolution with no interpolation applied. Save images as TIFF or JPEG at the highest possible quality setting (e.g. 12 in Photoshop). The file on the CD should carry your full name (first and last name). You must submit a printed copy of the photograph with the CD and write in capital letters the file name on it together with your full contact details on the back of the photo.
8. CAPTION
Include a paragraph (approx 50 words) explaining why you think your photograph is significant and giving details of what it shows. The captions are displayed with the winning photograph(s) in the exhibitions. NB For the 'Three Photos - One Story' award, only one paragraph is required but for The Canberra Times award, one paragraph for each of the three entries should be submitted.
9. WHERE TO SEND ENTRIES
All entries should be sent to:
Photoawards,
CPU,
17 Fleet Street,
London EC4Y 1AA,
UK.
PRIZES
10. There are six Regional winners. One Regional winner will be voted the Overall winner and will win £1,000 GBP. The remaining five Regional winners will each receive £250 GBP. Three further people from each region will be 'highly commended' and a further two people from each Region will be named as 'Runner-Up'. Unfortunately, these winners do not receive any prizes.
11. The winner of The Canberra Times/CPU Young Photographer Award will win a 4-week photographic residency at the paper.
12. The winner of the 'Three Photos - One Story' category will win £250 GBP.
GENERAL
13. Photograph(s) may be digitally enhanced to remove spots or scratches. Entrants may enhance the picture to make it brighter, clearer etc but not manipulate the content. The CPU and the judges reserve the right to exclude any photograph they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity.
14. You must be the sole author and owner of the copyright in the photograph(s) entered. By entering a photograph(s) into the Awards, you agree to grant a royalty-free non-exclusive licence to the CPU, its affiliates and sponsors of the competition for the photograph(s) entered to be published in connection with the competition.
15. Employees and agents of the CPU or any organisation or company connected with the competition are not eligible to take part in the competition, nor are their relatives or members of their families or households.
16. Judges will be appointed by the Commonwealth Press Union. The Judges' decision on all matters relating to the competition is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. Should the quality of entries fall below the standard required, the CPU reserves the right not to award prizes.
17. Entries will not be returned or acknowledged. Only winners will be contacted. The organisers accept no responsibility for entries lost, damaged or delayed in the post.
18. These rules and the competition are governed by English law.
19. The promoter is: Commonwealth Press Union, 17 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AA. For all queries contact +44 20 7583 7733 or email jane@cpu.org.uk
Download rules as a pdf document.
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