Photometria Awards 2024

“Constructed Realities”

Judged by Martin Parr

Self-portrait, Havana, Cuba, 2000

© Martin Parr Collection / Magnum Photos

In a world where perceptions are increasingly mediated and reality itself can seem elusive, we invite photographers to explore the multifaceted nature of constructed realities through their lens.

Photography has always held the power to capture and shape narratives, but in today’s digital age, the lines between reality and fabrication blur more than ever. From carefully curated social media feeds to AI-generated imagery, our understanding of what is real is constantly challenged.

Consider how directed photography can manipulate perceptions, presenting a carefully constructed version of reality. Venture into dreamworlds where reality bends and twists, offering glimpses into alternate dimensions of existence. Reflect on the influence of media propaganda, where images are weaponized to sway opinions and distort truths.

“Constructed Realities” invite photographers to push the boundaries of creativity and imagination, to provoke thought and inspire dialogue. Whether through conceptual compositions or documentary-style narratives, we encourage artists to challenge perceptions and question the constructs that shape our understanding of reality.

Join us in exploring the intricate tapestry of constructed realities, where truth and fiction converge, and where every image holds the potential to reveal, distort, or reimagine the world around us. Let your creativity roam freely as you navigate the realms of perception and illusion.

Participation

– Theme: Constructed Realities

– Duration: 1.4 – 31.5.2024 (23:59 pm) (GMT +2)

– Entry Fee: Free of charge

– Submission: You can submit by uploading one photo through the “PARTICIPATE & UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO” button above. A confirmation email will NOT be sent after the photo is uploaded. Only the message of the successful submission of the photo in the competition is displayed.

Awards

– 1st place: Nikon Z 30 Camera 

– 2nd place: 500 euros

– In addition, one of the top 3 winners has the opportunity to participate in the next year’s festival with a solo exhibition.

– The exhibition of the 25 selected photographs of the contest Photometria Awards 2024  is going to take place in Ioannina at the 16th Photometria International Photography Festival. Also it will continue its journey after the festival ends.

Results

– The results of the 25 best photos will be announced within two months from the end of the final submission of entries.

– The results of the three winners will be announced at the beginning of the festival.

Participation terms

– Participation is free. The applicants have the right to send only one picture photo, not bigger than 500 KB.

– Photos must be original work of the participants and the organizer bears no responsibility for any copyright theft.

– The Photometria Festival is not obliged to return the printed photo to the participants.

– Participants grant the right to the organizers to publish, display and print the photos, with the only condition that the photographer’s name will be mentioned. However, participants have no right to renumeration.

– The copyrights of the photos belong to the photographers.

– The assessing of the photographs will be based on the composition, consistency and their relation to the competition’s theme.

– Participation in the contest implies automatically that the non-exact compliance with the terms of the competition (non-indication, inaccurate data, sending more than one photo, etc) leads to the exclusion from the contest.

– The decision of the Judge shall be final and no objection or any other claim is acceptable.

– If your photo is selected to the top 25, you will be asked for your original file in a good resolution for printing.

– Photos produced by AI artificial intelligence are not accepted. The organizer has the right to cancel the participation and resort to any legal actions against the creator if an AI image participation is noticed .

– By entering the competition, you agree to your information by email to the actions of Photometria Festival.

Participation in the contest implies full acceptance of the above terms and no claims can be made against the organizing authority.

Contact: competition@photometria.gr

          Self-portrait, Havana, Cuba, 2000

    © Martin Parr Collection / Magnum Photos

Martin Parr is one of the best-known documentary photographers of his generation.
With over 100 books of his own published, and another 30 edited by Parr, his photographic legacy is already established.

Parr also acts as a curator and editor. He has curated two photography festivals, Arles in 2004 and Brighton Biennial in 2010. More recently Parr curated the Barbican exhibition, Strange and Familiar.

Parr has been a member of the Magnum agency since 1994 and was President from 2013 – 2017. In 2013 Parr was appointed the visiting professor of photography at the University of Ulster.

Parr’s work has been collected by many of the major museums, from the Tate, the Pompidou and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Martin Parr established the Martin Parr Foundation in 2017.