Τhe open call for entries is addressed to artists and publishers from
around the world, focusing on artist books, self-published books, limited
edition books, zines and DIY publications related to photography.
The selected books will be presented at the Photometria Photography Center,
within the framework of the 17th edition of the Photometria International
Photography Festival from 28 September to 30 November 2025 and at ZOETROPE
Athens on a date to be announced. In the event that there is interest from
other regions of Greece for the presentation of this particular exhibition,
there will be further information. The set of books that will be selected,
upon completion of the exhibitions, will be cataloged and added to the
Photometria Photography Center’s public photographic library. The aim of
the festival is to spread the selected publications as widely as possible,
before they are registered and remain in the library of the P.P.C.
Jury:
– Achilleas Tziakos, Co-Founder of the Photometria International
Photography Festival
– Yorgos Yatromanolakis, Zoetrope Athens
– Franek Ammer, Curator of Fotofestiwal International Festival of
Photography in Lodz
– Louis Porter, Twenty Shelves, member of The Artists’ Books Cooperative.
METHODS & CONDITIONS OF SUBMISSION
Those interested are invited to send from February 1 to 28, 2025, an
envelope with the following via WeTransfer to photometriafestival@gmail.com
(for Greek entries, the information, but also where text is required must
be in Greek & English):
– PDF with Technical specifications (put a dash in any field that does not
exist)
1. Title
2. Writer/Artist
3. Editor
4. Designer
5. Publisher
6. Year of publication
7. Brief summary of the project
8. Book dimensions & number of pages
9. Method of printing
10. Method of bookbinding
– PDF of the book
– An image of the book cover (JPG file)
– Photo book presentation video (less than 3 min.) (mp4)
Those interested can propose more than one title with a different
participation file for each proposal.
The results will be announced on the festival’s social networks within two
months from the end of the competition, while the winners will be notified
by personal email. The selected artists will be invited to send the books
at their own expense, by the end of May 2025 to:
184, 21st of Fevrouariou str., 45221, Ioannina, Greece
Participation in the competition means the acceptance of the above conditions of the festival by each participant as well as informing him about the future actions of the festival.
