"We Believe That Each and Every Photo Has a Unique Inspirational Message That Should Be Shared with the World"
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ORTHODOX ARTS FESTIVAL - "Inspired
PAN-ORTHODOX PHOTOGRAPHY
COMPETITION
The purpose of the annual Orthodox Arts Festival is to showcase not only established but also up-and-coming Orthodox Artists from all over the world.
This year, we will be focusing on photography. We welcome anyone interested in taking stunning photographs that incorporate this year's theme, "Inspired," which refers to the everyday inspiration we receive either directly from our Faith or indirectly from the Wonders of Nature and the People who surround us.
Our mission is to encourage and support Orthodox photographers all over the world by sharing their work, recognising their accomplishments, and inspiring the next generation to pick up a camera and start recording the world's fleeting moments for posterity.
The Orthodox Arts Festival welcomes submissions from Orthodox photographers all over the world who have a story to tell about the Inspirational Mysteries of this world.
To provide the best possible visual experience and uninterrupted study of the Photographs, we used cutting-edge technology, the best there is, and we were able to remove the physical constraints associated with traditional venue-based events.
Heavenly Path Art Gallery is home to some of the most innovative virtual reality platforms on the internet, and we plan to hold our exhibition there so that we can attract the largest audience possible.
In conclusion, in order to submit, please check the guidelines that are listed below and fill out the Online Submission Form that can be found at the bottom of this page.
ENTRY INFORMATION
In order to better serve our participants, the Orthodox Arts Festival Photography Competition now accepts registrations and entries exclusively via our website.
Eligibility
Anyone who is Orthodox Christian and at least 16 years old and lives anywhere in the world is eligible to enter the Orthodox Arts Festival Photography Competition.
The competition is open to entries from professional, amateur, and student photographers from all over the world, and we encourage talented photographers such as yourselves to take part.
The competition is open to all types of photography using camera or mobile phone and any photographic process (print, digital, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.) in reference to our theme "Inspired" that have been taken up to ten years from January 1, 2013, including commissioned, published, unpublished, and personal work from photography enthusiasts and professionals alike.
*** WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING AI GENERATED IMAGES OR DIGITAL ART ENTRIES IN THIS COMPETITION
*Altering the content of a photograph by “adding, rearranging, reversing, distorting or removing people and/or objects from within the frame” is manipulation and makes an entry ineligible for an award.
*Some amount of editing is allowed. You can remove the sensor dust, do some slight color adjustments, etc.. If your photo gets selected, we could ask for the raw file to compare the contents.
*Violators will be removed from the contest, stripped of any prize(s), and banned from entering future contests.
Entry Process
Entering the Orthodox Arts Festival Competition is made easy by allowing participants to do so entirely online. The cost of entry for each submission is £5, which will be used to cover some of the costs of administration and help pay for some of the expenses that are associated with running an operation such as this. For more entries there is a generous discount.
Maximum 10 entries per photographer. Please upload cropped images with a resolution of no more than 1000 x 1000 pixels that have been optimised for the web. We prefer that they be saved in JPEG format.
STEP 1
Online Registration
STEP 2
Online Submission
STEP 3
Entry Evaluation
STEP 4
Finalists Selection
STEP 5
Winners Selection
Deadline 1/9/2023
***As long as the winning images are saved in a high enough resolution, they can be available for purchase from the Heavenly Path Art Gallery website during the competition.
Winning Level
In the Competition, there are a total of five award levels of achievement.
Gold Winner
(Orthodox Arts Festival Photographer of the Year)
Silver Winner
Bronze Winner
Honorable Mentions
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The number of finalists at Ortrhodox Arts Festival depends on the total number of entries.
ALL FINALISTS' WORKS WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE VIRTUAL REALITY GALLERIES IN THIS WEBSITE FROM 17/10 TO 17/11/2023.
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The First Winner will receive a Trophy, a Cash Prize, a Certificate and a Solo Exhibition at one of the Heavenly Path's Art Gallery elegant Virtual Reality Galleries.
The second and third winner will receive a Cash Prize and a Certificate.
Honorable Mentions will receive a Certificate.
Judging
Judging will be blind.
All submitted information to the judges will be anonymized to prevent any appearance of bias or conflict of interest.
The judges will award points ranging from 1 to 100 based on the criteria below.
If you have a higher score, you'll be placed higher.
Criteria
A - Originality
B - Imagination
C - Technical Execution
On our website, you can view all of the photographs that were entered into the competition; however,
only the works of the Finalists will be displayed in our Virtual Reality Galleries.