| Now Calling for Entries: Theme of Defending and Advocating Dignity of Human
Beings and Nature |
The monthly photojournalism magazine DAYS JAPAN was launched in March 2004
in response to the burgeoning demand for quality reporting from the world’s many
war fronts and conflicts that claim so many lives today. The world-class photographers
who contribute to our publication do their work at great peril, many risking
their lives for their shots. Regardless of how the photos are taken, DAYS JAPAN
aims to always tell the truth from the perspective of victimized civilians and
not of those exercising authority through military or other power.
DAYS JAPAN invited photographers and journalists worldwide to participate in
the 6th DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Awards in 2010. Many distinguished
works were submitted from around the globe, and we would like to thank all those
who sent in entries.
We are now accepting entries for the 7th DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism
Awards contest to be held in 2011.
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| Submission Requirements |
| Works |
Photographs asserting that the dignity of human beings
and nature are being trampled upon, and photographs advocating the dignity of
humans and nature. |
| Participants |
Any photographer may apply, regardless of age, occupation,
gender or nationality. |
| Due Date |
All works must be sent by postal delivery and
arrive by January 14, 2011. Please note that all works should be declared as
having “no commercial value” if sent from overseas, so as to avoid complications
with customs offices. |
| Send to |
The 7th DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Awards
Takeuchi Building 402, 1-37-19 Matsubara, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0043, Japan
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| E-mail |
kikaku@daysjapan.net |
| How to apply |
Please download the application form (in English) from
the DAYS JAPAN website, fill it in, and send it to the address above. Only submissions
sent by postal delivery will be accepted. Submissions sent electronically will
be rejected. |
| Method of Judging |
The editorial department of DAYS JAPAN will conduct the
primary auditing. Selected candidates will be eligible for final review for prizes.
Participants of the DAYS JAPAN anniversary event in March 2011 will then
select Public Prizes among those works chosen for final review. |
| Award Winners |
Winners will be announced in April 2011, with the works
to appear in DAYS JAPAN magazine and on its website. Exhibitions will be held
in major cities in Japan to publicly display the awarded works. |
| Awards |
First Prize: One (1) person
Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 1 million Yen [approx. US$10,000]
and a digital camera and lens were awarded in 2010)
Second Prize: Two (2) persons
Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 300,000 Yen [approx. US$3,000],
digital cameras and lens were awarded in 2010)
Third Prize: Four (4) persons
Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 100,000 Yen [approx. US$1,000],
compact cameras were awarded in 2010)
Special Prize by Jury: Eight (8) persons
Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 100,000 Yen [approx. US$1,000],
digital camera lens and digital picture frames were awarded in 2010)
Public Prize: Four (4) persons
Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 100,000 Yen [approx. US$1,000]
was awarded in 2010) |
Final Selection
Jury Members (in 2010) |
Tsuneo ENARI (photographer)
Keisuke KUMAKIRI (photographer)
Yoshino OISHI (photojournalist)
Kayoko IKEDA (writer/translator)
Renée C. BYER
(photojournalist)
Yoji YAMADA (Film Director)
Tokiko KATO (Singer)
John G. MORRIS (Photo Editor of LIFE, MAGNUM etc.) and
Ryuichi HIROKAWA (photojournalist/editor
in chief,
DAYS JAPAN) |
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| Contest Conditions |
| Authority |
Works will not be returned. DAYS JAPAN reserves the right
to exhibit the winning works at a photo exhibition and in brochures and flyers
relating to this award. This condition is also valid to the digital edition, DAYS International. |
| Application Rules |
Photographs must have been taken in the two-year period
between January 2009 and December 2010. Submitted works may be a single photo,
photo essays or portfolios. Please make sure that all works include a short biography
(about 100 words) of the photographer and that the application form includes:
title of work; captions (maximum 50 words per caption); location; date of shooting;
whether the originals were shot on film or taken by digital camera (if taken
by digital camera, also include the file size of digital data); along with the
photographer’s name, address, e-mail address and telephone number. |
| Judging Criteria |
Works will be judged as a whole set, regardless of submission
as a single photo, photo essay or portfolio. |
| Number of Photos |
Participants can submit under multiple themes as long as
the total number of photos is a maximum 15 per entrant. Entries will automatically
be invalidated if the number of photos exceeds 15 per entrant. |
| Print Dimensions |
The minimum print size is 20 cm. x 25 cm. (8 in. x 10 in.)
and maximum is 30 cm. x 40 cm. (12 in. x 16 in.). Prints, digital files and duplicated
color transparencies will be accepted. Both color and black & white will
be accepted. Original color transparencies and negatives are not acceptable.
Photographs pasted onto panels will not be accepted. |
| Digital Data Requirements |
No retouching, compositing or other alterations (except
for dodging, burning in and cropping) is allowed. File data should be numbered
serially. (Numbering of single photographs should be done alphabetically as A,
B, C..., etc. Numbering of a series of photographs should be 1-1 as number 1
of series 1, and 1-2 as number 2 of series 1, 2-1 as number 1 of series 2, and
2-2 as number 2 of series 2, etc.). File data should be copied onto one CD-ROM
per entrant. Please be sure to write the full name of the applicant on the CD
surface.
●File type: JPEG only (Mac users should have the .jpg extension on all data)
●Resolution: 300 dpi (Winners may later be asked to resubmit at 350 dpi)
●Maximum file size: 3,000 pixels x 2,400 pixels, 35 cm. x 22 cm., 3-4 megabytes
●File
mode: RGB or grey scale
●Compression level: 8-9 |
| Application form |
Please download the application form (in English) from
the DAYS JAPAN website. The form is available in PDF and Word
formats. Type the necessary information directly into the form, print it out,
sign and date it by hand, then send by postal delivery. For those unable to download
the application form, please contact DAYS JAPAN via fax. In the fax message subject
line, clearly state “Request for Application Form for Photojournalism Awards,”
and include the applicant’s name, mailing address and zip code, and telephone
number.
Inquiry via fax: +81(0)3-3322-0353
*Please note that entries will be invalid: if more than 15 works are submitted,
if the application form is incomplete, or if the print size submitted is beyond
the 20 cm. x 25 cm. (8 in. x 10 in.) to 30 cm. x 40 cm. (12 in x 16 in.) range
limit, thereby not meeting the application requirements.
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| Presented by |
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DAYS JAPAN |
| Assistance by (in 2010) |
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Aureo Co., Ltd., Yamada Bee Farm, Nikon Imaging Japan Inc., The Hirokawa
No-Nukes/Peace Photography Exhibit Committee, Catalog House Co., Ltd., SIGMA
Corporation, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Peace Boat, Canon Marketing Japan
Inc., Kaga Hightech Co., Ltd., Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, FUJIFILM
Corporation, Super Planning Co., Ltd., Department of Photography, Nihon University
College of Art, Wacom Co.,Ltd. |
| support from (in 2010) |
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Japan Professional Photographers Society, Photographic Society of Japan,
The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd., The Asahi Shimbun Company, The Yomiuri Shimbun
Company, Ken Domon Museum of Photography, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography |
| In cooperation with (in 2010) |
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Leica Camera AG, Horiuchi Color Ltd.,
Yamanote Photographic Co., Ltd., |
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| For further information, please contact: |
International Photojournalism Awards
Takeuchi Building 402, 1-37-19 Matsubara, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0043, Japan
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kikaku@daysjapan.net |
| Web |
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http://www.daysjapan.net |
| Tel |
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+81(0)3–3322-0233 |
| Fax |
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+81(0)3-3322-0353 |
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Please use the following URL and banners for a link.
http://www.daysjapan.net/e/award/
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