By entering you are agreeing to these terms of entry
1. Eligibility
1.1 The BPPA Exhibition – Known as WOMEN 2021 – is open to all member of the association.
1.2 Working press photographers who are not currently members, or who have lapsed membership, are welcome to take part if they join or re-join the association.
1.3 Subscriptions must be fully up to date, or a membership direct debit in place, on the 14th of February for members to be eligible.
1.4 No entrant will be allowed to be part of the curating process.
1.5 The main subject of images submitted must be consistent with the theme of WOMEN 2021, which is a celebration of women and girls for International Women’s Day 2021 - we are looking for images telling the stories and achievements of women and girls.
2. Ethics
2.1 Pictures entered in to the WOMEN 2021 exhibition should reflect an accurate and fair version of events and should not seek to mislead the viewer. As such staging of pictures is permitted in the context of feature or portrait photography, but not for live News or Sports photos.
2.2 Pictures may only be manipulated in line with “standard darkroom procedures” – exposure, colour balance, contrast and some sharpening. Entries may not be altered by adding, removing or rearranging any part of the picture. (dust spotting is allowed)
2.3 Pictures entered in to the WOMEN 2021 exhibition must fully comply with the Editors' Code of Practice, which can be viewed at www.editorscode.org.uk and appropriate permission sought for images of minors
3. Copyright
3.1 No copyright is transferred to the BPPA in respect of any works entered or accepted. Copyright remains with the photographer at all times.
3.2 By submitting a photograph the entrant warrants that they own copyright in the work and, if necessary, that they have permission from any employer, agent or license owner to enter the work. The entrant undertakes to indemnify the BPPA and the organisers of WOMEN 2021 if work they enter is in breach of copyright.
4. Usage
4.1 In order to facilitate the exhibition the copyright holder grants WOMEN 2021 an unlimited licence to publish and republish, both online and in print the work for display in the BPPA exhibition.
4.2 The copyright holder consents that their image may be included in any publicity produced in connection with the WOMEN 2021 exhibition.
4.3 The copyright holder consents that their image may be on social media for the purpose of publicising the WOMEN 2021 exhibition.
However the organisers understand that some members may not wish to consent to social media use for copyright protection reasons – if you do not want your image used in social media publicity please say so clearly on your submission email. Opting out will in not negatively affect your images inclusion in the selection process or how they are otherwise displayed.
4.4 The copyright holder further agrees that their work may be included in a permanent gallery on the ASSIGNMENTS and BPPA websites to display and promote the exhibition.
4.5 Any other usage outside those outlined above shall be subject to further agreement, prior to publication, between the photographer and the organisers.
5. General
5.1 It is the responsibility of the entrant to meet the conditions of the Entry Procedure and Technical Specifications
5.2 All photographs must have been taken by the entrant
5.3 The organisers of WOMEN 2021 reserve the right to use their discretion in all matters relating to the competition including, but not limited to, selecting the images to be displayed, organising the appearance and placement of images in the display.
5.4 Entrants may not seek to lobby, persuade or otherwise influence the judges and curators. Any entrant seeking to do so may be disqualified.
5.5 There will be no appeals against the decision of the curators and correspondence cannot be entered into regarding the decision making process.
5.6 If it is believed that a contravention of the rules has taken place the organisers of WOMEN 2021 reserve the right to examine original files/negatives/positives. Any entrant unable or unwilling to supply the files on request will be disqualified.
5.7 Any fees or costs incurred will not be refunded if entries/entrants are disqualified or entries withdrawn.
6. Technical Specification and Entry procedure
6.1 Each entrant may submit a maximum of five images for consideration
6.2 Entries must be submitted by email to women@thebppa.com
6.3 The deadline for entries is midnight on 14th February 2021.
6.4 Images submitted should be in JPEG format. The saved file size must not exceed 10 megabytes.
6.5 Please do not add borders or keylines
6.6 Please do not over sharpen your files
6.7 Please name your files in the format “IWD_surname_firstname_01.jpg”
6.8 Please provide a full caption, embedded in the image iptc / file info. We will use this alongside the image in the exhibition and the catalogue - so please give this some care and attention. Include your name, email address and phone number should be included in the relevant IPTC fields.
6.9 The subject line of your email should read “BPPA Women Exhibition Entry 2021” and the body of your email should contain the following;
Your Name
Contact phone number
6.10 Do not send ZIP folders / WeTransfer / WeSendIt / Dropbox links, all submitted images should be sent as attachments.
6.11 All entries must be digital files – prints will not be accepted.
7. A statement of ethics by the organisers.
7.1 WOMEN 2021 shall seek at all times to be an impartial photographic exhibition celebrating International Women’s Day
7.2 No organiser or helper shall be paid for their contribution in staging the exhibition – and the BPPA will not seek to run the exhibition as a profit making entity.