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活動主題
Shapes are one of the most important aspects of creative photographic compositions. Living beings and inanimate objects, including the built environment, come in many forms, and photographers often rely on the creative possibilities offered by their shapes. While in some cases the images of things only serve a depictive function, at the other end of the spectrum, abstract photography concentrates on shapes and forms for their own sake up to a point when we can no longer recognise the depicted objects themselves. Between being either insignificant or the only significant element, the shape of recognisable forms may also be the driving compositional component of an image. That is, the shape of living beings and objects may be of central importance to the composition of photographs, not only in abstract photography but also in virtually all other photographic genres. These images capture our attention and stand out for their creative compositional form.
PH21 Gallery invites photographers to submit their work for a group exhibition themed Shape. We are looking for submissions from all photographers who are interested in this subject and would like to share their work with a wider international audience through the exposure of PH21 Gallery. The theme is broadly construed; we are looking for photographs in which shape is a significant compositional element, including abstract photography. Indeed, we are interested in all possible creative photographic interpretations of the theme.
形狀是創意攝影構圖最重要的方面之一。 生物和無生命的物體，包括建築環境，有多種形式，攝影師經常依靠它們的形狀提供的創作可能性。 雖然在某些情況下，事物的圖像僅具有描繪功能，但在光譜的另一端，抽象攝影為了它們本身而專注於形狀和形式，直到我們無法再識別所描繪的物體本身。 可識別形式的形狀要么是無關緊要的，要么是唯一重要的元素，它也可能是圖像的驅動組成部分。 也就是說，生物和物體的形狀對於照片的構圖可能至關重要，不僅在抽象攝影中，而且在幾乎所有其他攝影類型中也是如此。 這些圖像吸引了我們的注意力，並因其創造性的構圖形式而脫穎而出。

PH21 畫廊邀請攝影師提交他們的作品，參加以“Shape”為主題的群展。 我們正在尋找所有對此主題感興趣並希望通過 PH21 畫廊的曝光與更廣泛的國際觀眾分享他們的作品的攝影師提交作品。 該主題的解釋很廣泛； 我們正在尋找形狀是重要構圖元素的照片，包括抽象攝影。 事實上，我們對這一主題的所有可能的創意攝影詮釋都很感興趣。

參賽資格
All photographers 18 years or older worldwide may enter the competition by submitting their own, original work.
全球所有年滿 18 歲的攝影師都可以提交自己的原創作品參加比賽。

活動時程
Submission deadlines:
Early bird deadline: September 11, 2023
Final deadline: September 18, 2023
Notification: All entrants will be notified 10-15 days after the final deadline.
Exhibition dates: November 16 – December 9, 2023
提交截止日期：

早鳥截止日期：2023 年 9 月 11 日
最終截止日期：2023年9月18日
通知：所有參賽者將在最終截止日期後 10-15 天收到通知。

展覽日期：2023年11月16日至12月9日
報名方式
Images must follow the following format: 8 bit JPEG; Adobe RGB or sRGB; longest dimension maximum 1280 pixels (preferred width for landscape orientation: 1000 pixels; preferred height for portrait orientation: 775 pixels); 72 dpi; maximum 1 MB.
File names: lastname_title or lastname_title_number. File names of maximum 40 characters should only contain letters of the English alphabet and underscores. Please do not use spaces, commas, apostrophes, special symbols, and foreign characters in the file names. Titles may be shortened (please avoid very long file names), and they should be given without spaces in the file name. No spaces in the file names, please. (The image titled A Little Cottage in the Rain by Maria Martínez would have this file name: Martinez_LittleCottage.jpg; the third untitled image by Huan Lee: Lee_Untitled_3.jpg; the second photograph of the series "Surface" by Lena Petrovich: Petrovich_Surface_2.jpg)
In the body of your submission e-mail please include
a) your name;
b) your city and country (with state abbreviation if USA);
c) your website address (if you have one);
d) the exhibition theme;
e) titles of all included photos with the corresponding file names (in case of a series, please number the photos of the series, and indicate the title of the series, if it has one);
圖像必須遵循以下格式：8 位 JPEG；Adobe RGB 或 sRGB；最長尺寸最大 1280 像素（橫向首選寬度：1000 像素；縱向首選高度：775 像素）；72 dpi；最大 1 MB。

文件名：姓氏_標題或姓氏_標題_編號。文件名最多 40 個字符，只能包含英文字母和下劃線。請不要在文件名中使用空格、逗號、撇號、特殊符號和外來字符。標題可以縮短（請避免很長的文件名），並且文件名中不應包含空格。文件名中不要有空格。（圖片標題為《 雨中的小小屋》 作者：Maria Martínez 的文件名是：Martinez_LittleCottage.jpg；第三張未命名圖片，作者：Huan Lee：Lee_Untitled_3.jpg；莉娜 彼得羅維奇“Surface”系列的第二張照片：Petrovich_Surface_2.jpg）
請在您提交的電子郵件正文中包含
a) 您的姓名；
b)您的城市和國家（如果是美國，則為州縮寫）；
c) 您的網站地址（如果您有的話）；
d) 展覽主題；
e) 所有包含的照片的標題以及相應的文件名（如果是系列照片，請為該系列照片編號，如果有該系列照片，請註明該系列的標題）；
f) 每張照片的實際或所需打印尺寸（以厘米或英寸為單位）。

評審規範
This call for entries is competitive; entrants are not guaranteed inclusion in the exhibition by submitting an entry. Depending on the number and the quality of the entries received, the work of an entrant may or may not be curated into the show.
The selection of the juror is final.
本次徵集具有競爭性； 提交參賽作品並不能保證參賽者能夠參加展覽。 根據收到的參賽作品的數量和質量，參賽者的作品可能會或可能不會被策劃到展覽中。

陪審員的選擇是最終的。

活動獎勵
Entrants selected for the exhibition will be asked to register for the exhibition and to provide a high-resolution TIFF (or JPEG) file for us to have their photograph printed for a standard exhibition printing and installation fee. Your exhibition registration payment includes the cost of the print and the cost of its installation. The fee depends on the size of the print. For instance, for up to 40 centimetres or 15.75 inches (longest dimension) the exhibition print and installation fee is €35.00. (Exhibiting photographers may also opt for shipping their own exhibit-ready prints.)
Exhibition prints will be kept on file for 6 months for future promotion unless the photographer prefers some other arrangement. In case of a sale inquiry the photographer will be promptly contacted. PH21 Gallery commission is 25%. (Submitted photographs, however, do not have to be for sale, and exhibition prints will never be sold; they are for exhibition and promotion purposes only.)
PH21 Gallery archives all photography exhibitions electronically, allowing us to promote our exhibiting photographers to curators, collectors as well as the viewing public. Our website also functions as a virtual gallery site, and all photographs included in our exhibitions are published on the dedicated page of the exhibition.
入選展覽的參賽者將被要求註冊參加展覽，並提供高分辨率的 TIFF（或 JPEG）文件，以便我們打印他們的照片，並支付標準展覽打印和安裝費用。 您的展覽註冊費用包括印刷費用和安裝費用。 費用取決於打印的尺寸。 例如，對於 40 厘米或 15.75 英寸（最長尺寸）的展覽印刷和安裝費為 35 歐元。 （參展攝影師也可以選擇運送自己的展覽照片。）
除非攝影師更喜歡其他安排，否則展覽照片將保存 6 個月以供將來促銷之用。 如果有銷售詢問，我們將立即聯繫攝影師。 PH21畫廊佣金為25%。 （但是，提交的照片不一定要出售，展覽印刷品也不會出售；它們僅用於展覽和促銷目的。）
PH21 畫廊以電子方式存檔所有攝影展覽，使我們能夠向策展人、收藏家以及觀眾宣傳我們的參展攝影師。 我們的網站還充當虛擬畫廊網站，我們展覽中包含的所有照片都發佈在展覽的專用頁面上。

聯絡方式
主辦單位：PH21 Gallery
聯絡人：PH21 Gallery
聯絡人信箱：ph21.gallery@ph21gallery.com
聯絡電話：

比賽網站 : https://www.ph21gallery.com/cfe-shape-23