The contest is organized to present the diversity and beauty of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Through this contest, which will culminate with an album and an exhibition, we want to present for wider audience life of this Church.
We are looking for images in this categories: Architecture&landscape, Portrait, Reportage.
It is organized by the OrthPhoto.net in cooperation with:
the Pokrov Foundation
The Publishing House of Polish Orthodox Church
ORTHPHOTO is a unique project which involves both professional photographers and amateurs who want to share their photographs representing the beauty of the Orthodox Christian faith around the world.
ORTHPHOTO contains over 85,000 photographs from 80 countries – from Brazil to China, from Russia to Uganda.
www.orthphoto.net
The Pokrov Foundation is a Bulgarian non-profit organization, dedicated to serving the mission of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church through education, publishing and social work.
One of the biggest companies in Poland that deal with Orthodox literature. It publishes two magazines as well as other literature connected to theology, history and contemporary issues of the Orthodox Church: albums, books, booklets, paper icons, etc.
The following prizes are available in this Contest:
Grand Prix: 500 EURO
1st prize in category: vouchers to the amount of 50 BGN for puschase of Orthodox books of the Omophor Publishing House, set of albums from serie Colours of Orthodoxy
2st prize in category: album about Orthodoxy in Poland
3rd prize in category: album about Holy Mountain Grabarka
Honorable Mention: photo album from one of our partners publications
All authors whose photos will be selected for an album will receive a copy of this publication (one photo=one album).
Grand Prix is sponsored by Honorable Consul of Bulgaria in Bialystok Mr Witold Karczewski.
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Entering the competition is free of charge.
Entries must be received before 21st of August 2017.
Participants may submit maximum 6 photos in each category.
Photos must be uploaded to orthphoto.net site.
Photos need to be sent together with Title and author details (name, address and telephone number) and url to orthphoto to this address
competition@orthphoto.net.
The quality and size of the photograph should be:
no smaller than 2000 pixels in either width, or height (It’s best to send the original file) the maximum size of the photo file is 18MB.
All photographs must be photographer's own work, and he must legally hold the copyright to them
The Jury of this Contest is International and consists of 5 people
An editor and one of the founders of www.orthphoto.net. Founder of a Polish website about and for orthodox believers www.cerkiew.pl. Currently working for a photo educational project: www.szerokikadr.pl for Nikon Poland.
Thanks to SYNDESMOS visited and explored many places connected with Orthodox religion and hopes to do much more in the future.
www.wasyluk.net
A freelance photographer, graphic designer and musician, co-founder of photo group Naos. He studied Art history and Cultural studies. From 2001 until now organizes and participates in many group and personal photo exhibitions. A supporter of analog photography and the classic photographic processes. His photographs are published in “Mirna”, “Christianity and Culture”, “Svet” magazines, in issues from “Omofor” publishing house etc. www.flickr.com/skumata
Graduated in both Journalism and Theology from the Sofia University "St. Clement of Ohrid". She is a member of the Pokrov Foundation team and an editor at the Pravoslavie.BG web portal.
Historian and a journalist. He is the author and anchor of the "Faith and Society" TV programme of the Bulgarian National Television.
Църковен фотограф публикуващ снимки в официалния сайт на БПЦ-БП – bg-patriarshia.bg,в „Църковен вестник“, също така с публикации в dveri.bg, pravoslavie.bg и в някои митрополитски страници, православни сайтове, блогове и в социалните мрежи.
Dr of Theology, journalist, editor, writer, translator, photographer. Author of more than 20 books on the Orthodox history, theology, hagiography and iconography, as well as several translator of several books on Orthodoxy. Co-author of the photographs to the album “Colours of Orthodoxy. Georgia’ and several smaller albums, calendars, books, etc. Secretary of the Publishing Department of Polish Orthodox Church. Former president of the Fellowship of the Orthodox Youth in Poland. Initiator of series of albums “Colours of Orthodoxy”.
It would really help the contest if you could place a banner on your website or blog. If you do this and let us know (by sending email to info@orthphoto.net) we will put you on our supporters list. We have prepared for you a set of different banners which can be used to promote the site in different ways. If you need something else, please, let us know and we will try to prepare it for you. Here are three main variants of banner and these are shown below. Choose the one you want and simply paste the html code into your website and blog. There is no need to download or upload any images.
In case of questions write on this address: info@orthphoto.net