TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
TPS 22: The International Competition

An exhibition catalog will be available for purchase at blurb.com.

TPS 21 Calendar
01-24-13 Entries due in San Antonio, TX.
02-11-13 Notification to accepted entrants sent by mail and posted at texasphoto.org.
02-22-13 Prints due in San Antonio, TX.
03-01-13 Show opens at the A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX.
03-30-13 Artist Reception from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
03-31-13 Show closes at A Smith Gallery. Exhibition will then tour Texas for one year.

Awards
First Place $500
Second Place $300
Third Place $200
up to 5 Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each

Sincerely,
D. Clarke Evans

If Your Work is Accepted
1. Send one exhibition print for each photograph that is accepted.

2. Prints must be mounted and overmatted using white matte board 16"x20" with at least 2" of matte showing on all sides of the print. Maximum print size is 12"x16". Smaller prints, 3"x5" for example, are acceptable if they are mounted and overmatted to the 16"x20" size.

3. Include return postage for prints to be shipped back to you after the exhibition. Prints WITHOUT postage will NOT be returned. Prints will be returned in the container in which they were received. Do NOT frame prints.

4. No peanuts and please be considerate of our limited storage space when choosing packaging.

5. Send $5 for each print accepted to defray exhibition expenses.

6. Prints must be received by February 22, 2013.

Send your print(s) to:
Texas Photographic Society
6338 N. New Braunfels # 174
San Antonio TX 78209
Questions? Call Clarke at 210-824-4123

Accepted Entries: Web Gallery of Accepted Images:
To download a list of Accepted Entries in pdf format.

Juror's Comments
In today's world that is fast paced and frenzied due to virtual connectivity and new media, there is a temporal quality to art and entertainment. Good or bad, photography has been severely influenced by new technologies and it is constantly changing and evolving.

Looking at the history of art - and the short history of photography - I can't help but wonder what history photo artists are creating today. I'm referring not so much about the tools of photography, but the actual images themselves.

What are we creating now that will be included in future photographic history classes?

For the TPS 22: International Competition, I'm interested in seeing work that has a timelessness to it - something that nods to the past, present and future of photography. I'd like to see work that challenges the observer to spend more than a fraction of time with its visual encoding, be it narrative, documentary, conceptual or just simple beauty.

About the Juror – Blue Mitchell
Founding Editor, Diffusion/Plates to Pixels, Portland, Oregon www.onetwelvepublishing.com

Blue Mitchell is the Founding Editor of Diffusion: Unconventional Photography, an independent, reader and contributor supported annual that highlights and celebrates unconventional photographic processes and photo
related artwork. In addition to organizing and curating physical exhibitions around the country, Mitchell curates Plates to Pixels (platestopixels.com), an online photographic gallery that bridges the gap between antiquated photographic processes and new digital media. He is a fine art photographer, educator, and graphic designer currently serving on the Board of Directors for Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, Oregon.

Learn more about Blue Mitchell.

TPS 22 is open to amateurs and professionals, TPS members and non-members. Entrants may submit up to 5 images for the $25 entry fee. Additional images are $5.00 each, to a maximumj of 10 images.

How to enter the competition:
Download a PDF entry form that you can print and mail to us.
Fill out and submit our web form. OR
Type the requested information on a blank sheet of paper and mail.

How to pay the competition fees:
To pay your entry fee using our secure server.

To pay via PayPal, click Buy Now.

To send entries via email:
1. In the body of the email please provide us with a list as follows, number each image so that it matches the file naming conventions given below. For each image: provide the title, process used, price/NFS, and size. We also require your name, address, city, state, zip code, and telephone numbers.

2. Files should be no greater than 1000 pixels in the longest dimension and saved in the JPEG format on high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be at 72ppi and saved in the sRGB color space.

3. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name. For example, 1SamJones, 2SamJones, etc. Also, do not use spaces in the image's title (use underscores if needed). Use only alpha-numeric characters (do not use: .:’”/?}{()[ ]+-=*&^ %$#@!.).

4. You may pay with a credit card using our secure web site (link is at the top of the page) or pay by check (the address is in the "If Your Work is Accepted" section). Alternatively, you may also include a Visa or MasterCard number along with the expiration date and the 3-digit security code in your email. Please keep in mind that your email is NOT secure.

5. Email files to shows@texasphoto.org.

Sales
TPS encourages the sale of exhibited photographs. The commission charged will be 50% of the sales price. Print your name, address, telephone numbers (work and home), and sales amount on the back of each print accepted. If your print is Not-For-Sale (NFS) state so, but list a dollar amount for insurance. If you do not list a dollar amount, the art work will be listed as NFS.

Liability
TPS will exercise all due care in handling prints, but will not be responsible for loss, damage, or replacement. Please submit duplicate prints.

Reproduction
TPS retains the right to display, project, and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes only. Individual photographers retain copyrights to their individual works.

Eligibility
TPS 21 is open to amateur and professional artists internationally. You do not have to be a TPS member to enter the competition. You may join TPS and enter. Entries cannot have been exhibited previously in a TPS show and must have been taken within the last five years. Entries must be submitted digitally.

If Your Work is Accepted
1. Send one exhibition print for each photograph that is accepted.

2. Prints must be mounted and overmatted using white matte board 16"x20" with at least 2" of matte showing on all sides of the print. Maximum print size is 12"x16". Smaller prints, 3"x5" for example, are acceptable if they are mounted and overmatted to the 16"x20" size.

3. Include return postage for prints to be shipped back to you after the exhibition. Prints WITHOUT postage will NOT be returned. Prints will be returned in the container in which they were received. Do NOT frame prints.

4. No peanuts and please be considerate of our limited storage space when choosing packaging.

5. Send $5 for each print accepted to defray exhibition expenses.

6. Prints must be received by February 22, 2012.

Send your print(s) to:
Texas Photographic Society
6338 N. New Braunfels # 174
San Antonio TX 78209
Questions? Call Clarke at 210-824-4123