CCPhoto Comp April 2023 - MONTHLY COMP -This month's comp is closed please refer to current month's theme

We’re guessing you all live in one, of sorts.

Streets.

Community, family, visitors, and just passing through.

What goes on in your street?

The title gives a hint of the style we hope to see. Street Photography is such a powerful genre and style. You can capture great stories and visual delights, but this theme means the style of shooting is flexible. You can take documentary photos, be artistic, shoot for the architectural marvels on your street, or perhaps you might ask your neighbours to pose for a portrait.

Stories are often best found when they are close to home. Maybe this is a chance to meet new neighbours too.

We are happy to expand the meaning of which street too - it could be a street you used to live on, so check your archives for images.

The sample photos below show a street I lived on in New York for a short while an what I saw out the window, then I for a period of time I was in a town in Italy so saw fabulous café scenes every morning. Currently I walk to Maroubra beach in the early morning.

Some photographers we recommend you look up for inspiration are French photographer and a pioneer of street photography Robert Doisneau, Martin Parr from England, and Australian photographer Trent Parke.

Rules: You can shoot new images or choose photos from your archive

Deadline: Comp opens ……….23rd March 2023

Deadline for submissions 11:59pm, on 16th April 2023

Number of entries per person: UNLIMITED

Entry Fee: $10 per entry

[all fees are non-refundable]

Entry file: File type = jpg

File size = 2400 pixels on the longest side

Resolution: 72 dpi

Profile = Adobe RGB

File name = Your name, image name, comp month [eg: jules smith_title_May 2023]

With your submission: Please supply a brief statement [100 words or less]

Name of school if you are a student [under 18 years old]

+ website and/or Instagram address if you have one.

Judges:Owner & staff at CCP + a professional photographer [+ occasionally a guest judge]

Winner Prizes:

Open section

$250 [fixed amount] + an extra amount calculated on number of entries per monthly competition submissions fees.

Entry fees are pooled and allocated as follows:

50% - to winner

30% - CCP will be donating to a verified charity of the winners choice

20% - CCP administration

+ The winning image will be printed on archival paper, framed and hung in the window at Charing Cross Photo lab/shop in Waverly for the duration of 1 month. [approx. value $250] After this, the winner can take home their framed photo. [size, paper and frame style is at the discretion of CCP unless the photographer can come to the lab and discuss this in time]

+ 1 copy of the book ‘Cities of Silence’. A collection of street images taken around the world during the pandemic in 2020. Images of emptiness in locations that would normally be crammed with human life. In this book it means the street is the hero and composition is everything. Not only a fantastic photographic wonder but this is a historic document.

+ Gift from Neighbourhood Cellars [over the road from CCP]

+ Tell us your favourite charity and we will make a donation on your behalf

Student section

$100

+ The winner will receive an archival print of their winning image.

+ 1 signed copy of the book - ‘it’s only rock’n’roll but I like it…’ The music photography by Wendy McDougall

All the winning images will be shown on the CCP website and in our social media.

Winner requirements: High res version of their submission

Submit a short bio [100 words or less]

General FAQS:

~ There are two sections in each monthly competition:

1. Open [professionals and amateurs]

2. Student [must be 18 years and under]

~Your entry must be your original work

~ Images can be taken on any device or camera

~ Only works submitted electronically will be accepted

~ Your entry can have been taken at any time, there is no limit but please tell us the year taken if you can.

~ All Photographers retain their own copyright

~ By entering the competition you grant CCP the right to use your image in any promotion and marketing campaigns

~ You MUST provide files and information as in our terms & conditions

~ If you are a winner you must confirm that any people sitting purposely for your photograph give their consent, or provide reason why this was not possible.

~ CCP have the right to refuse the original winning image if it is not to a printable standard or the photographer can’t supply their file for print in time with the competition timetable.

~ Please remember that CCP attracts families and young people to our lab, as well as having the general public walk by our shopfront so please be mindful when choosing your subjects. Do not submit content that is unsuitable for under age people. CCP reserves the right to refuse unsuitable images.

Please read the full Terms & Conditions

Get clicking… good luck!

Thanks

CCP Team