THE COSMOS PDF AWARD IS A DIGITAL PRIZE. ITS PRIMARY GOAL IS TO SUPPORT PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE PRODUCTION AND SHOWCASING OF INNOVATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL PUBLISHING PROJECTS. SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE UNPUBLISHED WORK AIMED AT REDEFINING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIUM, AND MUST BE PROVIDED AS PDF DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS. ENTRY IS FREE, AS IS THE PDF PLATFORM.
SUBMISSIONS SHOULD HIGHLIGHT THE FORMAT AS A UNIQUE MEANS OF VISUAL EXPRESSION. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF PAGES PER SUBMISSION, PDF FILES MUST BE NO LARGER THAN 10 MB. SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ASSESSED BY TEN PERSONALITIES FROM THE FIELDS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND PUBLISHING. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS 15 MAY 2018.
A SHORTLIST OF TEN FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MID-JUNE. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF JUNE. ALL SHORTLISTED PDF ENTRIES WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE COSMOS PDF AWARD WEBSITE.
THE WINNING PROJECT WILL BE DEVELOPED BY A PROFESSIONAL STUDIO AS AN EXHIBITION MODULE, AND WILL BE DISPLAYED BY COSMOS-ARLES BOOKS DURING THE PRESTIGIOUS FESTIVAL, LES RENCONTRES DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE — ARLES 2018. THE WINNER WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE PRINTS AT THE END OF THE FESTIVAL. THE WINNING DISPLAY WILL ALSO BE EXHIBITED AT JAIPURPHOTO 2O18.
PDF (PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT) IS THE SIMPLEST AND MOST READILY AVAILABLE FILE FORMAT FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND PROMOTION OF ARTISTIC PROJECTS. THE COSMOS PDF PRIZE WAS FOUNDED IN 2015 BY THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION GALERIE 2600, WITH THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ATELIER SHL
PDF AWARD JURY 2018
SOHAM GUPTA / PHOTOGRAPHER - WINNER OF THE COSMOS PDF AWARD 2017 - IN
LUCE LEBART / HISTORIAN AND CURATOR - FR
RICARDO CASES / PHOTOGRAPHER AND BOOKMAKER - ES
MATHIEU CHARON / FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER - RVB BOOKS - FR
DAMIEN POULAIN / GRAPHIC DESIGNER, FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER - OODEE - FR
MILO KELLER / HEAD OF PHOTOGRAPHY ECAL - CH
DARIA TUMINAS / FREELANCE RESEARCHER AND CURATOR, HEAD OF UNSEEN BOOK MARKET - RU
ISABELLE EVERTSE / FOUNDER AND EDITOR - PIK MAGAZINE - FR
KLAUS DIETER SEIGIES & SEPH ITZ / FOUNDERS AND DIRECTORS MARFA OPEN ART - US
MARIKO TAKEUCHI / CRITIC, CURATOR, HISTORIAN - JP
LOLA MAC DOUGAL / ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JAIPURPHOTO, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR GOAPHOTO - IN
LARS WILLUMET / CURATOR, AUTHOR, ART EDUCATOR - DE
TIMELINE
â— SUBMISSION OPENING : 05 APRIL 2018
â— SUBMISSION DEADLINE : 15 MAY 2018
â— SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENT : JUNE 2018
â— WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT : END OF JUNE
◠AWARDS CEREMONY – 4 JULY 2018 AT COSMOS-ARLES BOOKS — RENCONTRES DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
THECOSMOS PDF AWARD IS A DIGITAL PRIZE, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE PRODUCTION AND SHOWCASING OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN THE FIELDS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL PUBLISHING.
BY SUBMITTING THEIR PROJECT, CANDIDATES AGREE TO HAVE THEIR PDF PROJECT PUBLISHED ON THE COSMOS PDF AWARD SITE, AS WELL AS ON ANY OTHER RELATED PLATFORMS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE AWARD. THE AWARD’S ADMINISTRATORS AGREE TO CREDIT ALL PUBLISHED WORKS WITH THE NAMES OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPHERS.
WHEN SUBMITTING A PROJECT, ENTRANTS CERTIFY THAT THEY ARE SUBMITTING THEIR OWN WORK. IF AN ENTRY INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS BY OTHER ARTISTS, THEIR SOURCE MUST BE INDICATED AND/OR CREDIT GIVEN TO THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHER(S).
UPON ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNING PROJECT, THE WINNER WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE HD COPIES OF HIS/HER WORK, AND WILL BE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN ANY RELATED PRESENTATIONS OF THE PROJECT.
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