TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
TPS 21: The International Competition

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

TPS 21 Calendar
06-18-12 Entries due in San Antonio, TX.
07-03-12 Notification to accepted entrants sent by mail and posted at texasphoto.org.
07-19-12 Prints due in San Antonio, TX.
08-03-12 Show opens at the A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX.
08-25-12 Artist Reception from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
08-26-12 Show closes at A Smith Gallery. Exhibition will then tour Texas for one year.

Dec 2013 Show opens at the Center for Contemporary Art in Abilene, TX.
Jan 2013 Show closes at the Center for Contemporary Art.
04-02-13 Shows opens at the TCC Gallery in Longview, TX
06-28-13 Show closes at the TCC Gallery.

Awards
First Place $500
Second Place $300
Third Place $200
up to 5 Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each
The first prize winner will also receive a solo feature on the Lenscratch blogzine.

Accepted Artists:
Thank you to all who entered and for your support of the Texas Photographic Society. Congratulations to the 59 artist whose work was selected for the exhibition. We look forward to an outstanding exhibition and will keep all informed about the exhibit in Johnson CIty, Texas. Remember, the show will tour Texas for one year. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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 to 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 July 19, 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

To view a gallery of accepted images.

Accepted Entries:

Juror's Pre-Jurying Comments:
Today's photographic landscape is not an easy one to traverse. There has never been a time in history when so many human beings are holding cameras, and those cameras are available in every possible incarnation. There has never been a time in history when image makers have so many options in which to approach the making of photographs. And it's within this current landscape that that photographers are asked to stand apart, to be authentic, to be technically proficient, create beautiful prints, and to transform the viewer in some new way. These are not easy tasks. It requires a single mindedness and commitment to craft, and a way of seeing that comes from having a unique voice and story to tell.

I am very cognizant that art-based photography is judged alongside compelling documentary photography. I am aware that simplicity is a good thing, but so is complexity. I am looking for truthful photographs, for images that come from the heart, that transform me in some small way, and keep me thinking about them long after I first meet them. I look forward to spending time with your work.

Aline Smithson
Founder and Editor of Lenscratch
Fine Art Photographer
Educator
Los Angeles, CA

About the Juror:
After a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography, Aline Smithson discovered the family Rolleiflex and never looked back. Now represented by galleries in the U.S. and Europe and published throughout the world, Aline continues to create her award-winning photography with humor, compassion, and a 50-year-old camera. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including PDN (cover), the PDN Photo Annual, Communication Arts Photo Annual, Eyemazing, Soura, Visura, Fraction, Artworks, Lenswork Extended, Shots, Pozytyw, and Silvershotz magazines. She has exhibited widely including solo shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, the Lishui Festival in China, the Tagomago Gallery in Barcelona and Pairs, and the Wallspace Gallery in Seattle and Santa Barbara. Aline writes and edits the blog, Lenscratch, has been the Gallery Editor for Light Leaks Magazine, is a contributing writer for Diffusion, Too Much Chocolate, Lucida, and F Stop Magazines, has written book reviews for photoeye, and has been curating and juroring exhibitions for a number of galleries and on-line magazines. She was a 2009, 2010, and 2011 juror for Critical Mass, and a reviewer at Review LA in 2010 and 2011, amongst other venues. Though she was nominated for The Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and for The Santa Fe Prize in Photography in 2009 by Center, she considers her children her greatest achievement.

Learn more about Aline Smithson.

TPS 21 is open to amateurs and professionals, TPS members and non-members.

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 July 19, 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