ITEM 1: The world-wide competition 2007 of the 15th art (PHOTOGRAPHY and PHOTO ROMANCE) is organised by the World and Universal Academy foundation, in partnership with the WUACADEMIA company. It is open from 1st January, 2007 to 1st October, 2007. All photographers and all photo romance directors, irrespective of age, sex, nationality or social situation …may participate.
ITEM 2: To participate in the competition, send a photo or a photo romance (or several photos or photo romances) that are unpublished. Photos romances can only be accepted if it is written (or translated) in either English, French or Dutch. It will be even much better if candidates would translate their works into the above mentioned languages.
ITEM 3A: The world-wide competition 2007 of the 15th art (the PHOTOGRAPHY and the PHOTO ROMANCE) rewards the best photographies. The eighteen (18) possible themes are the following:
- nudism;
- eroticism;
- pornography;
- portrait;
- animal photography;
- sport photography;
- marriage photographes;
- aerial photography;
- still life;
- natural landscapes;
- urban landscapes; -
- architecture;
- marine photography;
- art work photographes;
- report (photojournalism)
- macrophotograph;
- astrophotograph (astrophoto);
- photomontage and photomosaïque.
ITEM 3B: The world-wide competition 2007 of the 15th art (the PHOTOGRAPHY and the PHOTO ROMANCE) rewards the best photo romances. The eight possible themes are the following:
- Sentimental (romance);
- eroticism;
- pornography;
- comedy;
- adventure;
- humorous or satirical;
- detective;
- youth, adolescent and kids.
ITEM 4A: PRIZES: The best three photographs from each theme will receive respectively:
- The Gold Prize of the 15th Art: PHOTOGRAPHY (certificate, edition of the photography in an international anthology);
- The Silver Prize of the 15th Art: PHOTOGRAPHY (certificate, edition of the photography in an international anthology);
- The Bronze Prize of the 15th Art: PHOTOGRAPHY (certificate, edition of the photography in an international anthothology).
ITEM 4B: PRIZES: The three best photo romances from each theme will receive respectively:
- The Gold Prize of the 15th art: PHOTO ROMANCE (certificate and edition possibility of the photo romance in several languages.);
- The Silver Prize of the 15th art: PHOTO ROMANCE (certificate and edition possibility of the photo romance in several languages.);
- The Bronze Prize of the 15th art: PHOTO ROMANCE (certificate and edition possibility of the photo romance in several languages.).
ITEM 5A: The best photography among the “gold Prizes" will receive what's more the World-wide Grand Prix of the 15th art: photography (a certificate, international promotion and a gift of a value of at least €250).
ITEM 5B: The best photo romance among the “gold Prizes" will receive what's more the World-wide Grand Prix of the 15th art: photo novel (a certificate, international promotion and a gift of a value of at least €250).
ITEM 6: The concurrent photo and photo romance must be sent through Internet.
ITEM 7: Photos (and photo romances) that are sent in will not be returned to their author. Once sent, the photo (photo romance) will not be modified or completed by registering again. The author has to send his photography and his artistic curriculum vitae. Candidates are obliged to send in their works in English or French including their artistic curriculum vitae. The participants using a pseudonym must mention the two names (the true name and the pseudonym) on to the participation card during registration, otherwise they will be eliminated.
ITEM 8: ENTRY FEE: The entry Fee is 5 Euros for each registered work before the closing date of 1st October, 2007. It is possible to present several works. Every work will have separate inscription to it. The entry fee is non-refundable.
ITEM 9: The competing works will be published on the site www.wuacademia.com from October 2, 2007. Netsurfers will then be able to vote. The netsurfers would vote and choose the best overall work. The candidates do not receive any rights of authors concerning the usage of their works by the World and Universal Academy notably in regards to the voting process on the net.
ITEM 10: The results will be announced in December 2007. The prize award will take place in the Netherlands on May 7, 2008 during the first world and universal Festival in Groningen. The presence of the winners at the prize award day is highly needed.
ITEM 11: Candidates must submit only original work of arts. Any work that we receive from participants is assumed to be authentic work of the author. In the event of false claim the author will bare the consequence alone. We wish all the participants good luck. |