ANDANAfoto annually announces its Photography Awards to promote photographic creation in personal and social development and contribute to the recognition and visibility of artistic projects.
Five prizes of 200 USD each will be awarded. Additionally, each project will be included in the interactive book EROS from the collection PHOTOGRAPHY TO GET TO KNOW YOURSELF.
Registration is open to anyone who has participated in any ANDANAfoto training. Photographic projects eligible for the award must be submitted in digital format by January 15, 2025, using the registration button at the bottom of this page.
1. THEME
The theme for this fourth edition is “EROS.
Any technique can be used.
2. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
Participation is open to professional and non-professional photographers of any nationality.
- Being of legal age in your country.
- Having participated or be currently participating in any of ANDANAfoto’s workshops and courses, whether online or in person, as of January 15, 2025. If you have not yet participated in any training, you can register for one of our workshops and courses until that day.
- Not having received any prizes in previous editions of this contest.
- Each participant may submit only one project.
The Jury will only evaluate the work of participants who meet all the participation requirements.
3. REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION
Registration and submission of projects can only be done by filling out the form available on andanafoto.com. You can access this form by clicking the button at the bottom of this page.
Each participant may submit one project with a minimum of 10 photographs and a maximum of 15.
The project and photographs presented must be original and must not have received a prize in any other contests.
Contestants certify the authorship of their work and take full responsibility for ensuring that there are no third-party rights or any claims for image rights of the work presented, thereby exempting the Organization from any responsibility.
To participate, completing all fields of the REGISTRATION FORM is required.
Submission of the project is to be made through an anonymous dossier (in PDF format) with the following information:
- Explanatory text of the photographic project presented (with a minimum length of 300 words).
- The images of the submitted project (minimum of 10 and maximum of 15).
- Only the title of the proposed project must appear on the cover of the dossier.
After submitting the registration form, a message will indicate that the process has been completed successfully. You will also receive an e-mail that serves as proof of submission and confirmation of your participation.
If you do not receive this e-mail, please e-mail info@andanafoto.com to confirm that we have received all your documentation and obtain proof of participation.
The photographs and documentation submitted may not contain identifying information about the author. Non-compliance with this requirement will be considered grounds for exclusion from the contest.
The deadline for submitting the photographs is January 15, 2025. Each participant’s time zone will be considered.
4. PRIZES
Five prizes of 200 USD each will be awarded, along with a hard copy of the interactive book EROS (shipping costs included).
TThe prizes will be subject to each country’s current tax legislation, with legally established withholdings applied if necessary.
5. THE JURY
The jury consists of three prestigious national and international professionals whose decisions will be final.
MICHAEL TENBRINK
Michael TenBrink (b. 1972) is an American writer and photographer based in Italy. Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, he spent 25 years working in journalism and marketing in Nashville and San Francisco in fields including architecture, law, accounting, and the music industry. In 2011, he became a Certified Professional Services Marketer by the Society for Marketing Professional Services.
At the age of 50, Michael followed his heart and moved from California to Italy to pursue a Master in Photography. He graduated from Raffles Istituto Moda e Design in Milan, with his final thesis receiving an “Excellent” evaluation (the highest possible rating). In 2023, his project “Ticking Away” was published by Black Camera, the online Italian photography magazine. In 2024, his project “Breakdown” received the ANDANAfoto Photography Contest award.
Michael recently self-published (through Blurb) a memoir called “Born Again,” in which he undertakes an unflinching exploration of how he was impacted on a mental, emotional, and physical level by his fundamentalist Christian upbringing. He pairs his writing with striking images from a deeply personal nude photo shoot with photographer Sohan Sam, in which Michael relives the condemnation of his past before washing himself clean.
In his Substack newsletter, “The Way I See It,” Michael shares personal essays on a variety of topics, accompanied by his photography. Through his work, he aims to connect more deeply with himself and the world around him, as well as to foster a sense of connection and community with his readers. You can follow along at https://michaeltenbrink.substack.com/.
Michael and his husband live in Milan with their dog, Bibi. (Photograph of Michael by Kari Orvik).
CARMEN LÓPEZ-SAN SEGUNDO
Carmen López San Segundo is a professor of Communication and Audiovisual Creation at the Department of Sociology and Communication, part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Salamanca.
She holds a PhD with International Mention from the “Training in the Knowledge Society” program at the same university. Her interdisciplinary profile emerges from the convergence of Communication, History, Art, and Education, which has enabled her to develop research lines that explore audiovisual heritage as a cultural and scientific asset, audiovisual and cultural communication, media archaeology, and photography, and education within the context of intercultural communication.
She plays a crucial role as Coordinator and Scientific Advisor for the FotoC3 project, which focuses on citizenship, creativity, and care. The Observatory of Good Practices and Continuous Improvement at the University of Salamanca has recognized this project as a good practice in teaching and social responsibility (BPRS-001/D-004). More details about the project can be found at FotoC3.
She is also an active member of various scientific societies and research networks. Among these, the European Society for the History of Science, the European Academic Heritage Network, the Scientific Collections Network of the University of Salamanca, and the Service-Learning Network of the same institution stand out.
She is in charge of leading significant scientific outreach initiatives, including the Scientific Heritage Days at the University of Salamanca and the creation of the Linternauta web application, which is a result of the European project “A Million Pictures.” This application was selected by the Fair of European Innovators in Cultural Heritage as one of the key contributions during the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage Program. She has also been an essential part of the team responsible for coordinating the National Association for the Teaching of Photography (ANEF) between 2021 and 2023.
MONICA LOZANO MATA
Mónica Lozano Mata (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1971).
She completed her undergraduate studies in Audiovisual Image Sciences at the Madrid Complutense University and holds a PhD in Photography Theory from the University of Murcia. Additionally, she has been a professor of photography at the Murcia School of Art since 1995 and taught for nine years at the Faculty of Communication at the University of Murcia.
In 2007, she created Cienojos, a blog on contemporary photography that, in 2010, became a cultural association from which she directed numerous projects and events to promote contemporary photography. In 2013, she finished this project to focus on research and teaching. However, she continues to collaborate in cultural management as a graphic editor, jury member, and exhibition curator
More information: monicalozanomata.wordpress.com
6. NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS
Each participant will receive information on the results via the e-mail used at registration. The awarded projects will be published on ANDANAfoto.com’s website and social media.
7. THE BOOK
The interactive book EROS from the collection Photography to Get to Know Yourself, corresponding to the Fourth Edition of the ANDANAfoto Photography Contest, will include all the winning projects, the texts contributed to each, and other content related to photography as a tool for personal development.
Here, you can find all the information about the book YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOOK AT, corresponding to the Third Edition of the ANDANAfoto Photography Contest.
8. CALENDAR
- Admission deadline: January 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
- Publishing of results: March 2025.
- Awards ceremony and presentation of the book “EROS”: Pending date.
In the two days following the communication of the Jury’s decision, the winners must send the photographs in digital format for incorporation into the book catalog. (300ppi and minimum short side 17cm).
9. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES
Participation in this contest implies full acceptance of each and every rule, the Jury’s unappealable decision, and the explicit waiver of any subsequent claim.
The organizing entity may use the winning projects to create the interactive book EROS and disseminate different activities related to this or subsequent contests. This transfer of non-exclusive rights implies that ANDANAfoto will have the right to reproduce and display the photographs of the winning projects without limit in time or place in any means or publication, always mentioning the author.
The Organization is empowered to resolve any contingency not provided for in these Rules without any claim regarding its decisions.
10. ORGANIZE AND SPONSOR
For more information or queries related to this contest, please e-mail info@andanafoto.com
