Guidelines and Rules

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Please read and carefully consider the following details and guidelines for the PEP Open Call before submitting your photos.

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By entering this competition, you understand and agree to the following rules:

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1. The competition is open to any photographer, 18 years of age or older, from any country.

2. Photography entries must be in digital format with the following technical specifications:
   • File format: JPEG/JPG, TIFF
   • Maximum file size: 2 MB
   • Image file names: Files must be titled with the photographer’s last name and first name and a sequential image number: Lastname_Firstname_01.jpg, Lastname_Firstname_02.jpg, Lastname_Firstname_03.jpg, etc).

   If your artwork is selected for the exhibition, you will be asked to send higher-resolution images.

3. No signature, stamp, or any other identifying mark is allowed anywhere on the entry.

4. All images and texts provided by artists and presented on PEP's website and social media channels are protected by copyright and remain the property of their author. By entering this competition, you allow PEP to use your artwork (images and related text) in its online communication and printed materials. PEP has the right to use the submitted artworks on its website and in any other form of communication (including social media, magazines, platforms for art opportunities and events) to promote the photographers' work and PEP’s past, current, and future exhibitions and open calls. The artists’ names will always be mentioned next to their respective images.

5. You represent and warrant that your entry is an original work of authorship and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. If your entry infringes upon the intellectual property rights of another, you will be disqualified. If the content of your entry is claimed to constitute infringement of any proprietary or intellectual property rights of a third party, you shall, at your sole expense, defend or settle such claims.

6. Each person depicted in the images has granted permission to be portrayed as shown. It is the entrant’s responsibility to obtain appropriate written permission from people or owners of property that are identifiable in their photographs.

7. Photos that portray or otherwise include inappropriate and/or offensive content, including violence, human rights and/or environmental violations, or any content deemed to be contrary to the law, will be immediately discarded.

8. Submissions will not be accepted after the deadline has passed.

9. Selected artists will be notified by email.

10. In order to ensure coherence in the exhibition and to avoid issues related to artwork shipping, artworks will only be accepted in digital format. PEP takes care of the printing and framing of the selected images and covers all costs related to their production, as well as the general costs of the exhibition.

11. Please note that not every photograph from a submitted series may be selected. PEP reserves the right to determine the final selection and sequence of images exhibited. One or more images from a series may also be presented as standalone works. We warmly invite you to explore our previous exhibitions on the PEP platform to gain insight into our curatorial approach.

12. Entrants may use digital image manipulation (e.g. Photoshop). The use of artificial intelligence is allowed, provided it is clearly stated in the artwork description section of the submission form.

13. PEP assumes no responsibility for incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete information caused by website users or technical issues. PEP also assumes no responsibility for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind related to the open call.

14. There is no limit to the number of entries per artist. Entrants may submit multiple projects in multiple categories within the same open call.

15. The entry fee is non-refundable. This call for entries is competitive; submission does not guarantee inclusion in the exhibition.

16. Collaborative works are allowed.
     

The primary goal of the exhibition is not commercial. PEP's core objective is to provide emerging photographers with an opportunity to exhibit their work to an international audience, share their practice and experiences with others, and gain recognition. Nevertheless, if the artists are interested in selling their work during the exhibition, PEP will offer them the opportunity to do so. All artworks will be listed for the public with their respective prices, as part of a special edition by PEP, limited to 3 copies plus 1 artist’s proof. All procedural details will be communicated by email to the selected photographers. Each artist is free to decide whether or not they wish to sell their work.

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An exhibition catalog featuring the selected artworks will also be released on the day of the opening. The catalog will be available at the gallery during the opening days and is free for the participating artists. In case the artists cannot come to the exhibition venue, it is also possible to get their catalogue shipped. In that case, shipping costs are covered by the artists.

After the exhibition, artists can come to pick up their artworks at the exhibition venue.