United Nations Development Programme in Uzbekistan, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the “Economic Review” magazine announce the annual "Uzbekistan -the Heart of Central Asia" Photography Exhibition.
Objective
The objective of the exhibition is to illustrate contemporary life in Uzbekistan and show how traditions and culture may shape the future of a nation through photographic images made by foreign visitors travelling across the country.
Subject
The key subject of the exhibition is traditions and culture of Uzbekistan. This theme includes such issues as traditional way of living, nation-wide holidays and local festivals, cultural heritage, traditional garments, art and crafts and how the cultural inheritance may influence the development prospects.
Participants
Amateur photographers who are non-residents of the Republic of Uzbekistan, those who are currently living in the country of have previously visited it.
Eligibility criteria:
1. You may send us a series of photos (up to 5 items), as well as single photos; the minimum size is 30x40 centimeter;
2. Photos made by digital camera should be sent on CD in the JPEG, TIF or PSD format with minimal resolution of 300 dpi (the maximum size of the biggest side is 40 centimeters);
3. New and previously published photos are acceptable, so long as they were not presented at the photo exhibitions “Uzbekistan – the Heart of Central Asia” 2005 and 2006.
4. By sending photos for the exhibition the authors agree for placing them in our printed photo catalogue and on www.artandcraft.uz web-site, as well as for using the photos at the pages of “Economic Review” magazine and placing them in the photobase of the mentioned magazine.
5. There are no participation &/or registration fees.
6. The participants of the exhibition will receive a copy of the photo catalogue.
7. Only amateur photographers are admitted to participate in this photo exhibition.
8. Each submitted photo should have an annotation (name of photographer, contact details, name of the photo, date and place, where/when the photo had been taken).
9. Application form, photos &/or disks with appropriate files should be submitted till November 19, 2007, by the following address: 5, 1 Tupik, Usmon Nosyr str., 100070, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – with note “For Photo Exhibition”.
Selection criteria:
Within the exhibition the Selection Committee will provide selection of all photos. The Committee includes both organizers and professional photographers and artists.
The presented photos will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
• The compliance of the photo content to the subject and the goal of the exhibition;
• art value of the photo;
• technical quality of the photo.
Closing Date
ONLY PHOTOS THAT HAVE REACHED US BY NOVEMBER 19, 2007 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE EXHIBITION.
Contact person
Mr. Sherzod Muminov
e-mail: sherzod.muminov@cer.uz
