mObgraphia Cultura Visual calls all photographers and interested people to read the Rules of Entry for the photo and video selection that will be shown at the 10th edition of the Mobile Photo Festival (2023), from May 20 through June 25 at MIS (Image and Sound Museum of Sao Paulo). The finalists and winners will be revealed on May 19 at 7:00 pm, in accordance with the following set of conditions:

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THEME FOR THE MOBILE PHOTO FESTIVAL 2023:

"Mobgraphy, Far Beyond the Mobile"
"Looking Through Photography/Mobgraphy Lens in a Tech-Touch World"

We live in an increasingly more technological world, with overwhelming amounts of information that changes at the speed of light (a High-Tech World). On the other hand, we are human beings with feelings, worries and emotions. We observe and enjoy nature, we feel the sun, the breeze, the scents; we get impressed by nature’s power, we are moved and feel the pain of others and that of the planet, and we are in need of a simple look, a word, or even a warm hug (High Touch Society).
Technological development and its presence in people’s lives are inevitable. However, society’s balance will come with the desire to live with a purpose, developing increasingly more self-knowledge and self-improvement as human beings and valuing the interaction with others with the same intensity we desire technological tools and knowledge.
With all these new technologies (NFTs, algorithms, technological interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual and Augmented reality, GPT chat and others) and human needs, what story are we going to tell through mobgraphy?
Photography/mobgraphy goes, therefore, far beyond the mobile.
Due to its inclusive feature, mobgraphy has as its basis the balance between a life that accepts technology but gets inspired by the Touch Power.

Living in a Tech world, therefore, will make us more and more committed to the Touch, setting our living basis on values and purposes that will feed us with inspiration and will become relevant knowledge or creations in all areas of human life.

This contest aims to promote image production through mobile platforms (mobgraphy) to create a dialogue about this new way to communicate through mobile photography so that we can uncover the talent of each person that will take part in the

exhibition/show at Image and Sound Museum of Sao Paulo (MIS) in the following categories:

 

BREAKDOWN:

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PHOTOS CAPTURED AND EDITED ON MOBILE PLATFORMS - CELL PHONES AND TABLETS.

 

Open Categories - free entry.
Submission straight on Instagram; must use the following hashtags (#):

 

Digital Art

#mpfarte2023 + #mobgraphia

 

Documentary

#mpfdoc2023 + #mobgraphia

 

Landscape

#mpfpaisagem2023 + #mobgraphia

 

Black & White

#mpfpb2023 + #mobgraphia

 

Portrait

#mpfretrato2022+ #mobgraphia

 

Street

#mpfstreet2023 + #mobgraphia

Besides the above mentioned specific hashtags for each category, ALL IMAGES ARE

also REQUIRED TO SHOW THE HASHTAG #mobgraphia in their posts.

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The images ARE REQUIRED to be CAPTURED, EDITED AND POSTED on smartphones and/or tablets and cannot have been finalists/selected for other Awards/Festivals.

ONLY 3 PHOTOS PER PERSON WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR EACH CATEGORY.

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Applicants should post or re-post their photos between 02/21/2023 and 03/30/2023 with the specific hashtag for each category, plus the hashtag #mobgraphia on the photo CAPTION and NOT in the comments.
Each participant can post ONLY 3 PHOTOS PER CATEGORY.

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ENTRIES AND CONDITIONS TO APPLY:
Postings must be made between February 21 through March 30, 2023. No postings will be accepted once the deadline lapses (from 0:00 am, February 21 through 11:59 pm, March 30, 2023).

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ATTENTION: To be accepted, Instagram accounts CANNOT be private. Check the privacy settings on your Instagram account.
EACH PARTICIPANT IS ALLOWED TO SEND UP TO 3 IMAGES PER CATEGORY. Images must not contain watermarks or signatures.

All image rights belong to the applicant. By entering this award/contest the photographer/author authorizes mobgraphia to use the submitted image, provided its copyrights are properly identified. Mobgraphia Cultura Visual can use the submitted image in postings and/or promotions of all types. It is the applicant photographer’s / author’s sole responsibility to provide authorization for the use of the submitted images, if needed.

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The selection of finalists and winners will be made by a Selection Committee - appointed by mObgraphia. Members will be the Festival’s guest judges, with experience in the fields of photography production, curatorship, teaching, or study of photography, video and cinema, and who are active both nationally and internationally in these, and/or, related areas.

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The Selection Committee’s decisions are final and indisputable.

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The results from the initial/shortlist selection will be released on the mObgraphia channels and on the official website:www.mobgraphia.com, after April 15, 2023.

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The photographer/author who has his/her image selected will be notified through Mobgraphia channels (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, live streaming or website). The deadline to deliver the final file to be printed and/or projected (if needed) will be 24 hours. If the author is requested to deliver the file and fails to send it within the deadline, his/her work will NOT be included in the exhibition/show. The next name on the list will then be moved up to the top 5 finalists (in the case of photos) to be featured at the MIS exhibition.

 

The selected photos will be printed/finalized/produced by Mobgraphia and later shown in an exclusive exhibit room, during the Festival at MIS (Image and Sound Museum of Sao Paulo). This show may be presented on other dates, places and cities in Brazil and/or abroad.

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RESULTS OF THE OPEN CATEGORIES

Mobgraphia will release the shortlist with 10 selected applicants and the names of the 5 finalists.
Only the winners of each category will be announced in the evening of the award ceremony (on May 19, 2023 at 7:00 pm) at MIS (Image and Sound Museum of Sao Paulo)

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PROMOTION
The exhibition is part of the official MOBILE PHOTO FESTIVAL 2023. The selected images may be featured on promotional and communication strategies of the Festival (website, catalog, invitation, press release, social media, etc), at no cost to the author.

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS
The photos/videos authorship is the sole responsibility of the selected photographer/author, who exempts the Festival’s organizing committee from all and any copyright complaint or lawsuit made by third parties.

It is the applicant’s (photographer/author) sole responsibility to comply to all and any requirements concerning the right to use the image of portrayed people.

By applying to the selection process, the applicant accepts all conditions established in these Rules of Entry.

Images must follow all the requirements of these Rules of Entry, under penalty of being disqualified. Cases that have not been described in these Rules will be resolved by the Selection Committee, together with the board of Mobgraphia Cultura Visual. The selected printed photos and digital files will become part of the Mobgraphia Cultura Visual (physical and digital) collection.

The Mobile Photo Festival 2023 will not accept images that do not follow the by-laws of MIS (Image and Sound Museum of Sao Paulo). Also, the works submitted are also required to follow the norms/rules of social media platforms (Instagram) used. Non- compliance will be subject to disqualification.

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Under-aged persons will be required to have an authorization issued by their parents or legal guardians.
All and any action (complaint, objection, criticism etc) by the applicant that is posted on social media on public view will result in the applicant’s/author’s photographer’s disqualification

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PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY

 

PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY CATEGORY - Call

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PHOTOS CAPTURED AND EDITED ON SMARTPHONE OR TABLETS

 

THEME:

"MOBGRAPHY, FAR BEYOND THE MOBILE"
"Looking Through Photography/Mobgraphy Lens in a Tech-Touch World"

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OBJECT:
This call notice aims to select solely smartphone photographs to be part of an exhibition whose theme is:
"MOBGRAPHY, FAR BEYOND THE MOBILE"
"Looking Through Photography/Mobgraphy Lens in a Tech-Touch World"

 

PARTICIPANTS:
Each applicant can enter a minimum of eight and maximum of ten photos that present a visual narrative on the proposed theme.

("MOBGRAPHY, FAR BEYOND THE MOBILE" "Looking Through Photography/Mobgraphy Lens in a Tech-Touch World")

 

Members of the Selection Committee are not allowed to take part in the contest, as well as this exhibition's organizers and under-aged persons, except those holding authorization by their guardians.

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ENTRIES AND CONDITIONS TO APPLY:
Postings must be made between February 21 through March 30, 2023.
2023.
To take part in the contest, THE ESSAYS and entries must be sent to: mpfensaio2023@gmail.com, subject line: ENTRY ESSAY MPF 2022 (uppercase), starting on February 21 until 11:59 pm, March 30, 2023.

 

NO entry fees - FREE APPLICATION

Images must be sent in jpeg format, in 1,200 pixels on its larger size and, at least, 200 dpi.
No entries will be accepted after the deadline lapses (11:59 pm of March 30, 2023) or that do not follow what has been described in the item above.

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THE JUDGING COMMITTEE

For the applicants selection, Mobgraphia will assign 1 (ONE) member, invited by the Festival, to be part of the Selection Committee and judge the entries presented in this specific category. The person’s profile includes experience in the fields of photography production, curatorship, teaching or study of photography.

The Selection Committee’s decisions are final and indisputable.

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PHOTO SELECTION

Among the entered photos, the Committee will select a number of 3 essays to be part of the exhibition, among those that comply with the requirements of this Call. Selection will have a classificatory effect.

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EVALUATION CRITERIA

For the selection of the photos that will be part of the exhibition the Judge will analyze the works according to the following criteria:

- Relation with the proposed theme; - Consistent visual narratives;
- Captions and text (if necessary):
- The work’s innovative character;

- Uniqueness and originality.

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The judge’s decision will be final and indisputable.

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RESULTS

The results from the initial selection (shortlist of 5 essays) will be released on the mObgraphia channels and/or on its official website: www.mobgraphia.com , after April 15, 2023.

The photographer who has his/her essay selected will be notified through Mobgraphia channels. The deadline to deliver the FINALIZED file (if requested) for printing will be within 24 hours after the result is released. If the author fails to read the notices, or doesn’t reply to a request from the Festival, and fails to send his/her essay within the deadline, he/she will NOT be featured in the exhibition, having the next name of the shortlist become the awarded.

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EXHIBITION OF THE SELECTED ESSAYS

The essay photos will be printed by mObgraphia and exhibited in an exclusive room during the Mobile Photo Festival 2022 at MIS (Image and Sound Museum of Sao Paulo), from May 20 through June 25, 2023. The award ceremony will take place on May 19, 2023.
This show may be presented on other dates, places and cities.

The 3 finalists will be known by April 15. The winning essay will only be announced at the award ceremony on 05/19/2023 at 7:00 pm.

 

PROMOTION

The exhibition is part of the official MOBILE PHOTO FESTIVAL 2023.
The selected images may be featured on promotional and communication strategies of the Festival (website, catalog, invitation, press release
,social media, etc), at no cost to the organizers.
sociais), sem que tragam nenhum tipo de ônus para a organização.
All and any notices will be made through the official channels of Mobgraphia Cultura Visual.

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GENERAL PROVISIONS

The photos authorship is of sole responsibility of the selected photographer/artist, who exempts the Festival’s organizing committee from all and any copyright complaints or lawsuits made by third parties.
It is the applicant’s/author’s sole responsibility to comply to all and any requirements concerning the right to use the image of portrayed people.

By applying to the selection process, the applicant accepts all conditions established in these Rules of Entry.
The images must comply to all requirements of this Call, under penalty of being disqualified.

desclassificação.
Cases that have not been described in these Rules will be resolved by the Selection Committee, together with the board of Mobgraphia Cultura Visual.
The selected printed photos, videos and/or digital files will become part of the Mobgraphia Cultura Visual collection.

 

Mobgraphia reserves the right to alter the format of the exhibition in case of issues with the selected exhibition hall (MIS-SP)

The Mobile Photo Festival 2023 will not accept images/narratives that do not follow the by-laws of MIS (Image and Sound Museum of Sao Paulo), and will be subject to removal.

Political, prejudiced or derogatory religious content, as well pornography ARE NOT allowed.
The shipment of the material implies total acceptance of the rules disposed in these rules/call.

Mobgraphia Cultura Visual does not bear any responsibility or obligation for the entered content.

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Sao Paulo, February 20, 2023.