EVERYDAY DELIGHT – A Shutter Hub Editions Publication

Graphic with 'EVERYDAY DELIGHT' in white text in the centre, with a photograph in the background of yellow fruit across a wooden surface, and foliage in the background.

Image © Judith Weik

EVERYDAY DELIGHT is something we think of often, and we’ve always planned to do more around the theme because it meant so much to everyone before (and probably means more now).

At the end of 2019 we curated EVERYDAY DELIGHT, an exhibition all about looking for the joy in the small things, finding the magic in what might at first appear mundane and discovering the beauty in the everyday. That exhibition at Freespace Project carried us through the winter into 2020 and when the first Covid-19 lockdown came into place that spring, we brought photographers together for a two-part online exhibition called EVERYDAY DELIGHT (Stay at Home Edition). Then in the summer of 2020 we popped up in dozens of locations across the UK with EVERYDAY DELIGHT (Windows Edition) to complete the exhibition trilogy.

And now in 2022 we’re bringing the theme of EVERYDAY DELIGHT back, this time in book form as a beautiful Shutter Hub Editions publication.

 

There is beauty in the everyday, it’s there, but you might not always be able to see it.

EVERYDAY DELIGHT might be something to be enjoyed between the rise and set of the sun, it’s a prompt to look for joy, to appreciate the little things – flowers growing through cracked pavements, cake crumbs on a plate, rippled shadows, low sun through high trees, accidental colour schemes in the street, raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… hang on!

In a world where we seem to have more to worry about every day it’s not always easy to find the positive view. EVERYDAY DELIGHT and the collation of 100 images will offer viewers something to think about and to focus on temporarily, and perhaps to come away seeing things differently.

 

Deadline for entries: 30 September 2022 (5pm UK time)

Pay what you can.

 


 

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THE BRIEF

We’re inviting you to put your images forward for our third publication, EVERYDAY DELIGHT.

There is beauty in the everyday, it’s there, but you might not always be able to see it.

EVERYDAY DELIGHT might be something to be enjoyed between the rise and set of the sun, it’s a prompt to look for joy, to appreciate the little things – flowers growing through cracked pavements, cake crumbs on a plate, rippled shadows, low sun through high trees, accidental colour schemes in the street, raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… hang on!

In a world where we seem to have more to worry about every day it’s not always easy to find the positive view. EVERYDAY DELIGHT and the collation of 100 images will offer viewers something to think about and to focus on temporarily, and perhaps to come away seeing things differently.

 

HOW TO ENTER

All submitted files must be named with the photographer’s name and title of work as described in the specifications. Files that are not labelled correctly may not be accepted.

Please read the specification information below.

Deadline for entries: 30 September 2022 (5pm UK time)

Please do not leave your entry until the last minute, we cannot accept any late entries.

 

FEES & ENTRY

There are no set entry fees for EVERYDAY DELIGHT, but if you would like to make a donation to help us to make this happen you are very welcome to do so as part of your entry.

Once you’ve entered there are no further fees to take part – we’ll design, promote and deliver the publication for you.

We’re making this opportunity affordable for all photographers, but it isn’t cheap to produce and we intend to recoup some of our costs with book sales. We receive no external grants or funding but we’re determined to do what we can to keep photography open to all. Unfortunately, this does mean we won’t be able to pay royalties or supply each entrant with a free copy, but we intend this to be a showcase for photographers and will promote the publication across our networks, make it available to purchase in a variety of locations as well as directly from our online shop, and create a page on our website to allow people to connect directly with the photographers that are featured in the publication as we did with POETRY and ROAD TRIP. Having considered many different possibilities and options we feel this is the fairest approach.

6 images can be entered per photographer.

If you’re not a Shutter Hub member but would like to benefit from all the other lovely stuff we offer, you can join here for just £87 per year.

 

SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENTRIES

  • All submitted files must be named with photographers name and title of work. Files that are not labelled correctly may not be accepted. Correct file naming looks like this: lastname_firstname_imagetitle.jpg
  • Images can be landscape or portrait format but keep in mind that the publication itself is portrait orientation.
  • Please do not place multiple images together (such as diptychs or triptychs), please submit them as separate images. Please do not include captions or titles as part of the image, unless it is a graphic element of the image itself.
  • Submitted images must be 300dpi jpegs, to fit within the A5 size of 148 × 210mm, CMYK colour profile (Coated GRACoL 2006 (ISO 12647-2:2004) and no more than 5MB in size. We will contact successful entrants to request larger files for print if they are required.
  • Images must be suitable for a family audience.
  • Shutter Hub reserves the right to not display work.
  • Please read the Terms and Conditions for further details.

We will be in touch to inform entrants of the outcome whether they have been selected or not within 12 weeks of the deadline. We always get in touch, so, if for any reason you don’t hear from us, please email.

 

SALE OF WORK

Shutter Hub Edition publications will be for sale by Shutter Hub as open editions, featuring images selected from this call for entries. By entering the photographer agrees that we can publish the image in this publication and in future editions/print runs of this title.

Any enquiries such as for commissions or print sales from readers will be noted and passed directly to the photographer.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Shutter Hub reserves the right to display, reproduce and publish in any media any entry, without payment, for the purpose of the publication and its promotion and publicity. Copyright remains with the originator and each photographer shall be deemed to warrant that they own the entire copyright in the work or that they have permission from the licensee and/or copyright owner/s for the uses and that all necessary model releases and clearances have been obtained. Shutter Hub reserve the right to refuse work that they deem to be inappropriate, offensive or explicit.

Please make sure you read and agree with the above information before you submit your application. By submitting your application you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions and the information set out above.

 


 

Got any questions? Email us at info@shutterhub.org.uk

ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED

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