Postcards from Europe is a call for response and collaboration, triggered by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and reflecting on Postcards from Great Britain, our most ambitious project to date, which started because we wanted to reach out and connect, and has since become much more.
Postcards from Europe will be exhibited from November – December 2021 in the UK at Cambridge University. We are looking forward to including many hundreds of images from this open call. We want to see things the way you see them, and to share those views with other people.
This call for entries is open to everyone. In a significant time in history this exhibition sets out to share aspects of European culture, spanning all genres of photography, and collating images which include social, political, historical, traditional and observational responses.
In contrast to our Postcards from Great Britain project, for Postcards from Europe we are looking for images made in, and of, those countries that make up the European Union, and the continent of Europe (but not of Great Britain).
We’re very grateful to have the support of FujiFilm Original Photo Paper and Cambridge University’s Art at the ARB, without whom none of this would be possible.
Currently there are no entry fees for Postcards from Europe, we’re asking you to ‘pay what you can’*. If you’re lucky enough to be in employment, or getting financial support, we hope you’ll help us support those who aren’t.
Enter as many images as you like, whenever, and as often as you like. There are no added printing or delivery fees, once you’ve paid your entry fee that’s all you’ll need to do, we’ll print, promote, deliver and install everything for you.
Final entries close: 5pm BST 25 June 2021
*We’ll review this at the first deadline, to ensure the project is able to fully progress, but we’ll give you plenty of notice if we do have change this.
Postcards from Great Britain is a largescale project from Shutter Hub, inviting photographers to share their visions of British culture through photographic images and create conversations and exchange. Pop-up exhibitions will be held in locations across Europe, with related events, showcasing thousands of postcard-sized images. Every image submitted to Postcards from Great Britain will be collated into a digital and print catalogue, to be housed in libraries and archives around the world, and 100 images will be selected for a collectable postcard set.
Find out about the mini pop-up exhibition plan, and how you can get involved, here POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: Reaching Out / Staying In
Visit the Postcards from Great Britain Project Overview page for an up-to-date list of Exhibitions, Events, Archives and more.
Postcards from Europe is printed by Newspaper Club
Got any questions? Email us at info@shutterhub.org.uk
HOW TO ENTER
All submitted files must be named with photographers name, title of work, location and year. Files that are not labelled correctly may not be accepted.
Please read the specification information below.
Final entries close: 5pm BST 25 June 2021
Please do not leave your entry until the last minute, we cannot accept any late entries.
FEES & ENTRY
There are no entry fees for Postcards from Europe, we’re asking you to ‘pay what you can’*. If you’re lucky enough to be in employment, or getting financial support, we hope you’ll help us support those who aren’t.
Once you’ve entered there are no further fees to take part – we’ll print, promote, deliver and install everything for you. These conditions of entry allow exhibitors to save on print, framing and courier fees which we hope encourages wider participation in our international exhibitions.
There is no limit to the number of images you can enter. Images can be from a series or individual images.
If you’re not a Shutter Hub member but would like to benefit from lower entry fees on future exhibitions, as well as all the other lovely stuff we offer, you can join here for just £87 per year.
*We’ll review this at the first deadline, to ensure the project is able to fully progress, but we’ll give you plenty of notice if we do have change this.
SALE OF WORK
Work will not be for sale during the exhibition.
Any enquiries from viewers will be noted and passed directly to the exhibitors.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR WORK
All submitted files must be named with photographers name, title of work, location and year. Files that are not labelled correctly may not be accepted.
e.g. david_hasselhoff_best_photograph_ever_ever_miami_2017
All images must be submitted to fit the size of 108 × 152 mm
Please do not place multiple images together, please submit them as separate images. No multiple image composites, borders or added text can be accepted.
In contrast to our Postcards from Great Britain project, for Postcards from Europe we are looking for images made in, and of, those countries that make up the European Union, and the continent of Europe (but not of Great Britain).
Images may be cropped to fit at our discretion.
Submitted images must be no more than 5MB 300dpi uncompressed jpeg digital files.
Shutter Hub reserves the right to not display work in exhibition. Material that is considered sensitive may be censored at our discretion.
Photographers retain copyright and ownership, as always.
Please read the Terms and Conditions for further details.
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 exhibition and its promotion and publicity. Copyright remains with the originator and each exhibitor 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. If relevant, insurance of the artist’s work is the responsibility of the artist. Shutter Hub and the venue reserve the right to refuse work that they deem to be inappropriate, offensive or explicit. Neither Shutter Hub nor the venue can be held responsible for the damage or loss of any of the work entered or exhibited.
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