Juror: Sports Photographer and 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee, Walter Iooss Jr.

The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) is opening a juried international photography contest. Now in its sixth decade IPHF is dedicated to honoring excellence in photography through its Hall of Fame and with exhibitions featuring classic and contemporary photography. Join the IPHF Photo Contest for your chance to be featured in a special exhibition at the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum.

2-dimensional photographic works in all subjects and disciplines are eligible for this contest.

Submission Dates: August 1st – September 15th, 2022

Exhibition Opening. December 7, 2022

Reception: Tuesday, 5-7pm, December 6th, 2022 at the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis, MO

Eligible Artwork: International. All 2-dimensional photographic media created since January 2019.  (see rules for details)

Notification Email to Winners: Nov. 3, 2022

Awards: First Place: $1,000, Second Place: $500, Third Place: $250, Honorable Mention: $100

Juror Walter Iooss Jr: One of the foremost sports photographers of his generation, Walter Iooss’ shots have graced the cover of Sports Illustrated over 300 times. He captured action in a way never seen before, and created a new, freer perspective. It was basic journalism but with a difference: extraordinary backgrounds. Iooss realized that, while a 1,000-millimeter lens isolated the tennis player, golfer, outfielder, or wide receiver he was shooting, the right background created the graphics that often clinched the shot. Iooss matured with his swimsuit work for Sports Illustrated. As in the action shots, the portraits for SI’s legendary swimsuit issues reveal an uncanny graphics sense and Rembrandt-like reverence for light and shadow. Iooss’ portrait studies of basketball legend Michael Jordan are classics that reveal a relationship between artist and athlete, each in top form.

About Juried Exhibits 

Dependent on the juror’s decision, an artist may find that all, some, or possibly none of their pieces are chosen to be a part of the exhibition. International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum strives to promote excellent exhibitions that are juried to fit the exhibit space but also display the best quality work chosen from what is entered. 

All entrants will be informed of acceptance or declination via email. Please contact iphfcontest@iphf.org if you have questions or concerns. No phone calls, please. 

Rules:  

• Entry in any International Photography Hall of Fame Museum Exhibition indicates agreement with all conditions in this prospectus.
• Entry Fee: Artists may submit up to three (3) works for a non-refundable entry fee of $25 for IPHF members and $35 for non-members. Additional works can be submitted with additional fee of $10 per sample over three (3) up to a maximum of ten (10).
• The image files need to be JPEG formatted and in RGB color mode. In sizing, A good guideline is to make either the width or the height about 1600 pixels and maintain the aspect ratio. If selected for exhibition, printing requirements will be sent to you via email. No watermarks or signatures are allowed on submitted works.
• Images selected for the final exhibition will be printed by IPHF at a maximum size of 16x20”. Final image files need to be submitted in RGB mode at 300 dpi.
• Printed photographs may not be removed by the artist from the exhibition. Exhibition prints will be destroyed after the end of the exhibition.
• Eligibility: Open to artists 18 years of age or older. No juror, employee or volunteer of the organization holding the competition is eligible to enter the competition.
• All work must have been created – from the initial image capture/exposure, not just editing and printing – no earlier than January 2019.
• Two-dimensional work derived from any photographic process - traditional, digital, or photo-based mixed media - is eligible if the work is original and has never been exhibited before at the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. Three–dimensional work is not eligible for this competition and exhibition.
• Must be original work not completed under instruction.
• Limit one (1) prize per person.
• International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum assumes the right to reproduce any entry for publicity purposes related to this or future exhibitions. IPHF will not sell or otherwise grant permission to third parties for use of the photos without expressed written consent of the photographer.
• Opening Reception to be held from 5-7pm the night before the exhibition opens to the public. 
   

Application Requirements

• The image files need to be JPEG formatted and in RGB color mode. In sizing, A good guideline is to make either the width or the height about 1600 pixels and maintain the aspect ratio. If selected for exhibition, printing requirements will be sent to you via email. No watermarks or signatures are allowed on submitted works.
• Images selected for the final exhibition will be printed by IPHF at a maximum size of 16x20”. Final image files need to be submitted in RGB mode at 300 dpi.

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to artists 18 years of age or older. No juror, employee or volunteer of the organization holding the competition is eligible to enter the competition.
• All work must have been created – from the initial image capture/exposure, not just editing and printing – no earlier than January 2019.
• Accepting two-dimensional work derived from any photographic process - traditional, digital, or photo-based mixed media - is eligible if the work is original and has never been exhibited before at the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. Three–dimensional work is not eligible for this competition and exhibition.
  Must be original work not completed under instruction.