By Vyenkata Bhatta dasa
This is a call for photographs from the Hindu Collective Initiative of North America, a forum for different sampradayas and organizations to come together on issues of shared concern. HCINA is very appreciative and supportive of ISKCON.
This may be a great opportunity for devotee photographers (or aspiring photographers) to share their work.
– Vyenkata Bhatta dasa
Director of Communications, ISKCON North America
CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Photographs of Hindu Temples, Ashrams, festivals,
priests, devotees, men, women, youth and children.
Deadline for Submission: March 31, 2007
Purpose: The Hindu Collective Initiative of North America (HCINA) is holding a Call for Entries in the field of Photography. Winning entries would be printed with a credit line in one of their publications, however, there is no cash award for winners.
Entry Requirements
This competition is open to all photographers, amateur and professional, and must include originally produced work.
Entries may originate from any country.
Explanation of the photograph in English is required. Submission of entries acknowledges the right of HCINA to include them in any publication or exhibition, without requiring further permission, or paying any remuneration.
There is no fee for this competition.
Preparation of Entries
Each submission may be a single entry or a series of entries. Series entries must be numbered in succession of progression and have a limit of five photographs. Each individual photograph must have the following information clearly marked:
Name of Entrant
Name of Digital File
Title of Image
Date Produced
Description of Image
If in a Series, progression number.
Entries can be submitted in the following format:
Digital files: RGB (not CMYK) JPG format, 300 dpi. With one dimension (either height or width) being 2000 pixels. Each entry should be labeled in the following manner with an attached text document indicating the above identifying information. Digital image files must be labeled in the following manner:
AB_001.jpg, AB_002.jpg, AB_003.jpg, etc. where “AB” stand for initials of entrant.
All entries must be emailed by March 31, 2007
TO: ved@HICAD.us
CC: slprabhu1@yahoo.com
CC: pd@barsanadham.org
Categories/Subject Matter
The images should reflect at least one of the following categories. Images should convey the plurality of the Hindus in the US, ie, all ages –from newborns to seniors– and all races practicing Hinduism, and should represent the broad spectrum of Hindus and Hindu culture/activities in all areas of life from prayer, to festivals, to everyday living.
* Devotees in Prayer
* Devotees in Meditation
* Temples, US-based
* Devotees practicing Yoga
* Classical Dance
* Hindu Children playing or performing plays
* Devotees engaging in Arti
* Hindus performing Seva
* Interracial parents with child/children in which one parent is Hindu.
* Swamis and/or priests/pundits
* Marriage ceremonies in the US
* Hindu Festivals in the US
Deadline for Submission: March 31, 2007
For more information, please email: Ved@HICAD.us