Accomplished photographers from around the country are invited to submit slides of representative work. All photography-based works are welcome, with no limitations on technique or subject matter. Images should be of some thematic body of work that can support a solo exhibition if you are chosen the winner. We are most pleased that Antonin Kratochvil accomplished photographer will be our juror.

About the Juror 
Antonin Kratochvil is a world-renowned photojournalist and is the recipient of numerous grants and awards. His photographs have been published worldwide in every significant magazine. Awards include the Leica Medal Of Excellence (1994), ICP Journalist Of The Year (1991), two first-place awards in the World Press Photo Awards (2002), and a grant from Aperture(2004) on the relationship of American civil liberties and the Homeland Securities Act. His fifth book, Vanıshıng, is a collection of photographs portraying the natural and human worlds on the verge of extinction. He was born in Czechoslovakia, and has extensively photographed the upheaval, strife, and changing world of Eastern Europe, which culminated in his book Broken Dreams. In his book Incognito, he photographed celebrities with psychological intensity. He is one of the cofounders of VII Agency with James Nachtewey, Ron Haviv, and Gary Knight among others(www.viiphoto.com).

Prizes
First place winner will receive a one person exhibition in our Alfred Lowenherz Gallery, located at the Camera Club of New York, in September 2006 and a $300.00 cash award. The second and third place winners will receive a gift certificates of $100 and $50 respectively from Bergger Products Inc. All winners will also recieve Kodak film. All three winners and entries of honorable mention will be included in a group exhibition in October 2006 at the Camera Club of New York. Sales will be encouraged; there will be a 30% gallery commission on sales.

Entry
The competition is open to all US residents 18 years or older except members of the Camera Club of New York or their
families, and employees. Each entry will consist of 6 slides or 6 digital submissions. Multiple entries are accepted. No additional support material or freestanding pieces will be accepted. Entries will only be accepted if in a clear plastic slide sheet, cut down to include only those slides included for competition. Loose slides or slides received in boxes will not be accepted. See digital submissions for specs.

Slides
Please send copies, not originals. No glass slides please. Mark each slide with your name, phone number, and number of entry. Indicate the top of the piece with one arrow. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your slides. Slides will only be returned via U.S. Post Office mail, no FedEx, UPS etc. No slides will be returned without a SASE.
Slides will be handled with all due care but because of the volume of expected entries, The Camera Club of New York
cannot be responsible for damaged or missing slides.
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Please include one arrow to indicate the correct direction of the slide, horizontal or vertical. Number your slides to correspond with the titles on the entry form. Include your name and phone number on each slide.

Digital  Submissions
Send only Jpeg files, 72 dpi, approx 1024 x 768 pixels (no more than 1MB) on a CD only. Please make sure to write your name on your CD.

Entry Form
Complete the attached entry form including the number, title, medium, (silver gelatin, C print, digital C print, alternative
process, etc.) and framed size of each piece, not to exceed 40 inches on any side. Each body of work requires a separate form.

Fee/ Mailing
Fee is $35.00 for 6 slides. Make check or money order payable to the Camera Club of New York, and send with your application, slides and return envelope to be received by June 20, via US mail to:
2006 National Photography Competition
Camera Club of New York
853 Broadway, Second floor
New York, NY 10003
Do not send registered or certified mail.

Dates
Completed applications, slides and check or money order must be received by June 20, 2006. Finalists will be notified
by August 2006. The winners will then be informed as to the deadline for receipt of their work ready for hanging for the winner’s shows. Shipping and or delivery and insurance of work to, from and during the exhibition is the responsibility of the winning artists. Although all reasonable care will be exercised, the Camera Club of New York cannot be responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged artwork.

Checklist
- Completed entry form 
- Slide sheet (cut down) with labeled slides/or CD 
- Check made out to Camera Club of New York 
- Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (USPS) For return of slides or CD

Do not send any other information or support materials, they will not be considered or returned.

Additional Information
Visit our website at www.cameraclubofnewyork.org for additional information about the Camera Club of New York.
Review our history, membership opportunities, exhibitions, lectures, workshops and to see some of the past winners of
our National Competitions.