Everyday Mobile: A Candid Portrait Photography Contest
In partnership with Alabama Contemporary Art Center
Contest opens on Friday, Feb. 12 at 9 a.m. and closes at midnight on Sunday, Feb. 28.
Winning photographs will articulate the theme “Everyday Mobile,” reflect the tone and technique of P.H. Polk’s photography and be a black and white, candid photograph containing one or more people. Photographs will be displayed in our virtual gallery. Names of artists will be added after judging is completed.
Rules:
- You must be 18 years or older to enter.
- You must live in Mobile or surrounding counties.
- Contest entries must be submitted to the online form.
- Contest opens on Feb. 12 at 9 a.m. and closes at midnight on Feb. 28.
- Photos must be black and white, and candid rather than staged.
- File format: either JPEG or PNG
- Image format: aspect ratio of 4x3 and a minimum pixel size of 1024 x 768.
- Photo must be the artist’s original work.
- One entry per person.
Winners announced on March 22, 2021. Top Winner will receive a $50 Visa gift card and a swag bag of items donated by businesses and organizations in the Mobile Arts Community. Two honorable mentions will receive a swag bag.
Scoring:
The contest will be scored by a panel of five judges. Scores will be based upon the following four criteria, using a scale of 0-10 for each category with a maximum possible score of 40. The judges’ score are then added together for each entry, with a total maximum possible of 200 points.
- Lighting: How the lighting was used to create mood and enhance the ‘story’.
- Subject Matter: Is the subject of the photo well chosen? Does the photo tell a story of everyday Mobile?
- Composition: How well is the picture framed to convey the artist’s point of view?
- Reflection of Polk: How effectively and creatively does the photo reflect the artistic legacy of P. H. Polk?
Judges:
- Margarita Skiadas, MFA, Assistant Professor of Photography, Department of Visual Arts, University of South Alabama
- Elizabet Elliott, Executive Director/Curator, Alabama Contemporary Art Center
- Karlos F. Finley, Municipal Judge, City of Mobile, K. Fitzgerald Finkey Firm, P.C.
- Phyllis Jeffery, Librarian (retired)
- Kern Jackson, Assistant Professor, Director of the African American Studies Program, University of South Alabama