The competition is being organised as part of the European Heritage Days, in which the Museum in Bolesławiec participates every year. The competition is open to residents of the city and Bolesławiec County. Participants will draw a package containing two reproductions of old postcards or photographs—one depicting the city of Bolesławiec and the other an object located in Bolesławiec County. The reproductions will show various types of historical monuments: religious and secular buildings, as well as monuments. The organisers stipulate that the object shown in a reproduction may no longer exist today.

Participants will be tasked with finding the places shown in the reproductions and taking contemporary photographs of them. Participants will compete in two categories: professionals and amateurs. The competition jury, made up of professional photographers, will assess whether the objects have been correctly located and the artistic value of the photographs.

The envelopes containing the tasks will be drawn at the Museum of Ceramics, Department of the History of the City, at 14 Kutuzowa Street in Bolesławiec, on Friday and Saturday, 5 and 6 August, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The final deadline for submitting photographs is 5 September 2016. The competition results will be announced on 17 September at 12:00 noon at the Museum of Ceramics, Department of the History of the City, at 14 Kutuzowa Street, during the competition finale. The competition details can be found in the attached rules and regulations. We warmly invite you to participate.

Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec

Competition rules and regulations

1. General provisions
1. The organiser of the “Monuments of the Bolesławiec Region Through the Lens” competition is the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec together with the “Camera” Photographic Association.
2. The competition is organised in accordance with the rules set out in these regulations and with generally applicable law.
3. The competition rules and regulations are available at the headquarters of the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec, Department of the History of the City, at 14 Kutuzowa Street, 59-700 Bolesławiec, and on the website www.muzeum.boleslawiec.net in the events section.
2. Participation in the competition
1. Any natural person may participate in the competition.
2. The competition is open to all photography enthusiasts and is free of charge.
3. Participants compete in two categories: professionals and amateurs. The organisers consider a professional to be a person who works professionally in photography, has a photographic education, or belongs to one of the photographic associations operating in the city. An amateur is any person who does not meet the above conditions, regardless of age. Assignment to a group (professionals/amateurs) is based on the participant’s declaration.
5. Participation in the competition, as well as the rights and obligations connected with it, including the right to receive a prize, may not be transferred to other persons.
6. Entering the competition constitutes the participant’s acceptance of these regulations in their entirety. The participant undertakes to comply with the rules set out herein and confirms that they meet all the conditions entitling them to participate in the competition.
3. Competition schedule
1. The competition runs from 5 August 2016 to 5 September 2016.
2. The envelopes containing the tasks will be drawn on 5 and 6 August 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec, Department of the History of the City, at 14 Kutuzowa Street.
3. Competition photographs in electronic form, stored on a memory device (flash drive, external drive, CD/DVD), should be delivered to the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec, Department of the History of the City, at 14 Kutuzowa Street. Photographs may also be sent by email to: poczta@muzeum.boleslawiec.net. In this case, the entry will be considered valid only when the participant receives confirmation that the message has been received. The final deadline for delivering photographs is 5 September 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
4. The competition results and the names of the winners will be announced on 17 September at 12:00 noon at the Museum of Ceramics, Department of the History of the City, at 14 Kutuzowa Street, during the competition finale organised as part of the European Heritage Days.
4. Rules for submitting photographs to the competition
1. The task of competition participants is to take contemporary photographs based on a reproduction of an old postcard or photograph.
2. Each participant will receive, by drawing, a package containing two reproductions—one showing a historical monument located in the city of Bolesławiec and the other showing a historical monument located in one of the towns or villages within Bolesławiec County.
3. A participant may choose one of the objects and may also take two photographs, using both reproductions included in the package.
3. After finding the object or place shown in the reproduction or reproductions (or the place where it was once located), the participant should take one photograph of it.
4. The following will be assessed: correct identification of the object shown in the reproduced photograph and the artistic value of the photograph taken.
5. Photographs saved in JPG format, placed on a CD or another electronic medium, or sent by email should have a resolution of no less than 300 dpi and 1600×1200 pixels.
6. Entries that do not meet the requirements of the competition rules will be rejected.
7. Computer processing is permitted only to the extent corresponding to techniques used in a photographic darkroom, involving brightening, contrast adjustment, colour reduction, dodging, widening the tonal range, sharpening and noise reduction. Any other changes, modifications or photomontage are prohibited.
5. Conduct of the competition and rules governing the competition
1. The competition jury consists of representatives of the organisers, as well as people involved in photography who are not participating in the competition.
2. The jury may not include people related to competition participants.
3. The organisers do not return photographs submitted for the competition and reserve the right to use the awarded photographs under a royalty-free licence in the organisers’ activities. The organisers guarantee the authors of the awarded photographs protection of their moral rights.
4. The winning photographs will be presented during the announcement of the competition results on 17 September 2016 and on the website www.muzeum.boleslawiec.net, as well as on this institution’s facebook.pl profile and on local online portals.
5. Sending photographs constitutes the author’s consent to their use for the purposes specified above under a royalty-free licence, in the following fields of exploitation: - with regard to recording and reproducing the photograph—producing copies of the photograph using a specified technique, including printing, reprographic, magnetic recording and digital techniques; - with regard to trading in the original or copies on which the photograph has been recorded—placing the original or copies on the market, lending or renting them.
6. Prizes
1. Material prizes will be awarded in the competition—electronic accessories and books.
2. The three best photographs will receive prizes, and honourable mentions will also be awarded.
3. The prizes will be presented on the day the competition results are announced, i.e. 17 September 2016 at 12:00 noon, at the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec, Department of the History of the City, at 14 Kutuzowa Street.
4. In order for a competition participant to exercise their right to a prize, they must provide contact details in the entry form, including their first and last name, address and, if applicable, telephone number, to the extent necessary to notify them of the prize being awarded.
4. Winners are not entitled to choose a prize or stipulate particular characteristics of the prizes.
7. Complaints
1. Participants should submit any complaints concerning the competition in writing no later than 7 days from the date the competition results are announced, i.e. from 17 September 2016, to: Museum of Ceramics, Department of the History of the City, 14 Kutuzowa Street, 59-700 Bolesławiec.
8. Final provisions
1. The organisers stipulate that they are not liable for: - events preventing the proper conduct of the competition which they were unable to foresee or prevent, in particular unforeseen events, including force majeure; - failure to present a participant with a prize caused by the participant’s failure to provide their details or by providing them incorrectly.