Call For Photos | স্মর / Remembrance: 25 Years Of BUETPS

25 years ago, a group of passionate photographers came together to form the BUET Photographic Society. From its humble beginnings in the corridors of del café to becoming one of the most prominent student-led photographic institutions in Bangladesh, BUETPS has come a long way. At BUETPS, we believe in nurturing interest, sharing expertise, and developing the photographic eye to help each other become better photographers. Over the years, our photographers have left their marks far beyond the confines of our country, showcasing their immense hunger for the medium and the spirit of BUETPS. On this important milestone of its 25th anniversary, we chose to take a breather and reflect on the journey that started in 1997, to look back at the path traveled and the memories made.

Susan Sontag described photographs as a neat slice of time, more endearing than a steadily flowing rendering of moving images. In its purest form, every photo is a mechanical recreation of a moment in the vast ocean of time. Our perpetual desire to remember is what gives them meaning. Memories are a terrifying affair. Little fragments of our being filled with every thrill, joy, love, relief, sorrow, loss, fear, hatred, and tranquility existing in a fleeting breeze of intangible comprehensions that define the human condition. The act of reminiscing almost feels like taking a stand against the flow of time. Yet, it’s codified into our nature. Like little puppets of fate, we’re perpetually faltering between looking back and moving forward. How can we not remember when the past is so fascinating? Like speech, script, etching, and illustration before it, photography is one of our many protestations against the timestream. It’s a stand to commemorate our struggle to remember, one that’s worth celebrating.

This exhibition is a window into our past and a celebration of our memories. It’s our vision of REMEMBRANCE, and we can’t do it without you. Join us as we look back on 25 years of BUET Photographic Society.

Remembrance – 25 Years of BUETPS is an international photography exhibition inviting photographs of amateur/ professional photographers from all over the world. 

• Photographs must be submitted in digital format. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this Contest.

• All digital files must be in JPEG format, and at least 3000 pixels wide on the longer side.

• No border and watermarks are allowed.

• Only online entries will be eligible.

Judges

Will be announced soon.

Selection List

The selected participant’s list will be published within four weeks of the submission period closes. The result will be published on our Facebook event pages and instagram. Participants will also be notified personally through mail/mobile.

Selected photographers will have to submit a registration fee of 1000 BDT ($15 for international participants) per selected photo and a fee of 2500 BDT ($30 for international participants) per selected photo series. Participants will be contacted via email/mobile after the publication of the result & will be informed about how to submit the registration fees.

• Photographer must be the sole owner of his/her work.

• Photo Manipulation is allowed. But all elements of the photographs must be the sole creation of the photographer himself.

• Photographs that include sculptures, statues, paintings, and other works of art will be accepted as long as they do not constitute copyright infringement or fraud. When photographing the work of others, it must be as an object in its environment and not a full-frame close-up of another person’s art.

• By entering the Contest, the entrant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted photograph is an original work created solely by the entrant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the photograph.

• The photograph must not contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.

• BUETPS holds the right to examine the authenticity of the photograph/source material in order to confirm compliance with these rules.

• BUETPS can use the submitted photographs for promotional activities.

• Selected Photos will not be used for any commercial purpose.

• RIGHT TO CANCEL OR SUSPEND EXHIBITION:

• If, for any unforeseen reason the exhibition is not capable of running as planned or any other causes beyond the control of BUETPS that hampers the smooth operation of the exhibition, BUETPS reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the exhibition.