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“Pintakasi” Photo Contest

March 10 - June 30, 2007

Venue: Cockpits and breeding farms all over the Philippines.

Subject: Capture the faces of the typical “Sabungero”, the fighting
cocks with flashing metal spurs, the scenario where bets are called by
hand signals, the “sentenciador” who declares the winners, the “ulot”
session where roosters are matched, the “surgeon” who stitches the
gaping wounds of the winning cocks without anesthesia or scenes from
breeding farms where hundreds of roosters are trained to fight. The
shouts, the colorful feathers flying in the air, the combat that lasts
for a few seconds and the maddening hysteria that follows each fight -
these are only a few of the images that can be captured by the camera.

Note: This contest shall be open only to the strong-hearted
photographers who want to have a taste of shooting actual cockfights.
This is a real Filipino tradition that dates back to the pre-Spanish era
but is still so much part of our lives. It is a gentleman’s sport where
well-known personalities, big names in business, entertainment, sports
and politics are often seen in the cockpits on Sundays. It is also a
multi-billion industry where giant corporations like San Miguel is a
major player.

Like our great artists in the past who have painted the cockfights on
their canvasses, you may find the joy in capturing images of an event
that could be disturbing to some, yet gratifying to you.

Join the contest and experience a colorful tradition - the cockpit-
where deals even without contracts are honored.

The contest WILL NOT be included in the monthly OTS or themes of the
Photoworld Cup.

If plans push through, the winning images will be exhibited in time for
a coffee table book launch.

The Rules:

Who can join:

All photographers, amateurs and professionals.

Camera:

Film or digital camera

Entries:

8×10 inch on photo paper. Inkjet printouts are not allowed. Borders
optional, not to exceed one inch on any side. Submit prints with the
corresponding data sheet attached at the back of each entry. Film or
digital camera output on photo paper processed by photo labs only.

Provisions:

Alterations after exposure- digital darkroom, painting, airbrushing,
paste-on or assembly - are not allowed. Only normal darkroom techniques
such as dodging, burning in and cropping are allowed. Any creative
effects must be done in-camera at the time of exposure, such as multiple
exposure, flash fill, light painting, filtration, etc.

Submission Deadline:

June 30,2007, 2pm in time for the judging.

Venue: Secretariat at Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila

If submitted before the deadline, please submit prints to the FPPF
office, room 302 Annex Femii Building, A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros,
Manila.

Judging: June 30,2007

Awarding of Prizes: To be announced

Prizes:

1st - P25,000

2nd - 15,000

3rd - 10,000

4th to 10th - Photoworld Asia 2008 Registration

Trophies and medals

Certificates

Book credit and one copy of the book, if a book is published

Winning Entries:

The top 30 prints from each contest shall become the property of the
organizers, will full rights to reproduce, exhibit or publish for
promotional purposes. The organizers may, without paying financial
compensation to the photographers, display the prints in a public place
or publish the prints for the purposes of promoting the organizers’
events or any by-product event arising from the photo contest.
Non-winning entries may be included in a book, provided, credits to the
photographers will be printed and one book is given to the photographer
regardless of the quantity of the photos used.

Non-winning Entries:

Non-winning prints may be retrieved from the FPPF. Prints not claimed
after July 2007 shall become the property of the FPPF and will be
disposed of in any way without prior notification.

For inquiries: FPPF (02) 5247576; 5280371; 5255792

www.photoworldmanila.com

E-mail:

info@photoworldmanila.com

lito.beltran@gmail.com

fotoatwork@gmail.com

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