Photography in the museum – FUM 2022

1. About the contest: The photo contest “Photography in the Museum” is being held this year for the first time with the desire to become traditional. Our goal is to popularize cultural heritage and affirm photography. All visitors to the Regional Museum of Jagodina have the right to participate in the contest during the manifestation “Museums for 10”, when the entrance to the museum will be free. Employees of the Museum cannot participate in the contest.
2. Deadline for applications: Photographs should be sent in the period from May 12 to May 20, 2022 to the e-mail: jamuseum@gmail.com, subject: FUM. Photographs submitted after this deadline will not be considered. The e-mail should include the name and surname, birth date and telephone number. Maximum number of photos per participant is six (6).
3. Theme of photographs: The theme of this year’s contest is “The Power of Museums”, which is also the theme of the manifestation “Museums for 10” within which this contest is held. The focus of the photographer can be found on the museum building itself, architectural details, permanent exhibition and objects exhibited on it, visitors, events that will take place during the manifestation, the current exhibition on glass objects from the Museum’s collection …
4. Special conditions: Photographs of children and portraits of children will be accepted only with the written consent of the parents and permission to publish the photograph. If you do not have a camera, the jury will also consider photos taken with a mobile phone. Color photographs, as well as black and white, in digital format are considered, while printed photographs will not be considered. All submitted photos must not contain marks, signatures, initials, frames, borders, logos or any other reference added by the participant.
5. Judging: All submitted photos will be judged by a jury consisting of four (4) members:

• Boris Airo, professional photographer (Cologne)
• Jasmina Trajkov, art historian, museum advisor (Regional Museum of Jagodina)
• Đorđe Filipović, designer (Regional Museum of Jagodina)
• Milosav Brajković, museum photographer (Regional Museum of Jagodina)

6. Promotion of the best photographs: After judging the received material, the selected photos will be presented in the virtual exhibition on the website of the Regional Museum of Jagodina (jagodina.museum). The prize will be awarded to one participant who wins the highest number of points, and the award will be the latest representative edition of our museum “Naš zavičaj” and “Guide through the Regional Museum of Jagodina”.
7. Copyright, obligations and publication: Authors of photographs must be holders of rights to photographs submitted to the contest. The photographer retains the copyright to the photos at all times, and his/her name will be printed next to the photo each time the photo is published. By participating in the contest, participants consent to the publication of photographs and their use on the website jagodina.museum without the obligation to pay fees, as well as the use of photographs for the purpose of advertising exhibitions, both in the publications of the organizers and in the press.

Please read the disclaimer details before submitting photos:

I hereby confirm that the photograph I am applying for the contest “Photography in the Museum – FUM 2022” is my original work and that no one claims copyright to it, and that if it does, that I am their sole holder. I enclose this photo as an expression of my own creativity and I understand that it will be published as my original work with my copyright. I understand that my application will be considered before it is accepted into the contest. If my photo is offensive, artificially improved, if it is animation or low quality, I understand that it can be disqualified. Photographs of children and portraits of children will be accepted only with the written consent of the parents and permission to publish the photograph. Before publishing the most successful photos on the website of the Regional Museum of Jagodina, the authors of the photos will be informed about the outcome of the contest by e-mail.

Contest calendar:

• Begining: May 12, 2022
• Closing: May 20, 2022
• Judging: May 23, 2022
• Virtual exhibition and award ceremony: June 1, 2022