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Re: Tucson 2010 Panoramic Exhibition rules
Bo Lorentzen 2010-Mar-19 17:00:00
Second that.!
Bo
On Mar 19, 2010, at 9:39 AM, Scott Highton wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> Unfortunately, I have to take issue with your rules for this
> exhibition, as cited below.
>
> First of all, you are asking photographers to incur the expense of
> preparing (and presumably mounting) panoramic prints for your
> exhibition.
>
> Second, there is no potential return for the expense(s) incurred by
> photographers in preparing such prints (such as prizes or any value
> other perhaps than bragging rights).
>
> Third, the images have to be delivered to the conference location two
> days prior to the start of the main conference, therefore incurring
> additional travel/lodging for attendees and/or shipping costs for said
> prints in order to make the deadline.
>
> And fourth, Tucson2010 then claims ownership of these prints if
> photographers submitting them do not pick them up after the exhibition
> for any reason. It is unclear what entity Tucson2010 actually is (is
> it the IVRPA, the IAPP, or some individual's company?). Certainly
> Tucson2010, as an event, will not be happening again -- a similar even
> organized by the same entities will likely be in a different location
> and/or different year, so it is strange that the Tucson2010 entity is
> claiming ownership of such prints for future exhibitions.
>
> Perhaps this Exhibition would be better modeled after previous IQTVRA
> and IVRPA exhibitions, wherein photographers submit digital files of
> their panoramas for printing by the Exhibition, and photographers
> retain full ownership of the works/prints resulting, although these
> remain on loan to the organization for its display until return is
> requested (costs for said return could be negotiated or the
> responsibility of the photographer).
>
> As we speak about this, I am in the process of trying to secure the
> return of a print of mine on loan to a previous IVRPA conference
> exhibition, and am dismayed to find that its whereabouts are
> undefined, and there's a possibility that it was simply discarded or
> destroyed.
>
> These are not mistakes that should be made again. We need to have a
> high level of respect for the work and intellectual property of the
> authors and creators that both IVRPA and IAPP serve. That level of
> respect should be maintained through efforts such as an Exhibition of
> Work at a collaborative conference.
>
> Unfortunately, if the rules persist as currently written, I will be
> unwilling to participate in the Exhibition, and would strongly
> discourage others from doing so, as well.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Scott
>
> Scott Highton
> Author, Virtual Reality Photography
> Phone: (650) 592-5277
> E-mail: #removed#
> Web: http://www.vrphotography.com
>
> ----------------------- Forwarded Mail (Excerpt) -----------------------
>
> * All submissions should be made trough the Tucson 2010 website
> using this form: http://tucson2010.com/panoramic-exhibition-form/
> * We will only accept images captured from January 1, 2009 until
> March 28, 2010.
> * The image needs to be exceptionally interesting artistically or
> technically.
> * The maximum dimension of the prints we will accept is 110cm or 43
> inches.
> * The original photographs will have to be delivered in the Hilton
> Tucson East Hotel no later than April 12, 2010.
> * All prints not picked up after the exhibit will become the
> property of Tucson2010 and retained for future exhibitions.
>
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