The 2nd Annual 12x12 Vancouver Photo Marathon

TICKETS GO ON SALE AT 8PM ON THURSDAY AUGUST 12, 2010

For more information, visit our website at www.vancouverphotomarathon.com

IMPORTANT: Please read our rules & regulations before purchasing a ticket. If you are under the age of 18, you need consent from a parent or legal guardian to participate. Download and print the consent form from our site and bring it to the event. Also please note that your parent or legal guardian will also have to sign the Rules & Regulations form for you to bring to the event.

Please note that participants who do not register by 8:30am on September 12th, 2010 (registration will begin at 7am that day) will forfeit their ticket to those on the waiting list unless advance notice of lateness is given to the organizer. Before releasing the ticket, the organizer will attempt to contact the participant using the number provided during ticket purchase.

The 12x12 Vancouver Photo Marathon is a fun and challenging contest designed to test skill, creativity and quick thinking in photographers. The true-to-life setting of minimal time, few exposures and a creative carte-blanche is an exciting challenge for any photographer – from the upstart amateur to the avid pro – and gives the participants a chance to test themselves on a variety of different themes and techniques against photographers from all walks of life.

The Challenge

12x12 is a 12-hour photo contest where each contestant is handed a 12 exposures film and 12 themes that have to be interpreted and photographed in the sequence that they are given. All contestants must have their own 35mm camera. The 12 themes are made public at the top of every new hour starting with the first hour so that the photographers have to check in every hour to receive their next theme. It is left to the photographer to decide when, where and how he/she wants to make the exposures and how to interpret the themes. All contestants have to hand in their films before the end of the 12th hour and only those with a full 12 exposures will qualify for the judging.

The strict use of 12 exposures film rather than digital photos to be uploaded at a certain time is done to level the playing field; without the luxury of taking several exposures of the same subject and subjecting these exposures to post-processing before submission the participants are forced to think before they shoot and be discerning in how they approach each subject. Furthermore it levels the playing field by removing any non-photographic skill advantages. After all this is a photo contest, not a Photoshop contest!

Event Info

The marathon begins Sunday September 12, 2010 at 8am at Blenz Coffee Yaletown (338 Helmcken Street, Vancouver). Mandatory registration will begin at 7am sharp. All you need to bring is a 35mm film photo camera.

You will only be given one roll of film and there will be 12 themes, so choose your subject and your shots wisely!

What Happens to the Film?

At the end of the event, we will collect all the films for development. All the images will be published to our Flickr account in high quality and will also be printed for the showcase. If you want your film back after it has been developed, it will be made available during the exhibit on October 16th, 2010 at the Vancouver Photo Workshops.

Who Owns the Rights to the Photos After the Marathon is Over?

The photographer retains ownership of the photos but the 12x12 Vancouver Photo Marathon retains the right to use the photos on the web, in print, and for promotional purposes. See our Rules & Regulations for further details.

Good luck!