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FAQS – THE SERIES AWARD
All you need to know about our Series Award.
The Series Award is a special call for entries for cohesive bodies of work (or ‘series’). In contrast to the monthly competitions which are ‘single image’ awards (you can of course enter multiple images, but each one is judged on its own individual merit), the Series Award is for bodies of connected work. It runs annually, and so is open for the entirety of each edition of Life Framer. Results are announced shortly after the close of the final monthly competition of Life Framer. You can find out more about it here.
The rules are the same as the monthly award – you can read them here.
No, but we encourage that you do. It will help us and the judge to understand more about your series during the judging process. You can describe things such as the meaning behind the series, or the process in creating it. A ‘project statement’ is generally seen by galleries, editors and curators as an important accompaniment to the images.
The solo exhibition will be a collaboration between you, us, our judge, and the gallery. We will guide you through the whole thing. We’re experienced curators, but you will of course be able to input into the process. Gallery costs, printing, mounting, promoting etc. is covered by us up to a budget cap. This budget is sufficient to create a high-quality exhibition, however if you want to do something costly above this, you or the gallery may wish to contribute further budget.
Unfortunately we cannot cover any travel costs, but we’d love to welcome you there.
If you don’t have a series of work we’re afraid you can’t enter this one. But think creatively – a series of work doesn’t necessarily have to be all shot at the same location or time. It just needs a thematic or visual thread. So maybe you do! On your path to becoming an experienced photographer, creating bodies of work – whether for exhibitions, books or otherwise – is a great process to undergo.
We have no restrictions in this regard, but please confirm with your gallery.
Yes. This is to be discussed with the gallery, but generally they can help set prices and will take a commission (Life Framer does not take a further commission). If you already have gallery representation, you will want to confirm arrangements with your own gallery.
