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The Spanish Railways Foundation is inviting entries for
the 31st "Caminos de Hierro" Photo Contest
with the aim of encouraging creativity in the field of the
railway.
1. Entrants. Each entrant may submit a maximum of three
individual photographs or one photographic series related to the
world of the railway. The photographs must be unpublished and
submitted by the author.
2. Preselection. Entries must be submitted by 31st
October 2022 in digital format via the form available on the
website: www.caminosdehierro.es (jpg. maximum 1.5 MB).
Photographic series must comprise three, four or five
photographs all included in one single file.
There will be a maximum preselection of 150 photographs (including
singles and photographic series) that can take part of
exhibitions in digital format.
3. Selection. These preselected photos must be submitted
in paper in order to have the option to be selected and awarded.
Individual photographs may be printed on paper measuring a
minimum size of 24x30 cm and a maximum size of 40x60 cm. For the
photographic series, the maximum size is 90x45 cm (horizontal or
vertical).
The final selection will include 70 photos, to be published in a
catalogue and to be exhibited in spaces defined by the
Foundation.
The authors of non-selected works may collect them at the
Spanish Railways Foundation from 1st March to 31st May 2023. The
contestants who do not live in Madrid may request the return by
post in the same period.
4. Prizes. First Prize: 4,000 € · Second Prize:
2,000 € · Young Photographer’s Prize: 1,200 € ·
Four Special Mentions: 300 € each
Contestants aged 25 (in 2022) or younger may compete for the
Young Photographer’s Prize.
Each author may only receive one single prize, although several
of his/her works may be selected. No prize shall be declared
void. All prizes shall be subject to the deductions provided for
in the current tax legislation.
The prizes decision of the contest will take place in February
2023.
5. Jury. The Foundation will appoint a Preliminary
Committee for the preselection and selection of the photographs
and a Jury that will be empowered to select the winning photos.
The Jury's decision shall be final.
6. The awarded photographs will become property of the
Spanish Railways Foundation to promote exhibitions, editions
or dissemination. The authors of awarded and selected photos
will transfer copyrights to the Spanish Railways Foundation
for printing, exhibition and dissemination. The name of the
author will always be included.
The organization shall take the greatest care in preserving and
returning the photographs, but shall not be liable for any
possible loss, theft or damage.
The personal data of the contestants will be included in a
database belonging to Spanish Railways Foundation for
dissemination purposes in relation to this contest. All the
participants have the right to access, modify and request
cancellation of their data by contacting: Fundación de los
Ferrocarriles Españoles (Santa
Isabel 44, 28012 Madrid, Spain · cultura@ffe.es)
The personal data of the contestants will be included in a
database belonging to Spanish Railways Foundation, for
dissemination purpose related with this contest. All the
participants have the right to access, rectification, erasure,
restriction of processing, data portability, object and not to
be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing by
contacting with th controller: Fundación de los
Ferrocarriles Españoles, Santa Isabel 44, 28012 Madrid, Spain ·
(cultura@ffe.es), or through the contact of the data
protection officer (dpd@ffe.es).
The organization is entitled to resolve any eventuality not
envisaged in these Rules.
Participation in this competition implies full acceptance of
these Rules.
June 2022
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