ENTRIES NOW CLOSED
Deadline FOR THIS YEAR’S EXHIBITION IMAGES is 31 January 2025
READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY – WE MAY REJECT YOUR IMAGES IF YOU DON’T FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
This information is also on the top of the submission form
Photographer Submission RULES for FromThePit 2025
- Deadline for submissions is midnight on the 31 January 2025.
- THE MAIN EXHIBITION WILL BE AN AV ONLY – ALTHOUGH WE MAY HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO PRINT SOME IMAGES.
- You can submit up to 5 images for consideration for this year’s AV exhibition which will run during Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa | NZ Music Month (May 2025).
- Images must be of musicians from Aotearoa New Zealand performing in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the image must have been taken no earlier than June 2023.
- FromThePit is focussed on images taken at shows in an official capacity. Usually this means you were shooting for a publication, a venue, a promoter or the band rather than ‘audience shots’ taken with a mobile phone.
- YOU MUST ENSURE YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY PERMISSIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR IMAGE(S): it is your responsibility to check you are allowed to submit the image. If in doubt DO NOT include that image.
- IMPORTANT: From this year we will NOT accept any images covered by a Rights Release Form – this includes local bands supporting international acts. For example, if you (or your publication) signed a release form to photo Royal Blood at Spark Arena you can’t submit images of Elliot + Vincent who were supporting – even if your images are amazing. Sorry about that.
- (A Rights Release Form – sometimes called a Photo Release – is a legal document which a photographer, or someone on their behalf signs as part of being allowed to photo an artist. They are more common for international artists or bigger New Zealand artists. They are designed to limit how the photographer can use the images taken at a show so the artist retains some control. It’s unclear in some cases whether they prevent photographers using their images in an exhibition so rather than employ lawyers to check each one we’ve decided it’s easier and simpler for all involved to exclude shows where a release was signed.)
- If you submit an image which is subsequently found to be invalid (eg it does not meet the time requirements, does not feature a New Zealand artist, or you do not have the correct permissions to include the image) we may exclude you from future exhibitions.There is no cost to participate in the exhibition if your image is chosen.
- We will select the final combination of AV pictures from all the entries. Due to space constraints we may not be able to include all photographers and images in the AV – it’s better we limit the numbers to create a higher impact AV than try to pack too much in.
- The selection committee’s decision is final and will be based on the combination of images submitted across all the photographers. Don’t hate on us just because we didn’t choose to include you or your favourite image(s) this year!
- We usually have a small number of print images on the walls at the Taite Music Prize awards show, featuring previous winners and nominees. See the Taite Music Prize website here to learn more: https://www.indies.co.nz/taite-music-prize and find a list of previous winners here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taite_Music_Prize
- You will be sent an automated email with all the information you’ve entered when you’ve completed the form. The email will tell you how you can go back and edit the information (before the deadline) if you need to!
- IMPORTANT – all copyright of images will remain with the original photographer – by submitting your image(s) you are agreeing to FromThePit using your image(s) in the AV, the print exhibitions (if we have any), and for FromThePit related activity (website, social media, posters etc). You can revoke this permission at anytime.
- When you enter we’ll add your email address to our FromThePit email list which we’ll use to keep you informed about the exhibition etc. You can unsubscribe at anytime.
- PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK SPELLING OF MUSICIAN NAMES AND DATE OF THE SHOW TO MAKE OUR LIFE EASIER LATER! Wrong details or incomplete entries may see your images rejected.
- Upload your image(s) in jpeg format with the highest resolution you have, but at least 1920 pixels for the longest edge. Max size to upload is longest size 3840 pixels longest edge.
- Please rename the files to the proper format using your real name (not your business name) in the filename. We receive hundreds of images each year and this helps us keep them organised. Make sure you following the proper naming convention or your image may be rejected.
- YOU WILL NEED TO UPLOAD YOUR IMAGES AS YOU GO THROUGH THE FORM, SO HAVE THEM READY BEFORE YOU START!
- YOUR SUBMITTED IMAGES MUST COMPLY WITH OUR IMAGE EDITING POLICY
- Deadline for submissions is midnight on the 31 January 2025
All set? The click here to fill in the entry form
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