For our annual issue of Aint–Bad Magazine, we have teamed up with an amazing selection of curators, editors, gallerists, educators, and publishers to offer a chance to have your work seen by some of the best names in the industry. All of our guest curators have trained eyes and know what they are looking for in a photograph. The goal of issue No.13 is to put your work directly in front of eyes of these curators. Julia Wilson recently had the chance to ask Jack a few questions concerning photography and his thoughts on the medium. Learn more about what motivates Jack Harries and what he is thinking about today!

Julia Wilson: Do you think the term ‘contemporary’ when used in the context of art, means more than simply it is being made today? And if so, what attributes—conceptually, aesthetically, and so on—do you think have come to define the term other than its ‘presentness?’

Jack Harries: There are definitely aesthetic and conceptual trends that position photography ‘happening right now’ under a contemporary banner but I don’t think that word is big enough or sharpened enough to define or describe all of the modes and shapes photography takes today. Maybe I see contemporary photography as an openness to explore, push and reflect on itself. Photography moves, it always has, just like the world it seeks to portray.

JW: Who are some contemporary artists working today who might not be well known (just yet), and why do they stand out to you?

JH: Narrowing good work down to a few names always sends me into a kind of panic as it excludes so much, (I really do feel there is a lot of it, good work) but a few artists who I greatly admire and that spring immediately to mind would be Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Sam Contis, Kathryn Harrison, Katrin Koenning, Jordan Madge, who all make and use images in complex and exciting ways. Their work is challenging to the viewer and to the ideas they present or dismantle.

JW: What advice (from the other-side) would you give us artists out there who are continually rejected from their many painstakingly crafted submissions for grants, residencies, exhibitions, calls, etc?

JH: Slow down, research, accept failure, and welcome change. Good work takes time. Resist the pressures and immediacy of social media. Don’t push half cooked work out into the world before it’s finished. I often receive a lot of submissions from photographers that have more than a handful of projects that are visually strong but lack a depth that time could have given them.

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ISSUE NO.13 – CALL FOR ENTRY

 

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For our annual issue of Aint–Bad Magazine, we have teamed up with an amazing selection of curators, editors, gallerists, educators, and publishers to offer a chance to have your work seen by some of the best names in the industry. All of our guest curators have trained eyes and know what they are looking for in a photograph. The goal of issue No.13 is to put your work directly in front of eyes of these curators.

While there is no specific theme for this call for entry, we are asking to see your best work! Take a look at the list of curators working with us on this publication. Look into their practice, see what they like. Take a look at the Aint–Bad Archives to get a sense of the imagery that we have been publishing over the last few years both online and in print. Does your work have what it takes to be selected as a printed artist in issue No. 13? Show us! Submit today! This call for entry will end on August 10th, so while you are enjoying this hot summer weather, be sure to dig through your hard drives and select work that will impress the curators, and the world!

Each curator will select two photographers from the submissions to feature and interview for the printed publication. Fifteen curators. Thirty photographers. This issue is collaboration at it’s finest. The final result will be a beautiful, hand-curated issue of the best contemporary photography in existence today. In addition to all of the above, we hope to partner with the curators further to exhibit work from the issue in various galleries and institutions around the world.

Please let us know if you have any questions. First, take a look at our FAQs at the bottom of this page.

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Submission Deadline
August 10th, 2018

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Meet the Curators

 

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FAQ :

How much does it cost to submit?
You can submit up to twenty photographs for $25.

Why is there a fee to submit to this call?
We are asking each photographer to pay a submission fee in order to help with the costs of printing this publication. Printing aint cheap! Aint–Bad strives to use the best materials available to create a publication that is a work of art in itself. All funds collected from submission fees will be used to produce this issue of Aint–Bad Magazine.

Can I submit more than one project?
Yes! However, each submission fee is valid for ONE body of work. We want to see your strongest body of work. If you feel that you need to submit a second body of work, you may do so by paying another submission fee and submitting a different project.

When will I be notified if I am selected for this issue?
All selected artists will be notified by mid-August. Photographers that are chosen for this issue will be required to answer interview questions from the guest curators.

What happens if I am not chosen for print?
If you are not selected by our guest curators for print, your work will be passed to the Aint–Bad Editors, and will have an opportunity to be published on our website as an article or interview. You will be notified via email if your work is chosen for an online feature.

Can I submit a collaborative project?
Yes, you can submit a project that has been created by yourself and other artists. Please submit under the name that you would like to appear in print if you are selected.