Call for Photos: Canton Fair in My Eye

China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, was established in the spring of 1957. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of PRC and the People's Government of Guangdong Province and organized by China Foreign Trade Centre, it is held every spring and autumn in Guangzhou, China. As a comprehensive international trading event with the longest history, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the largest buyer attendance, the broadest distribution of buyers' source country and the greatest business turnover in China, Canton Fair is hailed as China’s No.1 Fair and the barometer of China’s foreign trade.

Over the past 66 years, Canton Fair has never been interrupted despite challenges, promoting international trade, internal-external exchanges and China’s economic development, every bit of which has also been photographed by its participants and altogether constitutes cherished memories. To preserve these wonderful moments, CFTC is calling for photos (and videos) themed “Canton Fair in My Eye”.

July 15, 2022 

Anyone worldwide can send photos or artworks in the name of an individual or an organization.

Contributions can be in either photo or video format, with a description of no more than 150 words. What you submit can be but not limited to historical, documentary, or creative images, and all picture works related to or showcasing Canton Fair, especially with the following topics:

(1) Architectures: Canton Fair Complex and its four former sites (i.e., Sino-Soviet Friendship Building, Exhibition Halls on Qiaoguang Road and on Qiyi Road, and Liuhua Complex).

Example:

(Description: China Export Commodities Exhibition was held in Guangzhou at Sino-Soviet Friendship Building in November 1956, which laid the foundation for the official founding of the Canton Fair in 1957.)

(Description: Photo of the Canton Fair Complex)

(2) Event scenes: All the warm and festive scenes in and out of the exhibition hall (also the supporting facilities of Canton Fair), including but not limited to scenes of the grand opening ceremonies, the gatherings, celebrations and of other activities during the Canton Fair.

Example:

(Description: A shot of a gathering during the 118th Canton Fair)

(3) Booths and exhibits: Photos about the booths and exhibits at previous Canton Fairs over the years.

Example:

(Description: A shot of the popular booth of Midea Group at the 124th Canton Fair)

(4) Participants: Scenes of exhibitors and buyers from all over the world who were negotiating, handshaking and signing the deals, and of the hospitable and friendly staff who were serving.

Example:

(Description: A shot of buyers sourcing goods at the 116th Canton Fair)

(1) Log onto https://500px.com.cn/contest/cantonfair to register and submit;

(2) Scan the QR code below with your mobile phone to register and submit;

(3) Email your contributions to press@cantonfair.org.cn, making sure the email is subjected “Call for Photos: Canton Fair in My Eye” and with a description of no more than 150 words. Please also include your name, organization, title and contact number in the email.

(1) For photo entries

(2) For video entries  

After the deadline of the call, all contributions will be reviewed by experts and online voters. Winners will then be selected and announced on the public account of the WeChat of “Canton Fair Wechat News” (gh_5928b768021a). The winning works will be displayed on the official channels and cooperative media of Canton Fair, and the remaining contributions would possibly be used (and paid) in the publicity materials of Canton Fair.

Organizer: China Foreign Trade Centre

Address: No.382, Yuejiang Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Contact number: 020-89138085

(1) The contributor (hereinafter referred to as “the entrant”) shall hereby declare to be the author of the submitted work, and have independent, complete, clear and undisputed copyright to the whole and part of the work and that the works submitted shall not infringe the legitimate rights and interests, including copyright, portrait rights, reputation rights, and privacy rights of any third party. The entrant shall bear all the consequences and responsibilities arising from the submitted works and the submission.

(2) The submitted works will have to be appropriately post-processed, and with no watermark signature, otherwise it will be disposed as an invalid submission. Works in any tone (colorful, or black and white) or taken by any devices (any models of mobile phones or cameras) are acceptable. Photographic works must be in .JPEG format and not less than 2000 pixels at long side; both a single picture and group photos are acceptable (each group should be composed of 4 to 10 single pictures, and as such be counted as 1 contribution). Video works should not exceed 10 minutes and be submitted in MOV or MP4 format and in high resolution.

(3) For all submitted works, the entrants still have entitlement to all rights to the works, but China Foreign Trade Centre (hereinafter referred to as “the organizer”) and the Call Platform have the right to use and present the works online for promoting the event in the process and would do so with no additional payment. Any entry used for publicity and display of the event does not mean they are the final selected works. For all the winning works, the authors have the copyright, and once accepting the awarding bonus, shall grant the organizer, its superior authorities and affiliated organizations the rights irrevocably, with the time and place of use unlimited, and rights including but not limited to modification, reproduction, distribution, exhibition, screening, network dissemination and compilation, etc..

(4) In the case that works are included in the shortlist of winners, the entrants of these works will be requested to submit the original work, fill in personal information, provide and sign a copyright statement, authorization statement and other documents, either posting or emailing the above mentioned files to the organizer within the prescribed time; anyone failing to do so would be regarded as a waiver of eligibility of the final section and be replaced by the followed scored entry.  

(5) The headings in this Call are penned for convenience and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereby.

(6) If any clause in this Call is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining clauses, which shall remain valid and enforceable.

(7) The rules for this contest include the upcoming and/or updated disclaimer, copyright notice, policies, statements, notices, warnings, reminders and instructions (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Rules”), which is an integral part of this Call and has the same legal effect as this Call. The acceptance of this Call is regarded as a total acceptance of the text of this document and of the Rules.

(8) Any taxes incurred in this contest shall be born by the winners.

(9) In case of any third-party complaints, lawsuits or claims caused by the violation of this Call, the entrant shall address the matter by himself or herself and assume all legal responsibilities arising therefrom. In case of any compensations or punishments from the state authorities due to the entrant’s violation of this Call, the entrant shall pay the organizer or its affiliates all the losses, and the organizer shall cancel the entrant’s eligibility to the contest and recall the award and bonus thereof.

(10) The final interpretation right of this contest belongs to China Foreign Trade Centre within the scope of legal provisions. The organizer has the right to independently judge and decide on the award of works without the need of any explanation.

(11) This English version is provided for the convenience of English readers. In the event of any discrepancies between the English and Chinese versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.

(12) This Call shall be (intended to be) construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the People’s Republic of China, excluding those of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Any disputes arising from the duration or validity of this Call and between the organizer and affiliates are subject to be resolved through negotiation, and shall be submitted to the people’s court with jurisdiction in the sphere of the organizer in case that negotiation fails.

(13) For both the entrant and the organizer as an independent subject, this Call shall not deemed as any expressed or implied guarantee or conditions to the entrants, nor does it constitute any agency, partnership, joint venture or employment between the organizer and any entrant.

(14) The submission on the part of any contributors indicates that the entrant fully understand and fully accept all the contents of this Call, and shall not raise any objections for whatever reasons.