Is there really a reality? How real can this be? Is there one reality? Does reality matter at all? What does staged reality show? And what does photography really have to do with it?
The very paradox of photography since its invention, may be the view that the camera lens can photograph the reality objectively. However, the photographer and his own construction of the image is also present. In the 11th edition, the editors of the «HANT magazine for photography» want to explore the reality potential conveyed by the photographic medium in the digital age. Submit your photographic individual works, series or texts on the subject of “Back to Reality”. Deadline for call for entries is June 30th, 2018.
Winners will be published in the 11th Issue of HANT — Magazin für Fotografie. They receive a free copy of the magazine and if present a warm handshake on our release party in mid October.
HANT is a young magazine for photography. In the sparse Thuringian landscape with only few platforms for photography, we are searching for undiscovered photographs. We want to collect the few grains of sand in the desert of photography, in order to make them visible for a greater publicity. For us, photography is like a journey by enabling us to collect memories of past moments.
The publisher of the magazine is FOTOINIT e.V., an association and platform for contemporary photography, which pursues the sustainable promotion and presentation of photographic diversity. Since 2012, the photography landscape in Central Germany has been established through lectures, workshops and exhibitions. The platform for photography extends far beyond the borders of Thuringia and connects the artistic potential of people who share one passion: photography. The HANT — Magazin für Fotografie appears every twelve months and invites you to participate via an open call for entries .
In addition, the members of the Fotoinit e.V. represent the platform at national and international network events, such as trade fairs and photography festivals.
FOTOINIT e.V. and the HANT magazine for photography won the "Bildungspreis" of the German Society for Photography (2014), the first prize of the photokina academy Award (2014) and the Lead Award (2016) for its extensive commitment.
Editors of HANT – Magazin für Fotografie