Aruba Photo Room invites our diverse community to participate in an open call for photographs, a collective project that tries to reflect the experiences lived in Aruba throughout the lockdown (March 13-June 15) caused by the coronavirus in 2020.

On March 13th, 2020, the first case of COVID19 was confirmed on the island. While the crisis unfolded, strict measures were taken to protect and safeguard the community. An unprecedented closure of its borders and shelter-in-place orders altered the society and environment of the island. We are now facing unbearable loss and hardship, but at the same time, the crisis brought a new sense of hope for a better, kinder future.

We would like to create a visual snapshot through the eyes of the community. One that offers a glimpse into the lives and emotions lived during these trying times.

Aruba Photo Room asks you to submit one piece of photography (digital), taken during this challenging period, and responds to the following suggested themes: Our Community, Our Land, Our Hopes, Our Fears.

The project is open to all ages and abilities, images could have been captured on cameras or phones, and taken between March 13th and June 15th, 2020. The closing date for submissions is August 31st, 2020.

To submit an entry, the photograph must be uploaded as a digital image via the submission form

Project means Island, Interrupted, a project where members of the community located in Aruba can submit a photograph to be considered for entry to a selection of an undetermined number of images, which will be kept as a record and displayed by The Gallery.

Entry means the digital photograph and the written information submitted for the Project via a digital submission form.

The Gallery means the Aruba Photo Room.

Project Partners means Aruba Photo Room and any current or future project sponsors.

To enter the Project, you must be located in Aruba.

Each entrant must submit just one photograph in their Entry.

By submitting your Entry, you confirm that your Entry is your own original work, is not defamatory and does not infringe any laws or third-party rights, and that there are no conflicting agreements in place that restrict usage of your Entry. You also confirm that you are the sole owner of the copyright in the Entry.

You also confirm that your Entry is made by you in your personal capacity (rather than business capacity) or in your capacity as an authorized representative of a business, public authority or voluntary organization. You confirm that your Entry does not promote or further any business activities with a view to personal and/or commercial gain.

You also confirm that you have full permission to enter and reproduce an image of the person/s featured in the photograph. If your photograph contains an image of a minor (a person under the age of 18), then you also confirm you have the permission of the parent or legal guardian of the minor to use their image.

The Gallery and Project Partners accept no responsibility for Entries which are lost or delayed, regardless of the cause, for example as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, network, server, computer hardware, or software failure. Proof of submitting an Entry is not proof of receipt by The Gallery or Project Partners.

By submitting an Entry you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.

You will retain copyright and moral rights in your photograph, however, in submitting your Entry you grant to The Gallery and the Project Partners a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable worldwide license together with the right to grant sub-licenses, to publish, broadcast, communicate to the public and use your Entry (or any part of it) in connection with the Project in any media, in any context and at any time, including without limitation on the websites and social media channels of Aruba Photo Room and Project Partners and in print and digital publications.

The Entrant will be credited for the use of their photograph, wherever practicable.

The Project Partners reserve the right to edit, crop, adjust, or translate your Entry or add logos responsibly and fairly to your Entry (at their direction) without notifying you and you agree to waive any and all rights to object to such actions undertaken by us in respect of your Entry.

You understand that your Entry may be preserved as a permanent public reference resource within Aruba Photo Room or elsewhere and may also be used for education, broadcasting, selected commercial uses, and on the internet.

In producing the photograph, you must not put yourself or anyone else in danger and must avoid the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus) by not encouraging touching or sharing objects, not visiting places unnecessarily, and by abiding by any social distancing provisions in force under current Government of Aruba guidelines.

All Entries must be submitted by midnight on Friday, August 31st, 2020. Entries received after this time will not be eligible for consideration.

To submit your Entry, your photograph must be uploaded as a digital image via the Project entry form.

Your photograph must be saved as a JPG/JPEG and be smaller than 10 MB.

The photograph in your Entry must meet the Project criteria outlined in these Terms & Conditions.

The themes for the Project are:

- Our Community - Our Land - Our Hopes - Our Fears

These themes have been created to help inspire entrants and are open to your personal interpretation. Please note the themes are not categories into which entrants will specifically enter their photographs but are intended as inspiration and will be in the minds of the panel when they are selecting the final 101 images.

You can take your photograph using a camera, phone, or tablet.

Your photograph must have been taken between March 13th and June 15th, 2020.

Your photograph must have been taken in Aruba as the project has been created to record the experiences of people living in Aruba.

Your photograph can be black and white or color. Filters and other effects may be applied.

Approximately 101 images will be chosen for the final selection. All photographs will be reviewed by The Gallery team and a long list will be reviewed by a panel comprised of curators and art experts.

The panel will decide on the final selection. The decision of the panel will be final.

The selected Entries will be displayed at Aruba Photo Room at a later date.

If you are selected your Entry will be made publicly available on The Gallery and Project Partner websites and via other publicity channels and you will be identified as the author, wherever practicable and if available. Project Partners will not be responsible for any adverse attention you may receive as a result of entering the Project.

The Project Partners reserve the right to withdraw or amend the selection as necessary due to circumstances outside their control.

Any Entry that is not in accordance with these Terms & Conditions or any Entry containing false, fraudulent, incomplete, defamatory, or misleading information will be void and entitle The Gallery and Project Partners to exclude the Entry from the Project at any time.

The Gallery and Project Partners reserve the right to suspend, cancel or amend the Project where it becomes necessary to do so, with no liability to any entrants or third parties. The decision of the Gallery and Project Partners regarding any aspect of the Project is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.