Nikon Canada is pleased to announce that it is the official camera sponsor of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival for the second year in a row. Held in Toronto during the month of May, CONTACT features more than 1,000 local, national, and international artists exhibiting at almost 200 venues across the city, and is offering an extensive range of free exhibitions, public installations, films, lectures, and workshops.
This year, Nikon will be hosting three main events:
- Nikon Day, during which attendees will hear from acclaimed professionals in the photography and cinematography fields as well as Nikon’s Professional Services team
- “A Week in the Life of …” photo contest, encourage submissions from photographers of all skill levels to submit photos coinciding with weekly themes for a chance to win great prizes
Please click here for the complete rules, regulations and eligibility requirements. - “Spotted!”, a cross-Canada billboard scavenger hunt.
For more information, please visit www.contactfestivalnikon.ca.
Nikon Canada Sponsors World’s Largest Photography Celebration
2012 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival to feature free exhibitions, lectures and workshops
Mississauga, ON, May 1, 2012 – For the second year in a row, Nikon Canada is the official camera sponsor of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, an annual event held in Toronto during the month of May. This year, Nikon will be hosting three main events: Nikon Day, during which attendees will hear from acclaimed professionals in the photography and cinematography fields as well as Nikon’s Professional Services team; “A Week in the Life of…” photo contest, encouraging submissions from photographers of all skill levels to submit photos coinciding with weekly themes for a chance to win great prizes; and, “Spotted!”, a cross-Canada billboard scavenger hunt.
“Once again, Nikon Canada is proud to be the official camera partner of CONTACT 2012,” said Gregory Flasch, National Advertising and Communications Manager at Nikon Canada. “This year’s theme for CONTACT is the notion of ‘Public’ and investigates the social collective consciousness. Photography is a powerful medium through which important messages have been communicated, hidden perceptions documented, and entire futures re-written. With Nikon’s rich history in developing industry-leading imaging technology, working with CONTACT was a natural partnership that seeks to encourage and advance creativity and innovation in photography.”
Featuring more than 1,000 local, national and international artists exhibiting at almost 200 venues across the city, CONTACT is the largest celebration of photography in the world and a premiere cultural event in Canada. The festival is devoted to fostering the art and profession of imaging and multimedia. Stimulated by the renewed global interest in street photography, this year’s festival explores the theme “Public.” From April 27 to May 31, an extensive range of free exhibitions, public installations, films, lectures and workshops will attract more than one million people.
Nikon Day
As the professional imaging and multimedia landscape evolves, creative visionaries increasingly demand more from their equipment. They depend on their digital SLRs to help tell stories, document moments and inspire audiences. Their cameras must be versatile and functional, and are expected to produce exceptional results. They must be able to handle any assignment and adapt to unpredictable shooting environments and conditions. Anything less could compromise the integrity of their work.
On Wednesday, May 16, CONTACT and Nikon are proud to present Nikon Day, featuring world-class authorities in photographic arts!
Venue:
Ryerson University, Library Building (LIB 72)
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Date & time:
Wednesday, May 16, 6-9 p.m.
Nikon ambassadors:
Jon Blacker, “Infrared Portraiture,”
Kristian Bogner and Kirk Neff, “One Camera – Two Perspectives”
RSVP:
nikonpr@stratamp.com
Nikon’s Professional Services (NPS) clinic: The NPS team will be on-hand for an informative technical Q&A. A complimentary sensor cleaning will be provided for anyone who brings a Nikon digital SLR product. NPS will also be holding a number of camera clinics at various locations throughout the month. Please see http://www.contactfestivalnikon.ca/nikon_day.htm for more details.
“A Week in the Life of…” Photo Contest
This year, CONTACT explores the world and society as seen through the eyes of the people who live in it. Focusing on social and political issues that are shaped by our experiences of “Public,” this theme investigates the social collective consciousness and challenges photographers to utilize an artistic medium to convey their messages.
Each week during CONTACT, Nikon will focus on a different theme for submission, ranging from unguarded moments, captures of art being showcased around the city, to the best in street photography. A winner will be chosen each week and will receive a $50 gift certificate from Vistek and a Nikon COOLPIX P310 valued at CAD $349.95. The grand prize winner will also receive a limited edition print from the festival valued at CAD $1,500. Winning photos will be featured online.
To enter the contest and view the submissions gallery, visit www.contactfestivalnikon.ca. For the complete rules, regulations and eligibility requirements, please click here.
“Spotted!” Cross-Canada Billboard Project CONTACT is pleased to present “Spotted!” – a cross-Canada billboard project. Partnering with Pattison Outdoor Advertising, CONTACT and Nikon Canada will be stripping billboards across major Canadian cities of their advertisements, replacing them with public installations from the festival artists.
Over the course of the festival, CONTACT and Nikon Canada will be sharing the locations of each billboard on Twitter. Followers will be asked to snap a photo of any they come across and send it using this tweet: “Spotted! #BillboardArt in [City] @NikonCanada @ContactPhoto”. Photos can also be submitted at http://www.contactfestivalnikon.ca, where a gallery of photos will be on display.
Behind the Scenes
Check out www.contactfestivalnikon.ca, where Nikon will be sharing fun and revealing behind-the-scenes sneak peeks of CONTACT Photography Festival and the people who make it happen.
About Nikon
Nikon, At the Heart of the Image™, is the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology and is globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance for its award-winning consumer and professional photographic equipment.
Nikon Canada distributes consumer and professional digital SLR cameras, NIKKOR optics, Speedlights and System Accessories; Nikon COOLPIX® compact digital cameras; 35mm film SLR cameras; Nikon software products and Nikon sports and recreational optics as well as the new Nikon 1 J1 and V1 advanced cameras with interchangeable lens system. At the heart of every Nikon camera is Nikon’s Exclusive EXPEED, EXPEED 2 or EXPEED 3 advanced digital image processing system technologies. All Nikon Canada products are sold through a network of Authorized Nikon Canada Dealers.
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