Capture
Your City
No filter
Capture Your City is a photo contest where you use your camera or phone to interpret your city as it looks right now. This year, we’re keeping it simple under the theme of “No Filter”.
For the eighth consecutive year, Danish Architecture Center is holding its nationwide “Capture Your City” photo contest, and all photography fans are welcome to join in.
This Year’s Theme is No Filter
What does the city look like if you strip away the sunshine and sunsets? If we look at the city through honest eyes – what other types of motifs crop up? This year’s “No Filter” theme challenges you to avoid those scenic, picturesque shots and instead capture the beauty in the worn down, the raw, the unpolished, the abandoned in your city. A disused industrial building, a wall covered in graffiti or a run-down but popular playground – how does the city look when we don’t make a conscious effort to make Instagram-worthy shots, but instead capture the flaws and the imperfections in the motif?
NOTE: It is still permitted to use filters and/or to edit your photo – “No Filter” is the thematic framework, not a technical requirement.
The best photos will be on display on the Bryghuspladsen square outside Danish Architecture Center, as well as in Aalborg, Kolding, Køge and Aarhus.
In the evaluation, special emphasis will be placed on whether your photo:
- Clearly captures this year’s theme
- Shows interaction between the physical surroundings and people
- Has an interesting composition
How to Participate
Upload your photo on Instagram with the hashtag #DACfangdinby2023.
Or mail your photo along with your contact details to fangdinby@dac.dk and write “Capture Your City 2023 – Main Contest” in the subject line.
Please note, we also have a contest for schools.
We encourage everyone – no matter who you are and where you live – to enter the contest. We look forward to seeing your interpretation of the “No Filter ” theme.
When is the contest?
The contest period is March 1–May 01, 2023. Photos submitted or taken after May 1st will not be considered for the contest.
The exhibition period for the photos is from June 9 to October 2 at Bryghuspladsen in front of Danish Architecture Center. The exhibition will also be shown at:
June: Køge Library
July: Kolding Library
August: HistorieAalborg
September: Dokk1 in Aarhus
Events and Photography Classes
To improve your chances of winning the competition, you can participate in one of our many free photography classes taking place around Denmark. Street photographer Astrid Busse Rasmussen will offer specific tips on how you can become a better photographer!
March 28, 2023, 5:00–6:30 p.m.: Kolding Library
March 29, 2023, 5:00–6:30 p.m.: HistorieAalborg
April 12, 2023 5:00–6:30 p.m.: Dokk1 in Aarhus
April 13, 2023 5:00–6:30 p.m.: Køge Library
Contest Terms and Conditions
Terms and conditions for participation in the Capture Your City 2023 photo contest and subsequent exhibition.
When you upload a photo to the Danish Architecture Center’s Capture Your City photo contest you also agree to the following terms, conditions and rights. Danish Architecture Center will hereinafter be referred to as DAC.
1 CONTEST TYPES: DAC hosts two parallel contests within the Capture Your City project.
a. The contest for schools is aimed at schoolchildren from grade 7 and up and the prize is awarded to the school. In order to participate in the school contest, the teacher submits photos on behalf of the schoolchildren to fangdinby@dac.dk, with “Fang din by 2023 – skolekonkurrence” or “Capture Your City 2023 – school contest” in the subject line. The school in question is liable for ensuring that the individual participants hold the copyright to their submitted photo.
b. The ordinary contest is open to all participants over the age of 18, and the prize is awarded to the individual participant. Individuals participate by tagging their photo on Instagram with #DACfangdinby2023 or by submitting a photo to fangdinby@dac.dk, with “Fang din by 2023 – hovedkonkurrence” or “Capture Your City 2023 – main contest” in the subject line. The remaining terms and conditions for participation are the same for both contests; see below.
2 IMAGE RESOLUTION Regardless of whether you participate via email or Instagram, DAC must have access to a high-resolution photo file (file size 2MB-10MB). The submitted photo must be in JPG format, which is standard for most digital and phone cameras.
3 LOCATION OF MOTIF: We encourage anyone interested in photography to participate – however, it is a requirement that the photo is taken in Denmark, Greenland or the Faeroe Islands in order to reflect the urban landscape and and its development in this region.
4 RESTRICTIONS REGARDING MOTIF: It is not permitted to upload photos of people who have not given their consent for the photo to be made public. This also applies to photos of people in private, awkward or embarrassing situations, regardless of whether the subjects in the photograph are in a public space. You are personally responsible for obtaining consent for publication from all individuals featured in your photo, and any claims brought against DAC will be transferred to you, or in connection with the school contest, to the school in question.
5 NUMBER OF PHOTOS: You are welcome to submit or tag multiple photos in the main contest. However, each participant may only win one prize for one photo submitted to the contest. For the school contest, each participant may only submit one photo.
6 RIGHT OF USE: When you submit a photo to DAC, you simultaneously give your consent for the photo to be used by DAC for promotion of the photo contest and for promotion of and use in the subsequent exhibition and in future editions of Capture Your City, including in promotional material for schools, which DAC develops for free use by schools. DAC’s promotional activities include but are not limited to: newsletters, publication on the Internet and social media, descriptions of DAC’s projects, and inclusion in publications, including through third party press coverage. If DAC wishes to use your photo in other commercial contexts, we will contact you to obtain your prior consent. You retain at all times the copyrights to your photos, and you will always be credited whenever your photos are used.
7 COPYRIGHT: It is not permitted to upload/tag photos that you have not taken yourself. You must be able to confirm that you hold the copyrights to the photos you submit, and that you have the unrestricted right to use the photos, and thereby also the right to publish the photos. You must also guarantee that all photos are free of third party rights, and that all identifiable individuals in the photographs have given their consent for the photos to be used in accordance with DAC’s guidelines. Any claims brought against DAC will be transferred to you, or in connection with the school contest, to the school in question.
9 WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CONTEST: You may withdraw from participation in the contest at any time during the contest period. Participation on Instagram is withdrawn by removing the hashtag #DACfangdinby2023; participation in the school contest is withdrawn by sending an email to fangdinby@dac.dk. After the conclusion of the contest period, the right to use your photo passes to DAC, cf. the above section.
9 REJECTION: We reserve the right to reject any photos that are perceived to be inappropriate or offensive in nature. Photos carrying a watermark or containing text, such as a date, will be rejected out of consideration for the exhibition. DAC may at any time delete submitted photos that are not in compliance with the above terms and conditions.
10 PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA: Your name and personal data will only be used in connection with the contest and exhibition. Your name may be used in connection with crediting photos. The winners are contacted directly and announced to the public via DAC’s channels.
After the conclusion of the contest, we will contact you by email with an invitation to sign up for more information on next year’s contest if you are interested. If you do not wish to be contacted by us in future, your personal data will be erased at the conclusion of the exhibition period in fall 2023.
Your personal information will not be used to promote other DAC activities or in commercial contexts. All personal data provided to DAC will be kept confidential and will not be shared with any third party. Read our general guidelines in our Privacy Policy.
This is a continually evolving document and subject to amendment without prior notice.
By submitting your photo, you simultaneously agree to the terms and conditions stated in this agreement. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions, please do not submit your photo. If you have any questions regarding the terms and conditions and how they apply to you, please contact the project team at fangdinby@dac.dk
What can you win?
There are some great prizes at stake for the photo contest winners – but even if you don’t win, you still have a chance to see your photo featured among the 55 photos exhibited in Copenhagen and at HistorieAalborg, Køge Library, Kolding Library and Dokk1 in Aarhus.
1st prize
- A ride for two in a hot-air balloon with DreamBalloon over either Funen, Zealand or Jutland, including coffee, snacks and a champagne christening after the flight
- DAC Club Card +1 and brunch for 4 people at Danish Architecture Center
- A print of your winning photo
2nd and 3rd prizes
- Danish Architecture Center Club Card +1
- Gift certificate worth DKK 500 redeemable in Danish Architecture Center’s magnificent Design Shop
- A print of your winning photo
We will contact the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners directly at the beginning of May 2023.
All winners will be announced publicly, and the prizes will be awarded at the opening of the exhibition on June 08, 2023.
Jury
Emile Hertling Péronard
Film producer
Emile Hertling Péronard is a Greenlandic film producer based in Copenhagen. His production companies, Ánorâk Film and Polarama Greenland, build bridges between Greenland and Europe by producing documentaries, fictional and new media productions. Most recently, Emile produced the award-winning Music for Black Pigeons by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed as well as Twice Colonized, which will open this year’s Danish documentary film festival CPH:DOX. For more than a decade, he has worked to improve conditions for film production in the Arctic, and his films have been shown at the Festival de Cannes, the Sundance Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival.
Marie Hald
Photographer
Marie Hald is a Danish photographer who has achieved international recognition, winning, among other things, a World Press Photo Award. She currently has a major solo exhibition at Denmark’s national Portrait Gallery at Frederiksborg Castle and has previously had a solo exhibition at the renowned Fotografiska museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Marie is known for her book of photography, Feminin, which features more than 100 photographs of people between the ages of 0 and 102. Her photographs appear raw and unedited, resulting in a book that honestly portrays the many different ways a body can look.
Maja Dyrehauge
Managing Director, Copenhagen Photo Festival
As managing director of Copenhagen Photo Festival, Maja shines a spotlight on international art and documentary photography. To Maja, photography is important because it has become an everyday language that everyone responds to and uses.
Mia Heil Rasmussen
Head of Marketing and Communications Dansk Arkitektur Center
Mia is responsible for marketing and communication at the Danish Architecture Center. She has a good eye for graphic arts and photo through her work. Mia is representing DAC for the first time this year in the jury.
Tanja Zhigalova
Winner of the Capture Your City contest in 2022
Tanja Zhigalova won the 2022 Capture Your City photo contest when the theme was Soul of the City. Her photograph contained a delicate contradiction between an elderly lady and a large statue outside the Church of Our Lady – Copenhagen Cathedral. Each year, we invite the winner of the previous year’s contest to sit on the jury and offer their view on who should take the title of Capture Your City winner!
From last years Captur your City
