Two races this winter, three weeks apart. Each one: one theme, three hours, three photos.
Photographs © Annemieke Tonnaer, Saskia van Gelderen, Harry Wijsbroek and Helder Ferreira
UPR One is the concentrated form of the race.
One theme at the start, three hours in the city, one series of three photos at the end. The three are judged as one work: one idea, one visual line, in an order that makes sense.
Every frame has to earn its place.
Not far from the start stands Zadkine’s figure with a hole in its chest. Rotterdam did not cover the hole. It built around it. That is what a series asks: one idea, held for three frames.
Saturday 21 November · 11:00-14:00
Koninginnenhoofd
Arrive 10:30-11:00 · briefing at 11:00
Saturday 12 December · 18:00-21:00
Rotterdam Centraal
Arrive 17:30-18:00 · briefing at 18:00
At the start, find the flag and scan its code with your phone to check in, then stay for the briefing, where you hear the theme and where the race finishes.
Both starts are easy to reach by public transport, so leave the car at home.
Juror of the Day and the Night, she looks at how the three frames work together: one idea, held across three photographs, in an order that means something.
Photographer Anaïs López is, first and foremost, a storyteller. She creates long-term multimedia projects that exist at the intersection of fiction and documentary. She is considered a pioneer in her field and has received numerous awards. Her work has been exhibited worldwide in museums and at festivals.
From ticket to winners, in seven steps.
Buy your ticket online: Day, Night, or both. Race details are sent one week before each race, a final reminder two days before.
Check-in opens 30 minutes before the briefing, 10:30 to 11:00. Scan the code at the UPR beach flag to check in.
5 minutes at 11:00. The theme and checkpoint 2 are revealed, and everyone starts together.
Three hours, one theme, one series. Decide your idea early, shoot frames that add to it, then put the three in order. Check in at checkpoint 2 within its 30-minute window: that is your finish, and it keeps your series in the race.
Three photos, in the order you want them seen, through the UPR web app, the same day before 23:59.
The jury reads every series as one work: visual thread, one idea from three angles, and order. The strongest series is the one that loses most when one frame is taken away.
Announced on Friday 4 December, on the UPR website and Instagram. Prize money is transferred within one month of the announcement. All submissions are verified, for a fair and transparent result.
Three prizes in each race, for the three best series.
One theme Three hours Three frames
