Submit your photography...

In each issue of The Printed Blog, we will feature a number of user provided photographs on a variety of themes. Ideally, you will submit your photographs to us directly on Flicker (http://www.flickr.com/groups/theprintedblog).

• www.flickr.com/groups/newbeginnings - The Printed Blog is a first generation, new media model. Because we are new, and are launching our publication at the beginning of the New Year, we want to see your concept of "A New Beginning."
• www.flickr.com/groups/brighthope - It is no secret that we are facing an economic depression. But at The Printed Blog we are optimists, and hope you are too. We want to see how you find little signs of hope, good, and inspiration in times of desperation.
• www.flickr.com/groups/weirdstrangeunique - This group was formed so that you can feel free to show us your abstract photography. Show us funny, unique, and odd things you have captured with your camera lens, or just anything that you feel is a little... different. Show us what you’ve got!
• www.flickr.com/groups/wildside - At The Printed Blog, we realize that you have to keep in touch with your creativity and sense of adventure. We want to see the wild, imaginative, and, what some might consider "crazy" things that you have done or discovered in the world.
• www.flickr.com/groups/lastnight - Some pretty awesome moments can be captured during a night out on the town. Show us what you did last night!
• www.flickr.com/groups/obamaexperience - The Printed Blog originated in the great city of Chicago, home to our new President-elect Barack Obama. We want to document the significance of his presence in our society, so upload photos of your "Obama Experience" here. Whether you live in Chicago or across the globe – we want to see it.
• www.flickr.com/groups/wheredoyoulive - Our hometown, Chicago, is a beautiful city with a multitude of distinct neighborhoods and elaborate architecture. Whether you live in The Loop or in Rodgers Park, we want to see what you love about where you live.
• www.flickr.com/groups/showoffthatstyle - Style, in this case, will be used as a broad term. Whether you have a unique style of photography or love taking fashion-oriented photos, we want to see them. Self-portraits of your rad digs are also very welcomed. Portraits of others rad digs are very welcomed as well.
• www.flickr.com/groups/cityculture - The Printed Blog wants to see your favorite parts of the city in which you live, visited, and/or dream of living in one fine day, and we want to know what you think makes it unique. We know that people have a love for where they are from. What does Chicago mean to you?
• www.flickr.com/groups/capturemusic - We have a great music scene in Chicago! Have you been to any amazing shows lately and snapped what might be the bands next album cover? We want to see great moments from the concerts you go to, and learn a little more about what music means to you.
• www.flickr.com/groups/goteamgo - The Printed Blog knows that sports are a huge part of daily Chicago life. Show us the love that you – or someone else you have come across – have for your team(s)!
• www.flickr.com/groups/whatdoyoulove - The Printed Blog knows that many people have a wide range of unique hobbies, fascinations, and interests. Whether you are obsessed with the color red or your mailman, we want to see what you love most in life.

You can submit photographs at photos@theprintedblog.com. If you prefer to send us a pre-existing photo from a social network, find us there, and send it. No matter how you provide us with photographs, be certain to include all of the information described below.

Please also get to know our Photography Editor, Whitney Faile . Whitney is a published photographer from the Southwest and she brings a critical eye to selecting the most timely, interesting, and challenging photographs to supplement content in the paper. Contact Whitney ( wfaile@theprintedblog.com) to learn more about what she looks for, or better yet, submit your best photographs, and maybe she’ll make you famous.

Please ensure that your submissions are sufficient resolution to be printed in The Printed Blog; also, you must certify that you have the rights to each photograph. If we do select your photography for an issue of the paper, we will let you know, and you receive attribution. Please ensure that you provide indentifying information as you would like it to appear. If you have any questions, contact Whitney via wfaile@theprintedblog.com.

All Photos should be in JPG format, with a resolution of 150 to 300 dpi, and the smallest dimension should be no less than 500 pixels. Please do not submit to us any content that is not suitable for publication. Photos may be as abstract or literal as you would like. Please be sure to include a caption and/or description for each submitted picture containing no more than 200 characters. Please describe the image, why you took it, what your style is, and/or what the image means to you. Please be sure this is your original photo that you have all the rights to it. By uploading and submitting your picture to The Printed Blog, you agree to the possibility of having it published if we decide to use it in our publication. If you would like your photo to be chosen for publication, please include some contact information, such as a basic e-mail address where you can be reached, so that we may acquire your name, etc. if we choose it for publication.