Slowness—”the quality of being slow, of someone who is slow,” the dictionary tells us. Slowness transcends the simple notion of speed. It opens up perspectives where time is transformed. Ideas reveal themselves differently. The image is born from reflection, from intention. Praising slowness is part of a particular approach that is not limited to a mere technical effect. It proposes exploring other rhythms, other spaces. It invites us to let what is hidden appear.…
For this 4th edition of its festival, which will take place in Annecy from March 19 to 28, 2027, ALP’ invites you to participate in the photography competition until November 1, 2026 (midnight), with a coherent series of 8 photographs, on the theme :
« Eloge de la lenteur »
Conditions of participation :
Not to have been printed or displayed during the 2025 edition.
The candidate must submit one, and only one, coherent series of 8 photographs.
The applicant may only submit one application file, until midnight on November 1, 2026, consisting of this completed form and a coherent series of 8 photos using smash, wetransfert,… or equivalent at the following address :
The photographs comprising the series will be in JPEG format, without borders, signature, or watermark, with dimensions of 1920 pixels on the longest side, and named as follows: Name_Surname_order n° of the serie (01, 02, 03… 08).


