Photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind wins Center’s Project award
Link: British Journal of Photography
VII Photo member Anastasia Taylor-Lind has won the Project Award 2012, organised by Center, a non-profit photographic organisation in Santa Fe
Category: Contests
Multimedia practioners reactions to the 2012 World Press Photo multimedia awards
I have my own fairly strong views on the competition and the direction in which newspaper and news website multimedia is heading – I have not sought to promote those here. This is more a listening exercise to try and gauge what practitioners in the field are thinking – with the aim of shaping future contests and dialogue.
BIPP considering rule change after controversial awards ceremony
Link: British Journal of Photography
The British Institute of Professional Photography is considering banning judges from entering its annual competition after four of this year’s jurors received prizes in the organisation’s Professional Photography Awards.
Video: 34 Award-winning photographers & multimedia makers
A 22-minute presentation of the winners of the Lens Culture International Exposure Awards 2011 — some of the best in global photography and multimedia today.
World Press Photo Multimedia Contest Winners
For the first World Press Photo Multimedia Contest, the jury announced six winning productions across two categories, linear productions and interactive productions.
Who should win this years ‘sanctioned incest’ worldpressphoto@ multimedia awards and why they probably won’t
‘No conflict of interest’ in voting for your own agency? I’m beginning to wonder what in the world of photojournalism actually would be considered a ‘conflict of interest’?
Speaking for NOOR images Claudia Hinterseer was kind enough to explain to Brook how the photography competition scene works
‘Looking at other international photography contests you will be amazed how often jury members are professionally or – as is very common in our industry – personally (on the basis of friendships) related to photographers whose work is rewarded.’
Alex Prager wins Foam Paul Huf Award
Link: British Journal of Photography
US photographer Alex Prager has won this year’s Foam Paul Huf Award. She will receive a €20,000 grant and her work will be the subject of an exhibition in Amsterdam
Canadian 2011 National Pictures of the Year nominees posted
Paul Graham wins the Hasselblad Foundation International Award
Link: British Journal of Photography
British photographer Paul Graham has won the 2012 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography, which comes with a $150,000 cash prize
Should Photo Contests Require Original Image Files?
For the past few years, I’ve been paying attention to the winners of the most prestigious photojournalism awards. The decisive moments captured by photographers (many in harm’s way) are pretty astounding. These are great images. But something that’s been bothering me is the obviousness of the post processing, and how “artistic” looking photos have become.