Category Archives: Contests

2019 Environmental Photographer of the Year Winners Capture the ‘Raw Reality’ of Climate Change: Last week, The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) revealed the winners of this year’s Environmental Photographer of the Year awards, highlighting images that turn an unblinking eye on man’s impact on the environment in ways both subtle and […]

Matt Eich – Say Hello to Everybody, OK? « burn magazine: In 2019-2020 I will be commuting from Charlottesville, Virginia to Washington, D.C. via train on a weekly basis. I also intend to walk the train line in intervals, photographing the scenes I encounter on its peripheries. I view the train line as an artery […]

Lynn Johnson Receives 2019 Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award | PDNPulse American photojournalist Lynn Johnson will receive the 2019 Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award of $20,000, the organizations announced today. Created in memory of the life and work of Chris Hondros, the Getty Images photographer killed April 20, 2011 in Misrata, […]

PDN PHOTO ANNUAL 2019

Paul Guilmoth & Dylan Hausthor – Sleep Creek « burn magazine Sleep Creek i​s a landscape filled with trauma and beauty. It’s a place where animals are only seen when they’re being hunted​ and ​humans balance between an unapologetic existence and an abyss of secrecy. These images manipulate a landscape that is simultaneously autobiographical, documentary, […]

Azadeh Besharati – Shima & Shiva « burn magazine Azadeh Besharati is the recipient of the 2019 Emerging Photographer Fund and has been granted $10,000 for this essay. Burn Magazine revolves around the EPF and it is our most important curatorial contribution to the oftentimes chaotic landscape of photography today. Most importantly, our mission is […]

Call for entries: Feature Shoot’s 5th annual Emerging Photography Awards! – Feature Shoot Our international photography competition for up-and-coming image makers is back! All photographers not currently represented by a gallery or photographers’ agent are invited to apply. This year we will be awarding 30 impressive photographers with an exhibition at the world-renowned Aperture Gallery […]

Tommaso Protti’s portrait of a modern Amazon – British Journal of Photography Addressing a range of issues that span deforestation, drug wars, and daily life, Tommaso Protti’s investigation into the social fabric of the Brazillian Amazon wins this year’s Carmignac Photojournalism Award

Tommaso Protti Wins €50K Carmignac Photo-j Award | PDNPulse Italian photographer Tommaso Protti has won the 10th Carmignac Photojournalism Award for his reportage about life in the Brazilian Amazon, and the social and economic forces behind ongoing environmental destruction there. Announced September 4 at Visa Pour l’Image in Perpignan, the award includes a €50,000 prize […]

Leica Camera announces 2019 Oskar Barnack Award winners – Leica Rumors Leica Camera announced today American photographer Mustafah Abdulaziz as the winner for the 2019 Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) for his series, ‘Water’ (see pictures above).

Water – The Leica camera Blog Mustafah Abdulaziz wins the 2019 Leica Oskar Barnack Award with his metaphorical series „Water“

Reuters announces 2019 photojournalism grant winners as part of ongoing program to develop diverse photojournalists – Reuters – Photojournalism grant program gives seven emerging photojournalists a grant of $5,000 USD, global distribution on Reuters platforms and mentoring from Reuters picture editors

Portrait of Britain 2019: Shortlisted and winning photographers – British Journal of Photography Every September for the past three years, Portrait of Britain has taken over high streets, rail stations, shopping malls and airports across the United Kingdom, transforming JCDecaux screens into celebrations of the many faces of modern Britain, and its contemporary photographic talent. […]

Announcing the Winners of #ThePrintSwap Exhibition at Photoville! – Feature Shoot Feature Shoot founder Alison Zavos and I have selected a total of thirty pictures from participating photographers around the world, including some based in the US, UK, Brazil, Australia, Kenya, India, Switzerland, Ireland, Russia, Italy, and Germany.

2019 Lenscratch Student Prize: Honorable Mention: Nick Drain | LENSCRATCH It is with great excitement that we honor Nick Drain, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, BFA – 2020, with an Honorable Mention in the 2019 Lenscratch Student Awards. Thank you to our jurors Aline Smithson, Brennan Booker, Daniel George, Julia Bennett, Drew Nikonowicz, Sarah […]

2019 Lenscratch Student Prize: Third Place: Reuben Radding | LENSCRATCH It is with great excitement that we honor Reuben Radding, Goddard College, MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts – 2019,  with Third Place in the 2019 Lenscratch Student Awards. As the winner, he will receive a mini exhibition on the Curated Fridge, a Lenscratch T-Shirt and tote, and […]

Leica Camera USA announces Leica Women Foto Project (giving away $10K and Leica Q2 camera to three female photographers) – Leica Rumors Leica Camera USA announces the Leica Women Foto Project – a platform designed to support diversity and inclusion in photography through ongoing programs and a new photography award. The award calls for photographers looking […]

2019 Lenscratch Student Prize: First Place: Guanyu Xu | LENSCRATCH It is with great excitement that we honor Guanyu Xu, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA – 2019, with First Place in the 2019 Lenscratch Student Awards. As the winner, he will receive a $1000 Cash Award and a feature on Lenscratch, a year […]

2019 Audubon Photography Awards – The Atlantic The winners of the the tenth annual Audubon Photography Awards competition have just been announced.  Photographers entered images in four categories: professional, amateur, youth, and plants for birds. More than 8,000 images depicting birdlife from all 50 states  and 10 Canadian provinces were judged. The National Audubon Society […]

Women Photograph Announces 2019 Grantees | PDNPulse Iman Al-Dabbagh, Shaima Al Tamimi, Sophia Nahli Allison, Marie Hald, and Annie Tritt have won the 2019 Women Photograph + Nikon Grants of $5,000 each, while Koral Carballo has won the $10,000 Women Photograph + Getty Images Grant. Women Photograph announced the winners this week.