Category: Contests
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Announcing the 2023 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist
Announcing the 2023 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist Here are the shortlisted artists and finalists for Aperture’s annual award, which aims to spotlight new talent in contemporary photography. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/announcing-the-2023-aperture-portfolio-prize-shortlist/ Aperture’s support of emerging photographers and other lens-based artists is a vital part of our mission. The annual Aperture Portfolio Prize aims to discover, exhibit,…
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Sony World Photography Awards 2023 | boris eldagsen
Link: I applied as a cheeky monkey, to find out, if the comeptitions are prepared for AI images to enter. They are not. We, the photo world, need an open discussion. A discussion about what we want to consider photography and what not. Is the umbrella of photography large enough to invite AI images to…
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The personal is political: Photojournalist Amber Bracken offers inside look at World Press Photo’s winning shots – The Globe and Mail
The personal is political: Photojournalist Amber Bracken offers inside look at World Press Photo’s winning shots From flower farms in Mexico to beehives in Arizona, photographers sought out fresh vantage points in 2022. Here are the highlights from North and Central America via The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-world-press-photo-winners-2023/ This year’s jury for North and Central…
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The Regional Winners of the 2023 World Press Photography Competition | PetaPixel
The Regional Winners of the 2023 World Press Photography Competition Winning photos show the cost of conflict, climate change, and much more. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/03/29/the-regional-winners-of-the-2023-world-press-photography-competition/ The annual World Press Photo Contest has announced the regional winners of its 2023 competition. The 24 winners and six honorable mentions use photography to call attention to the world’s…
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The Most Stirring Press Photographs of 2022
The Most Stirring Press Photographs of 2022 Photographs captured war-torn Ukraine, the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, and an Iranian woman defying the mandatory hijab law. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/811102/the-most-stirring-press-photographs-of-2022/ The World Press Photo Foundation has announced the regional winners and honorable mentions for the 66th edition of its annual photography contest
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Leica Announces the 2023 Women Foto Project Award Winners | PetaPixel
Leica Announces the 2023 Women Foto Project Award Winners It was open to entrants from outside the United States for the first time. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/03/08/leica-announces-the-2023-women-foto-project-award-winners/ Leica has announced the winners of its fourth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. The announcement arrives on International Women’s Day, an annual global holiday celebrating the wide-ranging achievements…
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The 43rd Smith Grant Awarded to Maxim Dondyuk
The 43rd Smith Grant Awarded to Maxim Dondyuk The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography was awarded to Maxim Dondyuk for his project Ukraine 2014/22. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/the-43rd-w-eugene-smith-grant-awarded-to-maxim-dondyuk/ The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography was awarded to Maxim Dondyuk for his project Ukraine 2014/22, which looks at the country’s battle for…
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Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2022 – Leica Rumors
Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2022 – Leica Rumors The two winners of the 2022 Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), the renowned international photo competition that was held for the 42nd time this year, have now been selected: In the main category of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award, it was Kiana Hayeri – born via Leica…
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LensCulture’s Street Photography Awards Spark Questions of Bias | PetaPixel
LensCulture’s Street Photography Awards Spark Questions of Bias It raises questions of bias or impropriety. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/09/01/lenscultures-street-photography-awards-spark-questions-of-bias/ Last week, LensCulture revealed the winners of its 2022 Street Photography Awards, including the top three series and top three single image winners. The competition is widely seen as the most prestigious street photography competition in the…
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The Finalists of the W. Eugene Smith Fund’s $40,000 Photography Grant | PetaPixel
The Finalists of the W. Eugene Smith Fund’s $40,000 Photography Grant One photographer will be selected for a $40,000 grant. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/09/09/the-finalists-of-the-w-eugene-smith-funds-40000-photography-grant/ Finalists have also been named in the Smith Fund’s 5th annual Student category and 26th annual Howard Chapnick Grant, which is awarded to encourage leadership in any field ancillary to photojournalism, such…
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The 2022 Lenscratch Student Prize Honorable Mention Winner: Mackenzie Calle – LENSCRATCH
The 2022 Lenscratch Student Prize Honorable Mention Winner: Mackenzie Calle – LENSCRATCH It is with pleasure that the jurors announce the 2022 Lenscratch Student Prize Honorable Mention Winner, Mackenzie Calle. Calle was selected for her project, The Gay Space Agency, and is currently attending the Documentary Photography and Visual Journalis via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/07/the-2022-lenscratch-student-prize-honorable-mention-winner-mackenzie-calle/ With science…
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Getty Images Awards “Inclusion” Grants to Eight Photojournalists Worldwide
Getty Images Awards “Inclusion” Grants to Eight Photojournalists Worldwide The $5,000 grants are awarded to emerging photographers and videographers from historically underrepresented groups. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/751298/getty-images-awards-inclusion-grants-to-eight-photojournalists-worldwide/ Those storytellers include Ivan McClellan, whose work documents Black cowboys in America; Lexi Parra, a photographer based in Caracas, Venezuela whose images examine youth culture and themes of inequality…
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International Photo Contest – The Leica Oskar Barnack Award
International Photo Contest – The Leica Oskar Barnack Award The Leica Oskar Barnack Award is an international photo contest for photographers. Awarded will contemporary, outstanding reportage photography. via International Photo Contest – The Leica Oskar Barnack Award: https://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/ The shortlisted candidates for the internationally-renowned Leica Oskar Barnack Award photo competition, that will be granted this…
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The 2022 Lenscratch Student Prize: 25 to Watch – LENSCRATCH
The 2022 Lenscratch Student Prize: 25 to Watch – LENSCRATCH Every year we seek to celebrate the next generation of photographic artists through our Student Prize Awards program. 2022 was a stellar year for photography, not only with a record number of excellent submissions, but the work itself reflected deep think via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/07/the-2022-lenscratch-student-prize-25-to-watch/ Every year we…
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Hearst Journalism Awards: Angelina Katsanis: 2022 First Place Photojournalism Winner – LENSCRATCH
Hearst Journalism Awards: Angelina Katsanis: 2022 First Place Photojournalism Winner – LENSCRATCH This week we are celebrating photographers who have received a 2022 Hearst National Championship Award. Today we focus on National Photojournalism Championship First Place Winner, Angelina Katsanis, from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who re via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/06/hearst-journalism-awards-angelina-katsanis-2022-first-place-photojournalism-winner/ This week we…
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THE CENTER AWARDS: Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award: Dan Fenstermacher – LENSCRATCH
THE CENTER AWARDS: Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award: Dan Fenstermacher – LENSCRATCH Congratulations to Dan Fenstermacher for being selected for CENTER’s Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award recognizing his project, Food Chain. The Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award recognizes outstanding storytellers using lens-based medi via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/06/the-center-awards-excellence-in-multimedia-award-dan-fenstermacher/ Working everyday except Tuesdays the fisherman from the seaside…
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THE CENTER AWARDS: Social Award: Debe Arlook – LENSCRATCH
THE CENTER AWARDS: Social Award: Debe Arlook – LENSCRATCH Debe Arlook Congratulations to Debe Arlook for being selected for CENTER’s Social Award recognizing her project, one, one thousand…. The Social Awards recognize work engaged in social issues. All projects exploring social topics or themes were eligible. J via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/06/the-center-awards-social-award/ one, one thousand… is a…