Category: Contests
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World Press Photo disqualifies photographer
World Press Photo has disqualified photographer Stepan Rudik for altering his images “beyond the boundary of what is acceptable practice Link: British Journal of Photography – World Press Photo disqualifies photographer [updated @ 3.50pm] via: World Press Photo disqualifies photographer | duckrabbit – we produce beautifully crafted multimedia
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The Curator
PDN Curator Photo Contest PDN is seeking emerging fine-art photographers for The Curator, an annual competition that will culminate in a group show in New York City. Six winners will exhibit their work in a summer show with an opening reception. Their work will also be published i via PDN Curator Photo Contest: http://pdncuratorawards.com/ One artist…
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Van Houtryve Wins POYi's Freelance Photographer of the Year Award
Photographer Tomas van Houtryve has won POYi’s Photographer of the Year award in the freelance/agency category. His portfolio included several critical essays about the social and political effects of entrenched communist regimes in Moldova, Cuba and China. The second place award went to Getty staff photographer Paula Bronstein, while Marcus Bleasdale, a member of VII,…
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Virginian-Pilot Wins Best Use Of Photography Quarterly Clip Contest
Link: Virginian-Pilot Wins Best Use Of Photography Quarterly Clip Contest
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Palu, Lynch, Win 2010 Alexia Foundation Grants
NPPA member Louie Palu is the winner of the 2010 Alexia Foundation Grant for professionals, and NPPA member Juliette Lynch, a senior photojournalism major at Syracuse University, is the student winner, the Alexia Foundation announced. Link: Palu, Lynch, Win 2010 Alexia Foundation Grants
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WHNPA EYES OF HISTORY STUDENT CONTEST INFO
The WHNPA is proud to announce our annual contest is open to students from across the world to compete for the honor of WHNPA Student Photographer of the Year. The contest opens on February 20, 2010 and will accept entries until 11:59 p.m. EST on March 17, 2010. Download a PDF of complete contest rules…
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Paul Hansen of Sweden Wins POYi Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Photographer Paul Hansen, a staff photographer with the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter, has won newspaper photographer of the year in the 67th annual Picture of the Year International competition at the Missouri School of Journalism. Second place went to Mads Nissen of Denmark, a staff photographer at the Danish daily Berlingske Tidende. Denver Post staff…
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Anonymous Polk Award Honors Citizen Journalists – NYTimes.com
Honoring Citizen Journalists A George Polk Award was given to an anonymous man for a video of the violent death of Neda Agha-Soltan, an Iranian woman who became a symbol of the opposition movement in June. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/business/media/22polk.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Last week, a George Polk Award was given for an image of the violent death of an…
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in or out? « shooting from the hip
in or out? It is a bit nerve-wracking being a POYi judge. Contests are very emotional for members of the photojournalism community and being asked to determine the best images from a year puts one in the cent… via shooting from the hip: http://strazz.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/in-or-out/ It is a bit nerve-wracking being a POYi judge. Contests are…
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Failed to place in POYi? Share your grief here.
Okay, I have accepted the finality of the matter. I failed to place in any of the categories entered in the annual POYi (Pictures of the Year International) competition. This is the point where I could vent my frustrations against the judges and claim the tired excuses that “only the overseas stuff ever wins,” or…
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POYi Judging Live
Watch Live Webcasting of the Judging of the 67th annual photojournalism competition. Link: Pictures of the Year International
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lens culture: World Press Photo 2010 Winners
The international jury of the 53rd annual World Press Photo Contest has selected a photo by the Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo as the World Press Photo of the Year 2009. The picture depicts women shouting in protest from a rooftop in Tehran, on June 24, 2009. The winning photograph is part of a story depicting…
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Thoughts of a Bohemian » There will be blood
If you like blood, you will love the new crop of World Press Awards winners. There is a lot of it, in full details and in brilliant colors. Hopefully for you, you will not look at the galleries just after eating, the results might not get along with your stomach. Link: Thoughts of a Bohemian…
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Snipes Wins Yet Again – SportsShooter
Los Angeles-based freelance photographer Dustin Snipes won the title of “2009 SportsShooter.com Photographer of the Year,” marking the third time he has won the title. His prize, a Canon EOS 1D Mark III. Link: Snipes Wins Yet Again
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Emerging Photographer’s Fund grant 2010 | burn magazine
Emerging Photographer’s Fund grant 2010 8×10 moonlight photograph by Alejandro Chaskielburg, 2009 EPF recipient, from his essay The High Tide DEADLINE EXTENDED to May 1st, 2010 We now announce on Burn our third annual Emerging Photo… via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2010/01/emergin-photographers-fund-grant-2010/ we now announce on Burn our third annual Emerging Photographer Fund grant …for 2010 we…
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Get $5K for Your Documentary Photo Project | Raw File
Get $5K for Your Documentary Photo Project A new grant for socially conscious photographers could make a dream documentary project a reality for one lucky applicant. As Erick Danzer was slogging through Indonesia covering illegal logging operations, an idea came to him. He would create a $5,000, o via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2010/01/get-5k-for-your-documentary-photo-project/ As Erick Danzer was…
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SPORTS SHOOTER NEWSLETTER ANNUAL CONTEST
Just a reminder that the deadline for the Sports Shooter Newsletter Annual Contest is approaching quickly: SUPER BOWL SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2010. Link: SPORTS SHOOTER NEWSLETTER ANNUAL CONTEST « Sports Shooter Academy
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PDNPulse: Call for Entries: National Geographic Photography Grant
Link: PDNPulse: Call for Entries: National Geographic Photography Grant
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PDNPulse: Photo Contest Deadlines Fast Approaching
Here are some brief descriptions of popular photo contests with January Call for Entries deadlines: Link: PDNPulse: Photo Contest Deadlines Fast Approaching