Category: Contests

On Photo Contests: Opinions Matter… but Please, Can’t We Be Civil? I write a version of this story every year around this time: Photo Contest result time. And every year, it’s addressing the same grousing and whining and via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/02/20/photo-contests-opinions-matter-please-cant-civil/ I write a version of this story every year around this time: Photo Contest…

Which of These Images Should Be the World Press Photo of the Year? World Press Photo has announced the six finalists for photo of the year. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/14/lens/which-of-these-images-should-be-the-world-press-photo-of-the-year.html World Press Photo has announced the six finalists for photo of the year, breaking a decades-long tradition of announcing the winners shortly after the judging. Although the…

Do Photojournalism Contests Glamorize Pain and Suffering? – PhotoShelter Blog World Press Photo released the short list of finalists in advance of naming the winners to their annual contest. The photos are remarkable for their composition, exposure and intimacy. But judging by the subject matter one might surmise that we’re living via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2018/02/photojournalism-contests-reward-pain-suffering/…

The Photos That Stuck With Me Eight of the jury chair’s favorite nominated photos from this year’s World Press Photo Contest via Medium: https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/the-photos-that-stuck-with-me-67afa4362972 Eight of the jury chair’s favorite nominated photos from this year’s World Press Photo Contest

Perspective | These photographs are World Press Photo winners Forty-two photographers are sharing the limelight at the World Press Photo awards. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2018/02/14/these-photographs-are-world-press-photo-winners/ While only five photographers will compete for the top title of World Press Photo of the Year, the others will share the limelight at an April ceremony in Amsterdam. Here…

These six photos are competing for a top photojournalism prize From thousands of images submitted, these six photographs are battling it out for the title of World Press Photo of 2017 via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2018/02/14/these-six-photos-are-competing-for-the-top-photojournalism-prize/ For more than 60 years, World Press Photo has selected the one photograph that defined 12 months of news, often…

You Win, Photography Loses: Awards, Competitions and the Outsourcing of Responsibility We need to begin asking, what are the mechanisms that have defined ‘good work’? via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/you-win-photography-loses-awards-competitions-and-the-outsourcing-of-responsibility-398e7908bca0 We need to begin asking, what are the mechanisms that have defined ‘good work’?

Announcing Winners of The List We’ve assembled an exclusive list of the top photographers on PhotoShelter. See who made the cut. Link: https://thelist.photoshelter.com/?&utm_source=thelistlaunch&utm_medium=Blog&utm_content=thelisthomepage&utm_campaign Announcing winners of The List, the top photographers on PhotoShelter! These 90 finalists were selected out of our 80,000+ community and span across 18 major categories. See who made the cut and…

Express-News director of photography honored as NPPA’s editor of the year Jose Luis Rios was selected from a pool of six nominees for the award. via ExpressNews.com: http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Express-News-director-of-photography-honored-as-12482988.php “This award recognizes a unique and talented editor,” said San Antonio Express-News Editor and Senior Vice President Mike Leary. “Under Luis’ leadership, the Express-News photo department has…