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Category: Contests
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Express-News director of photography honored as NPPA’s editor of the year – San Antonio Express-News
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 become a national leader for developing original, in-depth, photo-driven stories.”
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Poynter’s Al Tompkins awarded prestigious honor by NPPA | Poynter
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Not For Everyone: Locating the 2017 Paul Huf Photography Award
Not For Everyone: Locating the 2017 Paul Huf Photography Award
FOAM’s award to Romain Mader is a king’s fee to a loyal clown
via Medium: https://medium.com/vantage/not-for-everyone-locating-the-foam-paul-huf-award-2017-49869a6fb326
FOAM’s award to Romain Mader is a king’s fee to a loyal clown
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Seeking Applications for the 2018 New York Portfolio Review – The New York Times
Seeking Applications for the 2018 New York Portfolio Review
We are now accepting applications for the sixth annual New York Portfolio Review, where editors, curators, gallerists and book publishers will conduct two days of private photo critiques.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/03/multimedia/new-york-portfolio-review-2018.html
Applications are now open for the free (yes, free) sixth annual New York Portfolio Review, sponsored by The New York Times Lens blog, the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism and United Photo Industries. Participation is open to anyone over 18 years, and all types of photography will be considered. But remember the deadline is January 25th at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Nancy Andrews, Mustafah Abdulaziz Win Alicia Patterson Foundation Grants | PDNPulse
Nancy Andrews, Mustafah Abdulaziz Win Alicia Patterson Foundation Grants | PDNPulse
The Alicia Patterson Foundation has named its 2018 fellowships to support in-depth reporting on long-term projects. Two of the eight winners are photographers: Mustafah Abdulaziz of New York City and Nancy Andrews of Pittsburgh. All the fellows are awarde
via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2018/01/nancy-andrews-mustafah-abdulaziz-win-alicia-patterson-foundation-grants.html
The Alicia Patterson fellowships were founded in 1965 in memory of an editor and publisher of Newsday. Among the photographers who have previously won fellowships are Andrea Bruce (2011), Alessandra Sanguinetti (2010), Tomas van Houtryve (2008) and April Saul (2014).
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Yunghi Kim Announces Winners of Her $1,000 Yunghi Grants | PDNPulse
Yunghi Kim Announces Winners of Her $1,000 Yunghi Grants | PDNPulse
Ten photojournalists won $1,000 each from photojournalist Yunghi Kim to help them continue or finish a wide ranges of personal projects.
via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2017/12/yunghi-kim-announces-winners-of-the-2017-yunghi-grant-competition.html
Ten photojournalists have won $1,000 grants from photographer Yunghi Kim, the founder and sponsor of the Yunghi Grant competition. The winners include:
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Getty’s Kevin Frayer Is TIME’s Wire Photographer of the Year
Kevin Frayer Is TIME’s Wire Photographer of the Year
The Beijing-based photographer has made some of the most powerful images of 2017
via TIME.com: http://time.com/kevin-frayer-wire-photographer-of-2017/
Among the photographers who produced that groundswell of imagery, Allison Joyce and Paula Bronstein of Getty Images each stand out for their unflinching coverage; the former with a series of portraits and accompanying stories, and the latter with a dramatic look at the sea arrivals after dark. Dar Yasin of the Associated Press, Dan Kitwood of Getty and Mohammad Ponir Hossain of Reuters all amassed strong and distinct work, as did Adam Dean for The New York Times and Moises Saman of Magnum Photos.
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Alex Potter Wins First $10K James W. Foley Fellowship | PDNPulse
Alex Potter Wins First $10K James W. Foley Fellowship | PDNPulse
Photographer Alex Potter (right) has won the inaugural James W. Foley Fellowship for young journalists, fellowship administrator The GroundTruth Project announced last week. Potter will use the $10,000 fellowship to pursue a project about the effects of c
via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2017/12/alex-potter-wins-first-10k-james-w-foley-fellowship.html
Photographer Alex Potter (right) has won the inaugural James W. Foley Fellowship for young journalists, fellowship administrator The GroundTruth Project announced last week. Potter will use the $10,000 fellowship to pursue a project about the effects of conflict on children in the Middle East.
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Photographer of the year: we shortlist the best of 2017 | Art and design | The Guardian
Photographer of the year: we shortlist the best of 2017
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, bombed-out buildings in Syria and an anti-Trump march in New York are among the images captured by the agency photographers shortlisted by the Guardian picture desk this year. The winner will be announced on 21 December
via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/dec/14/guardian-photographer-of-the-year-2017-shortlist
From photojournalism in conflict zones and refugee camps to reactive news, politics, and feature work, the shortlist for agency photographer of the year 2017 scratches only the surface of the breathtaking work seen by the Guardian’s picture desk over the past 12 months.
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Winners of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest – The Atlantic
Winners of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest
Winning images and honorable mentions from the four categories: Wildlife, Landscapes, Aerials, and Underwater.
via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/12/winners-of-the-2017-national-geographic-nature-photographer-of-the-year-contest/548183/
National Geographic has announced the winners of its annual photo competition, with the Grand Prize Winner Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan receiving a prize of $7,500 for his image of an orangutan in Borneo. National Geographic was once again kind enough to let us display the winning images and honorable mentions here from the four categories: Wildlife, Landscapes, Aerials, and Underwater.
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Léonard Pongo Wins $5000 Visura Grant for Work on Congo | PDNPulse
Léonard Pongo Wins $5000 Visura Grant for Work on Congo | PDNPulse
Léonard Pongo has won the 2017 Visura Grant for Outstanding Personal Project, for his long-term project “The Uncanny,” about daily life in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pongo, a member of Noor who was named a PDN’s 30 photographer in 2016, will receiv
via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2017/12/leonard-pongo-wins-5000-visura-grant-work-congo.html
Léonard Pongo has won the 2017 Visura Grant for Outstanding Personal Project, for his long-term project “The Uncanny,” about daily life in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pongo, a member of Noor who was named a PDN’s 30 photographer in 2016, will receive a $5000 cash prize and a 90-minute consultation with editor and curator Scott Thode.
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Winners of the 2017 Epson International Pano Awards – The Atlantic
Winners of the 2017 Epson International Pano Awards
The eighth panoramic photo competition has just come to a close, and the winning images and honorable mentions have been announced.
via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/11/winners-of-the-2017-epson-international-pano-awards/546383/
The top-scoring panoramic photos entered in the eighth annual Epson International Pano Awards have just been announced. The contest is meant to showcase the best work of panoramic photographers around the world. Organizers reported that they received 5,377 entries from 1,322 photographers in 71 countries this year, competing for the top spots in five categories, for several special awards, and for some of the $50,000 in cash and prizes offered. Contest organizers were kind enough to share some of the winners and top scorers here, and I invite you to enjoy these wide images of our natural and human-built worlds on the largest screen available to you.
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Mathieu Asselin, Dayanita Singh Win 2017 Paris Photo-Aperture PhotoBook Prizes | PDNPulse
Mathieu Asselin, Dayanita Singh Win 2017 Paris Photo-Aperture PhotoBook Prizes | PDNPulse
Mathieu Asselin’s book Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation has won the $10,000 First PhotoBook Prize in the 2017 Paris Photo—Aperture Foundation PhotoBook awards. Published by Verlag Kettler and Acte Sud, the book combines original photos, old Monsanto
via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2017/11/mathieu-asselin-dayanita-singh-win-2017-paris-photo-aperture-photobook-prizes.html
Mathieu Asselin’s book Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation has won the $10,000 First PhotoBook Prize in the 2017 Paris Photo—Aperture Foundation PhotoBook awards. Published by Verlag Kettler and Acte Sud, the book combines original photos, old Monsanto ads and archival material about the pesticide manufacturer. Dayanita Singh won PhotoBook of the Year for Museum Bhavan, her series of nine small, accordion-fold books contained within a clamshell box. (See: Photo Book Making: Dayanita Singh’s “Museum Bhavan.”)
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The 2018 Photographer’s Guide to Photo Contests | PhotoShelterBlog
The 2018 Photographer’s Guide to Photo Contests | PhotoShelterBlog
In The 2018 Photographer’s Guide to Photo Contests, get a verdict of 42 photo contests worldwide so you know which to pursue and which to pass up.
via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2017/11/new-guide-the-2018-photographers-guide-to-photo-contests/
Inside, get a breakdown of 42 photo contests worldwide and learn which contests to consider and which to pass up. We give each a verdict based on factors like entry fees, promised exposure and prizes, submission rights, plus direct feedback from past winners.
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Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation Award 2017 Exhibition
Enri Canaj, winner of the Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation Award 2017, will exhibit his award winning series at Gallery 46 in London
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72nd College Photographer of the Year | Winning Images
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Mathias Svold Wins College Photographer of the Year
Mathias Svold Wins College Photographer of the Year
via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/mathias-svold-wins-college-photographer-year
Mathias Svold of the Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus, Denmark has been named the 72nd College Photographer of the Year with the Gold award from the competition judged at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Mateusz Baj of the London College of Communication in London, England was named the Runner-up College Photographer of the Year with a Silver award in the Portfolio category.
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The third annual Getty Images Instagram Grant honors Saumya Khandelwal – The Eye of Photography
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The third annual Getty Images Instagram Grant honors Isadora Kosofsky – The Eye of Photography
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