Category: Contests

  • Photojournalist Moises Saman Receives Guggenheim Fellowship | TIME

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    Photojournalist Moises Saman Receives Guggenheim Fellowship Saman plans to use the funds to continue his project about the Arab Spring via Time: http://time.com/3816420/guggenheim-fellow-moises-saman/ Awarded annually since 1925 “to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under…

  • NPPA $6K Short Grant Winners Announced | NPPA

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    NPPA $6K Short Grant Winners Announced Today the National Press Photographers Association announced the winners of the NPPA’s Short Grants. This year’s winners are Preston Gannaway, Stephen Reiss, Brendan Hoffman, Michael Forster Rothbart, Pete Marovich, and Richard Tsong-Taatarii. The photogr via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/nppa-6k-short-grant-winners-announced ATHENS, GA (April 7, 2015) – Today the National Press Photographers Association…

  • Mary Cooney, Róbert Csere, Are NPPA’s Picture Editors Of The Year | NPPA

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    Mary Cooney, Róbert Csere, Are NPPA’s Picture Editors Of The Year ATHENS, OH (April 2, 2015) – Mary Cooney of the Los Angeles Times is the National Press Photographers Association’s Best Of Photojournalism 2015 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year (Individual).

  • Jahi Chikwendiu, Jerry Wolford Win NPPA’s Photojournalists Of The Year | NPPA

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    Jahi Chikwendiu, Jerry Wolford Win NPPA’s Photojournalists Of The Year Jahi Chikwendiu of The Washington Post was today named the National Press Photographers Association’s Best Of Photojournalism 2015 Photojournalist of the Year (Large Markets) and Jerry Wolford of the News & Record in Greensboro, NC, was selected as the Ph via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/jahi-chikwendiu-jerry-wolford-win-nppas-photojournalists-year ATHENS, OH…

  • John Moore Wins Picture Of The Year In China Contest | NPPA

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    John Moore Wins Picture Of The Year In China Contest Getty Images photojournalist John Moore has won Picture of the Year in the 11th annual China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) contest for his image, “Ebola Overwhelms Liberian Capital.” via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/john-moore-wins-picture-year-china-contest ATHENS, GA (March 25, 2015) – Getty Images photojournalist John Moore has won…

  • Conflict, Courage and Healing in Gaza – NYTimes.com

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    Conflict, Courage and Healing in Gaza The award, created by the International Women’s Media Foundation, recognized Ms. Levine’s work in Gaza. While she has covered three wars in the last five years and is intimately familiar with both sides, she says she had never seen this level of violence or hatred.

  • Winner of the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award Revealed | TIME

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    Winner of the First Anja Niedringhaus Award Revealed American photographer Heidi Levine wins the inaugural award via Time: http://time.com/3755042/winner-anja-niedringhaus-courage-photojournalism/ “I think it’s the highest honor I’ve ever experienced in my career,” says American photographer Heidi Levine, the first recipient of the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. “Yet, at the same time, I really feel…

  • BOP Multimedia Judging Underway; Watch via Live Stream | NPPA

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    BOP Multimedia Judging Underway; Watch via Live Stream The NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism Multimedia Division judging is underway at Ohio University in Athens, OH. A live stream of the judging can be viewed here. This year’s judges are Andrew P. Scott, Becky Sell and Ken Kobre. via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/bop-multimedia-judging-underway-watch-live-stream BITTER LAKE is an epic documentary…

  • 20th Anniversary Prix HSBC pour la Photographie : Catherine Gfeller, 1999 Winner – The Eye of Photography

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    20th Anniversary Prix HSBC pour la Photographie : Catherine Gfeller, 1999 Winner we spoke with Catherine Gfeller about her experience of winning the prize with her work Frises Urbaines and what she has accomplished since.

  • Syngenta Photography Award – Scarcity-Waste: Facing Environmental Crisis Through Photography | LensCulture

    Syngenta Photography Award – Scarcity-Waste: Facing Environmental Crisis Through Photography | LensCulture

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    Scarcity-Waste: Facing Environmental Crisis Through Photography – Photographs by the winners and finalists of the Syngenta Photography Award | LensCulture Something needs to change via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/syngenta-photography-award-scarcity-waste-facing-environmental-crisis-through-photography#slide-12 Something needs to change. In the past 50 years, the world’s demand for natural resources has doubled. If we continue to use resources and generate waste at the…

  • Tim Matsui, TIME Win Top Prizes in 2015 World Press Multimedia Contest

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    Tim Matsui, TIME Win Top Prizes in 2015 World Press Multimedia Contest | PDNPulse Time magazine has won first prize for short documentary in the World Press Photo contest for film titled Behind the Video of Eric Garner’s Deadly Confrontation With New York Police. In the long feature category, photographer Tim Matsui has won first…

  • Winners of Syngenta Photo Award 2015 Announced | American Photo

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    Winners of Syngenta Photo Award 2015 Announced The environmental photo award Syngenta just announced the winners of their second photo competition titled “Scarcity-Waste.” Mustafah Abdulaziz won first place in the Professional Competition for his ongoing “Water” series that tracks water issues around the globe. Abdulaziz will take home $15,000 USD plus a $25,000 USD commission…

  • World Press Photo 2015 : Controversy An Open Letter of Jim Colton – The Eye of Photography

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    World Press Photo 2015 : Controversy An Open Letter of Jim Colton It was stated that over 20% of the finalists were “disqualified” for manipulation of some sort. Again, Kudos for making a stand. But without showing examples or defining exactly what was done that was considered egregious, you have actually done a disservice to…

  • World Press Photo Revokes Prize – NYTimes.com

    World Press Photo Revokes Prize – NYTimes.com

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    World Press Photo Revokes Prize The photography organization said Giovanni Troilo’s entry in the Contemporary Issues category failed to comply with its contest rules. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/arts/design/world-press-photo-revokes-prize.html?partner=rss&emc=rss The decision to rescind the award came a day after a leading photojournalism festival, Visa Pour L’Image, said it would not show any World Press Photos this year to…

  • World Press Photo* | PhotoShelter Blog

    World Press Photo* | PhotoShelter Blog

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    World Press Photo And Its Credibility Issue – PhotoShelter Blog Update March 4, 2015: World Press Photo Withdraws Award for Giovanni Troilo’s Charleroi Story “World Press Photo is committed to supporting and advancing high standards in photojournalism and documentary photography worldwide.” – About The Foundation, Wor via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2015/03/world-press-photo/ When photographers asks for better ethics…

  • World Press Photo Stands By Its Decision for Award Despite Town’s Protests

    World Press Photo Stands By Its Decision for Award Despite Town’s Protests

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    World Press Photo Stands By Its Decision for Award Despite Town’s Protests We shared last week that the Belgian town of Charleroi was protesting after a series of photos casting it in a bad light was awarded 1st prize at the via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/03/02/world-press-photo-stands-by-its-decision-for-award-despite-towns-protests/ My cousin accepted to be portrayed while fornicating with a girl…

  • World Press Photo Issues Clarification Statement On Controversial Award | NPPA

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    World Press Photo Issues Clarification Statement On Controversial Award After World Press Photo released a statement yesterday in which it stood by the First Place Contemporary Issue Story award given to photographer Giovanni Troilo for a controversial set of photographs called “The Dark Heart Of Europe,” there was much discu via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/world-press-photo-issues-clarification-statement-controversial-award The photographer…

  • World Press Photo Stands By Controversial Award | NPPA

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    World Press Photo Stands By Controversial Award In the aftermath of a written complaint by the mayor of Charleroi, World Press Photo conducted an investigation into the photographs of Italian photographer Giovanni Troilo which were just recently awarded First Place in the contest’s Contemporary Issue S via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/world-press-photo-stands-controversial-award While World Press Photo describes itself…

  • Winners of Pictures of the Year International – NYTimes.com

    Winners of Pictures of the Year International – NYTimes.com

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    Winners of Pictures of the Year International This year’s winners included coverage of overseas crises, innovative uses of multimedia storytelling, and outstanding editing. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/winners-of-pictures-of-the-year-international/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog Daniel Berehulak, a freelance photographer for The New York Times, was named Photographer of the Year in the reportage category of the Pictures of the Year International contest.…

  • Iturbide, Fink, Van Houtryve to Be Honored at ICP Infinity Awards 2015

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    Iturbide, Fink, Van Houtryve to Be Honored at ICP Infinity Awards 2015 | PDNPulse The International Center of Photography (ICP) announced their list of 2015 Infinity Award Winners this morning. The awards will be presented April 30 at a gala in New York City. The 2015 Cornell Capa Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to…