via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/03/smithsonian-magazines-2012-photo-contest/100466/
The editors of Smithsonian magazine have just announced the 50 finalists in their 10th annual photo contest
Link: Abir Abdullah, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz Win Alexia Foundation Grants
Abir Abdullah of Bangladesh has won the $15,000 professional award in the Alexia Foundation grant competition, organizers announced this morning.
Link: The Pictures of the Year International Contest Concludes – NYTimes.com
Top honors in the 70th annual Pictures of the Year International contest went to Paolo Pellegrin of Magnum Photos for freelance photographer of the year and Paul Hansen of the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter for newspaper photographer of the year.
Pictures of the Year International organizers have finally weighed in on the controversy surrounding Paolo Pellegrin’s prize-winning contest entry. And they dodged the issue that is central to the debate: the legitimacy of one particular documentary-like
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2013/02/poyi-punts-on-pellegrin-controversy.html
they dodged the issue that is central to the debate: the legitimacy of one particular documentary-like image of a subject posing with a gun in a parking garage–at Pellegrin’s request. (The subject told PDN that the image “put him in a bad light.”)
The Pictures of the Year International director has issued a statement today addressing the Paolo Pellegrin photography and caption controversy, waiting until last night to issue their findings after POYi finished announcing all of their category winners
via NPPA: https://nppa.org/node/39467
Today a statement from POYi says, “The spirit of Pictures of the Year International is to honor photojournalists and celebrate their outstanding documentary photography. We do not probe for reasons to disqualify work.”
In a blog post last fall, we asked: Are Photography Contests Worthwhile or Worthless? After researching some of the industry’s most popular contests (World Press Photo, International Photography Awards, etc.), we graded on them on a scale – “A” being wort
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There are hundreds of photo contests out there, so we’re at it again with another 10 competitions on the judge’s table. Here’s our take
The White House News Photographers Association released a statement late Monday night saying that a Washington Post photograph that recently won an award in the WHNPA annual contest has now been disqualified for digital manipulation.
via NPPA: https://nppa.org/node/38306
WHNPA president Ron Sachs’s statement said, “It was brought to our attention that the image ‘State Champion’ by Washington Post photographer Tracy Woodward, that received an Award of Excellence in the 2013 WHNPA ‘Eyes of History’ stills photo contest in the Sports Feature/Reaction category, was digitally manipulated in violation of the contest rules.”
The New York Times and The Denver Post have both won two top prizes so far in the Multimedia Division of the Pictures of the Year International competition. Multimedia judging began on Friday. It is the final division for the competition, which ends tomor
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2013/02/poyi-update-the-new-york-times-and-the-denver-post-excel.html
Paolo Pellegrin attacked… everybody. He took no responsibility for his own actions. He constructs straw-men to whack down while at the same time blaming everyone but himself.
My way, end of controversy. Paolo’s way, fuel on the fire
In the days following the announcement of the World Press Photo of the Year there’s been quite a discussion going on in cyberspace about post-processing of news images, and how far is too far given the ethics of reportage and today’s digital photography.
via NPPA: https://nppa.org/node/35533
But the Twitter link that really caught my attention this morning one to a Flickr page by André Gunthert which shows Paul Hansen’s photograph as it was published by his Swedish newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, on November 11, 2012, during the photograph’s live news cycle. Gunthert has published a side-by-side comparison of the newspaper’s original published image along with the one that earned top honors in World Press Photo’s contest.
Today’s and tomorrow’s posts are not-to-be-missed in terms of learning what jurors look for when determining winners. A big thank you to Editor Stephen Pierson and Canteen Magazine for asking Lenscratch to be a part of this processes and for creating a tr
Tomorrow night at 7pm in Brooklyn, New York Canteen Magazine’s Naked Judging 2012 Photography Contest moves into the final live round, where three jurors, Arnold Lehman, director of the Brooklyn Museum, Amy Stein, photographer, and Susan Bright, author and curator will discuss portfolios LIVE and reveal insights into why the work is selected or rejected. The event is moderated by Anthony Goicolea, photographer. This is a Free event and please RSVP via Facebook for the live-streaming and the ability to ask live questions.
The results of this year’s multimedia category of the World Press Photo awards which we reported a couple of weeks ago have once again sparked a lively debate
Magnum photographer Paolo Pellegrin has been named Freelance Photographer of the Year at the Picture of the Year International competition. Runners up were Tomas Munita, the second place winner, and third place winner Paolo Marchetti. Pellegrin’s portfoli
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2013/02/paolo-pellegrin-named-poyi-freelance-photographer-of-the-year.html
The so-called UltraPixels can capture around 200 percent more light. Compared to 13MP smartphone cameras with 1.1 micron pixels, the 2.0 micron pixel captures 300 percent more light, according to HTC.
Link: Student Project Award | Luceo Images
This year’s recipient will receive $1,000 and receive mentorship for the project from one LUCEO member.
‘The image that moved me especially was of a woman reading a book, sitting among garbage,’ says World Press Photo 2013 jury member Anne Wilkes Tucker, curator of photography at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. ‘It is a gorgeous image – so full of hope. N
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2244324/world-press-photo-judges-discuss-emotion-and-content-in-winning-images?WT.rss_f=All+the+latest+articles+from+BJP&WT.rss_a=World+Press+Photo+judges+discuss+emotion+and+content+in+winning
Among the gruesome scenes of death and violence that featured strongly in this year’s winning images, one image stood out as a symbol of hope – an image of an African woman in a trash tip reading a book. Gemma Padley speaks to members of the jury to hear which images resonated strongly for them
Working with Kathy Ryan of The New York Times Magazine, Nadav Kander was assigned in January last year to photograph the titans of the British stage, to draw attention to the UK’s strong thespian heritage before the Olympics. He photographed such greats a
via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2244331/world-press-photo-nadav-kander-awarded-first-prize-in-staged-portraits-singles?WT.rss_f=All+the+latest+articles+from+BJP&WT.rss_a=World+Press+Photo%3A+Nadav+Kander+awarded+First+Prize+i
Nadav Kander’s portrait of English actor Daniel Kaluuya has won him a World Press Photo prize. He speaks to BJP about being included in a prize normally reserved for press photographers
With just 11 photos from the 2012 Olympic Games rewarded at this year’s World Press Photo, Bill Frakes, a photographer with Sports Illustrated and member of the competition’s jury, speaks to BJP about the choices made
Swedish photographer Paul Hansen won the 56th World Press Photo for a picture of a group of men carrying the bodies of two dead children through a street in Gaza City. BJP’s Olivier Laurent speaks with the jury’s chair, Santiago Lyon. Olivier Laurent: How
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Santiago Lyon, director of photography at The Associated Press and chair of this year’s World Press Photo jury, speaks to BJP about Paul Hansen’s winning image, its power and message
Ezra Shaw of Getty Images has been named Sports Photographer of the Year in the 70th annual Pictures of the Year International competition. His winning portfolio includes dramatic action and feature photos from a a wide range of sports: cycling, snow boar
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2013/02/ezra-shaw-named-poyi-sports-photographer-of-the-year.html
“Anything we can do that can try to show the drama and massacres the Syrians are suffering is good.” Rodrigo Abd has been awarded the 1st Prize General News Single for his portrait of an injured woman in Syria. He speaks to BJP about the image and the difficulty he faced in reporting in Syria
