Category: Contests

Pulitzers Reward Tenacious Photographers

Pulitzers Reward Tenacious Photographers

Photographers at The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times have won Pulitzers this year.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/pulitzers-reward-tenacious-photographers/

Asked how she had earned the trust of families who were so vulnerable, Barbara Davidson noted that she was often with him from almost the beginning of their ordeal; for instance, before a relative’s funeral. She would assure them then that they could count on her to tell their story. She would say, “A lot of the media is going to disappear in three days, but I’m going to be the one you’re going to see again and again and again.”

April 19, 2011
LA Times, Washington Post Photographers Win Pulitzers for Photos

Photographers in peril

Readers and picture editors view the pictures of conflict in safety and comfort. But for the soldiers fighting the wars, and the civilians caught up in them, conflict is anything but safe and comfortable. We are witness to their stories and tragedies th

via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/04/photographers_in_peril.html

Readers and picture editors view the pictures of conflict in safety and comfort. But for the soldiers fighting the wars, and the civilians caught up in them, conflict is anything but safe and comfortable. We are witness to their stories and tragedies thanks to people who willingly put themselves into the same lines of fire as the protagonists – photographers.

April 18, 2011
11 newsrooms split 13 Pulitzer Prizes for journalism

Full Winners List, links to further coverage…

No newsroom dominated the 2011 Pulitzer Prizes, with The New York Times and Los Angeles Times taking home two each. The surprise win went to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune for investigative reporting.

Link: 11 newsrooms split 13 Pulitzer Prizes for journalism | Poynter.

April 18, 2011
Pulitzer Prizes Announced Later Today

Of course there are “dark horse” images that may seemingly come out of nowhere to win, but one way to guess at what some of the top contender photographs may be is to look back at work that’s already either won significant recognition or received major play in the media during last year’s big stories.

Link: Pulitzer Prizes Announced Later Today

April 18, 2011
Handicapping the Pulitzers as prize season peaks with the top award

With Monday’s 3 p.m. announcement of the 94th edition of the Pulitzers fast approaching, most talk has reflected how little buzz the oldest and most revered of American awards now is garnering

Link: Handicapping the Pulitzers as prize season peaks with the top award | Poynter.

April 17, 2011
NPPA's Best Of Photojournalism Still Photography Judging Underway

Elliot said as this year’s judging begins there are more judges looking at fewer categories, and the images are being given more viewing time. Once this initial stage is done, in a week or so, the the images that have been selected as finalists will be uploaded to a centralized server and a “core” judging team with gather virtually, via conference call or Skype, to judge the remaining contenders one by one and pick the top winners.

Link: NPPA’s Best Of Photojournalism Still Photography Judging Underway

April 13, 2011
Female Photojournalist Award calling for entries

Women photographers have less than two months to enter this year’s Canon/AFJ Female Photojournalist Award, which comes with a €8000 bursary for the completion of a documentary project

Link: Female Photojournalist Award calling for entries – British Journal of Photography

April 13, 2011
Aftermath Project Announces Winners of Special Grant

Aftermath Project Announces Winners of Special Grant | PDNPulse

Four photographers have been selected to share a $65,000 special grant to support documentary coverage of the Sahrawi people of Africa and their ongoing struggle for independence in a disputed region of the Western Sahara, the Aftermath Project has announ

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/04/aftermath-project-announces-winners-of-special-grant.html

Photographers Stephen Ferry of the US, Christian Tasso of Italy, Simona Ghizzoni of Italy, and Arthur Conrad Kisitu of Uganda will receive money to support their various projects about daily life, culture, and the role of women in the Sahrawi community.

April 12, 2011
NPPA Decides To Re-Judge Some Best Of Photojournalism Categories

The reason for starting over comes from a conclusion they’ve reached today after a week of trying to figure out how many Newspaper Picture Editing entries did not get viewed for judging during the first round.

Link: NPPA Decides To Re-Judge Some Best Of Photojournalism Categories

April 8, 2011
Getty Images photographer wins Press Awards title

Matt Cardy, a Getty Images photographer, has won Photographer of the Year at the 2010 Press Awards

Link: Getty Images photographer wins Press Awards title – British Journal of Photography

April 6, 2011
NPAC posts 2010 Pictures of the Year nominees gallery

The News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) has published a gallery showcasing the nominees for its 2010 Pictures of the Year competition.

Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: NPAC posts 2010 Pictures of the Year nominees gallery

April 4, 2011
NPPA Judges Picking Best Of Photojournalism Picture Editing Winners

Judges Bert Fox, Sue Morrow, and Chris Wilkins will pore over the hundreds of entries during the next four days selecting the best of newspaper and magazine picture editing.

Link: NPPA Judges Picking Best Of Photojournalism Picture Editing Winners

March 31, 2011
Student Project Award | Luceo Images

Central to LUCEO’s mission is our belief in the importance of long-term projects. We also understand that developing photographers need support. To advance both of these causes, LUCEO has created the LUCEO Student Project Award, which will be disbursed annually to a talented student photographer in support of a significant and developing body of work.

This year’s recipient will receive $1,000 and receive mentorship for the project from one LUCEO member.

Finalists will be announced in late May. A select panel of three judges presided over by moderator Michael Wichita, Director of Photography for AARP Bulletin, will narrow the decision to one winner who will be announced during LOOK3: The Festival of the Photograph.

The deadline for receipt of your application is 11:59pm EST May 15, 2011.

Link: Student Project Award | Luceo Images

March 31, 2011
War photography contest calling for entries

The Bayeux Calvados Awards for War Correspondents is calling for entries for its annual contest, which rewards the best conflict writing and photography

Link: War photography contest calling for entries – British Journal of Photography

March 25, 2011
Brouhaha in Sweden following Award to Paul Hansen for his Image of Fabienne Cherisma

Brouhaha in Sweden following Award to Paul Hansen for his Image of Fabienne Cherisma

I knew something was going on when my blog stats spiked over the weekend. Prison Photography interviews with those who photographed Fabienne Cherisma’s body in Haiti were drawing readers &#82…

via Prison Photography: http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/brouhaha-in-sweden-following-award-to-paul-hansen-for-his-image-of-fabienne-cherisma/

Weber’s image has unsettled many it seems. Judging by garbled Google translations here, here, and here it seems there are a few issues:

March 23, 2011
World Press Photo unveils multimedia shortlist

The finalists for the first World Press Photo Multimedia contest have been announced, ahead of the 07 May ceremony

Link: World Press Photo unveils multimedia shortlist – British Journal of Photography

March 23, 2011
Some things to consider when entering contests

Three of us judged a contest over the weekend and I spent nearly as much time writing comments about the judging as we did judging. So I thought I’d share some of those comments here, with slight tweaks. This is written in response to this particular judging but the points are true of any story-telling competition or grant.

Link: Some things to consider when entering contests – Blog – Picture Editor : Photography Consultant : Mentor : Mike Davis

March 22, 2011
WHNPA – Student Contest Results!

Student Photographer of the Year for 2011 is Chris Langer from RIT. Runner up is Luke Sharrett from Western Kentucky University

Link: whnpa news – Student Contest Results!

March 19, 2011
Prix Pictet 2011 Chris Jordan

40, 000 dollars Pictet Commission goes to the US photographer Chris Jordan to undertake a field trip to Northern Kenya.

Link: Prix Pictet 2011 Chris Jordan | La Lettre de la Photographie

March 18, 2011
Best Of Photojournalism Still Photo Judging Will Start Using Online Technology

Using PhotoShelter’s “light table” system the second round of judging will move forward with invited judges who make their selections without seeing the selections made by other judges. Contest committee chair Harry Walker and committee member Terry Eiler will tally and observe all of the judges’ selections.

Link: Best Of Photojournalism Still Photo Judging Will Start Using Online Technology

March 16, 2011