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ONWARD '09 Juried Photography Competition by Project Basho

roteague — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:06:57 GMT

Cross-posted from LF Forum:

"Hi,

We are pleased to announce ONWARD '09, 2nd annual juried photography competition. This year, we are inviting Peter Barberie, Curator of Photograph at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Deadline is November 14. For more information, please download the entry form from our website.

Last year's competition was very well received. We had close to 300 entrants nationally and internationally who submitted over 1200 images. Andrea Modica last year's juror, selected 59 photographs and they were featured at our gallery in the months of January and February this year.

We have created a blog to give updates and any news about the competition. We will look forward to your submission this year.

Warmly,
Project Basho
1305 Germantwon Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
http://www.projectbasho.org"

Last year's results were quite inspiring, and I'm sure this year's competition will be no exception.

Fuji Student Awards 2009 Contest - UK

roteague — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:41:32 GMT

"Student Awards 2009 launched

The Fujifilm Student Awards 2009 is now open for entries.

Following the success of the 2008 Awards Fujifilm has again tied-in with Penguin Classics to provide an amazing ‘money can’t buy’ first prize.

In addition to being named Fujifilm Student Photographer of the Year 2009 the winner will see their image on the cover of next edition of Rachel Carson’s revolutionary work Silent Spring. They will also receive £200 worth of Fujifilm Professional film and 25 Penguin Classics titles of their choice. The brief is to captures the significance of this book’s subject: the human destruction of our environment.

Each short listed Merit winner will receive 10 rolls of Fujicolor PRO160S professional colour negative film, a Penguin Classic of their choice and a copy of Silent Spring.

The college or university that submits the most entries will win £250 worth of Fujifilm Professional film and 100 Penguin Classics titles for their library.

As in previous years, all submissions must be taken on Fujifilm Professional film. Closing date for entries is 28 February 2009."

www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk

For terms: http://www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk/terms.php

Linhof Young Photographer Photo Contest

roteague — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:52:39 GMT

Linhof is the oldest existing camera manufacturer in the world with a tradition of more than 120 years in developing and manufacturing view cameras and optical equipment for applied photography. Linhof is market leader for professional large format camera systems. The company has been actively engaged in supporting the projects of younger people for many decades and now Linhof again is inviting entries for their bi-annual competition for the best images of younger photographers preferably taken with large format cameras systems. In view of the worldwide distribution of Linhof cameras we anticipate a high volume of entries for this prestigious award.

The judging will take place in April 2009 by a select jury of experts in the photographic world to determine the 3 best entries. The topic of the subject matter is the urban environment.

The prizes are as follows:

1st. Linhof Camera equipment to the value of 10000 €
2nd. Linhof Camera equipment to the value of 3000 €
3rd. Linhof Camera accessories to the value of 1000 €

http://www.linhof.de/award_e.pdf

First Annual Foto3 Competition

roteague — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:22:50 GMT

Found this over at LF Forum:

[quote]Open to all photographers. Prize winners and honorable mentions will be exhibited during the Foto3 Conference, the first week of June, 2008, in Fort Collins, CO. There are two categories with one overall Grand Prize and several division prizes:

Overall Grand Prize: $2500

Student Competition

First Prize: $1000
Second Prize Black & White: $500
Second Prize Color: $500
10 Honorable Mention Awards
Master Photographer Competition
First Prize: $1500 (PLUS a Workshop session)
Second Prize Black & White: $750
Second Prize Color: $750
10 Honorable Mention Awards

Please note any technical details you care to share with the judges with each image submitted. Selected images will be published in an upcoming issue of View Camera and other magazines.

Entry Fees

$35 for three images (additional images may be submitted at $10 per image).
Students may enter three images for $15 ($5 each per additional image). Copy of student I.D. required with entry.

In all instances, the fees must include return postage or other prepaid return shipping (e.g., a FedEx label with your account number or credit card number) for all entries. Any entry that does not include the necessary return shipping labels or postage will not be judged and will be destroyed on receipt.

Submission Requirements

You can submit your work as a JPEG or TIFF file on a CD or DVD or as a print.
If you choose to submit your work as a print the print must be no larger than 20 x 24" (mounted or unmounted). Any larger prints will not be judged.
If you are submitting your work digitally, images must be submitted at 300 dpi by 7200 pixels in the longest dimension. Images must be in TIFF format for printing and reproduction purposes. Each file should be labeled with your last name, first name and image # (e.g., Smith_Sally_02TIFF).

Additionally, all entries, print and digital, must be accompanied by digital ‘thumbnails.’ These ‘thumbnail' images must be must be sized and saved at 72 dpi by 900 pixels in the longest dimension in JPEG format for viewing. Each file should be labeled with your last name, first name, and image # (e.g., Smith_Sally_02JPEG)

If you are submitting both TIFF and JPEG images on the same disc, they should be in separate folders, one marked JPEG and the other TIFF.

Name and title or identifying labels must be attached to the back, upper left-hand corner of each submitted print. Each submitted DVD or CD must also be similarly clearly labeled on both media envelope/box and on the disc itself. Unlabeled material will not be considered.

Due Date

Entries may be submitted between April 1, 2008 and May 1, 2008. No entries will be accepted before April 1, 2008 and none after May 1, 2008. No entries received before April 1, 2008 or after May 1, 2008 will be considered.

Return of Work

We will return your prints in the packaging you provide. Entries will be shipped by July 31, 2008.

Liability

We will make every effort to protect your submissions and handle all entries with utmost care. Foto3 is not responsible for damage, loss, or replacement of any submissions. Artists who desire to insure their work must make their own arrangements. If you insure the return of your work, include the entire completed insurance form. It must be stamped at the returning post office or noted on the shipping label to be valid. Foto3 reserves the right to reproduce accepted work for future contest promotion in both printed and electronic forms. Foto3 further reserves the right to publish the winning and honorable mention images. Artists retain all other rights.

Please pack your submissions carefully. Please remember, your fees must include return postage or other prepaid return shipping (e.g., a FedEx label with your account number or credit card number entered as appropriate) for all entries. Any entry that does not include the necessary return shipping labels or postage, or, a signed note that states, “return not required” will not be judged and will not be returned. After the judging is completed, Foto3 will destroy all submissions marked “return not required” and the unjudged submissions without the necessary return shipping documents. We will only return submitted prints. Under no circumstances will any CD’s or DVD’s be returned.

Fees may be paid by U.S. check, U.S. or International Money Order or by Credit/Debit Card.

Entry Forms will be available by December 1, 2007.
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The Art of Photography Show: CALL FOR ENTRIES

kjsphoto — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:49:50 GMT

I saw this today and thought I would share it;

[SNIP]
The Art of Photography Show Call For Entries!
Deadline March 1, 2008

The ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW 2008 is an international exhibition of photographic art which will take place April 25 - May 23, 2008 at the elegant Lyceum Theatre Gallery, located in the historic Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego, California. The opening reception gala will be on Friday, April 25th, and will be a world class event!

WEBSITE: www.artofphotographyshow.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
The Prospectus and entry details are available here. The online entry process is very easy, simply filling out a short registration form and then uploading your images as JPEG files. Images created via any form of photography will be accepted for consideration (i.e. shot on film, shot digitally, unaltered shots, alternative process, mixed media, digital manipulations, montages, etc.), so long as part of the image is photographically created.

The 36 Exposures Challenge

roteague — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:52:22 GMT

I saw a reference to this contest on another site, and thought I would pass it along.

http://www.filemagazine.com/36contest.html

"Stage One ~ The Idea: Write a short (up to 100 words) blurb about an idea, concept, theme, or project that, using a film camera, you think you can shoot 36 photographs of. We also ask you to indicate a preferred film from the following list (although we are open to alternatives, including medium/large formats):

~ Kodak Portra 160VC
~ Kodak Portra 400VC
~ Kodak Portra 800
~ Kodak BW400CN

..."