Monday, May 2, 2011

Competitions, Reviews and Contests - May 2011

DAYLIGHT/CDS PHOTO AWARDS / Deadline Extended to May 15
Awards in Two Prize Categories: Project Prize and Work-in-Process Prize.

Guest jurors for the second annual Daylight/CDS Photo Awards are Anthony Bannon, director, George Eastman House; Darren Ching, owner, Klompching Gallery, and creative director, Photo District News; Stacey D. Clarkson, art director, Harper’s Magazine; Whitney Johnson, picture editor, The New Yorker; Joel Sternfield, photographer; and Sasha Wolf, owner, Sasha Wolf Gallery.


They are joined by Taj Forer and Michael Itkoff, editors, Daylight Magazine, and Alexa Dilworth, publishing director, and Courtney Reid-Eaton, exhibitions director, at the Center for Documentary Studies.
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fotovisura PORTFOLIO CONSULTATIONS & REVIEWS/ May 7th & 8th
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THE CENTER FOR FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
FOOD:  ENTRIES DUE MAY 17, 2011
EXHIBITION:  SEPTEMBER 2 - OCTOBER 15, 2011
THEME Food, in its most basic purpose provides the fundamentals of existence. The act of eating, and what one eats, is based upon many societal implications including location, resources, and access. For centuries, food has helped distinguish cultures and on occasion, been the source of rituals. Photography has the ability to transform our vision of food graphically, politically, and culturally.
JUROR DAVID BRAM
David Bram is a fine art photographer and the editor, founder and curator of Fraction Magazine. Founded in 2008, Fraction Magazine is currently on its twenty-fifth issue and has shown portfolios from more than 150 photographers. David reviews nationally and was selected as the 2010 recipient of the Griffin Museum's Rising Star Award.   MORE INFO

DREAMS
ENTRIES DUE AUGUST 9th, 2011
EXHIBITION DECEMBER 2, 2011 - JANUARY 7, 2012

THEME Dreams are a creation of images, ideas, sensations and emotions that occur in our conscious and subconscious mind. They can be the manifestation of our aspirations, goals and fears both realistic and fantastic.
JUROR ALINE SMITHSON
Aline Smithson has been the Gallery Editor for Light Leaks Magazine, writes and edits the blog, Lenscratch, and has curated exhibitions for many galleries and online magazines. Smithson is a national reviewer of photography and is a contributing writer of Diffusion, Too Much Chocolate, Lucida, and F Stop Magazine.
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PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE VOLUME 5:  ENTRIES DUE SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OCTOBER 14, 2011
ONLINE EXHIBITION NOVEMBER 30, 2011
BOOK RELEASE AND RECEPTION JANUARY 2012

THEME There is no theme for this exhibition. The images will be evaluated as a cohesive body of work, rather than individual images. Fifteen photographers will be chosen to display their twelve-image portfolios in the Center's Portfolio ShowCase Volume 5 book and online exhibition.

JUROR CHRIS PICHLER
is the founder and publisher of Nazraeli Press. Based in Portland, Oregon, Nazraeli Press publishes books specializing in contemporary photography. MORE INFO

The ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW is an international exhibition of photographic art which will take place August 13 through October 16, 2011 at the elegant Lyceum Theatre Gallery, located in the historic Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego, California. This is the seventh year of this major photography competition and exhibition. Deadline:  5/17 MORE INFO