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Ten Photography Contests to Enter in 2012

by Brian Smith on January 2, 2012

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Photography contests are a great way to advance your career and get the fame you deserve. Here’s my list of Ten Photography Contests worth entering in 2012. Enter early and often and good luck!

SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS worldphoto.org/competitions
CONTEST SPECS: JPEG or TIFF no smaller than 800kb and no larger than 5mb
DEADLINE: January 6, 2012

WORLD PRESS PHOTO submit.worldpressphoto.org
CONTEST SPECS: 3000 pixels minimum length / sRGB, Adobe RGB or Gamma 2.2
DEADLINE: January 13, 2012 (Central European Time) / REGISTER by January 6, 2012

PICTURES OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONALL www.poyi.org
CONTEST SPECS: JPG high. 200-300 dpi 2,500 pixels or larger on the longest side
DEADLINE: January 12, 2012

THE BLACK & WHITE SPIDERS AWARDS www.thespiderawards.com
CONTEST SPECS: Grayscale or RGB JPEG maximum quality 72dpi, 1024 pixels longest side.
Name file: lastname-firstname_title.
DEADLINE: January 20, 2012

PDN PHOTO ANNUAL AWARDS www.pdnphotoannual.com
CONTEST SPECS: sRGB or Adobe98 JPEG measuring at least 1,000 pixels on its long dimension
DEADLINE: January 25, 2012

AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY www.ai-ap.com
CONTEST SPECS: JPG, 72 dpi, RGB, 1000 pixels on the longest side, up to 2MB
DEADLINE: January 27, 2012

BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM bop.nppa.org
CONTEST SPECS: RGB JPEG 6 or higher 250 DPI, 2750 pixels along its longest side NTE 2mb
DEADLINE: February 3, 2012

COMMUNICATION ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY commarts.com/competitions/photography
CONTEST SPECS: RGB JPG format – max width 1024 pixels and max height  768 pixels (72dpi)
DEADLINE: March 16, 2012

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS www.photoawards.com
CONTEST SPECS: 800 pixels on the longest side saved as RGB Jpeg Not to Exceed 4MB
EARLY DEADLINE: April 30, 2012

PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP www.thecolorawards.com
CONTEST SPECS: RGB JPEG – Maximum quality, 72dpi resolution, 1024 pixels longest side
Name file: lastname-firstname_title
DEADLINE: May 25, 2012

Tagged as: American Photography, Best of Photojournalism, Communication Arts Photography, International Photography Awards, PDN Photo Annual Awards, Photography Contests, Photography Masters Cup, Pictures of the Year International, Sony World Photography Awards, The Black & White Spider Awards, World Press Photo Contest

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EP Education Grants 2011 – Deadline April 15th

by Brian Smith on April 8, 2011

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In an effort to recognize and support emerging photographers, Editorial Photographers is pleased to announce the 2011 EP Education Grants photo competition!

Six finalists will be chosen to each receive prize packages that include a cash award of $1000 courtesy of EP and Blinkbid, plus gear from Think Tank Photo, a one year subscription to PhotoShelter, a licensed copy of fotoQuote, a licensed copy of Blinkbid, a one-year subscription to FreshLists, and a one year subscription to EP all to help launch your photo career. That’s almost $2000 worth of prizes each!

We’re especially excited that new for 2011 is a top Grand Prize chosen from among the finalists by internationally-acclaimed Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt consisting of a Sony a850 camera with Sony CZ 24-70/2.8 lens worth more than $3500, courtesy of Sony. That means more than $5000 in prizes for the Grand Prize winner! Lastly, one finalist will also be chosen to receive a website designed and hosted by APhotoFolio.

In addition to Mr. Erwitt who will choose the Grand Prize recipient, the panel of judges will also include renowned photojournalist Ed Kashi, EP Board Members, and other industry guest judges to be announced shortly.

Eligible contestants must be enrolled in an accredited, full time college photography program in the U.S. or Canada during the 2010-2011 school year. Previous winners are not eligible to enter again. All entries must be completed by 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on April 15, 2011, so don’t delay!

Tagged as: Editorial Photographers, Education Grants, EP Education Grants 2011

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Attention: iPhone Avedons

by Brian Smith on August 31, 2010

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DEADLINE is September 5th to enter EYEʼEM’s 2nd Mobile Photography Exhibition 2010. The event will be hosted at the renowned OPENHOUSE gallery in New York City starting on September 27th 2010. So get them iMasterworks iN Now!

http://exhibitions.eyeem.com/nyc2010/

Tagged as: camera phone, Contests, exibits, iPhone

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New York Photo Festival ‘Capture Brooklyn’ Contest Deadline this Sunday

by Brian Smith on August 26, 2010

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This Sunday is the deadline to enter this year’s NYPH ‘Capture Brooklyn’ Photography Contest sponsored by AdoramaPix, PowerhouseArena and Laminall, so get those freakin’ entries in now or Fuggedaboutit!

Tagged as: Brooklyn, New York, NY Photo Festival, NYPH, Photography Contests

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EP Education Grant Deadline May 30th

by Brian Smith on May 29, 2009

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The entry deadline for Editorial Photographers’ Second Annual EP Education Grants student photo competition is TOMORROW, May 30, 2009.

A total of seven prize packages are available to full time photography students who enter and submit their portfolio by the deadline.  Each package includes a $1000 cash prize, a ThinkTank Urban Disguise 30 camera bag, Blinkbid Software, a one year subscription to Livebooks:Edu, a one year Standard Account at PhotoShelter, and other prizes.

EP is also pleased to announce that our guest judges for the 2009 Grants include Laurie Kratochvil, former Director of Photography at Rolling Stone and InStyle, aphotoeditor.com Rob Haggart, former Director of Photography at Men’s Journal and Outside, Robert Mansfield, Art Director of Forbes and Ronnie Weil, Director of Photography of Business Week.

Get the full details here: http://www.editorialphoto.com/epedu and please feel free to forward this message to any full time student who may be eligible, or to teachers and staff of eligible photography programs. Good luck to all the entrants!
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Editorial Photographers [EP] is a non-profit, mutual benefit organization of working and emerging photographers, educators, and students who participate in the field of editorial photography.  EP’s mission is to raise awareness of proper business practices among photographers, and to advocate for contracts and terms that allow both creators and users of editorial photography to profit and prosper.  To apply for membership in EP, please visit http://www.editorialphoto.com/register .

Tagged as: aphotoeditor.com, Awards, Editorial Photographers, Education, EP, Grants, Laurie Kratochvil, Rob Haggart, Robert Mansfield, Ronnie Weil

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EP Education Grant Deadline Extended

by Brian Smith on May 19, 2009

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To meet late demand, Editorial Photographers [EP] has extended the entry deadline for our Second Annual EP Education Grants student photo competition until May 30, 2009.

A total of seven prize packages are available to full time photography students who enter and submit their portfolio by the deadline.  Each package includes a $1000 cash prize, a ThinkTank Urban Disguise 30 camera bag, Blinkbid Software, a one year subscription to Livebooks:Edu, a one year Standard Account at PhotoShelter, and other prizes.

EP is also pleased to announce that our guest judges for the 2009 Grants include Laurie Kratochvil, former Director of Photography at Rolling Stone and InStyle, aphotoeditor.com Rob Haggart, former Director of Photography at Men’s Journal and Outside and Robert Mansfield, Art Director of Forbes.

Get the full details here: http://www.editorialphoto.com/epedu and please feel free to forward this message to any full time student who may be eligible, or to teachers and staff of eligible photography programs. Good luck to all the entrants!
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Editorial Photographers [EP] is a non-profit, mutual benefit organization of working and emerging photographers, educators, and students who participate in the field of editorial photography.  EP’s mission is to raise awareness of proper business practices among photographers, and to advocate for contracts and terms that allow both creators and users of editorial photography to profit and prosper.  To apply for membership in EP, please visit http://www.editorialphoto.com/register .

Tagged as: aphotoeditor.com, Awards, Editorial Photographers, Education, EP, Grants, Laurie Kratochvil, Rob Haggart, Robert Mansfield

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EP Announces 2nd Annual EP Education Grants Student Photo Competition!

by Brian Smith on April 27, 2009

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In an effort to recognize and support emerging editorial photographers, EP is pleased to announce our Second Annual EP Education Grants student photo competition!

New this year, two additional cash prizes of $1000 each, for a total of seven available $1000 awards courtesy of EP and Blinkbid!

Awards will be granted to each of seven outstanding full time photography students. Winners will each receive the following items courtesy of EP, BlinkBid, and several other industry sponsors:

* A $1000 check to further their photographic career
* ThinkTank Urban Disguise 30 camera bag
* Blinkbid Software
* One-year EP membership with winning entries shown on the EP website
* One-year Subscription on Livebooks:Edu
* John Harrington’s book, “Best Business Practices for Photographers”

The panel of contest judges will include EP Board Members and several Guest Judges who will be announced shortly.

Eligible contestants must be enrolled in an accredited, full time college photography program in the U.S. or Canada during the 2008-2009 year, and previous winners are not eligible to win again. All entries must be complete by 12:01am on Saturday, May 16, 2009, so don’t delay!

Get the full details here: http://www.editorialphoto.com/epedu and please feel free to forward these details to any full time student who may be eligible, or to teachers and staff of eligible photography programs. Good luck to all the entrants!

Tagged as: Editorial Photographers, Education, EP, Grants, Photo Competitions, Photo Industry News, Student

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