Showing posts with label Announcements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Announcements. Show all posts
Friday, February 13, 2009
ANNOUCEMENT | World Press Photo Award Winners
The World Press Photo Award winners have been announced. Check it out here.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
GRANT | W. Eugene Smith Deadline
"The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is presented annually to a photographer whose past work and proposed project, as judged by a panel of experts, follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith's concerned photography and dedicated compassion exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist.
Applications can be downloaded here (PDF file, 56K) or may be obtained by writing to the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, c/o the International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, USA.
Applicants should include a written proposal that is concise, journalistically realizable, visually translatable, and humanistically driven, and a resume of educational and professional qualifications. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate evidence of their photographic ability and submit between 20 and 40 images. The Fund's preferred method of submission is low-resolution jpegs on a CD or DVD (no RAW or TIFF files). However, for those applicants who do not have access to digital technology, the Fund will accept between 20-40 traditional or digital work prints instead, provided they are no larger than 18 x 24 cms or 8 x 10 inches (See below for submission guidelines).
No preliminary materials will be returned unless expressly requested by the applicant, and sent accompanied either by a self-addressed stamped envelope or appropriate packaging and a prepaid courier waybill. Non-returned materials will be destroyed at the end of the entire judging process. The Fund is not responsible for loss or damage to any work. There is no entry fee.
Deadline for receipt of applications is May 15, 2009.
The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography was established in 1978 following the death of Gene Smith, the legendary American photo essayist. It is today the most prestigious honor in documentary photography. Every year it recognizes a photographer who has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to documenting the human condition in the spirit of Smith's concerned photography and dedicated compassion.
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund independently administers the grant program that provides photographers with the financial freedom to carry out or complete major photographic essays. For 2009, the amount of the grant will be $30,000. An additional $5,000 in fellowship money will be dispersed, at the discretion of the jury, to one or more finalists deemed worthy of special recognition. Awards will be presented in a ceremony held in New York City in early October.
The Jury: The Fund's Board of Trustees appoints a three-member international jury every year. The jury meets twice. At its first session it reviews all the applications and proposals, and selects finalists primarily on the basis of the substantive (and intellectual) merit of their project. The finalists are only then asked to submit a comprehensive photographic print portfolio, to write (if necessary) a more detailed and focused proposal, and to answer questions about their project.
At its second session, the jury reviews the new materials and proceeds to select the grant recipient and the beneficiaries of the fellowship money. The grant recipient must affirm that the proposed project is ongoing, and agree to provide the Fund with a set of twelve (12) prints when the project is completed. The prints will be archived at the International Center of Photography in New York City as part of the permanent W. Eugene Smith Legacy Collection.
Submission Guidelines:
File specifications for W. Eugene Smith Grant submission:
Text Documents
The files should be saved as Microsoft Word documents. Name the files with your first and last names and use an underscore to separate the names. At the end of the file name add CV for the curriculum vitae. For your W. Eugene Smith Project Description, add PD. For your W. Eugene Smith Grant Application, add GA.
Example: John_SmithCV.doc, John_SmithAS.doc and John_SmithGA.doc.
Images
The images need to be JPEG files at a size within 4" x 5" and a resolution of 300dpi. Name the files with your first and last names and use an underscore to separate the names. At the end of the file name add a sequence number starting with: 01.
Example: John_Smith01.jpg, John_Smith02.jpg, John_Smith03.jpg
CD Preparation:
Place all your files in one folder. Name the folder with your first and last names and use an underscore to separate your name. Burn to a CD and submit. If return is desired, please enclosed a self addressed stamped envelope.
Send all submissions to:
W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
c/o International center of photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036, USA
Applications can be downloaded here (PDF file, 56K) or may be obtained by writing to the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, c/o the International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, USA.
Applicants should include a written proposal that is concise, journalistically realizable, visually translatable, and humanistically driven, and a resume of educational and professional qualifications. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate evidence of their photographic ability and submit between 20 and 40 images. The Fund's preferred method of submission is low-resolution jpegs on a CD or DVD (no RAW or TIFF files). However, for those applicants who do not have access to digital technology, the Fund will accept between 20-40 traditional or digital work prints instead, provided they are no larger than 18 x 24 cms or 8 x 10 inches (See below for submission guidelines).
No preliminary materials will be returned unless expressly requested by the applicant, and sent accompanied either by a self-addressed stamped envelope or appropriate packaging and a prepaid courier waybill. Non-returned materials will be destroyed at the end of the entire judging process. The Fund is not responsible for loss or damage to any work. There is no entry fee.
Deadline for receipt of applications is May 15, 2009.
The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography was established in 1978 following the death of Gene Smith, the legendary American photo essayist. It is today the most prestigious honor in documentary photography. Every year it recognizes a photographer who has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to documenting the human condition in the spirit of Smith's concerned photography and dedicated compassion.
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund independently administers the grant program that provides photographers with the financial freedom to carry out or complete major photographic essays. For 2009, the amount of the grant will be $30,000. An additional $5,000 in fellowship money will be dispersed, at the discretion of the jury, to one or more finalists deemed worthy of special recognition. Awards will be presented in a ceremony held in New York City in early October.
The Jury: The Fund's Board of Trustees appoints a three-member international jury every year. The jury meets twice. At its first session it reviews all the applications and proposals, and selects finalists primarily on the basis of the substantive (and intellectual) merit of their project. The finalists are only then asked to submit a comprehensive photographic print portfolio, to write (if necessary) a more detailed and focused proposal, and to answer questions about their project.
At its second session, the jury reviews the new materials and proceeds to select the grant recipient and the beneficiaries of the fellowship money. The grant recipient must affirm that the proposed project is ongoing, and agree to provide the Fund with a set of twelve (12) prints when the project is completed. The prints will be archived at the International Center of Photography in New York City as part of the permanent W. Eugene Smith Legacy Collection.
Submission Guidelines:
File specifications for W. Eugene Smith Grant submission:
Text Documents
The files should be saved as Microsoft Word documents. Name the files with your first and last names and use an underscore to separate the names. At the end of the file name add CV for the curriculum vitae. For your W. Eugene Smith Project Description, add PD. For your W. Eugene Smith Grant Application, add GA.
Example: John_SmithCV.doc, John_SmithAS.doc and John_SmithGA.doc.
Images
The images need to be JPEG files at a size within 4" x 5" and a resolution of 300dpi. Name the files with your first and last names and use an underscore to separate the names. At the end of the file name add a sequence number starting with: 01.
Example: John_Smith01.jpg, John_Smith02.jpg, John_Smith03.jpg
CD Preparation:
Place all your files in one folder. Name the folder with your first and last names and use an underscore to separate your name. Burn to a CD and submit. If return is desired, please enclosed a self addressed stamped envelope.
Send all submissions to:
W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
c/o International center of photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036, USA
Sunday, February 8, 2009
AWARD | Leica Oskar Barnack Award
"The renowned photographic competition, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award will be celebrating its 30th year in 2009. On the occasion of this special jubilee, Leica Camera AG has revised the entry conditions and included numerous changes.
Entries for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award/Newcomers Award 2009 will be accepted as online submissions between 15 January and 1 March 2009.
A Newcomers Award will be incorporated in the competition for the first time. The competition for this award is open to all (prospective) photographers who are aged 25 years and under.
An international jury awards the Leica Oskar Barnack Award / Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award to photographers whose unerring powers of observation capture and express the relationship between man and the environment in the most graphic form in a sequence of up to 12 images. Entry submissions must be a self-contained series of images in which the photographer perceives and documents the interaction between man and the environment with acute vision and contemporary visual style – creative, groundbreaking and unintrusive.
The winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award will receive 5,000 euros or, alternatively, Leica camera equipment to the same value. The winner of the Newcomer Award will be awarded 2,500 euros. The prizes will be presented in the course of the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie photographic festival held in Arles, France.
All photo series submitted will be displayed in a special online gallery section of the Leica website for a period of time, ending with the request for entries for the new competition. All photographers have the possibility to be displayed in the online gallery under a “nickname”.
Entries for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award/Newcomers Award 2009 will be accepted as online submissions between 15 January and 1 March 2009.
A Newcomers Award will be incorporated in the competition for the first time. The competition for this award is open to all (prospective) photographers who are aged 25 years and under.
An international jury awards the Leica Oskar Barnack Award / Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award to photographers whose unerring powers of observation capture and express the relationship between man and the environment in the most graphic form in a sequence of up to 12 images. Entry submissions must be a self-contained series of images in which the photographer perceives and documents the interaction between man and the environment with acute vision and contemporary visual style – creative, groundbreaking and unintrusive.
The winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award will receive 5,000 euros or, alternatively, Leica camera equipment to the same value. The winner of the Newcomer Award will be awarded 2,500 euros. The prizes will be presented in the course of the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie photographic festival held in Arles, France.
All photo series submitted will be displayed in a special online gallery section of the Leica website for a period of time, ending with the request for entries for the new competition. All photographers have the possibility to be displayed in the online gallery under a “nickname”.
AWARD | 2009 Inge Morath Award Call for Submissions
"The Magnum Foundation and the Inge Morath Foundation announce the sixth annual Inge Morath Award. The annual prize of $5,000 is awarded by the Magnum Foundation to a female documentary photographer under the age of 30, to support the completion of a long-term project. One award winner and up to two finalists are selected by a jury composed of Magnum photographers.
Inge Morath was an Austrian-born photographer who was associated with Magnum Photos for nearly fifty years. After her death in 2002, the Inge Morath Foundation was established to manage Morath's estate and facilitate the study and appreciation of her contribution to photography.
Because Morath devoted much of her enthusiasm to encouraging women photographers, her colleagues at Magnum Photos established the Inge Morath Award in her honor. The Award is now given by the Magnum Foundation as part of its mission of supporting new generations of socially-conscious documentary photographers, and is administered by the Magnum Foundation in collaboration with the Inge Morath Foundation.
Past winners of the Inge Morath Award include: Kathryn Cook (US, '08) for Memory Denied: Turkey and the Armenian Genocide; Olivia Arthur (UK, '07) for The Middle Distance; Jessica Dimmock (US, '06) for The Ninth Floor; Mimi Chakarova (US, '06) for Sex Trafficking in Eastern Europe; Claudia Guadarrama (MX, '05) for Before the Limit; and Ami Vitale (US, '02), for Kashmir.
Deadline:
All submissions must be postmarked or delivered by April 30th, 2009.
Form of Submission:
Images should be sent as a PDF slide show (no Quicktime, Powerpoint, or HTML files will be accepted). A subfolder with the individual image files must accompany the PDF file. All files and support materials must be submitted on a CD to the address below.
All submissions must consist of work done solely by the submitting photographer.
Image File Specifications:
- 40 - 60 images (1200 pixels on the longest side @ 150 DPI saved as a Jpeg compression at 8 minimum).
In the subfolder containing individual images, please use numbered filenames indicating the image sequence, with the number coming first in the file name and then last name; for example: 01_Smith, 02_Smith, 03_Smith etc. (use only two digit numbers; 01, 02, 03, etc.).
Please label your CD with your name and contact information before sending it, and please test the CD to ensure that both it and your slideshow are functional.
Required Support Material:
- Project description.
- Curriculum Vitae (maximum three pages) including name, telephone number, and mailing address.
- Photocopy or scan of ID clearly showing date of birth. Applicants must still be under the age of 30 before April 30th, 2009.
Photographers represented by Magnum Photos and their immediate relatives are not eligible.
Return of Submissions:
Submissions that are not accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope will not be returned. Applicants waive any claims for loss of or damage to their submissions.
Announcement of Winner:
July 2009 on the web sites of the Magnum Foundation and the Inge Morath Foundation.
Fine Print:
Applicants grant the Magnum Foundation a license to reproduce, display and distribute their submissions solely in connection with the administration and judging of the Inge Morath Award, including on the Magnum Foundation website and the Inge Morath Foundation website.
Winners of the Inge Morath Award agree that any future publication, exhibition or display of the funded project shall credit the Inge Morath Award and the Magnum Foundation. Upon completion of the funded project, a final (digital) copy must be provided to the Magnum Foundation. The Foundation, in furtherance of its charitable purposes, may, in the future, (1) display the project on its website and make it available for display on the website of the Inge Morath Foundation; and (2) publicly display the project (or excepts from it) in connection with exhibitions or promotional materials related to the Inge Morath Award. The Foundation will credit the artist as the author and copyright holder of her photographs.
Winners may be required to provide additional identifying information prior to receiving payment.
Send Submissions To:
Inge Morath Award
c/o The Magnum Foundation
151 West 25th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001 USA
For Further Information:
- www.magnumfoundation.org
- www.ingemorath.org
Inge Morath was an Austrian-born photographer who was associated with Magnum Photos for nearly fifty years. After her death in 2002, the Inge Morath Foundation was established to manage Morath's estate and facilitate the study and appreciation of her contribution to photography.
Because Morath devoted much of her enthusiasm to encouraging women photographers, her colleagues at Magnum Photos established the Inge Morath Award in her honor. The Award is now given by the Magnum Foundation as part of its mission of supporting new generations of socially-conscious documentary photographers, and is administered by the Magnum Foundation in collaboration with the Inge Morath Foundation.
Past winners of the Inge Morath Award include: Kathryn Cook (US, '08) for Memory Denied: Turkey and the Armenian Genocide; Olivia Arthur (UK, '07) for The Middle Distance; Jessica Dimmock (US, '06) for The Ninth Floor; Mimi Chakarova (US, '06) for Sex Trafficking in Eastern Europe; Claudia Guadarrama (MX, '05) for Before the Limit; and Ami Vitale (US, '02), for Kashmir.
Deadline:
All submissions must be postmarked or delivered by April 30th, 2009.
Form of Submission:
Images should be sent as a PDF slide show (no Quicktime, Powerpoint, or HTML files will be accepted). A subfolder with the individual image files must accompany the PDF file. All files and support materials must be submitted on a CD to the address below.
All submissions must consist of work done solely by the submitting photographer.
Image File Specifications:
- 40 - 60 images (1200 pixels on the longest side @ 150 DPI saved as a Jpeg compression at 8 minimum).
In the subfolder containing individual images, please use numbered filenames indicating the image sequence, with the number coming first in the file name and then last name; for example: 01_Smith, 02_Smith, 03_Smith etc. (use only two digit numbers; 01, 02, 03, etc.).
Please label your CD with your name and contact information before sending it, and please test the CD to ensure that both it and your slideshow are functional.
Required Support Material:
- Project description.
- Curriculum Vitae (maximum three pages) including name, telephone number, and mailing address.
- Photocopy or scan of ID clearly showing date of birth. Applicants must still be under the age of 30 before April 30th, 2009.
Photographers represented by Magnum Photos and their immediate relatives are not eligible.
Return of Submissions:
Submissions that are not accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope will not be returned. Applicants waive any claims for loss of or damage to their submissions.
Announcement of Winner:
July 2009 on the web sites of the Magnum Foundation and the Inge Morath Foundation.
Fine Print:
Applicants grant the Magnum Foundation a license to reproduce, display and distribute their submissions solely in connection with the administration and judging of the Inge Morath Award, including on the Magnum Foundation website and the Inge Morath Foundation website.
Winners of the Inge Morath Award agree that any future publication, exhibition or display of the funded project shall credit the Inge Morath Award and the Magnum Foundation. Upon completion of the funded project, a final (digital) copy must be provided to the Magnum Foundation. The Foundation, in furtherance of its charitable purposes, may, in the future, (1) display the project on its website and make it available for display on the website of the Inge Morath Foundation; and (2) publicly display the project (or excepts from it) in connection with exhibitions or promotional materials related to the Inge Morath Award. The Foundation will credit the artist as the author and copyright holder of her photographs.
Winners may be required to provide additional identifying information prior to receiving payment.
Send Submissions To:
Inge Morath Award
c/o The Magnum Foundation
151 West 25th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001 USA
For Further Information:
- www.magnumfoundation.org
- www.ingemorath.org
Sunday, February 1, 2009
AWARD | Communication Arts Photo Competition
Deadline: March 6, 2009
"Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in photography, the 50th annual Communication Arts Photography Competition. Any photograph first printed or produced between March 12, 2008 and March 6, 2009 is eligible. Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and photographers, the winning entries will be published in the August 2009 Photography Annual. Over 70,000 copies of the Photography Annual will be distributed worldwide, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work. As a service to art directors, designers and art buyers, a comprehensive index will carry telephone numbers, e-mail and Web addresses of the photographers represented.
"Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in photography, the 50th annual Communication Arts Photography Competition. Any photograph first printed or produced between March 12, 2008 and March 6, 2009 is eligible. Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and photographers, the winning entries will be published in the August 2009 Photography Annual. Over 70,000 copies of the Photography Annual will be distributed worldwide, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work. As a service to art directors, designers and art buyers, a comprehensive index will carry telephone numbers, e-mail and Web addresses of the photographers represented.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
AWARD | Amnesty International Media Awards 2009 | UK
"Entry is now open for Amnesty's 18th annual Media Awards. The awards recognise excellence in journalism that has made a significant contribution to the UK public's greater awareness and understanding of human rights issues. Enter online now.
This year's awards have an earlier closing date of Tuesday 3 March.
This year's categories are:
International TV and Radio
New media
Television documentary and docudrama
Television news
Radio
National newspapers
Periodicals, two awards - newspaper supplements and consumer magazines
Photojournalism
Nations and regions: print or broadcast media in Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the English regions
Gaby Rado Memorial Award: for an up-and-coming journalist who has been covering human rights stories for less than five years.
Find out more about the awards and how to enter
This year's awards have an earlier closing date of Tuesday 3 March.
This year's categories are:
International TV and Radio
New media
Television documentary and docudrama
Television news
Radio
National newspapers
Periodicals, two awards - newspaper supplements and consumer magazines
Photojournalism
Nations and regions: print or broadcast media in Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the English regions
Gaby Rado Memorial Award: for an up-and-coming journalist who has been covering human rights stories for less than five years.
Find out more about the awards and how to enter
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENTS | VII Membership Submissions
DUE: 2 FEBRUARY 2009: Call for Portfolio Submissions to VII and the VII Network
RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AFTER FEBRUARY 20, 2009.
New members for VII and the VII Network will be notified via email and/or phone call.
Please see Portfolio Submission Rules Below:
VII MEMBERSHIP
Membership will be offered only to photographers working with the highest standards of journalistic and documentary integrity, who will laterally extend the breadth of work we currently produce and who we believe we can work within the management structure of VII.
As VII is solely owned by its members, membership comes with shareholder responsibility. New members will spend at least one year with VII before full membership is offered. All members are obliged to purchase shares, attend shareholders meetings and contribute dynamically and responsibly to the business of the agency.
VII NETWORK
The VII Network expands the ideals and journalistic mission of VII Photo to include important photographic work by selected non-members. VII Network photographers are represented for distribution of existing work only, and remain solely responsible for managing all other aspects of their professional practice. Successful applicants are required to credit VII Network in their byline and by doing so they are equal partners in upholding the standards of the agency: quality journalism, ethical integrity and visual excellence are assumed. VII members encourage diverse styles and photographers working with varied visual approaches are welcome to apply.
VII MENTOR PROGRAM
There is no formal application process for the VII Mentor Program. From time to time individual members may choose to adopt a young photographer to coach as they launch their careers in the professional world. These appointments are personal to the VII member photographers and are not mediated by VII Photo Agency.
PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION RULES: VII Membership and the VII Network
Submission deadline: February 2, 2009
Your submission will require the following items:
Documents Requirements: All in English as a word.doc or a printed hard copy
(1) in English: A brief explanation of your desire to join VII or the VII Network
(2) in English: A short biography with your email address
(3) in English: An explanation of the content of the images you are submitting
Image Requirements:
(1) No more than 60 images
(2) 72 dpi, longest axis no greater than 1440 pixels, JPEG compression of 8, Mac-compatible CD
(3) Label each image as follows: Your initials than the sequence number
ex. XY-001, XY-002, ... XY-060
(4) Place all images in a folder titled as your name
We regret that we will not consider applications that are not compliant with these criteria.
The address for submissions is:
John Stanmeyer
Membership
VII Photo
28 Jay Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
U.S.A.
www.viiphoto.com
RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AFTER FEBRUARY 20, 2009.
New members for VII and the VII Network will be notified via email and/or phone call.
Please see Portfolio Submission Rules Below:
VII MEMBERSHIP
Membership will be offered only to photographers working with the highest standards of journalistic and documentary integrity, who will laterally extend the breadth of work we currently produce and who we believe we can work within the management structure of VII.
As VII is solely owned by its members, membership comes with shareholder responsibility. New members will spend at least one year with VII before full membership is offered. All members are obliged to purchase shares, attend shareholders meetings and contribute dynamically and responsibly to the business of the agency.
VII NETWORK
The VII Network expands the ideals and journalistic mission of VII Photo to include important photographic work by selected non-members. VII Network photographers are represented for distribution of existing work only, and remain solely responsible for managing all other aspects of their professional practice. Successful applicants are required to credit VII Network in their byline and by doing so they are equal partners in upholding the standards of the agency: quality journalism, ethical integrity and visual excellence are assumed. VII members encourage diverse styles and photographers working with varied visual approaches are welcome to apply.
VII MENTOR PROGRAM
There is no formal application process for the VII Mentor Program. From time to time individual members may choose to adopt a young photographer to coach as they launch their careers in the professional world. These appointments are personal to the VII member photographers and are not mediated by VII Photo Agency.
PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION RULES: VII Membership and the VII Network
Submission deadline: February 2, 2009
Your submission will require the following items:
Documents Requirements: All in English as a word.doc or a printed hard copy
(1) in English: A brief explanation of your desire to join VII or the VII Network
(2) in English: A short biography with your email address
(3) in English: An explanation of the content of the images you are submitting
Image Requirements:
(1) No more than 60 images
(2) 72 dpi, longest axis no greater than 1440 pixels, JPEG compression of 8, Mac-compatible CD
(3) Label each image as follows: Your initials than the sequence number
ex. XY-001, XY-002, ... XY-060
(4) Place all images in a folder titled as your name
We regret that we will not consider applications that are not compliant with these criteria.
The address for submissions is:
John Stanmeyer
Membership
VII Photo
28 Jay Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
U.S.A.
www.viiphoto.com
Monday, December 15, 2008
ANNOUNCEMENT | Aftermath Grant Winners Announced
"We had an incredibly strong group of 142 applicants this year — so strong that we named six finalists, instead of our usual three (in addition to our two grant winners). Here they are:
GRANT WINNERS:
$25,000 grant: Asim Rafiqui (Sweden/US), for his project, “The Idea of India: Religious and Cultural Pluralism as Resistance to Sectarian Conflict,” an exploration of the aftermath of religious conflict in India through documenting pluralist landscapes, shared sacred sites, shared cultural traditions and efforts at reconciliation within divided communities.
$15,000 grant: Louie Palu (Canada), for his project, “Home Front,” which explores and compares the experiences of American Vietnam War veterans, and returning soldiers from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Palu’s project focuses on the emotional and psychological issues faced by soldiers who return from war and the long-term effects they deal with as they try to reintegrate into their families and society.
FINALISTS (in alphabetical order):
Rodrigo Abd (Guatemala) – “Reclaiming the dead: mass graves in Guatemala, a story only partially told”
Andrea Bruce (US) – “Unseen Iraq”
David Monteleone (Italy) – “Russian Caucasus”
Saiful Huq Omi (Bangladesh) – “The Disowned and the Denied: the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh”
Donald Weber (Canada) – “Firewalk: Life with Cluster Bombs in South Lebanon”
Ami Vitale (US) – “Kashmir: Lifting the Veil”
We will post the winners and finalists, along with examples of their work and their project statements, on our website early in the new year.
OF NOTE
Libia Posada (Colombia) — “Cardinal Signs” Although Libia’s work did not make it to finalist status, the judges wanted to call attention to her work, which is a fine art photographic approach to documenting the trials of Colombia’s internally displaced population. A medical doctor, Posada hand draws maps on the legs of people who have been on long, forced journeys within Colombia because of the violence there. The maps are the routes that the individual subject has taken as an internally displaced person. She then poses the individual for a photograph on a white background, shot from the knees down, showing the maps of the journeys. We felt it was a powerful way to portray an aftermath story, and one that reflects a different point of view. We wanted to acknowledge Posada as a way to encourage her and also to encourage other fine art photographers who may consider applying for Aftermath Project grants in the future.
GRANT WINNERS:
$25,000 grant: Asim Rafiqui (Sweden/US), for his project, “The Idea of India: Religious and Cultural Pluralism as Resistance to Sectarian Conflict,” an exploration of the aftermath of religious conflict in India through documenting pluralist landscapes, shared sacred sites, shared cultural traditions and efforts at reconciliation within divided communities.
$15,000 grant: Louie Palu (Canada), for his project, “Home Front,” which explores and compares the experiences of American Vietnam War veterans, and returning soldiers from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Palu’s project focuses on the emotional and psychological issues faced by soldiers who return from war and the long-term effects they deal with as they try to reintegrate into their families and society.
FINALISTS (in alphabetical order):
Rodrigo Abd (Guatemala) – “Reclaiming the dead: mass graves in Guatemala, a story only partially told”
Andrea Bruce (US) – “Unseen Iraq”
David Monteleone (Italy) – “Russian Caucasus”
Saiful Huq Omi (Bangladesh) – “The Disowned and the Denied: the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh”
Donald Weber (Canada) – “Firewalk: Life with Cluster Bombs in South Lebanon”
Ami Vitale (US) – “Kashmir: Lifting the Veil”
We will post the winners and finalists, along with examples of their work and their project statements, on our website early in the new year.
OF NOTE
Libia Posada (Colombia) — “Cardinal Signs” Although Libia’s work did not make it to finalist status, the judges wanted to call attention to her work, which is a fine art photographic approach to documenting the trials of Colombia’s internally displaced population. A medical doctor, Posada hand draws maps on the legs of people who have been on long, forced journeys within Colombia because of the violence there. The maps are the routes that the individual subject has taken as an internally displaced person. She then poses the individual for a photograph on a white background, shot from the knees down, showing the maps of the journeys. We felt it was a powerful way to portray an aftermath story, and one that reflects a different point of view. We wanted to acknowledge Posada as a way to encourage her and also to encourage other fine art photographers who may consider applying for Aftermath Project grants in the future.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
ANNOUNCEMENT | Lucia Nimcova Winner of 2008 Oskar Barnack Award
"Photographer Lucia Nimcova has been chosen as the winner of this year’s Leica Oskar Barnack Award for her photo project “Unofficial“. The pictures of the winning series were taken in 2007 in Slovakia. Taking her home town as an example, she documents how time seems to have stood still since the fall of the Communist regime. Even years later, people and places do not seem to have changed at all, almost as if time had passed them by unnoticed and without a trace. The Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2008 will be presented at the Arles photo festival from 8th – 13th July, 2008." Read more...
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