Picture Black Friday is an open call for photographers throughout the U.S. to go out and produce images that document “Black Friday” – how you see it, on your terms. The panel of jurors for this year’s Picture Black Friday contest includes Matt Stuart (Photographer and Founder, In-Public). Photograph on Friday, November 26th. Submit up [...]
Some time ago, a print of mine was auctioned online in Daniel Cooney‘s “Emerging Photographer Auction” on iGavel. I had a great experience working with Dan and I’ve heard the same from a few friends who were also included. In the new year, he will be expanding to auction works in other mediums (its name [...]
Photolucida’s Critical Mass competition has just opened for registration. If you don’t already know, Critical Mass is a fantastic way to get yourself out there – not to mention the chance of receiving one of the “Book Award” prizes and having a monograph of your work published by Photolucida. This year, I am absolutely honored [...]
badges made by Liz Kuball Cara Phillips made great post on her blog a few days ago titled “What’s a Lady to Do?” where she considers the challenges of being female in the photo world. The post seems to have sparked a call for action to create more support, discussion, and opportunities for women. Cara [...]
Laurel Ptak wrote to inform me of a call for entries for her latest I Heart Photograph curated exhibition, “Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?” The deadline for submissions is February 22. The selected work will be on view at Pierro Gallery in [...]
Ethan Jones e-mailed me about a photography competition that he has started with David Wright called Pause, to Begin. Pause, to Begin is a unique, new photography competition currently accepting applications now until April 1, 2008, and the selected finalists will be announced online April 15, 2008. Ethan Jones and David Wright, the founders of [...]
Untitled (from “The Ones We Love”) © Chrischa Oswald The Ones We Love highlights “young and talented” photographers from around the world who all share something in common: an appreciation of the people in their lives (and an interest in photographing them). Each artist contributes six photographs of the individuals(s) most important to them, taken [...]
A while ago, Andy Adams of Flak Photo e-mailed me to pass on information about an interesting photo contest called The 36 Exposures Challenge. In the words of Stephen Shore, “[Today] there seems to be a greater freedom and lack of restraint… as one considers one’s pictures less, one produces fewer truly considered pictures.” FILE [...]
A Field Guide to the North American Family © Garth Risk Hallberg It’s all about family lately. Just a few days ago I recieved an e-mail from Garth Risk Hallberg which was inviting me to participate in what seems to be an ambitious book project planned to be complete by early March. The book promises [...]
