Posted by TJ Dinsmoor on Wed, Feb 03, 2010 @ 11:24 AM
Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum - International Photography Competition
We just recently found out that the top winner at the IPC will be awarded the GOLD PASSPORT to FOTOfusion 2011. FOTOfusion is a five day photographic festival and educational event hosted by the Palm Beach Photographic Center in Flordia.
A Gold Passport includes:
- Unlimited 100, 400 and 600-series Events
- (1) 200-series FOTOshoot
- (1) 300-series Computer Lab
- (6) Portfolio Reviews (minimum)
- All Courtyard Photo Ops
- All Fusion-Schmooze Parties
- Free Admission to the PHOTOgraphic Technology Centre
- Free Admission to Gallery Exhibitions
- Free Admission to What’s It Worth? Photography Appraisals
The top winner will also be invited to the opening reception and farewell bash of FOTOfusion 2011.
Along with the FOTOfusion Gold Passport the top winner will be crowned "Photographer of the Year," a photo carbon fiber Manfrotto (Bogen) tripod with ball head and Tamrac camera bag, and their winning images will be exhibited at the Morpho Gallery in Chicago.
If you would sill like to register for the IPC and get the early bird special you must do so by February 15.
The Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum is celebrating its 115th Anniversary this year with the International Photography Competition. To be eligble to enter into the event you must be U.S., International, Professional and Amateur photographers eighteen and older working in black and white or color, using traditional or digital methods or elements of both processes.
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Posted by TJ Dinsmoor on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 @ 11:03 AM
Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum
The first photography competition was held in 1900 in conjunction with the Art Institute of Chicago. 115 years later marks an honorary occasion for the photo forum as they host their first ever competition that is conducted online.
Photo categories will be split up into 5 different categories:
- People
- Places
- Still-life
- Nature
- Alteration of Reality
January 15, 2010 highlights the beginning of submissions for the competition and will extend until April 15. The early bird entry fee ($28/first 3 images, $8 for each additional image) deadline comes to a close on February 15. After that date the price jumps to $35 for the first 3 images and $10 for each additional image.
Membership application fee waived
All photographers who enter the competition may also join the Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum. If you submit your application to join before the competition closes, the one-time $35 membership application fee will be waived. Click here for details on joining the Forum.
The Lab has the honor to print and mount the 30 winning images that will be displayed in the Morpho Gallery in Chicago.
Winners will submit their high res images (16"x20" @250ppi) to The Lab by May 17, 2010. The winning images will be displayed in June 2010 (date TBD).
To learn more about the International Photography Competition click here.
Posted by TJ Dinsmoor on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 @ 10:11 AM
If you plan on submitting your work to the PDN Photo Annual, you better get a move on! The deadline for submissions is December 12, 2009. However, if you cannot make the deadline there is an extended deadline on January 25, 2010 with an additional $10 per entry.
The awards celebration will happen in May 2010 in New York, NY. New to this years event is the Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation and Maine Media Workshops
Scholarship and Prize for New Directions in Creative Photographic Portraiture. The winner for this category will receive a generous $15,000 as well as a solo exhibit at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine.
With a prize total of over $20,000 and a chance to be featured in the May 2010 issue of PDN interested candidates do not want to pass this up!
Entry Fees
Single Entry $45
Campaign/Series $55
Arnold Newman Prize $55
Student $25
Categories
Advertising
Magazine/Editorial
Photo Books
Photojournalism/Sports/Documentary
Corporate Design/Photo Products
Personal
Stock Photography
Web Sites
Student Work
Only photo books and corporate designs can be submitted via mail. You must first register on PDN and purchase your category. Make sure to include email address and contact information on the package.
All other submissions are online. Images must be formatted as a JPEG measuring 1,000 pixels on its long dimesnion.
