PICTURING THE WORLD FAMILY-OPEN TO PROFESSIONAL, NON-PROFESSIONAL & EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS {Claire}

A friend of mine actually just sent this one to me! This is a THEMED exhibition; keep that in mind!


http://www.theworldfamily.net/rules

Picturing the World Family is a call for entry from photographers to submit a portfolio of images (a photo essay - maximum 5 images) that showcases contemporary family lives and relationships as they exist across the World today.

Picturing the World Family is inspired by Edward Steichen's Family of Man exhibition. Where it differs is that it uses the power of the photo-essay (portfolio) to tell a story, rather than using single images to tell a story about life circumstances and experiences.

It is an opportunity for 3 photographers to receive a cash award, and for each selected photographer to receive recognition and exposure through being published in an International online gallery, and in the Picturing the World Family Portfolio Book Series.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Open for Entries: November 22, 2012
Final submissions close: May 1st, 2013
Jurors Notice of Awards: July 1st, 2013
Online Exhibition: August 1st, 2013

SUBMISSION FEES:

First portfolio/photo-essay(5 images): $50.00
Additional portfolios/photo-essay's: $30.00

JURORS:

The images are judged anonymously, and the jurors cannot see who the author of the image is. The Jurors for this submission season are:

Reid Callanan (Santa Fe Photography Workshops
Larry Padgett (Window on Photography)
Dawne Fahey (FIER Institute)

TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY: See Menu Link

AWARDEES

Three photographers whose photo-essay best demonstrates photographic excellence, and shows they have engaged deeply with the theme of family lives and relationships, will be awarded a cash award. A further 22 photographers works will receive honourable mentions. All 25 will be featured in an online exhibition and the Picturing the World Family book publication.

AWARDS

First: $1000.00
Second: $500.00
Third: $250.00

AWARD/ACCEPTANCE NOTICE

Once the judging has been attended to. The authors whose images have been chosen for the awards and the online exhibition will receive an email notification of their acceptance to exhibit their images, along with instructions to submit their images for the gallery presentation and book publication.

ONLINE EXHIBITION AND BOOK PUBLICATION

In addition to the three photographers awarded a cash award, a further 22 photographers images will be selected for an online exhibition, and will be featured in the yearly book publication that will showcase contemporary family lives and relationships from across the World.

With selection for this exhibition, the featured photographers work will be seen by an international audience of collectors, curators, art consultants, and other advocates of fine art and social documentary photography.

Picturing the World Family and The World Landscape is an initiative of FIER Institute, a not for profit organisation established to advance the role of fine arts photography, documentary photography, and alternate photographic process and practice. FIER is an acronym for Fotographic Initiatives in Education and Research.