Tagged With « contest »
-
Lessons learned judging a photo contest
I spent time in early October judging the annual Pollux Awards, which are given out by the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. The juror’s statement, which I wrote after the judging, was recently posted along with the winning work. The whole process was an education for me. I thought that turning my experience into a blog entry would enable me to take others on the same educational journey that I recently undertook.
04
Nov 11
-
An almost foolproof on-line submission system for competitions
I was recently preparing my submission for the Aperture Portfolio Prize competition. I had a bit of a pleasant surprise when I submitted work from my project: Foreclosed Dreams. Though I have mixed feelings about competitions that require you to buy something, in this case, the subscription to Aperture that I had to buy in order to enter seemed to be a good investment. I entered because I am at the point in the project where I have done some work, but before I decide to invest lots of time (and money,) I want some outside feedback on that work.
20
Jul 09
-
Portugese photography festival
I was connected to information on an interesting photography festival in Chaves, Portugal.
10
Oct 08
-
Lists of awards, prizes or grants
There is a new blog attempting to “bring together a listing of all the awards, prizes or grants which are given in the various fields of arts.”
22
Sep 08
-
Photography driven Marketing campaign
My agency, Aurora photos, is running an interesting marketing campaign that explores both the artistic and commercial aspects of photography.
19
Sep 08
-
The biennial portfolio reviews in Portland, Oregon scheduled for 2009 are now open for registration.
12
Sep 08
-
“Opportunities” for photographers
I read a lot of stuff, every day, offering “opportunities” for photographers. Many of those are suspect, at best. Here are THREE interesting opportunities.
22
Aug 08

