Photocrati Fund 2012: Get $5000 for Your Photography Project

January 12, 2012 by 2 Comments
Photocrati Fund 2011 Winner

Skeena River meanders, British Columbia, 2009. Image by Paul Colangelo, winner of the 2011 Photocrati Fund Competition. Project: Surviving Todagin.

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2012 PHOTOCRATI FUND COMPETITION

Photocrati has just announced the opening of it’s 2012 Photocrati Fund competition. The Photocrati Fund offer $5,000 grants to photographers working on important humanitarian or environmental photography projects.

Here are the competition details:
www.photocrati.com/photocrati-fund

And here is some of the AWESOME work from last year’s finalists:
http://www.photocrati.com/announcing-the-2011-photocrati-fund-winner-and-top-finalists/

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Hasselblad Masters 2012 Finalists’ event launches in London

September 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Hundreds of photographers, assistants, students and imaging creatives descended on Hasselblad’s London photo-studio last week as the prestigious international Hasselblad Masters Finalists Program 2012 was launched.

A selection of shortlisted images adorned the studio walls as Hasselblad Masters from previous years awards mingled with some of the 2012 competition finalists during ten hours of Open Day events – including ‘how to’ studio shoots with live models and an exclusive social evening where aspirational photographers joined internationally renowned experts to discuss their ambitions and the future of the industry.

Chris Russell-Fish, Hasselblad UK MD and global sales and marketing director said: “The Masters is a celebrated and highly influential photographic competition. It can change lives and careers. Claudio Napolitano, who became a Hasselblad Master in the portrait category two years ago, described his win as a ‘life changing moment – like winning a Nobel Prize’. There is no doubt that to win at this level means you have proved yourself to be a very talented, very special photographer.”

He added: “The 2012 finalists’ event was launched here in London but the international tour of finalists’ images will also visit Los Angeles, New York and Berlin this autumn.”

Sports and portraits specialist Dirk Rees, who won his Masters Award in 2009, is now also a finalist in the latest competition program. “The fortune cookies have been with me, I guess” he said. “I just think it is very healthy to enter prestigious awards like this. Hasselblad is a huge brand name and has always had massive credibility with its groundbreaking high-quality products.”

“This awards program is right up there with the very best in the world. And of course it’s not just about winning over twenty one judges on a panel – the public gets to vote too.” He added: “When it comes to photography I believe a single image can represent everything. It is the most powerful and most memorable rendering of movement precisely stopped in its time.”

Paul Waterworth, Hasselblad’s global photographer relations manager commented: “For these people photography is far more than a job, it is a lifestyle. Our competition, which continues to grow with entries coming in from across the globe, now runs biennially to coincide with photokina, the world’s largest imaging trade fair – at which winners’ photographs will be showcased.”

This year’s 110 finalists across eleven categories were selected from over 2,500 applications. Entries from all finalists are online and the public is encouraged to vote for their favourite images.
Voting is open until (and including) the last day of October 2011 at www.hasselblad.com/masters/masters-finalists.aspx.

Winners, whose images will be published in the next Hasselblad Masters Book, will be announced in January 2012.

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Win a Complete Set of Instamatic Presets for Lightroom

September 6, 2011 by 14 Comments

This week we have a brilliant little give away for one lucky reader. Lightroom presets have given us a copy of their brilliant Instamatic preset packs to give away worth $25.

The Instamatic presets for Lightroom are presets that brings back the look, feel, unpredictable beauty, and fun of plastic toy cameras from the past. Every preset will change your lens, flash, or film.

[box]The winner of the Preset Pack is This photo by : Gwenn McGill[/box]

Everyone has seen the hip photos created with the latest iPhone applications but now you can get the processing but with all the quality of high resolution images.

In one click you can apply the preset and make adjustments as necessary.

Each adds a unique touch to your photo, so mix and match to find your favourite preset. The competition includes all 18 of the Instamatic presets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

How to Enter

To enter all you have to do is add a photo to the Seven by Five flickr Group that you think would look even better with one of the presets applied. Once you have added the photo to the flickr group come back and here and post a link to the photo and tell us why you think it would look even better?

[box]Rules: Winners will be selected by two judges and announced on 17th September 2011. The judge’s decision is final the presets will be delivered by email within two working days. [/box]

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500px Premium Accounts : Winners Announced

July 7, 2011 by

I have recently fallen in love with 500px.com as not only a means of sharing my photographic portfolio but also as a great source of inspiration and possibly could replace the need for running your own personal photoblog.

The great news is we have a great opportunity for you to win one of two premium accounts free for a whole year worth $50 each.

[box]Winners
Congratulations to both Patrick Matte and Sherwin Techico who have won the pro accounts. All the entries were stunning and I know the judges deliberated for longer than we had hoped. Congratulations again to Sherwin and Patrick and a massive thanks to all who took part.[/box]
About
500px is a photographic community that makes sharing your creative works a piece of cake. Upload your best photos and show them to the world! It’s fun, easy, and free. 500px is a group of individuals that live and breathe photography, they like to share art with others and have the means to do so.

As well as sharing photographs you can also favourite and vote for images you like in the form of “affections”. I have to say although I am pretty new to the site I am hooked.

The 500px team actively promote all the best works through a variety of social media bringing you the coverage you need to move forward! Check out their work on Facebook.

500px accounts are free. You can connect with my 500px account here. If you want to unlock the upload limits, add an even greater selection of portfolio templates or even just add Google Analytics then you need to go Awesome at just $50 per year.

Competition

The good news is the great people at 500px have given us two premium accounts to give away to our readers. You can go “Awesome” and get the first year absolutely free.

To enter all you have to do is post a link to your favourite/best photo (that you have personally taken) and give a little information about how / where it was shot.

The closing date of the competition is 14th July 2011 at 12noon GMT. Winners will be selected by a small team of judges and announced on this post shortly after judging. The judge’s decision is final.

If you are already on 500px then please let us know by posting a link to your 500px portfolio in the comments. Good Luck!

Links

500px
FlixelPix on 500px

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Irish Blog Awards Finalists Announced

March 9, 2011 by 3 Comments

The finalists in the Irish Blog Awards Photoblog category have just been announced and there are some great candidates on the lists. The winners will be announced on  March 19th in Belfast’s Europa Hotel. Congratulations to those who have made it this far. Remember to add their blog feed to your RSS Reader.

Best Photo Blog

– Sponsored by Pix.ie

 

Congratulations on getting this far.

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British Wildlife Photographer of the Year

February 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The second British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition is now on display at Belfast Waterfront and continues until Friday 25 February.

The exhibition celebrates the talents of both amateur and professional photographers, while showcasing British wildlife at its best. All winning and commended competition entries are included in the exhibition.

The BWPA is now calling for entries for the third British Wildlife Photography Awards and is keen that Northern Ireland’s amateur and professional photographers take part.

Call for Entries – now open

- A Celebration of British Wildlife
- Win a prestigious photography award and cash prize of £5,000
- £20,000 prize fund
- Winners will have their work showcased in a national touring exhibition and in a stunning book published by AA Publishing
- Three new categories including a video award
- 3 special awards for young people and schools

Now in its third year, these awards recognise the talents of photographers of all nationalities practicing in the UK, while at the same time highlighting the great wealth and diversity of British natural history.

BWPA also aims to encourage discovery, exploration, conservation and enjoyment of our natural heritage as well as raising awareness about British species and habitats.

Poul Christensen, Chair of Natural England, said: “The amazing images that have been captured in 2010 for the British Wildlife Photography Awards are a great showcase of the wildlife wonders that exist in this country. I’d like to congratulate all of the entrants for the exceptionally high quality of their images – extraordinary pictures of our rarest animals sit alongside uniquely beautiful shots of the wildlife on our doorstep.”

There are 11 main categories to excite the imagination, as well as three special awards to encourage young people and school children to connect with nature. Unlike other wildlife competitions, the Awards are uniquely British.

At a time when wildlife, habitat and conservation is to the fore, the Awards aim to encourage photographers of all ages, whether enthusiast or professional, to explore Britain’s natural and urban environments, and discover its bounty of wildlife species, from birds to mammals, insects to marine life.

With a prize fund of up to £20,000 and the overall winner receiving a cash prize of £5,000, the images receiving judges’ commendations will form part of a series of nationwide exhibitions. The British Wildlife Photography Awards aim to set the standard for wildlife photography in the UK for many years to come.

BWPA are delighted include 3 new categories including ‘Wildlife on Video.’

Red Squirrel

Adult Categories: Animal Portraits, Animal Behaviour, Coast and Marine, Hidden Britain, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife in my Backyard, Habitat, British Seasons, Documentary series A living Landscape, Connectivity

Wildlife on Video

Awards and Prizes:
British Wildlife Photographer: £5,000
Each Category prize: £1,000 worth of equipment including (or equivalent): Canon PowerShot G12 – Camera, Canon Pixma Pro 9000 MK II – Printer, RSPB Binoculars

Video Award
Canon LEGRIA HF S21 High Definition Digital Camcorder (value £969.00)

Young Awards
There are also three special awards to encourage participation by young people, schools and youth community groups:
Young British Wildlife Photographer (Up to 11): £300
Young British Wildlife Photographer (12 – 18): £500
School, Youth and Community Group Award: £3,000 worth of Serif Design Software and Video Camera.

Sponsors and Supporters

The competition is sponsored by Canon, WWF, The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB, Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage, Countryside Council for Wales, Buglife, Serif, Genesis Imaging and Outdoor Photography.

Supported by: The National Trust, Towergate Camerasure, Country Side Jobs Service and AA publishing.

Dates:
The competition opened for entries on 1 February. The closing date is Thursday 2 June. Entrants will be able to submit entries online or via post.

www.bwpawards.co.uk

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Belfast Zoo : Photography Competition

September 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Belfast Zoo have kicked off their Annual Photographic Competition, sponsored by HB, challenges budding and amateur photographers to take a picture of the animals during a visit to the zoo.

The competition has five categories. They are:

* best photograph taken by a club photographer
* best picture taken by a visitor
* best black and white photograph
* best picture taken by someone under 16
* best funny caption

Prizes will be awarded to the winners in each category at an awards ceremony in October 2010.

All entries must be received by 4pm on 24 September 2010, together with an entry form.

* download an entry form for the Annual Photographic Competition (PDF – 2.06MB)
* download rules for the Annual Photographic Competition (PDF – 1.62MB)

Entry forms are also available from the zoo.

Prizes

The following prizes are available to the winners of each category:
Best photograph taken by a club photographer

* first prize – £175, second prize – £150, third place – £95
* maximum of three colourprints
* colour prints should be sized between 8¨x 6¨ and 12¨x 10¨
* prints should be mounted on 15¨x 12¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.

Best picture taken by a visitor

* first prize – £120, second prize – £100, third place – £70
* maximum of three colour prints
* colour prints should be sized between 5¨x 3.5¨and 6¨x 4¨
* prints should be mounted on 7¨x 5¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.

Best black and white photograph

* first prize – £120, second prize – £100, third place – £70
* open to all club photographers and zoo visitors
* a maximum of three black and white prints
* prints should be sized between 8¨x 6¨ and 12¨x 10¨
* prints should be mounted on 15¨x 12¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.

Best picture taken by someone under 16

* first prize – family membership for the zoo
* open to all visitors under the age of 16
* a maximum of three colour prints
* colour prints should be sized between 5¨x 3.5¨ and 6¨x 4¨
* prints should be mounted on 7¨x 5¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.

Best funny caption

* open to everyone who enters the competition
* maximum of three colour prints
* colour prints should be sized between 5¨x 3.5¨ and 6¨x 4¨
* prints should be mounted on 7¨x 5¨ black card
* include a digital copy of your photographs.

Entry to the zoo for club photographers

Club photographers can get in free to the zoo on the following dates:

    • * Saturday 15 May – 8am to 10am
    • * Saturday 19 June – 8am to 10am
    • * Saturday 10 July – 8am to 10am
    • * Saturday 21 August – 8am to 10am
    • * Friday 30 April – 6pm to 8pm
    • * Friday 28 May – 6pm to 8pm
    • * Friday 2 July – 6pm to 8pm
    • * Friday 6 August – 6pm to 8pm
    • * Friday 10 September – 6pm to 8pm.

To get in free, you must show a valid club membership card or a letter from your photographic club. You cannot enter the zoo without proof of membership.

More Information

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Competition : Work with Gavin Bond

August 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Talenthouse have just released a remarkable competition to assist Gavin Bond on a celebrity photoshoot. Fashion photographer Gavin Bond invites Talenthouse and JPGmag.com photographers to submit a photo that best evokes the theme of his upcoming shoot – passion – for the chance to assist him on the set.

Who is it for ?

Gavin is seeking a Talenthouse photographer who understands how to beautifully and artistically capture feeling in a photograph. He is looking for a budding photographer who can assist him with lighting and preparation while learning valuable tips from an industry professional.

Who is it from ?

Gavin Bond is a respected, in-demand fashion and portrait photographer who has worked with celebrities such as Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry, Victoria’s Secret models (Gisele Bündchen & Alessandra Ambrosio), Seth Rogan, and Owen Wilson. Gavin recently finished touring with Green Day as their personal behind-the-scenes photographer. Gavin will select the winner from the 100 highest voted submissions.

The Prize

The winner will receive travel and accommodations to assist Gavin Bond on his celebrity photo shoot. The shoot will take place either in Los Angeles or New York within 3 months of the announcement of the winner. The winning photographer will receive the opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade from one of today’s most sought-after photographers. The winner will shadow Gavin and assist in preparing the shots. He or she will also help choose the final photos from the shoot. The Talenthouse photographer’s winning submission will appear on jpgmag.com

The People’s Choice winner’s (top 20 voted) will receive a 1 year digital subscription to JPG Magazine, and have access to ALL issues of JPG Magazine for .pdf download or to view online. The top 20 submissions will be featured on the JPG blog.

How to Enter

Head over to the competition website and sign up to submit your work.

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The Driven Creativity Awards

August 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment

G-Technology by Hitachi is continuing its support of creative communities with the launch of the G-Technology Driven Creativity Awards. Creative individuals who enter to win will have the opportunity to have their unique work and talent celebrated and recognised not just for the aesthetic qualities of their work, but for the dedication, invention and drive that has gone into creating it. [Read more...]

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Open Shutter Awards Announced

July 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment

BJP, in association with Canon, has launched Open Shutter, the first UK HD-DSLR Awards. Aimed at all UK-based photographers and film-makers, Open Shutter aims to encourage excellence in the fast-developing world of convergent image capture, recognising the best films and multimedia works shot on HD-DSLRs such as Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II.

“The introduction of broadcast-quality HD video to the latest generation of DSLR cameras has democratised filmmaking, rendering movie capture truly affordable and opening new creative opportunities,” says Simon Bainbridge, BJP’s editor.

The inaugural contest is open to all kinds of HD-DSLR films, from documentaries and commercial promos, to multimedia, fashion videos and creative films.
An expert panel drawn from the world of professional film and photography will judge the entries and select a shortlist to be shown at an award ceremony in London in December. The overall winner will receive a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV camera, worth £4500.

“The judges will be looking in particular for films that make creative use of the new technology, or use it to tell stories that otherwise would have been too costly, or in which the camera would have been too intrusive, to deliver professional standard films,” adds Bainbridge.

“Entrants should also demonstrate a good understanding of some or all of the following attributes: structure and narrative development, professional requirements for sound and editing, and evident technical ability. But above all, they are looking for credible and engaging films that can hold an audience for the length of the film.”

HD-DSLR users can submit movies lasting anything from a matter of seconds to full-length features. They can use video-only or combine still and animated images to their creations. “Creativity is encouraged,” says Bainbridge.

Guido Jacobs, consumer marketing director at Canon UK & Ireland, comments: “As a world-leader in imaging solutions, Canon is proud to be supporting the inaugural British Journal of Photography Open Shutter awards, celebrating the emerging art form of filmmaking using a high definition DSLR.”
He adds: “We look forward to seeing how photographers and filmmakers have embraced this new convergence of technology to express their creativity and innovation beyond the still image.”

Deadline for entries is 31 October. All films should have been shot using a HD-DSLR camera produced by Canon or other manufacturers. They should be sent on a CD or DVD, with a completed form to British Journal of Photography – Open Shutter, 32-34 Broadwick Street, W1A 2HG, London.
Visit www.bjp-online.com/static/open-shutter.

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