Дедлаин: 30 Декабря 2011

К участию в данном конкурсе приглашаются фотографы женского пола. Жанры: портрет, пейзаж, уличная фотография, арт-фото, обнаженная натура и документальная фотография. 12 выигравших будут приглашены на групповую выставку-продажу в Париж , работы будут изданы в каталоге. Участие платное.

As in the two previous editions, WPGA invites women photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include old and new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements will be welcome.As Mary Ellen wrote in her statement after jurying the first edition of this award, we will like to see, in a time when we’re inundated with imagery and media that is commercially-driven, images representing purity in photography that is inspiring and hopeful.

Who can participate

Professional and non professional women photographers from all countries. On this occasion there will be only one section: pro and non-pro will be juried together.

Categories: PortraitsLandscapes and SeascapesStreet, Photography and Cityscapes, Fine ArtNude and FigureDocumentary and Editorial

Only Single images will be accepted; no portfolios in this edition.

Jurors
Amber Terranova and Dina Bova.
Amber Terranova is the photo editor for Photo District News. She worked previously for New York magazine and Outside. She holds a BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts, Manhattan. Amber has assisted with programming at Center, a Santa Fe-based non-profit organization that supports photographers. Her taste in photography tends toward emerging and established artists with strong personal projects, surprising content and evidence of political or social engagement. She's most drawn to introspective, provocative work.
Dina Bova was born in Moscow and currently lives in Israel. Her images have been awarded in Px3, Hasselbald Masters, Sony Awards, 1st edition of the JMCA, Nikon, PDN's World in Focus, and have won 21 Gold medals in international photo-contests under FIAP/PSA patronage in USA, Austria, France, England, Croatia, Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel. Her art is a world of allegories, metaphors and multifaceted associations. She thinks that it's not important how an artist creates his work. It can be created with any tool and any medium, but it should speak for itself and convey a very special mood. It should need no explanation, no elaboration and no apologies. It can be very aesthetic or the opposite of it. For Dina, the most important thing  is freeing the imagination.

Award
The Julia Margaret Cameron Award will be given to 12 women photographers which will be invited to exhibit (and sell) their work in a very selective collective exhibition in Paris during 2013, honoring one hundredth year of the birth of Robert Capa, co-founder of Magnum Photos and famous war photojournalist. WPGA will take care of the framing and matting, as well as all gallery expenses. Exhibitors will receive 40% of the sales, 20% will be reserved for the gallery/organizers, and 40% will be donated to a charitable organization selected by the awardees.A catalog will be printed, and all 12 awardees will receive one free copy.
DeadlineDecember 30th, 2011, at 11:59pm PST

Announcement 
March 8th, 2012 (honoring the International Women's Day, observed for the first time on 28 February 1909 in United States; proclamed in 1977 by the United Nations General Assembly as the UN Day for Women's Rights and International Peace; and marked in 2011 by President Barack Obama as the International Women's Day to reflect "the extraordinary accomplishments of women" in shaping the country's history"  --- and we expect this award will reflect the extraordinary accomplishments of women in picturing the human emotions, the nature, the current affairs, and the beauty that surround as well as calling for action to end with the conflicts and poverty in this troubled world.)
Entry Fees$40 for the first 3 images; $10 each additional image

Submissions (Image preparation)
Prepare your images as required before beginning the submission process. Submissions are only accepted via the online process. Submissions as email attachments, on CD, or prints are not allowed in this competition and will not be returned. Digital image files must meet the following specifications:- 8 bit JPEG files (CMYK and 16 bits files will not be uploaded)- The largest dimension should be 1280 pixels (width or height) and no less than 800 pixels- Resolution of 72 dpi- JPG compression quality of 7 or 8- Layers must be flattened- Images will be viewed by the jurors as RGB images; therefore Adobe RGB or sRGB profiles should be used- Image title may not exceed 40 characters. Please note that image title is the name of the artwork, not the file name. Image title is what the jurors will see when selecting the images. Example: "Sunset in Brooklyn"File names may contain a maximum of 25 characters, not counting .jpg. The file name will not be seen by the jurors, may not include characters such as #, $, &, periods or other similar characters as part of the file, and should start with your name, then your first initial, and then the name of the file. There will be only one period in the file name, just prior to the file extension (i.e. Smith_J_filename.jpg). It's important to follow these instructions about the file name to allow the right storage into the image data base.

 

Официальный сайт: http://www.thegalaawards.net/call-for-entries/3rd-edition-j-m-cameron-award