04/27/2012

Take the 2012 Photo Educator Survey

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Our friends at the MAC Group are conducting a national survey of post secondary photography educators. This survey is designed to take a snapshot of photographic education and its trends and to see how things have changed over the past few years, so that we can all understand how to better serve photo educators and students.
Survey results will be used in a presentation on the "state of photographic education" at the national conference of the Society for Photographic Education (SPE), to be held in Chicago, March 7 to 10, 2013, when SPE will be celebrating its 50th anniversary.
While this survey is rather thorough, it should take no more than ten to fifteen minutes to complete. All educators curious about leading trends in the field of photo education are encouraged to click here and complete the educator survey today.


04/23/2012

Explore Your Hometown with YPA’s 2012 Summer Mentoring Program

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The Young Photographers Alliance (YPA) is a global community where young photographers connect with the inspiration, resources and contacts they need to build successful and sustainable careers as great artists and communicators of the future.

YPA is currently accepting applications for its 2012 summer mentoring program in the following cities:

  • Portland, ME, led by Peter Dennen & Shoshannah White
  • Providence, RI, led by Ronnie Cowie  & Angel Tucker
  • New York, NY, led by Robert Hooman
  • Columbus, OH, led by Tom Dubanowich  & George Anderson  
  • Miami, FL, led by  Aaron Ansarov  
  • New Orleans, LA,  led by Jennifer Shaw & Daymon Gardner  
  • Austin, TX, Led by Eli Reed
  • Chicago, IL, led by Robert Potter
  • Los Angeles, CA, led by David Yamamoto
  • San Francisco, CA, led by Robert Houser  
  • Portland, OR, led by Joel Preston-Smith
  • Seattle, WA, led by Stewart Tilger
  • Beijing, China, led by Shannon Fagon  
  • Bangkok, Thailand, led by Duangkamon Khattiya  & Dennie Cody
  • Dallas, TX, mentor TBD
  • Toronto, Canada, mentor TBD

Over a ten-week period from June 1 to August 15, mentors in each city provide encouragement and assistance to young photographers entering the field, through a project exploring the power of photography to communicate, document and inspire. 

YPA’s mentorship program gives emerging photographers the ability to work with successful imagemakers and industry professionals to fine tune their craft, create images for their portfolios, develop business skills and explore markets for their work. At the same time they experience the power of photography to build community awareness and support around an important environmental or social issue.

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 © Jane Bernard  Santa Fe team mentor, Nevada Wier reviewing her mentees' work.

Who is this for?  Anyone aged 18 to 29 or currently enrolled in a photography course.

What do I need to do if I’m interested?  Join as a YPA21 member and then proceed to the mentoring application.

  • Upload five to eight of your best images along with a letter of recommendation from a professor, mentor, advisor, or employer. 
  • Draft a couple of sentences on how you might approach the theme of Hometown, so we can get a general idea of your creativity/approach.

Final mentorship candidates will be selected based on the quality of work, the creativity of possible approach, as well as location. Applicants will be notified about the status of applications no later than May 26, 2012.

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YPA 2010 mentoring team members in Columbus, Ohio (Will Figg, Chris Mumma, Luke Snailham, Emily Pummill and Kate Ramsey) viewing posts from the team in Santa Fe.

Why should I take part?
  • The project and your work will be promoted in the press.
  • Work will be featured in an exhibit and on the YPA website.
  • You will learn from an established photographer.
  • You will be able to create some great work for your portfolio.

For further details contact: Lindsey Nicholson, YPA Mentoring Program Manager/Advisory Board Member 

 

04/20/2012

Budding Fashion Photographers, Take Note

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Image © Joanna KustraPDN The Look 2011 winner 

PDN The Look Fashion Photo Contest is back. The winners of each category, including the Debut (student/emerging) category will appear in PDN's October 2012 issue, which has an additional print circulation to 5,000 photography industry creatives.

Contest judges include: Shelly Vella, Fashion Director, Cosmopolitan UK, Steven Torres, Photo Editor, Style.com and Lucy Fox, Photo Editor, Marie Claire.

The cost for students is $20 per entry (single image or a photo series) with a deadline of June 20. After that date, pay an additional $10 fee to enter images until July 4, 2012. Click here to enter today!

 

 

03/29/2012

Call for Entries: LUCEO Student Project Award

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As recently reported on PDNPulse, the LUCEO Images photo collective have announced a call for entries for their third annual Student Project Award, which awards a full-time graduate or undergraduate student $1,000 to be used in the completion of a long-term photography project.

The winner will be selected by a panel of judges led by AARP director of photography Michael Wichita and announced in June at LOOK3: Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, VA. The winning student will also benefit from a one-year mentorship with a LUCEO member of the student's choice. 

Masud alma Liton, a Bangladeshi student, won the inaugural student project award in 2010 for his project on sex workers in Bangladesh, and Ohio University student Maddie McGarvey won the 2011 award for her project about grandparents raising their grandchildren.

Applications are due by midnight on May 10. For more information and to apply, visit the LUCEO Student Project Award site. And for a sense of what an award-winning project looks like, click here for an informative Q&A with McGarvey's about her work.

Image © Maddie McGarvey

 

 

03/19/2012

PDNedu's Spring 2012 Issue Goes Digital!

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PDNedu’s Spring 2012 issue is hot off the press and the print issue should have just arrived at schools from coast-to-coast. We’ve also just put the finishing touches on the winners gallery for PDNedu's student photo contest, which can be viewed here. Congratulations to the grand prize winners and finalists, and a hearty thanks to all who entered their work.

In addition to the issue in print, we now offer PDNedu as a free digital edition too... available to the general public at this linkPlease check it out and spread the news to all your photography friends! 

And, for those who will be attending the Society for Photographic Education's national conference in San Francisco, March 22 - 25, please stop by our booth in the exhibits fair and say hello... Happy Spring!

02/15/2012

Nielsen Photo Group Summer Internships

The Nielsen Photo Group manages magazines, Web sites, trade shows and events for photo hobbyists, student photographers and teachers and professional photographers.

We are seeking dedicated and highly motivated individuals to join the Nielsen Photo Group for the summer 2012. There are openings in our Web development, marketing, sales and editorial departments. All of the positions are located at our 770 Broadway, New York, New York office. Local candidates are preferred. No relocation or housing assistance is provided. These are paid internships and unique opportunities to experience the Nielsen environment, culture and team while enhancing your professional and personal skills.

To apply send your resume to lwendle@pdnonline.com. Please list INTERNSHIP as the subject line and indicate the department you are interested in within your cover letter.

Marketing Internship
Objective
Responsibilities include researching, proofreading, fact checking and writing for PDNedu, the PDNedu Web site, Blog or other Custom Media publications. Photo research and trafficking art for publication, converting and sizing image files. Prerequisites: Well organized, detail oriented, self-starter with past photography experience and good communication skills. Computer literacy, familiarity with ftp image delivery systems, proficiency in PhotoShop, InDesign and various content management systems. Knowledge of Flash, HTML, CSS and photography gear a plus.

Primary responsibilities include
-Assist with researching/writing/fact checking copy for short articles, blogs and social media.
-Photo research and trafficking art for publication for print/Web, converting and sizing image files.
-Upload texts/images to PDNedu Web site, write, edit and upload short texts for blogs and social media.
-Assist with and perform any other duties as needed or assigned by PDNedu editor.
-General assignments will rely on the use of various Mac-based programs (MS Word, Entourage, Photoshop, InDesign, RedDot, Typepad).

Work schedule
Monday - Friday - Days/Hours are flexible, with an expected work week of at least 20 hours per week.

Sales Internship
Primary Responsibilities

-Assist in Print, Online, and Sponsorship sales
-Assist with Tradeshow booth preparations
-Coordinate sales meetings, schedule conference rooms, and appointments for sales team
-Conduct follow-up to sales team meetings
-Assist accounting with collections as needed
-Other duties as assigned

 Qualifications
-Good organizational skills and attention to detail
-Ability to work well alone and as part of a team
-Professional demeanor
-Excellent verbal and written skills
-MS Office, CRM database experience a plus

Work Schedule
Monday - Friday - Days/Hours are flexible, with an expected work week of at least 20 hours per week up to a full 40 hour per week schedule.

Web Development Internship
Objective

To conduct research and help promote Nielsen Photo Group properties to hobbyists, students, educators and professional photographers and image makers through web, social media and live events while learning skills related to web-based marketing, advertising and promotion.

Primary responsibilities include
-Preparing, organizing and delivering content for social media, email campaigns and the web
-Assist with the management and performance of the Nielsen Photo Group web pages – post and monitor content, ensure links work, identify technical problems and improve usability/interactivity
-Assist with and perform any other duties as needed or assigned by the Marketing Director or Web Development Manager

General assignments will rely on the use of Nielsen Software and MS (Office Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) and multiple CMS applications.

Work schedule
Monday - Friday - Days/Hours are flexible, with an expected work week of at least 20 hours per week.

Marketing Internship
Objective

To conduct research and help promote Nielsen Photo Group properties to hobbyists, students, educators and professional photographers and image makers through web, print, social media and live events while learning skills related to marketing, advertising and promotion.

Primary responsibilities include
-Creating and updating marketing materials used to outreach to current and prospective customers/members
-Assist with writing copy for social media, e-mails and web pages
-Help renew and execute marketing plans for upcoming events; Outdoor Photo Expo, PhotoPlus Expo, contest/gallery exhibitions and others as needed
-Conduct demographic research, develop and proofread marketing materials
-Assist with and perform any other duties as needed or assigned by the Marketing Director

General assignments will rely on the use of Nielsen Software and MS (Office Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)

Work schedule

Monday - Friday - Days/Hours are flexible, with an expected work week of at least 20 hours per week.

PDN Editorial Internship
Objective

This position offers an opportunity to learn about print and online publishing as well as photo editing. The intern will help editors in researching, proofreading, fact-checking, reporting and writing about news from all aspects of the professional photography world. Other opportunities may include researching and writing blog posts, proofing magazine layouts and attending editorial meetings.

Primary responsibilities include
-Help with general organizational tasks
-Assist the editorial staff on all aspects of editorial production for the magazine and PDNOnline.com.

Applicants must be enrolled in school and earn college credit to qualify for the internship. An interest in photography is appreciated, but not required. Experience with HTML and content management systems is a plus.

 

 

02/03/2012

SVA Arts Abroad Program!

There are a number of exciting photography trips to select from the 2012 SVA Arts Abraod program!

Touring Southern France, learning portait and fashion photography in Barcelona and creating action surf photographs are a few of the options available. Invest in your talent while traveling and making art. We may just have to take a sabbatical! Tuition starts at $3,200 (Action Surf Photography) and goes up to $4,300 (Shanghai Photography Workshop).

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01/17/2012

Grants for Good


The application deadline for the Getty Images Grants for Good is March 1, 2012 and the grants will be announced in June.


Click here for information.

Grant recipients may use the entire award to offset shoot expenses, or donate all or part of the funds directly to their charity and contribute their own time and resources to their campaign. At the completion of the project, all three partners: the photographer, nonprofit and the communications agency involved will be showcased to the media and to Getty customers.

 

12/13/2011

Hear the Haunting Voice of Diane Arbus

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Widely recognized as one of the most iconic artists of the twentieth century, Diane Arbus's photographs are known to all, yet hardly anyone has ever heard her voice. To mark the fortieth anniversary of Arbus's passing in 1971, her long-time publisher Aperture presents a rare and exclusive opportunity to hear directly from the artist.  

At 7:30 pm on Thursday, December 15, Aperture and the School of Visual Arts will present a free rescreening of A Slide Show and Talk by Diane Arbus and the 1985 film Who is Marvin Israel? at the SVA Theatuer, 333 23rd Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues). The premiere screening, held earlier this fall, packed the auditorium while a long line of viewers remained waiting outside.

The Arbus piece is an original audio recording of a 1970 slide presentation in which the photographer speaks about her own photographs and those of others, refrencing snapshots and clippings from her collection. Compiled and edited by Neil Selkirk, Doon Arbus and Adam Shott, this is the only extant recording of Arbus and one in which she eloquently discusses her work and her motivations. 

The short documentary Who is Marvin Israel?, directed by Neil Selkirk, traces the life and work of the enigmatic artist, designer, art director, and teacher Israel (1924-1984), whose influence on Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon and Lee Friedlander, among others, is explored in the words of those who knew him. 
 
This presentation coincides with the highly anticipated release of Diane Arbus: A Chronology as well as the reissue of the universally acknowledged classic, Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph and Untitled: Diane Arbus. Follow the screenings, books will be available for sale during a reception in the theater lobby.

11/15/2011

CCNY Darkroom Residency Program

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CCNY invites emerging photographers living in New York City to apply for the 2012 Darkroom Residency Program.

The CCNY Darkroom Residency offers local photographers much-needed workspace in New York City as well as access to the CCNY community and programs.


Benefits of the Darkroom Residency:

Workspace: Darkroom Residents receive three months of free, 24/7 access to the CCNY facility.

Programs: Residents receive free admission to all 2012 CCNY events.

Stipend: Residents receive a monthly stipend and donated materials during their residency.


Eligibility:
All artists currently residing in New York City who are working in photography or lens-based art are eligible to apply. Please note that living accommodations are not provided. Students must have completed their studies on or before January 1, 2012 in order to be eligible to apply.

 

How to Apply:

CCNY is using an online service, CallForEntry.org (CAFÈ) for all submissions. There is no fee for submitting through CAFÈ, and registration with the CAFÈ system allows you to easily access and submit to other calls for entry using their simple standardized procedure. CCNY will ONLY accept entries submitted through this system.

Materials Needed:

Work Sample: Provide a work sample of up to 10 images. It is recommended that the work sample illustrate a single body of work.

Letter of Intent: Provide a short paragraph addressing what you aim to accomplish during a CCNY Darkroom Residency, and how that time at CCNY would most benefit your artistic work and career goals.

Artist Statement: Provide a brief artist statement (one paragraph).

CV: Provide a printed one-page artist’s resume.

Application Deadline: December 1, 2011

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