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PDN Contests Call for Global Nomads and Digital Mavens

World in Focus

Prayer Cards by Jennifer MacFarlane, 2006 winner

http://www.worldinfocuscontest.com/

Regular deadline: August 21, 2007

Does your love for travel rival your passion for photography?

PDN and National Geographic Traveler have teamed up again for the annual World in Focus contest. All professional and amateur entries should fall into one of the following sub-categories: Wilderness Photography, The Human Condition, Extreme Exploration, Urban Landscapes, Snapshots and Open Series (for photo essays that capture the experience of a place).

Outstanding individuals in the pro category—which includes students—stand to receive portfolios on Photoserve.com in addition to Nikon and National Geographic equipment. Their winning images will also be exhibited at this fall’s PhotoPlus Expo and featured in PDN’s February 2008 issue.

But there’s no cause for envy if you’re an amateur photog. A 10-day trip for two to the Galapagos Islands, among other prizes, doesn’t sound too shabby.

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Pix Digital Imaging Contest No. 13

http://www.pixdigitalimagingcontest.com/

Regular deadline: August 1, 2007

This year, make 13 your lucky number. PDN’s annual Pix Digital Imaging competition recognizes excellence in any and all stages of the digital workflow, from capture and scanning to manipulation and output. Entry categories include Portraits/Celebs/Music, Personal Work and New Talent.

Submissions are judged on the basis of creativity, photographic quality, and their effectiveness in expressing the contest theme. Prizes include publication in PDN’s November 2007 issue, a digital camera for the winner in the New Talent category, and a special People’s Choice Award.

Craving inspiration? Head over to this gallery of 2006 winners.

PDN On the Road Debuts in San Francisco

Get revved up, because on the weekend of April 28-29, PDN is On the Road in San Francisco.

The Santa Fe Workshops and Photo District News have joined forces to present the two-day seminar series for photographers who want to grow their businesses and re-invigorate their passion for photography.

The program includes eight different speakers, all leading photographers and industry professionals. Seminar programming is customized in tracks to best suit your needs. Saturday’s segments include a Transitions track geared specifically to emerging photographers and students, with PDN’s photo editor Jeanine Fijol and PDN’s 30 photographer Comrade. Other offerings include a Commercial track with Jeff Sedlik and marketing consultant Debra Weiss; an Editorial track with photographer Art Streiber and Entertainment Weekly photo editor Michael Kochmann and a Wedding track with photographers Joe Buissink and Jose Villa. Presentations on Sunday will cover technological advances, stock photography and creativity. Valuable handouts, door prizes, lunch daily, a portfolio sharing and plenty of networking will round out this valuable event.

SPE members receive a 40 percent discount on the cost of the seminar program and full time students will get a special price of $195. (That’s 55 percent off the regular seminar price of $425.)

A special FREE educator forum at the Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, from 7 to 9:30 pm on Saturday night is of special interest to educators. Please RSVP to jwaterman@pdnonline.com for the educator forum or call the Santa Fe Workshops at (505) 983-1400 to register for a seminar. For full information about the weekend visit the Web site at www.pdnontheroad.com. Space is limited so sign up soon. See you there!