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Follow on Google News | Call for Entries: The Julia Margaret Cameron Award for women photographersWPGA sponsored by ZOOM and Professional Women Photographers open a Juried competition for women photographers only: The Julia Margaret Cameron Award. Winner images will be published in ZOOM .A portion of the proceeds is donated to Save the Children.
The Julia Margaret Cameron Award is addressed to professional and non professional women photographers worldwide, who will compete separately in the following categories: Portrait, People and Figure. Street photography Nude Self Portrait Children Documentary - Reportage, Current affairs and Editorial Fashion and Advertising (only Professional section) Architecture and Interiors Landscapes and Citiscapes Nature Abstract and Still Fine Art There are no age restrictions, as well as no restrictions regarding the date the images were taken. WPGA will be inviting in this occasion 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. JURORS: The Julia Margaret Cameron Award will be juried by the photographers Mary Ellen Mark, Kim Weston, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Olivia Arthur, Vanessa Winship; Carol McCusker, curator of the San Diego Museum of Photography; DATES: The competition will open on November 2nd , 2009. There will an Early Bird Deadline on December 13th, and a Final Deadline on February 28th, 2010. Jurors' selection will take place during the month of February and March, and the final announcement will be on April 6th 2010. ENTRY FEES: Before the early Bird deadline: 25 US$ for the first 3 images (the minimum of images to submit is 3); 7 US$ each additional image. After the Early Bird deadline and until the Final Deadline: 35 US$ for the first 3 images; 10 US$ each additional image. An image can be submitted to more than one category, counting as an additional image without discount. All submissions can be only done online. AWARDS: The Julia Margaret Cameron Award will be given to the best photographer in the professional section. The best photographer in the non professional section will be awarded with The Julia Margaret Cameron New Talent Award. Both winners will receive a cash prize of 3,000 US$, and their works will be featured in Zoom Magazine during 2010. The winners in each category will receive a diploma from The Julia Margaret Cameron Award as Outstanding Photographic Achievement in her category. In every category Honorable mentions will be awarded at discretion of the Jurors. Zoom Magazine will give additional special Honorable Mentions All awardees, including the honorable mentions of each category will be published in the book "The Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2010". All awardees will be invited to exhibit their selected images in Berlin, Germany during the month of September, 2010. The works will be sold -in limited editions of 3- at the exhibition: artists will receive 40% commission; another 40% will be donated to Save the Children, and the remaining 20% will be used for exhibition organizational and promotional costs. Awardees will also be invited to post and sell their images online, in large edition, at affordable prices, where they will get a 60% commission. COPYRIGHT: Submitted photographs may be reproduced for the purpose of marketing and promoting WPGA contests, in catalogs, posters, postcards, publications, and on the Internet. Such use is granted for not more than two years after the announcement of the awards, and without payment to the photographer or featured models. Photographers will receive photo credits with each use, and will allow WPGA to sub-license their photographs to the press for reproduction in connection with the contest and WPGA exhibitions. ABOUT ZOOM MAGAZINE: Zoom magazine is an international publication, founded in 1980, and dedicated to the full spectrum of the photographic image: portraiture, landscape, fashion, documentary, fine art and digital images. In addition to photographers of world renown, it also offers the artistic work and commercial projects of young, up-and-coming photographers from both Italy and around the world. It represents a key informational tool for many photography professionals, including gallery owners to publicize their events, art directors for their research, photographers and their projects, and photography lovers who, even simply as observers, are looking for a panorama of the photography scene. Zoom puts the major emphasis on the images themselves, offering them in large format and with impeccable print quality. Each issue features a range of portfolios with articles dedicated to individual photographers, in-depth reviews of photography books, information about the most interesting exhibitions on an international level, announcements of gallery shows in Italy and abroad (the US, Germany, Great Britain, France, Spain, Japan, China, etc.), as well as news of the most prestigious photography awards, workshops and auctions. ABOUT PROFESSIONAL WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS: The mission of Professional Women Photographers (PWP) is the advancement of women photographers through the creation of a dynamic and supportive environment while promoting public interest in photography. As a premier women’s photographic organization, our members create a collegial, proactive and professional culture that respects and inspires women’s photographic vision. Membership is open to any woman photographer regardless of age or place of residence. Current membership dues are 100 US$ per year for general membership Effective 1/1/10 dues will be 125 US$ per year for general membership, 100 US$ per year for membership outside a 150 mile radius of NYC, and 75 US$ for members 30 and younger. Please refer to PWP's website - www.pwponline.org - for additional membership choices and to join. # # # Worldwide Photography Gala Award’s mission is to recognize exceptional photographers through exhibitions, publications and by extensively promoting their work. End
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