Hey, Hot Shot! – Deadline Oct 23, 2009

Hey, Hot Shot! offers photographers at all stages of their careers unrivaled opportunities for exposure and advancement. All entrants have their work reviewed by top-shelf panelists and enjoy the potential to be promoted online, selected for 20×200, and exhibited in our New York gallery. Now in its fifth year, the competition has been acclaimed by curators, critics, educators and journalists alike.

The guidelines are simple: contenders submit three photographs from a single body of work using an online upload tool, with an entry fee of $60.

Incomparable Exposure:

Our panel will select five Hot Shots for inclusion in a two-week group show at Jen Bekman Gallery in New York City. In conjunction with the exhibition, editions of each photographer’s work will be released on 20×200, Jen Bekman Projects’ acclaimed online endeavor, which offers limited edition prints at affordable prices.

Additional Benefits:

Each Hot Shot is awarded a $500 honorarium. (Nice!)

At year’s end, two Ultras will be selected from 2009’s ten Hot Shots. The Ultras are represented by Jen Bekman Gallery and slated for solo exhibitions.

All entrants are reviewed for participation in 20×200; entering the competition is the only opportunity for photographers to have their work considered. In addition, as always, our writers will select contenders to feature daily on the Hey, Hot Shot! blog throughout the entry period.

Apply now:

We only accept submissions online, via this website.

The deadline for entries is Friday, October 23, 2009 @ 8 p.m (EDT).

Hot Shots will be announced on Monday, November 30, 2009.

There is a $60 handling fee for your entry.

Submissions are open to everyone, from anywhere in the world!

Questions?:

Check out our informative FAQ, follow us on Twitter or find us on Facebook

by Douglas Stockale

CALL FOR ENTRIES

My long time friend Kent Gunnufson has sent me this call for entries:

As a volunteer, I’m starting up an Environmental Photography Exhibition in conjunction with the Colorado Environmental Film Festival. This is backed by the environmental education community in Colorado and is a once a year event. As any new event, getting a good turnout the first year is important. Hopefully you might be able to help us get the word out. Details are at the link provided

Thanks for your time.

Kent Gunnufson

Info link: http://www.mountainmagazine.com/Photo-last-promo/photo-promolst.html

2009 JURIED ALL-MEDIA EXHIBITION AT PALOS VERDES ART CENTER

Artwork by Helen Mallet

 

The Palos Verdes Art Center will be showing work entered in the 2009 All-Media Exhibition from August 21 through September 26, 2009

Entries are now being accepted and the entry deadline is Friday, June 19, 2009. The exhibition features $2,900 in awards, including a $1,000 first prize. This year’s juror is Christy Johnson, director of the American Museum of Ceramic Art.

An opening reception and awards ceremony will be from 5 – 8 p.m. Friday, August 21. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays.

.A prospectus containing the complete requirements and an entry form can be downloaded from:  http://www.pvartcenter.org/09AllMediaProspectus.pdf.

Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 W. Crestridge Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, 90275.

CONTACT:  Kathy Shinkle, Public Relations Director
310.541.2479 fax 310.541.9520
E-mail, info@pvartcenter.org
Web site, http://www.pvartcenter.org
Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm; Sunday 1 – 4pm

By Jim McKinniss

California State Parks Photo Competition

There are so many talented landscape and nature photographers in the Photographers Exchange. It is natural, then, that the California State Parks Photo Competition would be of great interest.

Several years ago, I considered entering. Once I read through the rules and regulations, I realized it was neither possible nor advantageous. For one, it was only open to amateur photographers. Next, the state of California owned your image. Once submitted, you transfered all rights. I don’t know about you, but I never enter a competition if I have to sign over all rights. I immediately put a note in the comment box of of the Salton Sea’s visitor center. Something to the effect of: if you want quality images to represent our State Parks, you should let professional photographers enter. You will get more submissions if you do not require the photographers to relinquish all rights.

This year the rules are in our favor. Professional photographers are allowed to enter, and you may keep the copyright. If you have captured a quality image in one of California’s State Parks, or plan to by year’s end, why not enter? It’s free, and there is still plenty of time. The deadline is December 31, 2009. If chosen, you will receive a lot of exposure for your exposure.

http://www.calparks.org/gallery.html

By Gina Genis

Call for entries – Redondo Beach Art Group

The Redondo Beach Art Group has a call for entries for a show titled “Through the Ages” which is about the cycles of life. It is open to all artists in Southern California.

 The entry deadline is March 31^st with the Exhibition: May 16 to July 12, 2009.

By Doug Stockdale

 

Fresh Look

In conjunction with MOPLA are the fresh  programs, one is the fresh Look, which is basicly an opportunity for a porftolio review and fresh Fair, a chance to sell directly to collectors.

So check it out, there may be an opportunity for you…

by Doug Stockdale

Photography.Book.Now call for enteries

Photography.Book.Now has just announced a Call for Entries in their Second annual Self published photography book competition. The Grand Prize is again $25,000, which last year went to Both Dow for her project “In the Garden“, which I had reviewed here. The lead book jurist is Darius Himes, current co-founder of Radius Books, New Mexico.

This is a great opportunity to get your self-published book some wonderful visibility, but this international competition will be daunting, as there were 2,000 books submitted last year in 2008.

The deadline for your book submission is July 16th, so if you have been thinking about creating a self-published photographic book, it’s now time to “get ‘er done”. And if you have recently self-published a book, think about it’s potential for this competition.

by Doug Stockdale

ArtSlant Juried Showcase competition

The ArtSlant Juried Showcase competition is now open for entries. 

ENROLLMENT for 1st COMPETITION – February 10-February 20

WINNERS ANNOUNCED – March 10, 2009

Winners will be seen by the world in our new Juried Showcase at the top of the Artshow.  This location, formerly called “Featured Artists,” is the best place in the Artshow to get attention for your work.

The ArtSlant Juried Showcase is a series of competitions designed to exhibit and promote talented artists from around the world.  Each competition has 3 stages:

STAGE 1: Approved applicants will be voted upon for 2-3 weeks in our new “Vote the Showcase” panel. Winners will be selected by our curation team. Entry fee of $2 applies.

STAGE 2: Juried Showcase Winners will be notified and premier placement in the Juried Showcase will begin.  Award certificates will appear on Artist’s Profile.  Premier placement fee will apply. 

STAGE 3: A jury of international gallerists will select six artists for the Gallery Circle from each competition.  Circle winners receive ongoing exhibition in the Juried Showcase and are eligible for the Golden Frame Awards.  At year-end, a final jury will select our three winners from the Gallery Circle for Golden Frames. 

HOW DO I ENTER?

APPLY: Go to your ArtSlant Profile. If your work has been approved for entry by the curation team, you will have an ”enter showcase” link in your CHANGE box on the right.  Click on that link to complete your competitor account entry.

If you have not been approved, please submit new work to your Profile.  ArtSlant’s curation team will review it for entry consideration. 

VOTE: Upon acceptance, your work will be displayed in “Vote the Showcase” and on your ArtSlant Profile. Check your competition entry at the bottom of your Profile each day to see your votes.  Email your Profile to friends and colleagues to vote for you.

By Doug Stockdale

BTW: if you are not familiar with a ArtSlant Profile, here is mine. (and if you do like my work, go ahead and vote for me while you are there)

Palm Springs Photo Festival update

CALL FOR ENTRIES! The PALM SPRINGS PHOTO FESTIVAL SLIDE SHOW CONTEST.

NO ENTRY FEE!

As you know from being a 2008 attendee, each evening of the festival we present the work of 4 finalists. Your work could be seen by the faculty and attendees of the PSPF on the large screen of the Annenberg Theater of the Palm Springs Art Museum.

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Enter our Slide Show Contest and have a chance to win great prizes including a CANON Professional Pixma Printer (Grand Prize) plus a $300 gift certificate from Samy’s Camera, the new Lensbaby, a great camera backpack from Tenba and other prizes. The winner from each of the four nightly finalists will receive a Lensbaby, and a $50 gift certificate from Samy’s Camera, software from our Sponsors, camera backpack or belly-pack from Lowepro and more! All of the finalist’s names will be posted on our website prior to the festival.

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Send us your slide shows! Please try to be sure they are sent in Mac readable format with each image saved separately in a folder as well as incorporated into your show. All images should be sized to 1000 pixels on the long dimension at 125 DPI. We accept Quicktime movies, Powerpoint and Keynote presentations.

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Alternative: You may also simply send jpgs in a folder with your music selection and if your work is selected, we’ll put it together provided you number your images in the order you’d like them projected.

Slide shows cannot be longer than three minutes in duration and should have music. If you prefer, we’ll try to marry the work with music at our end. Please include your music file in a separate folder on your disk. We request you send us a brief text about your submission. Be sure to include your name, address, email address and telephone number with your submission.

Entries should be addressed to Palm Springs Photo Festival, POB 69405, Los Angeles, California 90069.

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There is no entry fee required.

The DEADLINE is March 1, 2009. Work not selected for our program will be returned after March 15, 2009, provided a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) is included in the submission. All other materials will be destroyed.

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Update provided by Doug Stockdale

 

WomenInPhotography.org Call For Entries

Women In Photography International juried Call for Entries for 2009.
Minimum 2 images,
Submission Deadlines Member & Non-Member: 
Savings thru March 15
April 1,  Deadline
Notification by e-mail of Juror Selection: May 1st
Online Exhibition, June 1, 2009
All submissions, online JPEG’s, only
“2009 Competition” Guidelines & Fees:
http://www.womeninphotography.org/Events-Exhibits/2009_competition/guidelines.html

by Doug Stockdale