Call for applications: Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues

The Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues is a unique collaboration between the Photography Department at Columbia College Chicago and Heartland Alliance, a leading global anti-poverty organization.

The purpose of this postgraduate fellowship is to create an opportunity for a socially engaged photographer to immerse himself/herself in the community of participants served by Heartland Alliance programs and to produce a new, original, and compelling body of photographic work that speaks to the human rights and social issues revealed through these experiences.

By engaging with the Heartland Alliance community of participants and practitioners—and not merely observing or documenting the people or programs from afar—the fellowship allows the artist to create a true connection between subject, audience, and community. This serves the larger goal of the fellowship, which is to use photographic practice to elevate our collective awareness of social, economic, and cultural issues, and to inspire positive social change.

A 25,000 USD stipend will be awarded for the 2016–17 academic year to support the fellow’s work.  Talented individuals who have completed an MFA in photography or in another related creative field and who are committed to active immersion and participation with Heartland Alliance and Columbia College Chicago are encouraged to apply.

In addition to his/her work with the Heartland Alliance community in the greater Chicago area, the fellow will also spend significant time at Columbia College Chicago, where he/she will be mentored by a Department of Photography faculty member and will work with Columbia students. The fellow will also have a Heartland Alliance project sponsor dedicated to aid his/her immersion in the Heartland community and to provide valuable feedback during the nine-month project. The fellowship will culminate with a public presentation, exhibition, and/or publication of the fellow’s newly created body of work at the completion of the fellowship period.

The Diane Dammeyer Fellowship is administered under the auspices of both Columbia College Chicago and Heartland Alliance, two internationally recognized institutions with deep roots in Chicago dating back more than 120 years. As a pioneer in arts and media education, Columbia combines its internationally recognized experience teaching creative students to develop authentic voices and meaningful skills in partnership with Heartland Alliance’s history of advocating for the rights of the world’s most vulnerable populations. The fellowship is supported by Columbia alumna Diane Dammeyer, whose experience as a photographer for Heartland Alliance inspired her to create both an undergraduate scholarship and a postgraduate fellowship in the hope that emerging artists would conceive of creative ways to use their skills to help the nonprofit organization better realize its goals.

Application and guidelines can be found here.

RFQ for Photographers, University of Wyoming, Half Acre Gymnasium Addition and Renovation

https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2371

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS; UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

The University of Wyoming invites your response of qualifications to provide photographic work for the following project on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie, Wyoming:

Half Acre Gymnasium Addition and Renovation.

Professional photographers are invited to submit portfolios of their existing relevant work for consideration toward development of an exhibition plan of permanent photographic art for various pre-determined locations throughout the public spaces of the project. Relevant photographic work appropriate for exhibition shall be limited to the following thematic categories:

• Scenic landscapes of each of the 23 counties in the State of Wyoming.


• Outdoor lifestyle and culture of the State of Wyoming.


• Outdoor recreation in the State of Wyoming.


• Outdoor wildlife scenes from the State of Wyoming.

Portfolios of existing relevant work shall be representative of photographer’s style, approach, and imagery and shall be limited to a maximum of 12 digital images. Each image shall include title, date, media, and size. Each portfolio shall include the following qualification criteria:

• Photographer’s résumé with exhibition history.


• Short statement on available work within stipulated thematic categories.


• Ability to provide images within an expedited schedule.


• Description of preferred media of printing/reproduction and framing/display formats.


• Name and contact information of three professional references.

On the basis of submitted portfolio and qualification responses, it is the intent of the University to proceed expediently, but in no case exceeding 60 days after submission, in ranking and selecting photographer or photographers for interview and invitation for submittal of full available portfolio of existing photographic work in the stipulated thematic categories for consideration for exhibition. Criteria for selection of photographer or photographers shall include preference for Wyoming residency; however, non-resident photographers with a significant portfolio of work in the stipulated thematic categories pertinent to the State of Wyoming shall be considered on the basis of that portfolio. Selection by the University shall be via an ad hoc committee comprised of faculty, staff and community parties with interest in the project.

The University intends to develop an exhibition plan with selected photographer or photographers for all, or a portion of, approximately 60 total photography works. Works in conventional and unconventional photographic and presentation methods are encouraged incorporating various media of printing/reproduction and framing/display formats. In that the public spaces in which the photographic art is to be exhibited are currently under construction, it is the University’s intent to develop a plan to facilitate installation of photographic art on or about May, 2015. Exhibition of photographic works shall be inclusive of crediting display providing photographer’s name, title of work, and location where work was taken within the State of Wyoming. The University of Wyoming does not intend to require exclusive rights to the photographic work.

All exhibited photographic work as public art shall be subject to the approval and action of the University President’s Public Art Committee and the Office of the President. The University endeavors to maintain the public art per the original agreement but shall reserve the right to remove, reinstall, store, move, or dispose of the public art at the discretion of the University and in discussion with the photographer and his/her Estate. The University is obligated to retain the public art in its original form and not alter, change, or otherwise reconfigure the work.

Commission of the exhibit plan for photographic art shall be a primary component of the total art component of the project. Total art expenditure on the project inclusive of, but not limited to, the commission of the exhibit plan for photographic art shall be approximately $100,000.00. The Agreement to be used with the commission of the exhibition plan will be the University’s Purchase Order.

All portfolio and qualification responses shall be submitted to and managed by the University through CallforEntry.org (CaFÉ), a web-based service of the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), a non-profit arts service organization. All respondents shall be required to establish a free CaFÉ artist account prior to submission. Questions shall be directed to: Kenneth Jones; Manager, Capital Projects; Facilities Planning Office; 1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3413; University of Wyoming; Laramie, Wyoming 82071.  Phone:  307-766-2250 or Fax: 307-766-2255.

The University reserves the right to rank respondents and select photographer or photographers based upon the qualification response without interviews.

Submission portfolios and qualification responses shall be received by the Facilities Planning Office utilizing the CaFÉ web-based portfolio procedure identified above by 4:00 p.m. MST, Tuesday, February 24, 2015.

Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship: Photography

Applying to the Photography Category

PHOTOGRAPHY Category Definition: This category accepts original work in traditional and experimental photography, or any work in which photographic technique is the primary element. Work that involves digital or software manipulation of photographs should apply in this category.

If you have not already, please read full program guidelines: http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/fellows_guidelines.asp

Fill out the online form in CaFE. You will need to upload at least FIVE jpg images to your CaFE Portfolio to add to your MCC Artist Fellowship application in Photography.

Work Samples

Work samples that do not adhere to the following guidelines will not be reviewed. Work completed prior to 2011 is ineligible. Upload five images, in JPG format, into your CallforEntry.org (CaFE) Portfolio. When filling out MCC’s online application in CaFE, select images to submit in the order (1-5) that you wish them to be viewed (left to right).

Preparing Your Digital Images

Images must be saved in JPG format. The image (horizontal or vertical) must be 1920 pixels on the longest side or the online system won't accept them. The resolution size should be 72 dpi. The maximum file size is 3 MB. (Read tips on preparing your images.) Panel review of work samples is anonymous. Therefore, neither your name, nor any information identifying commissions, awards, reviews, and/or presentations should appear on your work sample or your work sample description. Work samples will be tracked by title #1.

Deadline for MCC Artist Fellowships applications in Photography: Monday, January 26, 2015

https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2063

Artist/Instructor In Residence in Photography

Artist/Instructor-in-Residence in Photography for Fall 2014 is a 16 week-long fellowship program intended to present the participants as role models for the OCAC community, to advance the careers of the practicing artists, and to strengthen the public’s awareness of the significant role that making has in a contemporary art context. 

The resident must be an artist with significant exhibition records and professional achievement, strong communication skills, sustained studio practice, and desire to engage in collaborative experiences at OCAC. This individual will be expected to pursue a clearly articulated body of work or project, to teach one 3-credit BFA course “Digital Imaging I” in Photo Department and to integrate his or her practice into the academic programming and activities of the larger OCAC community. Conact adebow@ocac.edu or https://ocac.edu/community-programs/artist-residence#ArtInstructPhoto 

2014 BFA Annual Juried Exhibition

Entry Deadline: 2/25/14

Open Call to Artists BFA Annual Juried Exhibit & Scholarship Competition Southwest University of Visual Arts in Tucson, AZ is hosting a national competition of BFA/BA graduates to be considered for priority placement into the Master of Fine Arts program at SUVA.

Selected artists will be exhibited in our 2014 BFA Annual Juried Exhibit. Three outstanding artists will be selected to receive scholarship awards to offset tuition costs for the MFA program at SUVA. First Prize is a full tuition scholarship, Second Prize is a 50% reduced tuition scholarship, and Third Prize is a 25% reduced tuition scholarship.

Exhibit Guidelines:

Applicants are being considered for priority acceptance in SUVA's MFA program. Applicants must submit a Statement of Intent describing how you would benefit from and contribute to the MFA program of study at SUVA. Applicants must have completed (or be scheduled to complete) a BFA or BA no later than August 2014. Proof of graduation date is required. Unofficial transcript is permitted.

Applicants must submit two or more academic or professional recommendations attesting to the candidate's readiness to benefit from and contribute to an MFA program of study. The application process involves a brief phone interview to discuss the candidate's qualifications and to answer any program related questions the candidate may have. Artwork must be of exhibition quality and presentation ready with appropriate hardware and/or installation instructions. Artist is to provide shipping with reusable carton that meets FedEx or UPS guidelines for shipping artwork via Ground transport services.

Artist is to provide shipping to and from the exhibit. Artwork not received by delivery date will be withdrawn from the exhibit. Contact: Attn: Miles Conrad Florence Quater Gallery Southwest University of Visual Art 2525 N. Country Club Rd. Tucson, AZ 85716 submissions@suva.edu 520-325-0123

https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=1560

Blue Sky 2014 Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers

http://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=1439

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Any photographer who is a current resident of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, or Alaska is invited to submit work for consideration. Please provide exactly 10 images (no watermarks) from a single series or body of work created within the last five years. If an applicant has previously been featured in the Drawers, the submission must be of new or different work. Submitted images must be the same as the original prints intended for inclusion in the Drawers. Only one entry per artist is permitted.

All accepted works must be delivered to the gallery matted and/or mounted, unframed in standard sizes. Due to the physical dimensions of each drawer, the matted sizes of accepted works are not to exceed 20” x 24”. The jurors welcome a concise artist statement, CV or resume, and details about each print including medium, size, and price. This material will also be made accessible to visitors perusing the Drawers. Blue Sky seeks to offer for sale all prints selected for the Drawers, with a commission retained by Blue Sky. Artists who are currently represented by a gallery are asked to ensure that a Drawers entry does not infringe on any standing agreements before making a submission. Blue Sky will not be responsible for negotiating commissions with an artist’s representation.

Blue Sky is accepting submissions for this call via callforentry.org. Deadline for submissions is 11:00 PM (PST), Friday, December 20, 2013. There is no entry fee. Blue Sky cannot respond to inquiries about the status of a submission, nor are the jurors able to offer feedback or reasoning for rejected submissions.

All applicants will be notified of their acceptance by Friday, January 24, 2014. Accepted works must be received at Blue Sky to be deposited into the Drawers no later than 5:00 PM on March 14, 2014. Accepted work will debut in the Drawers to the public on First Thursday, April 3, 2014—the beginning of Portland Photo Month.

JURORS

MICHELLE DUNN MARSH is executive director of Photo Center Northwest, an educational institution facilitating creation, conversations, and sharing of significant photography; she is also the founder of Minor Matters Books, a publishing platform for contemporary art. Her professional experience includes positions with Aperture Foundation in New York City and Chronicle Books in San Francisco; recent activities include teaching this past summer at Parsons/The New School in the MFA in Photography and Related Media program, and editing John Divola: As Far As I Could Get (fall 2013, Prestel).

TODD JOHNSON is the founder and director of Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon, a venue offering opportunities for emerging and established international photographers to exhibit in a juried group format. Johnson earned his MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute and has been an active photographer, educator, and curator for more than twenty years. His recent photographic project, The Misadventures of Ansel Adams: Garage Sales, Geotracking and General Tomfoolery, was featured in a solo exhibition at The Art Gym at Marylhurst University. Johnson has worked as an independent exhibition curator for Linfield College (McMinnville, Oregon), Gallery Homeland (Portland), The Waiting Room (Minneapolis), 4X Gallery (Portland), and Floyd Watkins Gallery (Portland).

This free Call for Entries is made possible with support from the Oregon Arts Commission through a partnership with WESTAF.

The 2014 Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers program is generously supported by the Kinsman Foundation.

Conflict Photography Award now Open

Freelance photographers reporting in conflict zones can apply for an award.

The Lucas Dolega Award will recognize a photographer who often works in dangerous or difficult circumstances demonstrating dedication to democracy and freedom of information.
 
Participants must submit a selection of 10 to 20 photos documenting a conflict, revolution, natural or sanitary disaster, or their consequences on civil populations. Coverage of any news relevant to the defense of freedoms and democracy will also qualify.
The winner will receive an endowment by Nikon of EUR10,000 (US$13,795) and will have their work displayed at an exhibition in Paris and published in the Reporter Without Borders album. The winner will also be offered the production of another story by Polka Magazine.

The deadline is Nov. 15.
For more information, click here.

Future Imagemakers @ NYU Free Photography Workshop

About the program:
This workshop, mentored by Tisch Professors and advanced NYU Photography students, offers free digital photography classes to talented and highly motivated high school imagemakers. Designed to support and enhance their current training, participants will engage in many of the components that comprise the digital image-making curriculum of the BFA program at Tisch Photography and Imaging. Cameras and supplies are provided. Fifteen to twenty young artists will be selected to participate in this free program which is held either on Saturdays or two afternoons during the week from 4-6 from February to May. Applicants, in their freshmen, sophomore, and junior year, from the five boroughs of New York City as well as from Westchester County, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut and Philadelphia are encouraged to apply. 

FAQs:

What is a Future Imagemaker?

A Future Imagemaker is someone who makes images, and creates visual content for paper or screen-based media in a variety of context, including art, journalism, documentary, fashion or other. The field of photography and imaging has expanded as our visual world has expanded. If you find yourself drawn to capturing people, scenes, events, and other visual aspects of life through the lens, you may be a Future Imagemaker.

Who should apply for this program?  
Students who are in their freshman, sophomore or junior years of high school who imagine that they will be a Future Imagemaker should apply. Because the program involves travel to Greenwich Village, students of the Saturday program will most likely live in cities and towns within 2 hours of New York, while students of the Monday/Thursday program will most likely live within the 5 boroughs or a 30-minute commuting distance.

What is the schedule for the 2014 program?
The program runs in two different sessions: 12 Saturdays from 10 am until 4 pm OR Mondays and Thursdays from 4-6pm. Our Monday/Thursday program runs weekly from February 6 to May 9. Our Saturday program takes place weekly from February 1 to May 10.

What are the costs of the program? 
Future Imagemakers is tuition-free. Equipment is provided. Students will need to arrange their own transportation to and from class meetings and workshops, as well as any lunch or afternoon snacks. 

 Click Here for Online Application

REMINDER:
Applications for Future Imagemakers are due on Tuesday, November 19th.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Each applicant must submit ONE PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION. Please download and print the Personal Recommendation Form (PDF), and request that your teacher complete and mail to the following address:

New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Department of Photography & Imaging

Future Imagemakers
721 Broadway, 8th floor

New York, NY 10003


Step 2: Each applicant must submit an ACADEMIC REPORT FORM and a HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT. Please download and print the Academic Report Form (PDF), and request that your guidance counselor or college advisor complete and mail all materials to the following address, postmarked November 19, to the same address listed above.

Step 3: Each applicant must complete the online application by the November 19 deadline. If you cannot finish the online application in one session, you may save it and return to complete it at a later time. Do NOT CLICK SUBMIT until you have confirmed that you have thoroughly and completely answered all questions. You may access your online application with your email address and designated password.

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery: Teen Portrait Competition

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APPLY TO THIS CALL

Call Type: Youth
Eligibility: National
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Fee: $0.00
Entry Deadline: 10/18/13
Days remaining to deadline: 9

Enter the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery 2nd Annual Teen Portrait Competition and get your photo hung at the National Portrait Gallery!

Artists know that a portrait can communicate much more than a likeness. Personal identity, cultural differences, illusory moments—all can be captured through portraits. Portraits are created in a dizzying variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video and other time-based media. It may be a traditional, representational work or it may be a more experimental portrait.

With a new competition comes a new theme, so this year create a portrait you believe in.

Job(s)- Art Institute of Chicago (IL): Full-Time Faculty in Photography

Deadline: December 16th, 2013

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) seeks exceptional artists for one or more full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty positions in the Department of Photography, beginning August 2014. Rank and salary are competitive with peer institutions, and are commensurate with the candidate’s quality of scholarship or practice, teaching experience, and current professional standing.
Position start date: August 1st, 2014
For full details, qualifications, responsibilities and more detailed information: http://www.saic.edu/about/jobsatsaic/facultypositions/full-timefacultypositions/#photography
To apply online: https://saicfaculty.slideroom.com

OPENPhoto II: Victories and Violations African Photo Contest

The second annual OPENPhoto competition aims to encourage analytical and critical thinking about society in Africa – and support the development of photojournalism across the continent. We are looking for strong, interpretive documentary work that has a voice.

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is running its second pan-African photographic competition. After the success of the inaugural competition in 2012, OPENPhoto II will focus on:

Victories and Violations: The Struggle for Minority Rights in Africa

Who can Enter?

OpenPhoto II will recognise photographers based in Africa whose work highlights the struggles and successes of minority communities and individuals across the continent. You have to live more than six months of the year on the continent.

The competition is open to professional and amateur photographers, 18 years or older.

The winner and two runners-up, judged by an international jury, will be selected after the competition closes on November 30, 2013. Submissions are accepted from now until the deadline of midnight (CAT) November 30, 2013

Winners will be announced on December 16, 2013.

Image Ethics

• Only enter photographs that are un-manipulated, either in the field when shooting or in post-production.
• Besides portraits, the jury retains the right to query and possibly disqualify images where the photographer has interfered unfairly with reality.
• This is not a Photoshop competition, it is a photography competition.
• Do not alter your images in a way that enhance or change reality.  Do not remove something that bothers you (unless by cropping), and do not add or clone any objects to your image. If we suspect an image has been unfairly altered, we retain the right to ask for the original RAW file or film negative, or disqualify it. Dodging and burning is acceptable.
• Please keep to standard colour adjustment techniques, without overdoing anything. Do not submit HDR images.
• Converting digital files to black and white is accepted, but not preferred to scans from original negatives in black and white.
• Panoramas made from stitching images together are accepted, but please add in your captions or notes that they are panoramas.

Submission Requirements 

Please provide the following:

1. A picture story of between 10 and 15 images, with titles and complete captions.
   • Each image should be saved as a .jpg 
   • in RGB mode, 
   • 300 dpi and 1024 pixels on the longest side.
   • Each image must be readily available in high resolution should it be selected as a winner.
   • Please name each image as follows: LastnameFirstname_TitleSequence, eg. OkweKanaga_Housing01
   • Only images that subscribe to our stated ethics above may be entered.
2. A statement of up to 500 words about your entry.
3. Entries that are not properly submitted, may, at the discretion of the organizers, be rejected.
4. Once registered you must submit your work online. Mail-in submissions should abide by the same specifications on a disc or flash drive, compatible with Mac or PC. OSISA is not responsible for lost or damaged entries, and discs and drives will not be returned.
5. There is no time limitation during which the work must have been produced.
6. There is no entry fee.

By entering this competition, you agree that your photographs may be used to publicise the competition in ways deemed fit by the organizers and the Open Society Foundations (OSF).
The images may be used for an exhibition, on OSF websites, and in internal and external publications.

http://open-photo.org/submit-an-entry/

OPEN CALL: The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

OPEN CALL: The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University is now accepting applications for the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program for the 2014-2015 academic year. The program provides one-year fellowships for projects in a variety of disciplines in an open intellectual atmosphere.

Stipends are funded up to $70,000 for one year with additional funds for project expenses. Some support for relocation expenses is provided where relevant. Fellows receive office or studio space and access to libraries and other resources of Harvard University during the fellowship year, which extends from early September 2014 through May 31, 2015.

Fellows are expected to be free of their regular commitments so they may devote themselves full time to the work outlined in their proposal and are expected to reside in the Boston area.

https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/fellowship-program/how-apply

Fellowships for photography on global health open

Photographers around the world can compete for a US$4,000 fellowship.

SocialDocumentary.net (CDN) and Management Sciences for Health (MSH) are seeking submissions founded in using photography to increase the understanding of complex global issues.
Specific topics may include, but are not limited to, problems of and solutions to global health, conflict, security, the environment, human trafficking, loss of traditional cultures, domestic violence, energy, incarceration, climate change and the Arab Awakening.
Two grand prize winners will be each awarded a US$4,000 fellowship to spend up to two weeks documenting the global health projects and up to two weeks of expense-paid travel in one to two of the countries in which MSH works. The SDN documentary winner will receive US$1,000 cash award.
All winning entries will participate in an exhibition at powerHouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY, February 27 through March 23, 2014. SDN and MSH will pay all printing and preparation costs for the exhibition.
Photographers selected for the MSH Photography Fellowship must: provide all his/her own photography equipment and have valid passport (MSH will arrange for any appropriate visas), have strong spoken English language skills, be available for up to two weeks of travel to between January and June, 2014.
In addition to the photography part of the project, photographers must prepare and execute a one-day training program for MSH local staff.
The application fee of US$35 allows for submitting 6–24 images.
The deadline is Sept. 28.
For more information, click here.

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is looking for a Head Museum Photographer

 http://famsf.snaphire.com/jobdetails?ajid=JcLu7

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is looking for a Head Museum Photographer. Under direction, photographs artworks held by the Museums and from other collections for purposes of print and electronic reproduction, research, study, conservation treatment documentation, and internal database population; exercises care and skill in handling artwork; processes image files; produces color-accurate reference prints; troubleshoots and solves complex technical problems related to imaging; and performs related duties as required.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Prepares, sets up, arranges, and adjusts studio lighting and other professional photography equipment. Photographs artwork using a Hasselblad H4D-50 camera and other professional camera systems. Photographs artworks for print and electronic reproduction. Photographs Museum Stores material for advertisements, postcards, and other retail purposes. Documents complete museum environments, exhibitions, and gallery installations for FAMSF archive using still and video cameras. Photographs artwork in studio and gallery locations.
2. Handles art safely and expertly in accordance with the FAMSF Guidelines for Art Handling in all aspects of photographing artwork.
3. Processes files using professional image editing software (still and video). Prepares files for archiving and for print and electronic reproduction. Maintains an accurate color management workflow, including routine printer and monitor calibrations, and produces color-accurate reference prints.
4. Undertakes activities and follows FAMSF protocols related to image capture of the art collections, including but not limited to, file naming, metadata entry, and image management. Uses various FAMSF systems in day-to-day work, including but not limited to, collection, asset management, and workflow management software.
5. Maintains and makes minor repairs to photographic equipment. Estimates and orders supplies for photography purposes using the existing purchase-order system. Contacts service technicians as needed. Maintains accurate inventory of studio equipment.
6. Stays abreast of current best practices in imaging and preservation standards, especially as applied to cultural heritage imaging, including camera systems, studio equipment, hardware, software, techniques, and digitization guidelines.
7. Troubleshoots and solves complex technical problems and challenges related to imaging as they arise.
8. Represents FAMSF in a professional manner to the museum community and to the public at large.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor of Arts degree in photography or a related field from an accredited college or university.
Work Experience:  At least three years of increasingly responsible experience in various phases of digital photography and related photographic studio work in a museum environment, OR an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Skills and Abilities:

• Considerable theoretical and working knowledge of the principles and techniques of studio lighting and digital photography with specific application to illustrative work.
• Enthusiasm, desire, and ability to communicate the essence of fine artwork through photography.
• Ability to take art direction and help curators and other non-imaging professionals realize their vision of photographic representation.
• Ability and skill to use good judgment and ingenuity in solving complex problems in photographing 3D and 2D art objects for special purposes, and in handling irreplaceable works of art in compliance with FAMSF standards and guidelines. 
• Excellent color acuity in order to color-correct digital files and produce guide prints.
• Excellent facility with Mac and PC environments, image and video editing software, and color-management systems, including CMYK conversions.
• Good facility with peripheral systems such as e-mail, collection management and asset management systems, and Internet browsers.
• Outstanding organization skills, detail management, and follow-through.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Initiative and desire to research and learn new imaging technologies and to troubleshoot technical problems related to imaging.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player in a collaborative, collegial environment. 
• Ability to take direction.
• Ability to multi-task and respond with a sense of urgency to constantly changing priorities. 

This is a union position eligible for the Museums' benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance plus a generous time off package.
Hourly Rate of Pay: $25.05 (equivalent to a biweekly rate of $2,004)
Application Deadline: August 2, 2013

The Joan Wakelin Bursary 2013 for Photojournalists

The Guardian/Royal Photographic Society Joan Wakelin Bursary each year offers a bursary of £2,000 for the production of a photo essay on an overseas social documentary issue.

Entry for the bursary is free of charge and is open to all photographers, of any age and nationality. Applicants should submit a written proposal outlining their photo essay subject, in a maximum of 500 words, along with 6-8 images, measuring 1400 pixels as the longest dimension at 72DPI, evidencing their approach to the medium and photographic ability.
Applications should include their full postal address, e-mail address and a day time and evening telephone number
Applications are via e-mail ONLY and should be submitted to https://dropbox.yousendit.com/therps.  Please insert ‘Wakelin 2013’ in the subject box.

Closing date for applications Friday 26 JULY 2013

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview in August at The Guardian offices, in London, and the winning photo essay will be published by Guardian News and Media, and The Royal Photographic Society Journal in the Spring 2014. 
Please telephone or email Jo Macdonald, Awards Manager, on 01225 325721 or jo@rps.org for further details.

For further information please contact Jo Macdonald on 01225 325721 or jo@rps.org.

STUDENT BURSARIES
In addition to the Joan Wakelin Hon FRPS Bursary The Royal Photographic Society is very pleased to announce a major new initiative in offering a number of different bursary schemes for the benefit of young image makers. These have been made possible by funding from a number of different sources that include income from The Society's investments and legacies. They are available for members and non-members. Please click here for further information.

Call for candidates The 5th Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award: theme IRAN

Created in 2009, the purpose of the Carmignac Gestion photojournalism award is to grant EUR 50,000 in funding for a photo-reportage carried out over a period of several months on a specific, topical subject. 

With the profession in the grips of an unprecedented financing crisis, and the risks taken by freelance photographers the subject of much debate, the Carmignac Gestion Foundation wished to sponsor the delving work of photojournalists. Their dedication to depicting the truth requires knowledge of the country and experience of the terrain in order to represent the situation in all its complexity.

The Carmignac Foundation promotes the award via an exhibition in Paris and the publication of a monograph. It also purchases four of the photographs included in the report.

Deadline for submitting entries: September 30th 2013

Click here to create your application

New

In 2013, for the fifth award, nominators, past members of juries since the 2009 launch of the Carmignac Gestion Award, may suggest up to three candidates to the independent jury.
The New York Times, the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, The Times, the Pompidou Centre, Géo, Polka, XXI, the Forma foundation, Le Monde, the British Journal of Photography and AFP were represented in former juries.

Selection process

septembeR 30 - OCTOBER 25 2013:

The three members of the 2013 preselection committee - Dimitri Beck, editor of Polka magazine, Valérie Fougeirol, independent photography curator, and Nathalie Gallon, director of the Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award - will shortlist between 10 and 14 candidates. The entries, comprising the written project and photographs sent by the photojournalists, will be submitted and presented to the jurors.

The nominators will declare their candidate choices and their entries on the theme of Iran will be submitted directly to the jury on 30 October. These entries will be seen by the preselection committee.

Only members of the jury may vote on the winner. The preselection committee and Carmignac Gestion staff members are not allowed to vote.

octobER 30 2013:

The jury, composed of photographers and key figures from the international photography scene, will meet in Paris.

• François Hebel, President
• Reza
• Jérôme Sessini
• Christian Caujolle
• Anahita Ghabaian
• Jean-Pierre Perrin
• Sam Stourdzé
• Celina Lunsford
• Mark Sealy
• The winner of the 4th Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism award

The name of the winning candidate will be kept confidential for security reasons.

the organiser reserves the right to take the exhibition to other locations, subject to the photographer's approval

Canon Female Photojournalist Award

Since the year 2000, the Association des Femmes Journalistes and Canon France, in partnership with the international Visa pour l’Image festival, and with the support of Figaro Magazine, have awarded an annual prize for women photojournalists.

Women photojournalists worldwide are welcome to enter the competition, for which there is no age limit. The 8,000-euro award enables the winners to finance their projects and have their work exhibited at the festival in Perpignan and later in Paris at the Cosmos Galery.


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Female photojournalist award calling for entries

Since the year 2000, the Association des Femmes Journalistes and Canon France, in partnership with the international Visa pour l’Image festival, and with the support of Figaro Magazine, have awarded an annual prize for women photojournalists. Women photojournalists worldwide are welcome to enter the competition, for which there is no age limit. The 8,000-euro award enables the winners to finance their projects and have their work exhibited at the festival in Perpignan and later in Paris at the Cosmos Galery.

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Award for Emerging Photojournalists Now Open for Submissions

PROOF: Media for Social Justice knows that emerging photojournalists want to do meaningful projects related to human rights and social justice issues but often do not have the funds or connections to do so. For this reason, we’re offering an award to help an emerging photojournalist jump-start his or her project by providing funding and support from the media community.
Three awards will be given. First place will receive a $2,500 grant used to finance a photography project that promotes social change and human rights and will be mentored by Ed Kashi from VII. Second and third place will receive mentoring from well-known photojournalists. The top three entries will be shown at an exhibit in the VII gallery in New York City.
This award is for emerging photojournalists. For the purposes of this call for entries, the term “emerging photojournalist” means a photojournalist who has an accomplished body of photojournalistic work that a) has not yet been exhibited or published widely, b) demonstrates a commitment to human rights and social justice issues, and c) does not have agency representation. There are no age or geographic restrictions.

Applications are due by 5 pm, EST, 1 May 2013.

Judges include:
Leora Kahn | Executive Director of PROOF
Ed Kashi | VII
Stephen Mayes | VII
Amy Yenkin | Open Society Foundations
CLICK HERE TO ENTER NOW.

Press Photographer's Foundation Scholarship

The National Press Photographers Foundation has opened its scholarship application period for this year, and you do not have to be an NPPA student member to apply.

The deadline to apply for one of the NPPF $2,000 scholarships is April 15, 2013.
NPPF extended the deadline this year so that students might be able to include new work created during this spring semester in their scholarship application portfolio. A panel of professional photojournalists will judge the applications.
To qualify, students must be enrolled in school during the next fall term to receive a scholarship. Both graduate and undergraduate students may apply.
NPPF scholarships are awarded to encourage those with talent and dedication to photojournalism who need financial help to continue their studies. The awards are directed to students who are studying full-time or who are returning to college.
The Bob East, Reid Blackburn, Bob Baxter, Kit C. King, and Jimi Lott scholarships are endowed by donations from friends, family and news organizations.
The G. Gordon Yoder Television News Workshop Grant was funded by a gift from television news pioneer and former NPPF board member G. Gordon Yoder.
NPPF provides funding for the NPPF Still and Multimedia Scholarship, the NPPF TV News Scholarship, and the College Photographer of the Year International awards through donations from NPPA members. The NPPF Booster Club, made up of NPPA Life members, has provided significant funding over the years.
The scholarship application is online here.
For more information, contact the scholarship committee chairperson Dr. James W. Brown at jwbrown@nppf.org.