http://artscenecal.com/0209/WIPI0209.html
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/guide...
Women In Photography International
(323) 462-1444
E-mail: 2009competition@womeninphotography.org
http://womeninphotography.org
Founded in 1981, Women In Photography International (WIPI) is the most
recognized organization for women photographers worldwide. "The 2009
Competition² - call for entries of traditional and non-traditional images
will be juried in three categories, Family Gatherings, Landscapes and
Self-Portraits.
An accomplished panel of professionals, Audrey Jonchkeer, Worldwide Pro
Photographer Relations, Kodak, Rochester, NY, Sarah Leen, Senior Photo
Editor National Geographic, Washington, D.C. and Jean Ferro, Photo Artist /
President, Women In Photography International, Los Angeles, will jury the
"2009 Competition". Three placement winners and 10 honorable mention will
be chosen in each category and showcased on
. Following the Home Page visibility
starting June 1st and continuing thru December 2009, the exhibition will be
easily accessible in the WIPI archive.
For the ³2009 competition², WIPI welcomes all images including mixed media,
color, B/W, alternative or any digital photo image, manipulated, scanned
film or scanned prints and submitted as a JPEG file, will be accepted.
There is no date restriction. Cash prizes will be awarded in all three
categories.
A history of Women In Photography International is available online
The renown
Distinguished Photographer¹s Award, first presented to Eve Arnold in 1981.
Since then, the Award has been presented to outstanding photographers
including, Ruth Bernhard, 1984, Judy Dater, 1985, Marion Post Wolcott,
1986, Linda McCartney, 1987, Mary Ellen Mark, 1988, Ruth Orkin, 1989, Joyce
Tenneson, 1990, Berenice Abbott, 1991, Grace Robertson, 1992, Annie
Leibovitz, 2003, Sylvia Plachy, 2004 and Carrie Mae Weems, 2005. The Top
100 female Photographers List was completed August 31, 2008,
** Women In Photography International is a 501.(c).3. Organization. The
online resource center is comprised of the WIPI history beginning 1981, the
Peter E. Palmquist Women In Photography International bibliography of over
23,000 women photographers, an archive of exhibitions, member links, the
f2-eZine that includes feature stories, member lecture listings, book
reviews, and world resources.
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