Winners will receive cash prizes, exposure on the popular FotoDC website, exhibitions and/or projections during the FotoWeek Festival, public exhibition in Crystal City and exposure throughout the Cherry Blossom Festival March 20 – April 27.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS!! Entries received by March 11 receive a 20% discount

Categories:

Festivities -Action-filled images of Festival events: Opening Ceremony, Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, and performances

Landscape/Nature – Capture the beauty of blossoms in the Tidal Basin area

People – Images showing crowds or individuals enjoying and engaging with the cherry blossoms

Vintage -Images from 1930-1999; may be scanned and moderately retouched.

This well-known juried art contest is an annual event with prizes specifically designed to help artists advance their careers and to maximize their exposure to collectors. Not only will selected artists gain exposure by exhibiting their work in the famed Chelsea art community, the competition will be juried by an influential voice in the art world, Mr. Ira Goldberg, Executive Director of the prestigious Art Students League of New York.

Ilse Bormann, one of the selected artists from the 2011 competition, had this to say about her experience: “It was a pleasure to participate in the 2011 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. It was the second time I took part and I was very proud to be selected this time. It was amazing to have the chance to show my artwork in the Agora Gallery and it was a great feeling to be a New York City exhibited artist. It has motivated me to work even harder and to go my own way in my abstract painting. I would definitely recommend participating in the competition to my friends who are artists.”

The awards available for selected artists include cash prizes, internet promotion on ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive contemporary fine art resources online, and a one-page review with two color images in ARTisSpectrum, a prominent New York art publication. In addition, Mr. Ira Goldberg, Executive Director of The Art Students League of New York, will select the work of at least 25 artists to participate in a group exhibition at Agora Gallery. Awards are valued at a total of $55,000.

Agora Gallery director Angela Di Bello feels strongly that there is more to be gained from entering competitions than prizes and awards. She states: “In addition to providing a valuable career building experience, fine art competitions challenge professional artists as well as art students to create some of their most innovative and finest work. The excitement generated by simply entering a competition and “thinking outside the box” leads to numerous new possibilities and to opening doors that may otherwise remain shut. You must fearlessly take control of your own destiny and experience a quantum leap into the future…Yours!”
2012 Calendar
• February 7, 2012 – Competition opens
• March 13, 2012 – Submission deadline
• March 27, 2012 – Results announced
• August 24th through September 9th – Exhibition for the selected artists

The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition represents not just artists, but the countries and communities they hail from, each piece reflecting a little of humanity’s many faceted soul. Out of respect for this and in an effort to grant joy to children in need, 15% of Agora Gallery’s proceeds of sales resulting from the competition exhibition will be donated to Art Start, an award-winning, nationally recognized program. Art Start works with children and teens facing the daily uncertainties and instabilities of living in homeless shelters. Though these children face many obstacles, they have dreams. Art Start uses the arts to provide them with opportunities for success. It gives them the tools, structure, support and most importantly a chance to be heard.

This call for entry is to “Capture the Moment” and then tell us the story behind it. The story can range from how you came about capturing the image you did to your interpretation of the moment you captured. The images we seek are ones that really engage the viewer and makes them want to know what is going on in the image. (ex. What the thoughts may be in the subjects mind, how you captured such an odd image, why you thought to capture this moment, what does this moment mean to you)

Last year’s winning entry even made the cover – so it’s a wonderful way to see your work published.

Entries are $25 each. All funds raised from the Water in Focus Photo Contest will support the charitable work of the NSRK with a focus on youth and community watershed stewardship education.

The Categories

1. The North Saskatchewan River – Sponsored by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. – Whether it’s from the banks or from inside a dragon boat, we invite you to submit your favourite photos showcasing the North Saskatchewan River Watershed.

2. Frozen Water – Sponsored by Miller Thompson LLP – Ice appears in nature in many forms. From snowflakes, to icicles to glaciers, this category is about celebrating the beauty of frozen water. Whether it’s an ice sculpture or a frozen waterfall, we encourage you to be creative with this category.

3. International – Sponsored by Aquality Environmental Consultants Ltd – The vision of the Waterkeeper movement is for swimmable, drinkable, fishable waterways worldwide. From Victoria Falls to Lake Titikaka in Bolivia, this category is open to any photos encompassing water from around the globe.

4. “Life’s a Beach”: At play in our waters – Sponsored by World Floorcoverings – NSRK’s vision is A North Saskatchewan Watershed where we all have the ability to safely and enjoyably swim, drink and fish. Whether it’s surfing on the North Shore or wake boarding at Sylvan Lake, we encourage you to share your photos at play in our waters.

Going beyond social boundaries, standard techniques and established rules, the 2012 Emerging Photographers competition showcases the freshest ideas and trends in today’s photography.

Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. We encourage submitting images from a singular body of work for a cohesive selection for the Juried Exhibition. A unified body of photographs indicates to the juror you’ve carefully considered your selected edit and are committed to your photography. Artwork selected for gallery exhibition will be limited to FRAMED SIZE of 30x40in.

JUROR: Paul Kopeikin, Kopeikin Gallery

Paul Kopeikin has owned and directed the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles since 1991. He has mounted over 150 exhibitions of classic, modern and contemporary photography and works on paper. This includes exhibitions by such luminaries as Diane Arbus, Garry Winnogrand, Helen Levitt, Lee Friedlander, Weegee, Marion Post Wolcott and Ralph Eugene Meatyard. Contemporary artists Chris Jordan, Amy Stein and Jill Greenberg all got their start at the gallery. The gallery has participated in numerous art fairs and Mr. Kopeikin has juried numerous exhibitions. And yet he never tires of more.

Every category winner will be awarded $500, a 3-month 3rd Ward work residency and inclusion in a Group Show in the 3rd Ward Gallery. One Grand Prize Winner, as determined by the public, will win a $5,000 cash grant, a 1-year 3rd Ward work residency, and inclusion in a Group Show at the 3rd Ward Gallery!

For the past six years, 3rd Ward has been a leading resource for artists and creative professionals in New York City and around the world. You create inspired work. Now share it with the world

$15 per image, you can submit 7 or more images for a flat rate of $99 (maximum of 20 images). The $99 package includes a 1-year Basic 3rd Ward Membership free of charge.

Subject matter is open
• Finalists notified by July 30, 2012
• Winners notified by August 13, 2012

Choose a Category for Your Picture and Tell us why this picture special to you.

Animals / Pets

Artistic / Creative

Holidays / Events

Humor

Nature

People / Family / Friends

Travel / Vacation

Photo captions must accompany all submissions, and should include the subject of the image, the location the image was taken, and the name of the photographer(s).

Submission period is from January 25 to February 18, 2012. Voting will start as soon as the photos have been posted. Last day of voting is on February 18, 2012. All entries must be received by the advertised closing time and date. Winners will be announced soon after the last day of voting, February 18, 2012.

CONTEST DIVISIONS
Student Senior Division: For anyone ages 15-18.
Student Junior Division: For anyone 14 years of age and younger.
Adult Division: For anyone 19 years of age and older.
Both amateurs and professionals are encouraged to enter.

II. CONTEST CATEGORIES
Note: You may submit a maximum of 3 entries in each of the 10 categories.

A. WILD NATURE: These categories represent nature unaffected by man’s presence. Within your images, there should be no indication of the “handof-man” in any form.
1. Wildlife: Non-captive animals in their natural habitat. Examples include: mammals, birds, marine life, reptiles,  amphibians and insects.
2. Nature, Other: Other natural objects in their natural habitat. Examples include: Plants, flowers, trees, rocks, shells, minerals, fungi and lichens.
3. Nature Scenics: Expansive views that may include landscapes, seascapes, cloudscapes, mountains, forests, deserts, oceans (below or above the surface), waterfalls, sunrise and sunsets.

B. SHARED WORLD: These categories are nature images which may include the influence of man. Although man’s influence is included, it should NOT be the focal point of the subject. For instance, architectural images or man’s interaction with man should not be included.
4. Animals: Images of any animal and may include zoo, aquarium, farm or captive animals.However, no household pets will be allowed in the adult division. Image may be a portrait or group, and should show animal interaction, or display
animal behavior.
5. Flora: Images of any plant life. Examples include flowers, plants, gardens, trees, and may include any cultivated plant life.
6. Shared Scenics: Expansive views of landscapes, seascapes, cloudscapes, mountains, forests, deserts, oceans, etc. which include evidence of the hand-of-man. The focus is to be on nature; the ‘hand-of-man’ (fences, barns, bridges, etc) is not to be the subject.
7. Household Pets: (Youth only) The pet must be the principal subject.

C. ARTISTIC and CREATIVE
INTERPRETATION: These images include elements of design: line, shape, pattern, texture, form, and perspective, in addition to creative composites and creations from the digital darkroom.
8. Art in Nature: Naturally occurring patterns, lines, shapes, and forms of animals, objects, or plants in nature; also may include macro and extreme close-up images.
9. Creative Interpretation: A nature-related image created with traditional or digital tools (digital darkroom) that is intended to express the photographer’s artistic impression of the subject. Examples include: Creative blurs, multiple
exposures, abstracts etc. Place a 4×6 print showing the original photo, prior to manipulation, to a lower corner on the back of the mat board.

D. NATURE EXPERIENCES AT THE HEARD:
10. This category includes images taken on the Heard grounds, including birds, insects and other animals as well as flora and fauna. Images should NOT include the hand of man.

Since its inception in 2005, Hey, Hot Shot!, the premier international photography competition, has provided over 145 photographers from all over the world with unrivaled exposure, support and recognition. Our esteemed panel of industry professionals selects five photographers per round of competition as the 2011 Hot Shots. From these Hot Shots, one image maker will be selected by Jen Bekman Projects to win the grand prize of $10,000, in addition to the hallmark awards we offer.

If you have had the opportunity to visit the Polar Regions as part of scientific research or while traveling, or you are a resident of the North, here is an opportunity to share the best pictures of your latest journey in the Arctic and Antarctic territories.

Submit your photos now in one of four categories and get a chance to see one of your masterpieces on display at the conference From Knowledge to Action happening from 22 to 27 April 2012 in Montreal.

We’re sure this theme will generate a really broad range of photographs, reflecting the great variety of people, places and events that make Britain special.

Photographs could focus on a particular place or person, a spectacular event, occasion or landscape, or could be a snapshot of everyday British life.

Competition judged by Ashley Franklin ARPS, ABPPA, APAGB.

Eyephoneography #3 will have the same format of the previous two editions, which proved to be perfect to offer an overview of various mobile photography trends while offering the right amount of room to each photographer to present his/her vision and promote visibility of the photographers in media and promotional efforts.

Some of the eyephoneography #3 photos will also be included in the ongoing Mobile eyephoneography exhibit that is likely to continue touring after the final provisional stop in Seville in January 2013. There will also be a catalog accompanying eyephoneography #3.

The goal is not to find single nice shots. So we encourage you not to simply submit your five nicest/most-liked any-style photos. You will need to submit five of your photos shot and edited on a smartphone.

We are looking for people whose photographic message is powerful and original.
We are looking for interesting stories.
We are looking for mobile photographers with a vision.
We want to put the spotlight on four mobile photographers who have something to say with their images.

The competition consists of three separate Seasons. The opening and closing dates for each Seasons are as follows:

Season 1 (3rd January 2012 – 29th February 2012), midnight GMT
Season 2 (1st March 2012 – 30th April 2012), midnight GMT
Season 3 (1st May 2012 – 30th June 2012), midnight GMT

Open Now will be shown in the Belfast Photo Factorys own gallery in Belfast and in the prestigious Gallery of Photography in Dublin.

All Open Now submissions will be judged by the submission panel consisting of Donovan Wylie (Magnum Photos), Trish Lambe and Tanya Kiang (both Gallery of Photography)

The “Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award” competition is open to any (prospective) professional photographer aged 25 or under at the time of entering. To take part, participants must send in a series of photographs taken in 2011 or 2012 or long-term projects containing at least one photo from 2011 or 2012. Only one entry per photographer is accepted.

the desire to bring more attention to works that may not fit neatly into easily defined categories, a belief in the significance of dialogue, and an effort to make participation accessible by not asking you to pay an arm and a leg for the chance to possibly maybe have your work seen.

Well known masters include Henri Cartier-Bresson and W. Eugene Smith with recent discoveries such as Vivian Maier and Frank Oscar Larson adding to a long list of great photographers.

Many of the scenes captured by practitioners of this art, with the possible exception of war and extreme sports documentary, pass before us every day, but we do not see. This exhibit is dedicated to those who strive to see, realize and then manifest vision and moment into an image so that we can all see what is right in front of us or inaccessible in some other way. Showing us the remarkable moments that make up the, often unconscious, Human Experience.

Juror: Nikos Economopoulos

Nikos Economopoulos began his photography career inn 1988 with a long-term project in Greece and Turkey. He photographed whatever he came across on his daily walks: street scenes, public gatherings, solitary meanderers, or deserted landscapes. In 1990 After joining Magnum Economopoulos’ photographs began to appear in newspapers and magazines worldwide. In the same year he started to take photographs in Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and the former Yugoslavia, investigating the territorial, ethnic and religious tensions of the region, as well as the endurance of traditional social and religious rites. This work earned him the Mother Jones Award in 1992.

Subsequent work includes lignite miners and the Muslim minority in Greece, people living along the Green Line dividing southern and northern Cyprus; illegal immigrants at the Greek-Albanian border; and young residents of Tokyo, mass emigration of ethnic Albanians fleeing Kosovo. He was given the Abdi Ipektsi Award for peace and friendship between Greece and Turkey in 2001. Nikos has published ten books and his work is in the permanent collections of Centre Méditerranéen de la Photographie and the Benaki Museum. He organizes a series of photography workshops in locations in eastern Europe, Asia and Africa.

Submit your favorite shot — or your 25 favorites — for a chance to win dream trips, photo gear and, of course, fame in the pages of ISLANDS magazine
All entrants must submit an original photograph taken on an island or in island waters

This idea defines our mission to raise awareness about endangered cultures, threatened environments, and critical social concerns through photography.

Blue Earth helps photographers educate the public and motivate society to make positive change – we invite contest entries that exemplify our mission and the power of photographic storytelling

Entries must be photographic in nature and made using a camera – images created exclusively through digital means are not permitted.

The four unique NPPA Best Of Photojournalism contests are:

Best Of Print Photojournalism
Best Of Television Photojournalism
Best Of Photojournalism Editing
Best Of Web Photojournalism

This year Snowden has included four new categories for the competition as a way of providing additional options and inspiration in ‘celebrating the mining industry’.

Significant achievements in Mining
Technology and innovation in Mining
Environmental or sustainability successes in Mining
People in Mining and their stories

People’s Choice winner

Once again we are privileged to have world renowned landscape photographer, Richard Woldendorp, lead the judging panel, together with key industry representatives and Snowden’s CEO and specialists.

The show is open to all photographers. All forms of photographic expression are encouraged: from film-based to digital capture — black and white darkroom to digital manipulation and alternative processing — out-of-the-camera images to hand-colored photographs and montages.

We have an outstanding juror, Jennifer L. Daly MFA with Distinction-Photography, Art and Art History Instructor at Shasta College. Jennifer describes her view of photography as follows: ” Photography has always been a diverse art form with evolving and emerging technologies, ideas, and styles. As a juror, I look forward to seeing the breadth of the medium from “straight” photography to photo-manipulation, digital, traditional and alternative process and everything in between in order to facilitate an exhibition of interpretations of photography today.”

2012 and Beyond: Charting the Future focuses on speculations for the future and exploring worlds, technologies & movements we have yet to create. It approaches science fiction through the lens of speculative fiction, observing technology and environments that evolved from dreams into reality.

Artists are asked to create a visual or installation project aimed at raising awareness about Sustainability Issues, demonstrating the creative potential of fine arts with regards to environmental, social, and economic issues and the potential role of art in a much needed societal transformation.

1974 William Eggleston had the first solo show of color photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The MoMA show is regarded as a watershed moment in the history of photography, by marking the acceptance of color photography by the highest validating institution in the art world. A lot has changed and evolved in the field of photography in the last 38 years, but we are still captivated by dynamic, bold, vivid, colorful photographs of diverse and fascinating visual subjects.

Eligible are all art forms relating to, or gaining inspiration from the world of nature. Landscapes, skyscapes, flowers, vegetables, fruits and animals are all eligible. Human images are permitted only as an elemental part of the natural environment. All artist interpretations of the natural world from the realist to the abstract and conceptual will be reviewed and considered.

The Landguard Peninsula is a great untapped resource for photographic opportunities – huge container ships, wonderful wildlife, unique objects at the Felixstowe Museum and the historic Landguard Fort.

There are three different categories.

Category 1: Man-made
Made by people rather than occurring in nature.

Category 2: Texture or Pattern
The appearance or feel of something OR a repeated decorative design. Think up close!

Category 3: Colour
A subject where the colour or colours are the predominant feature.

All photographs must have been taken on the Landguard Peninsula at Felixstowe in Suffolk.

This international exhibition is the perfect platform to enter the global sphere for any young and inspired photographer. We provide the opportunity in the form of a competition to absolutely anybody who wants a chance to get their work out there. From the most informal instances all the way to an internationally organized event; this prospect doesn’t come by every day.

POST: Photography on Street & Travel begins with a competition. This competition is open to photographers across the world, and allows for up to 3 entries per person. We don’t discriminate between choice of camera, but would prefer that you remain true to the original thought/image and refrain from editing too much.

POST will be held every 6 months, starting with a 50 photographer exhibition in Singapore. Since we are primarily youth powered; the panel of judges who will curate the exhibition will be young as well- but no doubt of incredible skill. Emaho has organized events of its own in the past, and has been associated with a number of others, so is well aware of how to ensure the success of this enterprise.

Categories for the photographic competition :

Portrait. Best portrait photograph of a Hawk Conservancy Trust bird of prey.

Action. Best photograph of a Hawk Conservancy Trust bird of prey in a flying display.

Working relationship.Best photograph demonstrating the relationship between a member of Trust staff and a Hawk Conservancy Trust bird of prey.

Flora and fauna. Best photograph of the wildflowers, shrubs, plants, trees, insects, mammals and wildlife around the grounds of the Trust (excludes birds of prey).

In the wild. Best photograph of a wild (non-captive/non-Trust) bird of prey taken in its natural setting.

Young Photographer. Best photograph in any category, taken by an under 16 year old.

This contest is open to photographers from any country, but you must be over the age of 18 years.

You retain the copyright to your photos and we ask for limited usage rights. We believe in fair terms and conditions.

FREE TO ENTER
$100 IN CASH TO BE WON!
WINNER CHOSEN FROM LIKES & JUDGING

THE THEME IS OPEN SO YOU CAN SUBMIT ANY PHOTO YOU WISH

Getting into CQ means your work measures up to the best work being done today. Check out the major design firms, top illustrators and photographers who have been winners on our site. And the top universities and art schools whose student’s have been featured. You’ll see why we’re quickly becoming a leading art and design competition.

Why enter Creative Quarterly?
More immediate notice. Our publication comes out quarterly so we’re on top of who’s doing the top work. Less expensive entry fees. A flat $10 per entry.

Eligibility
All art directors, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and fine artists in all countries. Separate categories will be judged for professionals and students. Work must have been completed during the last six months.

Categories
Graphic Design—advertising design, books, branding, brochures, editorial, environmental, identity, packaging, posters and web.
Photography—both fine art and commercial.
Illustration—print and animation.
Fine Art—painting, drawing, printmaking, multi-media, pottery, sculpture.

Awards
See our current list of winners
If you’re a winner you’ll get great exposure in the next issue of Creative Quarterly due out in Summer 2012 distributed in the US, Canada, UK, Europe and parts of Asia. And your work will be featured in our online gallery. Runner-up entries will also be shown in our online gallery.

The six photographers chosen will receive a twelve page spread along with a Q&A interview in Adore Noir magazine. One of the six finalists will have an image chosen by Susan Spiritus to appear on the cover! The cover image will also appear on the Adore Noir website with a link to the selected photographers website for two months.

Often judges will show interest in work that is not selected for the awards but that may be relevant for other purposes. To facilitate a relationship, CENTER provides contact information of all photographers who have advanced to the final rounds of judging. No work is eliminated by pre-screening. All contestants stand to benefit from the submission process by having their work seen by the judges.