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invited to participate in Artists Wanted's 3rd annual photography
competition: EXPOSURE, an international call for
photographers of all backgrounds who speak in the language of lenses
and aperture. Submit your images for the opportunity to earn over $50,000
in awards, including grants of up to $10,000, your
own solo exhibition at the celebrated Aperture Foundation
in New York City and a VIP Adventure in Paris and NYC.
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The
Opportunity
Photographers of all levels and
styles are invited to participate. Our esteemed
panel of judges including Natasha Egan,
Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography; Stephen
Walker, Photo Director of NYLON Magazine; Michael
Shulman, Director of Publishing, Broadcast &
Film at Magnum Photos; Conor Risch,
Senior Editor of PDN Magazine; and award-winning photo editor Susanne
Miklas, will select one photographer to receive the
Grand Prize Award.
The
Grand Prize Package
As selected by the jury panel
- A
$10,000 cash grant
- An
exhibition at Aperture Foundation
in New York City's Chelsea arts district
- A
projection series of your
images throughout New York City
- A
feature on Artists Wanted's website
- Worldwide
Exposure for You and Your Work
The
People's Choice Award Granted
to the photographer whose portfolio garners the highest number of
public votes
- A
$2,500 cash grant
- A
trip to NYC during the New York Photo Festival in May 2012.
Experience high style with a one week stay in a New York City loft in
Dumbo, the heart of the photo festival
- One
week in Paris, the birthplace of photography, where you
will stay in a beautiful art apartment with passes to over 60 museums
and attractions
- Airfare
to New York and Paris
- A
feature on Artists Wanted's website
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The
Category Awards
A $500 cash grant and online
feature will be awarded to photographers selected by
the jury panel in the following fields:
- People
& Portrait
- Documentary
/ Photojournalism
- Cloudscape,
Landscape, Aerial and/or City Scape
- Travel
/ Vacation
- Action
& Adventure
- Events
(Parties, Weddings, Celebrations)
- Art
/ Conceptual
- Nature
(Plants and Animals)
- Commercial
(Fashion, Product & Food)
- Analog
/ Film
The
Exhibition
Exposure 2011 is your chance to
show your work in the gallery of one of the most respected
organizations in photography. Aperture -- a
nonprofit foundation dedicated to promoting photography -- was founded
in 1952 by photographers Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Barbara Morgan,
and Minor White; historian Beaumont Newhall; and writer/curator Nancy
Newhall; as well as Melton Ferris, Ernest Louie, and Dody Warren.
Aperture's list of artists includes: Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, Robert
Capa, Chuck Close, Bruce Davidson, Joan Fontcuberta, Nan Goldin, Josef
Koudelka, Sally Mann, Mary Ellen Mark, Richard Misrach, Sebastião
Salgado, Stephen Shore, Paul Strand, and Edward Weston, to name a few.
The
Projection Series
Have your work shown all
over New York City. If selected,
your images will be splashed across the streets of New York City with a
vivid high-powered projection system. Your work will be seen by tens of
thousands in the most compelling way possible, larger than life and
unforgettable.
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The Mission
Your photographs hold power. Each and every
one of us carries a unique experience that manifests in the images we
capture. Your photographs are distinguished and exquisite, solitary in
the level of embodiment of your character and voice. This is your
moment to celebrate the power of your images. Click Here to Participate
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