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London Festival Of Photography Prize 2012
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UPDATE: deadline extended to Thursday 5 April 2012.
The London Festival of Photography Prize is an opportunity for photographers to submit projects for inclusion in a world-class exhibition celebrating the annual festival theme. Each year the festival will explore a relevant and far-reaching theme through photographic exhibitions, workshops, participatory activities and debates.
This prestigious prize will achieve critical acclaim for the chosen winners. Every entry will be seen by a judging panel of internationally renowned experts. The Street Photography Awards exhibition run by the festival in 2011 was seen by 6,000 visitors and the winners and finalists have had their images published worldwide. The exhibition sat alongside the festival’s Vivian Maier exhibition, listed by the Observer and Culture as one of 2011′s top 10 photography shows in the UK.
There are two options for submission:
• the photo-series category (still images only)
• the photo-film category (multimedia)
The emphasis of the prize is on visual storytelling. Projects must work together as a whole and include some sort of narrative structure. We are not looking for single images or fashion/advertising/studio work.
See your work in front of the most influential people in the UK photography industry (curators, gallerists, commissioners, collectors, journalists, publishers, agents) and mingle with fellow photographers and artists at your very own launch party!
Entry fee is £35 (approx. 50 USD). Participants who reside in certain countries receive a 50% discount.Eligibility
Open to all over the age of 18 from anywhere in the world.Prize
The first prize winner of each category will receive:
• £1,000 cash (approx. 1,560 USD)
• An all-expenses paid trip to London for the exhibition launch and awards ceremony to the value of £1,000
• Major showcase of his/her work in a high-profile exhibition in central London during the 2012 festival
• Personalised feedback and advice from two of members of the judging panel, plus an online advice session with Duckrabbit
• Inclusion in prize winners catalogue
• National and international press campaign
Five runners up in each category will receive:
• Inclusion of their work in a high-profile exhibition in central London during the 2012 festival
• Thames and Hudson photo books
• Inclusion in prize winners catalogue
All entrants will receive up to £80 (approx. 125 USD) in vouchers and discounts including a £28.95 voucher to print their own photo book from Blurb.com, 20% off membership to the Royal Photographic Society and up to £30 off subscription (UK only) to the British Journal of Photography.