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November 20, 2008 |
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Created and Maintained by: The Photoimaging Information Council |
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IPA 2008 |
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   There are certainly enough photo competitions out there to enter. Why submit to the International Photography Awards? What makes us different? It's all about EXPOSURE. - Win the coveted Lucie Statuette at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City. New York's ICONIC Performing Arts Center. You get to write an acceptance speech and get acknowledged by nearly 2,000 individuals in the Photography community! Your winning work will screen in front of this special audience. - Featured in the Annual Best of Show which exhibits worldwide. - Featured in the IPA Advertising Campaign which is published in over a dozen magazines worldwide and on the internet through our media partners. - Featured on the photoawards.com website and lucies.org websites. - Cash in if you win the top honors: Photographer of the Year, sponsored by atEDGE lines your pocket with $10,000 extra dollars. Discovery of the Year and the Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year, both sponsored by Pilsner Urquell, adds an extra $5,000.00 to your bank account, respectively. That's what makes us different. Your images are seen over and over again and live on for years to come through our print and online platforms. Oh yeah, we do have some cool product prizes too! Visit www.photoawards.com to get started. The deadline has been extended to June 15, 2008. ______________________________________________________________ The Farmani Gallery Opened it's Doors in DUMBO, New York on May 14, 2008 Showcasing the Past Winners From IPA's 2004 Through 2007. The FARMANI GALLERY OPENS in NEW YORK’s PHOTO DISTRICT – DUMBO, NEW YORK - In conjunction with New York Photo Festival. On May 14, 2008, The Farmani Gallery opened its doors in DUMBO, New York to a packed house. Farmani Gallery is originally based in Los Angeles, California and made the East Coast leap to a burgeoning photography community in time for the launch of the first annual New York Photo Festival. Hossein Farmani, owner and founder said “I am thrilled and excited to be a part of the New York Photography Community, and am overwhelmed by the support and turnout for our first show. It’s an exhilarating and refreshing time to open a new space, especially in DUMBO, where more and more galleries are opening their doors showing innovative new and vintage works. I look forward to showcasing the work of both well-known and emerging photographers in this exciting collective of gallery spaces.” The show is a culmination of curated works by Anthony Bannon, Colin Westerbeck, Debra Weiss and Jeff Griffith. Photographers in attendance were Michael Crouser, Joyce Tenneson, Gustavo Marx, Klinko + Indrani, Ghada Khunji, Lauren Greenfield and curator Debra Weiss. Farmani Gallery’s upcoming shows will feature the work of the late Dan Wynn, Mark Edward Harris and the 2008 International Photography Awards Best of Show. For more information, please visit www.farmanigallery.com.  Crowd Shot - Opening Night
 Markus Klinko (center) + Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri (right) - winners from 2007 competition
______________________________________________________________Blurb Launches Photography.Book.Now. What is it? It's EXCITING. Blurb is a book publishing platform that enables you to make, share and sell books of your own photography work (or anything you want). Blurb is our book partner for the 2007 IPA book and you should consider making a book with them, for promotion, for sale or for fun. Blurb is hosting an event this year that celebrates the photography community and here's how you can get involved. Photography.Book.Now is an international juried book competition, traveling salon and symposium. The grand prize is $25,000 and the competition is open now. Enter one or several books, and invite your friends and colleagues to join in on the competition. Entries are accepted through July 14th at www.photographybooknow.com . There are meet-ups in San Francisco, New York, London and Cologne, and a half-day symposium featuring photographers, publishers, photo editors and book designers. Blurb would love to meet you, see your books and buy you beers. Submit a book to the competition, bring your work to the meet-ups, and come celebrate with BLURB. Here's the juror's list of innovators and individuals : Darius Himes, Radius Books (and Head Judge) | Jen Berkman, Jen Berkman Gallery | Elisabeth Biondi, The New Yorker | Frish Brandt, Fraenkel Gallery | Charlotte Cotton, Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Stephen Gill, Photographer | Lesley A. Martin, Aperture Books | Alan Rapp, Chronicle Books | Brian Ulrich, Photographer | Denise Wolff, Phaidon Press.  ______________________________________________________________ SAVE THE DATE - Monday, October 20, 2008. The 2008 Lucie Awards at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center This year marks the 6th Annual Lucie Awards and we're delighted to return to Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center to celebrate. The 2008 Lucie Award Honorees are: Patrick Demarcherlier - Achievement in Fashion John Iacono - Achievement in Sports Josef Koudelka - Achievement in Documentary Herman Leonard - Achievement in Portraiture Susan Meiselas - Achievement in Photojournalism Richard Misrach - Achievement in Fine Art Erwin Olaf - Achievement in Advertising Sara Terry: The Aftermath Project - Humanitarian Award Visa Pour L'Image Festival - Spotlight Award The Lifetime Achievement Honoree will be announced shortly! Tickets go on sale July 15, 2008 through the Lincoln Center Box Office. Stay tuned for more details on the upcoming celebration. For more information about the forthcoming event, please visit www.lucies.org.
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