THIS AWARD IS NOW CLOSED
The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards organize the second edition of THE JACOB RIIS AWARD (named after the Danish-American photographer, 1849-1914) benefiting Save the Children Foundation. It will focus in portfolios (minimum of 8 and maximum of 12 images) inviting photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include old and new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements will be welcome. The Award is open worldwide to all professional and amateur photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both. There is no theme for this Award, and the images will be evaluated as a cohesive body of work (a theme or images representing the artistic trajectory of the photographer), rather than individual images.
The Award
will consist in a cash prize of $ 3,000. A selected image of the winner portfolio will be featured in the cover of the Book The Jacob Riis Award 2011.
JURORS:
The Jacob Riis Awards will be juried by Chris Steele-Perkins, UK (Magnum Photos), Tim Anderson, USA (publisher Red Dog Journal), Larry Padgett, USA (founder and former Managing Director of The Center for Fine Art Photography), Sucheta Das, India (Photographer), and Julio Hardy, Argentina/Spain (Managing Director, WPGA).
AWARDS’ DATES:
Early Bird Deadline (with discounted entry fees): November 30th at 11:59pm EST
Final Deadline: January 31th, 2011 at 11:59pm EST.
Juror's Announcement: Last week of March, 2011
ENTRY FEES:
Early Bird: $60 for the first portfolio; $30 each additional portfolio
After the Early Bird deadline: $80 for the first portfolio; $40 each additional portfolio
Each portfolio should be composed of a minimum of 8 images and a maximum of 12. Submission of entries can only be done online.
COPYRIGHT:
Submtted photographs may be reproduced for the purpose of marketing and promoting WPGA contests and awards, in catalogs, posters, postcards, publications, and on the INternet. Such use is granted for not more than two years after the announcement of the awards and without payment to the photographer of featured models. Photographers will receive photo credit with each use, and will allow WPGA to sub-license their photographs to the press for reproduction in connection with the contests and WPGA exhibitions.
To see the image specifications requirements and to submit your portfolios click here.
To see the awarded portolios of the first edition of The Jacob Riis Award click here
