76. Open Society Foundations Documentary Photography Project

  Open Society Foundations Documentary Photography Project Moving Walls 19 Application Guidelines     Overview The Open Society Foundations invites photographers to submit a body of work for consideration in the Moving Walls 19 group exhibition. Moving Walls is an exhibition series that features in-depth and nuanced explorations of human rights and social issues. Thematically linked to the Open Society Foundations’ mission, Moving Walls is exhibited at foundation offices in New York and Washington, DC and includes 6-7 discrete bodies of work. Moving Walls recognizes the brave and difficult work that photographers undertake globally in their documentation of complex social and political issues. Their images provide the world with human rights evidence, put faces onto a conflict, document the struggles and defiance of marginalized people, reframe how issues are discussed publicly, and provide opportunities for reflection and discussion. Through Moving Walls, the Open Society Foundations honors this work while visually highlighting the mission of our foundation to staff and visitors. For participating photographers, a key benefit of the program is to gain exposure for both the social justice or human rights issues they photograph, and for themselves as photographers. When the tour ends, photographers may keep their professionally-produced exhibition to use however they wish. To view images from our recent exhibitions, please visit: www.movingwalls.org.     Areas of Interest Since its inception in 1998, Moving Walls has featured over 100 photographers whose work addresses a variety of social justice and human rights issues that coincide with the Open Society Foundations’ mission. Each Moving Walls exhibit includes six to seven distinct bodies of work that address issues or geographic regions where the Open Society Foundations are active. Priority is given to work whose subject has not been recently addressed in Moving Walls.   Listed below are some topics that are focus areas for the Open Society Foundations and about which we are interested in receiving submissions. Please note that photographers are welcome to submit their work for Moving Walls even if their subject area is not included on this list. All work submitted will be considered for exhibition. In addition to the focus areas listed below, please visit our website (www.soros.org) for a complete listing of priorities and programs.   Muslim communities in Europe Women in post-conflict countries Global pretrial detention (not United States) Public health issues in Africa, including access to essential medicines, access to health care, palliative care Climate change Economic downturn in the United States, including the foreclosure crisis Images that reframe mainstream media representations of African American men and boys Detention of immigrants in the United States Youth movements, especially political participation in voter registration, policy reform efforts, public education Reconstruction and rebuilding in Haiti Physical and mental disabilities in Eastern Europe or Central Asia, focusing on integration or inclusion Political violence, especially in Latin America and Africa Elections in Uganda and Nigeria     Who Can Apply Any emerging or veteran photographer who has completed a body of work on a human rights or social justice issue may apply for Moving Walls. Work in progress may be submitted as long as a substantial portion of the work has been completed. We will accept any genre of photography that is documentary in nature and is not staged or manipulated. In addition, priority will be given to work that addresses issues and geographic regions of concern to the Open Society Foundations. Seven portfolios will be selected based on the quality of the images, the project’s relevance to the Open Society Foundations, and the photographer’s ability to portray a social justice or human rights issue in a visually compelling, unique, and respectful way. Moreover, Moving Walls values work by photographers who have a long-term investment in a community or issue. Photographers working in their home countries, women, emerging artists, and people of color are also encouraged to apply. The Open Society Foundations does not discriminate based on any status that may be protected by applicable law.     Emerging Photographer Travel Grant To support the professional advancement of photographers who have not received much exposure, an additional travel grant will be provided to select Moving Walls photographers to attend the opening in New York and meet with local photo editors and relevant NGO staff. Recipients must apply for the travel grant after being chosen for inclusion in the Moving Walls exhibition. The grant is subject to the applicant obtaining the necessary visa to the travel to the U.S. Recipients will be determined based on, among other things, prior international travel experience, prior attendance at workshops and seminars outside their home communities, publication and exhibition history, awards, and potential impact on their professional development.     Application Process: Please go to http: //apply.movingwalls.org/ t o access our online application system. You will be asked to submit the following materials: 1) application cover page 2) a project statement* (600 words maximum) describing the project you would like to exhibit; 3) a short narrative bio (250 words maximum) summarizing your previous work and experience; 4) your curriculum vitae; 5) 15-20 jpg images Optional materials: 6) Multimedia: Moving Walls has the capacity to exhibit multimedia in addition to (but not in place of) the print exhibition. A multimedia sample should be submitted only if it complements or enhances, rather than duplicates, the other submitted materials. The sample will be judged on its ability to present complex issues through compelling multimedia storytelling, and will not negatively impact the print submission. If you are submitting a multimedia piece for consideration, please post the piece on a free public site such as youtube and include a link. If the piece is longer than five minutes, let us know what start time to begin watching at. *NOTE: The one-page statement is intended to give the Selection Committee a better understanding of the project. Non-native English speakers should describe their projects as accurately as possible, but do need not be concerned with the quality of their English. Complete submissions must be received at the Open Society Institute-NY by 5pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, April 1, 2011.     Review and Selection Process: Phase 1: Applications will be reviewed and selections made by a committee of foundation staff and the exhibit curators, Susan Meiselas and Stuart Alexander. In evaluating the work, the committee considers the quality of the photographs and their relevance to the Open Society Foundations’ overall mission and activities. In addition, the committee aims to select a diversity of issues and geographic areas in order to avoid repetition of topics shown in recent exhibitions. To view images from our recent exhibitions, please visit: www.movingwalls.org.   We tend to receive between 150-200 submissions each round. For Moving Walls 19, we plan to select seven bodies of work.   Phase 2: The selected photographers will be designated wall space and encouraged to visit Open Society Foundations offices in New York in order to meet with our curators and prepare installation plans. Please note that travel to our NY office is not part of Moving Walls payment and is not a requirement. Photographers who are unable to travel to New York may correspond with our curators by e-mail or fax and submit their installation plans electronically. While curators work closely with photographers to determine an installation plan, final curatorial decisions are at the discretion of the Moving Walls curators and selection committee. During this time, the selected photographers will be invited to apply for the Emerging Photographer Travel Grant.     Time Frame: Applications are due by 5pm E.S.T. on Friday, April 1, 2011. To participate, you must be available to follow the exhibition schedule detailed below. Moving Walls 19 is scheduled to open on November 30, 2011. The approximate duration of the exhibition in New York is nine months. After the New York exhibition closes, the Open Society Foundations will select (at its discretion) a portion of the exhibition to travel to its Washington, D.C. office for an additional nine months. Please note that, in connection with prior Moving Walls exhibitions, certain photographers have been asked to participate in subsequent exhibitions in Baltimore, Maryland (in conjunction with the Open Society Foundations office located there) and in New York City (at the Columbia University School of Social Work and John Jay College of Criminal Justice). Should you be selected, the decision to participate would be entirely yours and a separate agreement would be executed.     Exhibition Schedule: Participating photographers must be abl e to commit to the foll owing exhibition schedule: April 1, 2011: Deadline for submissions. Early June 2011: Notification of participants. June-July 2011: Selected photographers meet with curators to plan their shows. Selected photographers invited to apply for the Emerging Photographer Travel Grant. July 2011 Deadline for selected photographers to submit detailed budgets and installation plans. August 2011 Deadline for submission of the following: - Artist’s statement, bio, captions, and other wall texts - High resolution jpeg files of each exhibition image foruse in exhibition-related printed materials and for inclusion on our website. - Recipients of the Emerging Photographer Travel Grants notified. September 2011: Deadline for photographers to have their completed prints delivered to the framer. Photographers are responsible formaking these arrangements. November 30: 2011 Opening reception     Payment: Upon selection, photographers must submit a budget application for printing, drymounting, and other production costs. Once the budget is approved, participants will be responsible for working within this budget and must use Open Society Foundations-approved labs. We will then pay for standard framing and window matting or back-mounting. In addition, selected photographers will receive a $2,000 royalty payment. When the exhibition tour is completed, photographers will receive the framed and matted work. The Open Society Foundations will cover the costs of returning work up to $750 for photographers based in the United States and $1250 internationally. Any shipping costs that exceed these amounts will be the responsibility of the photographer. The Open Society Foundations will offer travel grants to emerging Moving Walls photographers to attend the opening in New York and meet with local photo editors and NGOs. Applying for this grant is optional. Recipients will be determined at our discretion.     Licensing: By participating in the exhibit, you grant the Open Society Foundations a nonexclusive, irrevocable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, and worldwide license in perpetuity to reproduce, distribute, publish, make derivative works from, and publicly display the work for purposes relating to the Open Society Foundations Documentary Photography Project, including, but not limited to, the following formats: Exhibition invitation Exhibition wall texts Exhibition catalog Educational or promotional material for the exhibition Open Society Foundations’ website or any successor or comparable medium of display   In addition, you grant to the Open Society Foundations a nonexclusive, irrevocable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, and worldwide license in perpetuity to reproduce and publicly display the work on our website, or any successor or comparable medium of display, solely for the Open Society Foundations non-commercial advocacy or educational purposes. In any and all uses, the Open Society Foundations shall provide a photographer’s credit and identify it as related to Moving Walls 19.     If you have any questions, please contact the Documentary Photography Project at (212) 547-6909.      

Miércoles, 30 Marzo 2011

78. Seguir en Pie

Viernes, 18 Marzo 2011 | Leer más

80. Ojos Celestes

  ZoneZero se suma a la iniciativa del artista visual Miguel Ruibal, para invitarte a participar en este proyecto titulado "Ojos celestes' que inaugura nuestro nuevo tema que aborda lo autobiográfico.     1. Descargar PDF   2. Las imágenes enviadas deben estar en el siguiente formato:   72 dpi de resolución 1024 pixeles máximo de alto o ancho Formato JPEG con calidad de compresión 8, como máximo   3. Incluir la siguiente información: Nombre de autor País Un breve texto que nos hable de tu experiencia durante el proceso.   4. Enviar las fotografias a la siguiente dirección, del 16 de marzo al 6 de abril de 2011: webmaster@zonezero.com   Miguel Ruibal y el equipo editorial de ZoneZero revisarán todo el material enviado para su posible publicación en nuestro sitio.   ¡Gracias por participar y compartir con nosotros!   www.miguelruibal.org    

Martes, 15 Marzo 2011

82. European Publishers Award for Photography

      We are delighted to announce the 2011 European Publishers Award For Photography.   Now in its eighteenth year, the European Publishers Award for Photography is a major initiative to encourage the publication of contemporary photography.   Open to photographers world-wide, the competition is a unique collaboration between five European Publishers – Actes Sud (France), Apeiron (Greece), Dewi Lewis Publishing (Great Britain), Kehrer Verlag (Germany) and Peliti Associati (Italy).   The competition requires the submission of a substantial, completed and unpublished photographic book project. The winning project is then published in book form by each of the publishers, in their own country and in their own language, resulting in one of Europe's most extensive cultural collaborations.   The 2011 Jury will be held in France and the publisher Actes Sud will be the Project Leader.   Details of the 2011 Award are now available online   www.dewilewispublishing.com/EUROAWARD/EUROAWARD2011.html   Dewi Lewis Publishing. 8 Broomfield Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 4ND, England Website: www.dewilewispublishing.com Join Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/DewiLewis     To download our full catalogue use the following link www.dewilewispublishing.com/Catalogue_2011.pdf      

Lunes, 14 Marzo 2011

84. Her Morning Elegance on Youtube

    In just over a year, as a pure viral phenomenon, 17 million people have enjoyed Her Morning Elegance on Youtube. We would like to share with you and your community this tremendous pop-art phenomenon. Today it is the most successful stop-motion video ever. It has been screened at The Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity, Le Hors Piste Film Festival, SXSW and The Los Angeles Film Festival. It has inspired the art community and in return gained a nomination in the 52nd Grammy Awards. The music video was created with 2096 still photographs that were shot and sequenced to create the sense of movement. Recently the artists have released The Making of Her Morning Elegance in order to better demonstrate process involved in the project.  After transforming the stills into motion, the artists have decided to break the video down back into its original form. The stills have been exhibited in galleries worldwide and are now being offered for sale. These single-edition signed and numbered photographs are being offered directly by the artists through the Her Morning Elegance Gallery. We invite you to explore the gallery and own a piece of music and photographic history.     The HME Gallery Team info@hmegallery.com Links:  Video - http://www.hmegallery.com/home.php Gallery - http://www.hmegallery.com/photos.php Making of Video - http://www.hmegallery.com/makingof.php  

Martes, 08 Marzo 2011

86. Una cuestión de identidad

          Al igual que la identidad del agente J, que fue borrada y re-iniciada de nuevo en la súper producción de Hollywood de 1997 “Hombres de Negro”, los hombres de esta película esperan la llegada de pasajeros cuya identidad, en lo que a ellos concierne, se ve reducida a un nombre en un cartel.   ¿Cómo puede saber un chofer que la persona que se supone deba recoger es realmente esa persona? Si todo lo que necesita hacer es decir su nombre, ¿qué detiene a cualquier persona de acercarse y simplemente decir “Hola, soy, el Sr. Clark", por ejemplo?   ¿Qué pasaría si una persona con exactamente el mismo nombre es recogida por un chofer y llevada a un destino que no es el suyo?   Debo admitir que muchas veces he estado tentado -de tener el tiempo suficiente- a indagar adónde me llevaría la aventura de suplantar la identidad de otra persona.   El Internet se presta, de alguna manera, a que uno pueda tener una experiencia parecida a esto, con la ventaja añadida de poder salirse de la aventura en el momento en que uno lo decida. Yo, por ejemplo, nunca sé si la persona a la que le estoy escribiendo en un “chateo” o correo electrónico, es quien dice ser, o quien yo pienso que es.   La gente constantemente me advierte de estos peligros, ya que se dan cuenta de lo fácil que es adoptar una identidad falsa en Internet, pero no prestan la misma atención al hecho de que en la vida real también podemos ser engañados de la misma manera, como en el caso de los “Hombres de Negro” de la fotografía anterior.   A mi me pasó algo muy gracioso una vez. Me encontraba en la oficina de correos recogiendo mi correo certificado cuando el encargado me pidió algún tipo de identificación. Bromeando, saqué del bolsillo de mi camisa una fotografía de pasaporte que casualmente traía conmigo ese día. El hombre le echó un vistazo a la fotografía, enseguida me miró, se aseguró de que me pareciera a la foto, e inmediatamente me entregó la carta registrada. Solamente me pidió que firmara un formato confirmando la recepción del documento. De alguna manera, la fotografía se convirtió en una prueba de mi identidad.   Me pregunto en qué es esto diferente a los chóferes que recogen pasajeros desconocidos en el aeropuerto.   Comparte con nosotros tus historias de identidad y fotografías.   Pedro Meyer Ciudad de México Febrero 2011    

Miércoles, 02 Marzo 2011

88. Colors of Life 2011-12 International Photo Contest

    The fifth edition of Colors of Life International Photo Contest proudly supports Every Child matters www.everychildmatters.org   An International Photography Competition organized by Colors of Life representing an opportunity for Photographers worldwide to submit and exhibit their work In United States and Europe.   The 30 final images will be submitted to an international jury for the selection of the Competition winners: First, second and third prize (US $ 1500,1000, 500 respectively). In addition, a collective exhibition of the 30 final selected photographs in the Competition will be held in USA in different venues during 2012.   Entry Fee: US$ 40 (forty) to submit up to three images   “Every Child Matters”   Preferred subjects for photographs submitted are those related to the issues focused on by Every Child Matters, i.e. health care, education, poverty and violence and abuse, each as it involves children. The goal of this year’s competition is to produce a documentary-style exhibition from the 30 finalist photographs that will be utilized by Every Child Matters in exhibitions and other events to call attention to its efforts on behalf of children.   CONTEST DETAILS   Open to all photographers.   All forms of photographic medium are eligible.   Printing and framing of selected finalist images will be provided by Colors of Life with the support of its sponsors.   Call for entries: May 1- June 30, 2011   Additional information and submission: www.colorsoflife.org Event Contact Information: Email: info@colorsoflife.org    

Jueves, 24 Febrero 2011

90. La forma

  "Entrevista a Enrique Metinides" por Grace Quintanilla Dur: 7:03 min "La forma" disponible para iPod, iPhone y iPad

Martes, 15 Febrero 2011

92. Anécdotas

  "Entrevista a Enrique Metinides" por Grace Quintanilla Dur: 8:25 min "Anécdotas" disponible para iPod, iPhone y iPad

Martes, 15 Febrero 2011

94. Ojos, alas y raíces

  Descargar PDF   Resultado del proyecto de Mariana Rosenberg   En Agosto del 2010 participé en el proyecto Ojos, Alas y Raíces del CONACULTA (Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes), impartiendo un taller de fotografía infantil en Hueyotlipan Tlaxcala a 16 niños y niñas. Durante una semana los participantes fotografiaron cotidianamente su entorno con cámaras análogas. La enseñanza de la fotografía no como un fin sino como un medio, le da a un niño herramientas para descubrir el poder de su visión y su libertad. A partir de la edición de secuencias fotográficas se fueron creando historias personales que descubren formas de ver subjetivas en términos de una verdadera narrativa visual. Cada experiencia individual se suma al trabajo colectivo que permite conocer el entorno social y cultural de una comunidad. Durante años viajé por México fotografiando diversas comunidades intentando alejarme del punto de vista folklórico o antropológico, y a partir de la experiencia didáctica que obtuve impartiendo talleres en Guelatao, Oaxaca, me di cuenta que la mejor manera de acercarse a una población a través de la fotografía es dándole cámaras a la gente del lugar.  

Domingo, 13 Febrero 2011

96. Algunas preguntas sobre la narcoviolencia en México

    Es desalentador enfrentar, día día, las cifras de muertos, balaceras, detenidos y mutilados producto de la narcoviolencia en México. Pero más que desalentador, resulta brutal encontrase constantemente con las imágenes de cadáveres o partes de cuerpos donde casi es imposible distinguir su previa condición humana entre charcos de sangre, o medio escuchar las noticias contra un fondo de martilleo de armas y nubes de polvo. Se puede tratar de dimensionar lo que sucede. Mostrar con cifras que las guerras son mucho más violentas, que a la cantidad de muertes contabilizadas, se suman siempre un número impreciso de desaparecidos y un incremento en la miseria por los incontables desplazados. También se puede mencionar que los índices de homicidio son mayores en Brasil, Colombia, Venezuela y otros muchos países de Latinoamérica, o que el tráfico de drogas es mucho mayor en Estados Unidos y Europa. Sin embargo, nos resulta imposible desprendernos de la percepción de amenaza continua y es fácil ceder ante el miedo. Pero ante todo esto, vale la pena detenerse un momento y preguntar: ¿quién gana con nuestro miedo y cuál puede ser el mejor lugar de la imagen fotográfica dentro de este tema?   Alejandro Malo Leer más...     Galerías                             De nuestro archivo                           Revista En el lugar de la coincidencia Autor:Véronique Ricardoni El Pac Man, apuntes sobre la violencia en México Autor: Ulises Castellanos La Iglesia de las armas Autor: Jennifer Clement     Podcast Entrevista a  Enrique Metinides por Grace Quintanilla "Who is Dayani Cristal" Trailer Dirigida por  Marc Silver                        

Martes, 01 Febrero 2011

98. Entre Mundos

Miércoles, 26 Enero 2011 | Leer más

100. Trabaja con Kelly Cutrone

    Oportunidad de trabajar con la legendaria Kelly Cutrone como fotógrafo(a) oficial durante la semana de la moda en NYC. Esto incluye pase VIP (all access pass) por tres días y gastos de vuelo y alojamiento (si es necesario). Kelly Cutrone, la fundadora y CEO de la empresa People’s Revolution, se ha asociado con Talenthouse con el fin de encontrar aspirantes a fotógrafos que tengan la capacidad de trabajar con ella durante la semana de la moda en NCY. Además de formar parte del equipo de Cutrone por tres días, el fotógrafo seleccionado tendrá acceso especial para obtener la toma perfecta de un desfile de modas y acceso a una fiesta VIP, en donde también podrá fotografiar.   Fotógrafos de todo el mundo están invitados a presentar tres de las mejores fotos de sus portafolios antes del 20 de Enero del 2011.   Para más información por favor visitar: www.tlnt.at/eNalTy  

Miércoles, 05 Enero 2011