The glory of the Dutch Still Life recreated in plastic. To 17th century merchants, the nouveaux riches of the Dutch Golden Age, collecting luxury items and utensils to show off their wealth and life- style was a competition. They revelled in exotic animals and shells fro...

26.06.2012[ read full story ]

The jury for the Prix Photographique de la Ville de Levallois 2012, selected Sophie Jung for her series "EasyJet". Sophie Jung is a photographer born in Luxembourg in 1982 whose work was selected out of 299 entries from 48 countries around the world. The jury included Christy Lange, se...

26.06.2012[ read full story ]

On June 11, 2012, the Contemporary Art Museum of Teheran hosted the “Awakening World Awards” closing ceremony. This international contest open to photographers and designers features a cash reward. The first prize of 10,000 Euros was attributed to Hossein Fatemi (Iran) for a story on t...

25.06.2012[ read full story ]

This is the third year in a row for the Grand Prix Eurazeo. This year’s theme is “Lights and Perspectives”. The winner will be awarded 10,000€. Eurazeo has provided support for photography for the past ten years through the acquisition of original works, which the company highlight...

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With this award, the Carmignac Gestion foundation has chosen to support in-depth work of photojournalists, whose profession is in the grips of a severe financing crisis. Every year, a EUR 50.000 grant is awarded to fund a photo-reportage carried out over a period of several months ...

25.06.2012[ read full story ]

For its second edition, the Prix Photo Par Nature has asked Reza to preside over its jury of professionals, composed of photographers, journalists, and leading players in the world of photography and environmental causes. A selection of photographs from the 2012 edition, plus phot...

25.06.2012[ read full story ]

The Prize Nuevo Talento FNAC de Fotografía presented in Spain has been assigned to Manolo Espaliú with his work "42 ° C". Manolo Espaliú will be exhibited in Seville, Madrid, Barcelona, San Sebastian and Zaragoza. Seville is probably the hottest city in Europe; for most ...

20.06.2012[ read full story ]

For the third year in a row, the PMU is inviting photographers to illustrate the French world of games and gambling. In 2010, the job was given to Malik Nejmi and in 2011 to Mohamed Bourouissa . 
In 2012, PMU partnered with the Paris gallery Le BAL to launch a call for applications wi...

19.06.2012[ read full story ]

These two reportages feature the laureates of the Sophot 2012 contest about social and environmental realities that require both immediate responses and long-term actions. They include blue collar working conditions for voluntary exiles in The Emirates, pictures by Philippe Chancel, a...

13.06.2012[ read full story ]

Every year since 1955, the association Gens d’Images has awarded the prestigious Prix Niépce, which honors the work of a professional photographer who is less than fifty years old. The 8,000€ prize is sponsored by MK2. 
On Wednesday, June 6th, the jury, presided over by Esther Woerde...

11.06.2012[ read full story ]