Born in South Africa in 1930, Lifetime Achievement recipient David Goldblatt has devoted all of his time to photography since the early 1960s. In 1989 he founded the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg, with the object of teaching visual literacy and photographic skil...

02.05.2013[ read full story ]

As every year, it is once again harvest season for the International Center of Photography, when the New York institution holds its largest annual fundraiser. The ICP Infinity Awards, during which seven honorees are recognized for their contributions to the field o...

02.05.2013[ read full story ]

After two days of deliberation looking at around 750 applications from 63 countries, a jury of international professionals composed of Florian Ebner, curator at Folkwang Museum in Essen (Germany), Yasmine Eid-Sabbagh & Rozenn Quéré, winners of the Vevey international ph...

06.05.2013[ read full story ]

Columbia University has announced the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winners for photography. The prize for Breaking News Photography was awarded to jointly to Rodrigo Abd, Manu Brabo, Narciso Contreras, Khalil Hamra and Muhammed Muheisen of the Associate...

18.04.2013[ read full story ]

The submissions for the third edition of the Sophot.com Prize were as numerous as they were diverse, while focusing on social and environmental photography. The prize was awarded to Gwenn Dubourthoumieu and Olivier Jobard. The first, Les mangeurs de cuivre (Copper Eaters), was sho...

11.04.2013[ read full story ]

The APPPF (Agence pour la Promotion de la Photographie Professionnelle en France) has just announced the winners of its 5th annual photography prize. The contest aims to support and promote the work of professional European photographers. The 2013 edition was divided into 13 c...

11.04.2013[ read full story ]

The School of Visual Arts in New York City has announced the availability of two $35,000 tuition grants for emerging international photographers to it's PhotoGlobal program. PhotoGlobal is a one year international program for young and advanced photographers to share in the vast cre...

10.04.2013[ read full story ]

This year’s finalists for the Syngenta Photography Award have been selected from over 8,000 entries by a distinguished international panel. The six finalists were chosen for their artistic quality and interpretation of this year’s rural-urban theme. The three final...

11.04.2013[ read full story ]

Two competitions were organized at this year’s Image Festival in partnership with the Darat al Tasweer Gallery and Olympus. The Open Photography Competition was reserved to amateur photographers while the Art Photography competition was open to professionals. On Ma...

02.04.2013[ read full story ]

Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière initiated for the photography section of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts a photography award bearing his name. The 15,000€ prize is open to photographers of all ages who are French or currently working in ...

08.04.2013[ read full story ]