TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Regional, National, and International Competitions

This listing of photographic competitions everywhere is provided as a resource for Photographers.

Deadline: June 15, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: Diffusion Special Issue: Objectifying Photography/Photo Inspired
Sponsor: Diffusion Magazine

For this call we are looking for two types of work. Simply put, objects and photo-like works. Artists working one or both of these ways are encouraged to submit to this special issue of Diffusion. Final artwork does not necessarily need to be a "photograph." Award winners and features will be culled from all submissions.

EXHIBITION AWARD
Exhibition Award artist will be featured in our 5 year retrospective exhibition scheduled to open in February 2014 at Verve Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Featured artist portfolio with interview, Diffusion diner mug and scout book, complimentary copy of Diffusion Special Issue

SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Featured artist(s) portfolio with profile, Diffusion diner mug and scout book, complimentary copy of Diffusion Special Issue

BEST OF SHOW
2 page spread portfolio published, Diffusion diner mug and scout book, complimentary copy of Diffusion Special Issue

1ST PLACE
2 page spread, Diffusion diner mug, complimentary copy of Diffusion Special Issue

SECOND PLACE
2 or more images published, Diffusion diner mug, complimentary copy of Diffusion Special Issue

THIRD PLACE
2 or more images published, Diffusion diner mug, complimentary copy of Diffusion Special Issue

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Noted in the Jurors' selection, Diffusion Scout book

JURORS' SELECTIONS
Single (or more) image selections published in the group showcase

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Deadline: June 16, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: Urban Landscapes
Sponsor: New York Center for Photographic Arts

The New York Center for Photographic Arts (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, color etc.). Winners will receive over $2,500 in cash awards and be featured on the NYC4PA Online Gallery. The Grand Prize winning image being posted on the NYC4PA home page.

URBAN LANDSCAPES - The cities we live in, the cities we visit. They share so many characteristics yet each has its own unique identity. Whether it is the architecture, the street scenes, the people or parks, the landscapes that mark a city can be beautiful, emotionally stirring, dramatic or whatever it is that you see. Send us your interpretation of what an Urban Landscape means to you.

Juror: Charles H. Traub is Chair of the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

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Deadline: June 16, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: 2nd Annual International Hot Air Balloon Photography Competition
Sponsor: Tammy Cromer - Campbell Photo Gallery

The City of Longview and the Great Texas Balloon Race is hosting the Balloon Federation of America National Hot Air Balloon Championship from 2012 - 2015. We are holding our 2nd Annual International Hot Air Balloon Photography Contest that will be on display while the Hot Air Balloonists are in Longview. The exhibit will be on display from July 22 - September 13, 2013.

According to Wikipedia: The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. It is in a class of aircraft known as balloon aircraft. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first untethered manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air balloon created on December 14, 1782 by the Montgolfier brothers. Hot air balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than just being pushed along by the wind are known as airships or, more specifically, thermal airships.

Send us your best shot of the oldest human-carrying flight technology, the hot air balloon. The hot air balloon does not have to be in the air, but the photograph has to have an element of the hot air balloon in the image. Get creative!

Jurors:
Dr. Bill Bussey, the founder of The Great Texas Balloon Race, is an avid hot air balloon pilot and official world record holder in balloon flights; Harvey Stein, a professional photographer, teacher, lecturer, author and curator based in New York City, he currently teaches at the International Center of Photography.

Prizes:
The Hot Air Balloon exhibit will consist of 60 prints in the physical gallery and online. The winning entries will be projected at the balloonists dinner.
Best of Show - $500
2nd Place - $250
3rd Place - $150

Entry Fees:
The entry fee of $35 for up to 5 images. Photographers may enter up to 10 images only at $5 each additional.

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Deadline: June 20, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: Alter Ego
Sponsor: The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, Virginia

Self-portraiture is often used to explore and manipulate identity. There is a performative aspect to this genre. By turning the camera on oneself the photographer is brought out from behind their lens, and able to choose how they would like to the world to see them. The photographer invites judgment and critique on not only their artistic message, but also their appearance and demeanor. For this exhibition, The Kiernan Gallery seeks self-portraits that provide insight into the "second self" that appears when artist becomes subject.

For this exhibition, juror Stephen Sheffield will select up to 25 images for display in the main gallery, and up to an additional 35 to be included in the online gallery. All images will be reproduced in an exhibition catalogue available for purchase. A Juror's Choice and Director's Choice will also be announced.

All photographic media are encouraged.

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Deadline: June 24, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: Johnson City, Texas Call for Entry
Sponsor: Amanda Smith Gallery

The City of Johnson City is building a new website and is in search of images shot in and around the town. We are hoping that there are folks out there with photographs of local buildings, people, landmarks, happenings and surrounding landscapes and wildlife. This is a free call for entry and there is no limit as to the number of images you may submit for consideration. Photographers will retain copyrights to their images and be given credit for their work included on the website.

Emailed notifications of accepted images will be sent June 28, 2013. A Smith Gallery is planning on exhibiting approximately 20 of the selected images from November 1, 2013 until January 3, 2014. This exhibition will take place in the Dancehall at Pecan Street Brewing, 106 East Pecan, Johnson City, Texas.

Jurors: Susan Kirchman, owner of Taste Wine + Art, and Amanda Smith, director of A Smith Gallery.

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Deadline: June 30, 2013
Eligibility: Professional and non professional women photographers from all countries
Title: 5th edition of The Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographer
Sponsor: The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards

In this 5th consecutive edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron award, WPGA invites professional and amateur women 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 will be given to 12 women photographers which will be invited to exhibit (and sell) their work in a very selective collective exhibition in Paris in November 2013, jointly with the recipients of the 3rd and 4th Edition. WPGA will take care of the all gallery expenses. Printing and framing will be supported by the artists.Exhibitors will receive 40% of the sales, 20% will be reserved for the gallery/organizers, and 40% will be donated to a charitable organization selected by the awardees. A catalog will be printed, and all 12 awardees will receive one free copy. Jurors may invite additional artists (Honorable Mentions) to participate in the exhibition).

Jurors: There will be a pre-selection done by WPGA. Once the pre-selection is done (finalists), jurors of the final judging process and selection of the recipients of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award will be announced.

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Deadline: July 1, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: faces
Sponsor: Amanda Smith Gallery

faces : visage, mask, appearance, aspect, clock, portrait, smirk, profile, mug, kisser, frown, disguise, features, facet, grimace, countenance, dial, pout, display, glower, silhouette, physiognomy.

Forty five to fifty images will be selected for exhibition and shown at A Smith Gallery from August 16 to September 29, 2013. Receptions will be held on August 31 and September 28, 2013 each from 4 to 7pm. A Blurb full color catalogue of the exhibit with all the accepted entries will be available for purchase. Awards are $325 for Juror's Award, $250 and an exhibition catalogue for Director's Award, five Honorable Mentions each receiving an exhibition catalogue and $100 for Visitors' Choice Award.

The juror for "faces" will be Craig J. Barber [Woodstock, NY]. Craig is a photographer who travels and works using antiquarian processes and focuses on the cultural landscape.

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Deadline: July 24, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: Color-blind Juror: Matthew Gamber
Sponsor: Darkroom Gallery

The inability to distinguish one or more chromatic colors, distinction of space by the edges of darkness and light.

Color plays an important role in how we perceive the world around us. So when you take that information away what do you get in return? Without color, other elements of the photograph take on a more distinct role in telling the story. Notice how lighting, contrast, and composition are much more important in monochromatic images.

Black & white photography is a timeless art; always relevant, always contemporary despite being so historically ancient. Our juror Matthew Gamber states, "There is something about how when you photograph something in black and white, it gets locked in that timeframe where it just becomes obsolete as an everyday seeing experience."

Whether you are a darkroom purist or a Photoshop crafter, show us your love for hue-less images. We want to see your best black and white or alternative process photographs. Pay tribute to the origins of photography.

Juror: Matthew Gamber, a Boston-based artist with degrees from Bowling Green State University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University.

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Deadline: July 25, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: Eye of the Street
Sponsor: Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, Virgina

Theme: Street photographers are guerrilla documentarians. They capture the world as they see it, using small and forgotten moments to present a larger narrative. Themes of class, age, occupation, or background are brought to life by small stories that evoke our shared humanity. The keen eyes of street photographers see what others take for granted, and depict the richness and variety of our public lives. For Eye on the Street, The Kiernan Gallery seeks street photography in all its forms. All photographic media are encouraged.

Juror: John N. Wall. John N Wall is a photographer and educator from Raleigh, NC. A native of North Carolina, he is a member of the faculty at NC State University. He has exhibited his work in solo and group shows across North Carolina and the South, and has won numerous awards in regional and national competitions. His work has been supported by grants from the United Arts Council of Wake County. He holds a Certificate in Documentary Photography from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Wall maintains Southern Photography: The Blog about Fine Art Photography in the American South, named one of the 100 Best Sites for Photographers in 2013 by the folks atPhotographyDegrees.org.

Awards: For this exhibition, juror John N. Wall will select up to 25 images for display in the main gallery, and up to an additional 35 to be included in the online gallery. All images will be reproduced in an exhibition catalogue available for purchase. A Juror's Choice and Director's Choice will also be announced.

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Deadline: June 1 through July 31, 2013
Eligibility: Open to emerging and established photographers who reside in the U.S.
Title: $5000 Clarence John Laughlin Award
Sponsor: New Orleans Photo Alliance

The annual $5000 award recognizse and rewards a fine art photographer who is creating or has completed a significant body of photographic work.

The Clarence John Laughlin Award was instituted by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in 2010 to support the work of photographers who use the medium as a means of creative expression. It honors the life and work of Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1985), a New Orleans photographer best known for his surrealist images of the American South. The Clarence John Laughlin Award grants one $5000 prize annually to a photographer whose work exhibits sustained artistic excellence and creative vision. Russell Lord, the Freeman Family Curator of Photographs at the New Orleans Museum of Art, will serve as this year's juror.

The award is open to emerging and established photographers who reside in the U.S. The online application process requires a portfolio of 10-20 photographs, a written statement, a bio or CV, and a $25 application fee. NOPA will accept applications from June 1 through July 20, 2013. Finalists will be announced on August 20, 2013 and the winner on October 1, 2013.

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Deadline: July 31, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: Rural Impressions
Sponsor: New York Center for Photographic Arts

You can almost feel the difference when you travel out of a city. Rural evokes scenes of horse country with rolling hills, houses with rusted cars on the lawn and chickens in the yard, a desert with cactus, or the serene setting of a pond crowded with birds. Whatever images you have that speak to the architecture, landscape, or life in rural areas around the world we would love to see them.

Winners will receive over $2,500 in cash awards and be featured in a New York Gallery Show and on the NYC4PA Online Gallery. The Grand Prize winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page.

Juror: Aline Smithson, renowned teacher and photographer, discovered photography after a career as a New York Fashion editor, where she worked alongside the greats of fashion photography. She is now represented by galleries in the U.S. and Europe and published throughout the world, continuing to create her award-winning photography with humor, compassion, and her 50-year-old camera. 

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Deadline: August 23, 2013 for shipped artwork & August 28, 2013 for hand-delivered artwork
Eligibility: Open to all artists
Title: 28th Annual National Juried Fine Art Show
Sponsor: The Louisville Art Association

The Louisville Fine Art Show is held in the Louisville Center for the Arts building, an old Victorian, completely renovated, turn of the century (circa 1904), red brick school house. The center offers this venue opportunity to compete, display and sell art work in an elegant gallery setting which retains a touch of historic ambience. The Fine Art Exhibit will remain on display for 9 days. We invite you to enter what is sure to be our most successful show yet!

The awards are as follows:
Best of Show/First Place Award - $500.00
2nd Place Award - $350.00
3rd Place - $150.00
10 Merit Awards - $100.00 each
Judge's Award - $100.00
All above awards are awarded by juror/judge
1 People's Choice Award - $100.00

All entries will be juried by JPGs. Entrants will be notified of jury results by mail or e-mail.

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Deadline: Accepting submissions from September 1 - 16, 2013
Eligibility: Open to all photographers
Title: 5th Annual Fall Photography Contest
Sponsor: Clark Gardens

All photos will be displayed for the public at the Gardens from September 23rd through Fall Festival on October 5, 2013. In the event that the number of entries received exceeds the available display space, Clark Gardens reserves its right to choose those photos displayed. At least one photo from each contributor will be displayed, plus all winning photos. All winning photographs will be displayed in the History House for the month of October.

An Award Ceremony will be hosted on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 1:00 pm on the Chapel Lawn with winners announced at 2:00 pm. All participants are invited to attend the Award Ceremony. A picnic lunch will be served.

Awards:
1st place - $100.00
2nd place - $75.00
3rd place - $50.00

1st place and People's Choice award will receive a beautifully hand-crafted plaque.

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Last updated: June 14, 2013