How To Create A Festival

AWARDS / PUBLICATION / EXHIBITION / CASH PRIZE

DEADLINE: 4 FEBRUARY 2022

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS: 30 NOVEMBER 2021

SHANA LOPES

Curator of Photography (SFMOMA, San Francisco, U.S.A.)

Shana Lopes is Assistant Curator of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Over the past decade, she has curated at the Centre for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
https://www.sfmoma.org/

V&A

MARTA WEISS

Senior Curator (Victoria & Albert Museum, London, U.K.)

Marta Weiss is Senior Curator of Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She joined the V&A in 2007 after two years in the Department of Photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
https://www.vam.ac.uk

TIME Magazine

DILYS NG

Photo Editor (TIME, New York, U.S.A)

Dilys commissions, directs and produces visuals. She is currently Senior Photo Editor at TIME. Singapore born, New York based.
https://time.com/

ELIZABETH RENSTROM

Senior Photo Editor (The New Yorker, New York, U.S.A)

Currently Senior Photo Editor at The New Yorker, Elizabeth oversees the production behind the publication's striking imagery, having previously been Senior Photo Editor at VICE. A curator and photographer herself, she has also shot for the New Yorker, TIME and Instagram.
https://www.newyorker.com/

CLAARTJE VAN DIJK

Head of Exhibitions (FOAM Photography Museum, Amsterdam, Holland)

Claartje Van Dijk is Head of Exhibitions at Foam in Amsterdam where she started in 2020. Previously, she worked at the International Center of Photography (ICP) for nearly 12 years as Assistant Curator. At ICP, Claartje managed the museum's collection and was a curator on numerous exhibitions. Independently, Claartje has juried a number of awards, including PDN: The Curator Award, Critical Mass and The Lucie Scholarship Program for The Lucie Foundation.
https://www.foam.org/

JESS GOUGH

Editorial Board Member (MACK Books, London, U.K.)

MACK is an independent publisher of award-winning books on visual arts, working with the worlds leading artists, writers, curators and cultural institutions. They are described as "the most important independent photo-book publisher in the world right now - certainly when it comes to new work" (British Journal of Photography).

Alongside Jess, submissions will be reviewed by 2 additional members of the Editorial Board, on behalf of MACK - Morgan Crowcroft-Brown and Liv Constable-Maxwell.
https://www.mackbooks.co.uk/

Lagos Photo

AZU NWAGBOGU

Founder/Director (LagosPhoto, Lagos, Nigeria)

Azu was previously Director/Head Curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art in South Africa. Creator of Art Base Africa, a virtual space for contemporary African Art. Regular Juror worldwide inc Dutch Doc; POPCAP; World Press Photo, Prisma Award; Greenpeace Photo Award; New York Times Portfolio Review. For the past 20 years, he has curated private collections for individuals and corporate organisations in Africa.
https://www.lagosphotofestival.com/

Magnum Photos

EMILY GRAHAM

Cultural Commissions & Partnerships Manager (Magnum Photos, London, U.K.)

At Magnum Photos Emily manages the UK exhibitions, cultural commissions and creative projects. She is also a freelance creative consultant and curator. Additionally she has worked as an editor and producer on projects for a variety of artists and institutions, including the Victoria & Albert Museum and NGO WaterAid.
https://www.magnumphotos.com/

VARUN GUPTA

Director (Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai, India)

Varun Gupta is a commercial photographer, serial entrepreneur, digital strategist and a lover of analogue photography. In 2006, he founded Travelling Lens - a company that conducts specialised photography workshops in remote areas of India. Since 2010, Varun has led Art Chennai (a city-wide arts event) in organising large scale photography exhibitions throughout the year across the city, including the Chennai Photo Biennale.
https://www.chennaiphotobiennale.com/

INTERNATIONAL PRESS EXPOSURE

Each year our Open Submission award-winners receive vast international press coverage from publications and media outlets around the world. Winners, finalists and entrants have been featured in major publications such as, The Guardian, TIME Lightbox, Foam, The Financial Times, British Journal of Photography, The Telegraph, among many other national and international outlets. This kind of press exposure can lead to viral, global recognition of your work.

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AWARDS / PUBLICATION / EXHIBITION / CASH PRIZE

DEADLINE: 4 FEBRUARY 2022

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS: 30 NOVEMBER 2021