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77 years ago, Jewish musicians from the surrounding concentration camps played their „Liberation Concert“ as a „celebration of life“ at the Bavarian Benedictine Archabbey of St. Ottilien. To keep the memory and goals of the

Everything around us is an array of colors, from the green grass we walk on to the blue sky above. The world we see is anything but black and white. What would our world be

The Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media are jointly launching a new program to support and protect journalists, media professionals and defenders of freedom of expression in crisis

Due to the Corona Pandemic many major events had to be cancelled, including the Gauting International Photo Week which was planned and prepared by Tagree. B&A Branding & Advertising Hanoi presents on its website the

Presented by the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, the 2023 Month of Photography Denver festival will take place March 1 – 31, 2023 and include more than 100 photographic exhibitions and events at 50+ venues across the

Berlin is the global place to be in contemporary arts. Extreme conditions call for extreme actions. X-treme Women Art Prize Berlin is initiated to support women in arts. It is organised by curator Dr. phil.

Imagine yourself as someone not in the position to speak up. Someone ignored and mistreated on on the verge of extinction. A being not even human but just elementary creature, an organism, life at its

Tokyo Gendai, a new international art fair, will take place at the Pacifico Yokohama from 7-9 July 2023 (VIP Preview on 6 July) featuring 80-100 leading galleries from Japan, the broader Asia Pacific region and

Around what values and how do we create communities in the 21st century? What role do they play in our lives? This year’s Fotofestiwal – International Festival of Photography in Łódź, between 9 and 26

Tbilisi Photography and Multimedia Museum, in collaboration with the Tbilisi Photo Festival and Kaunas Photography Gallery, presents the exhibition “8 Lithuanian Photographers: The Phenomenon of the Lithuanian School of Photography”. The exhibition brings together up to

Acclaimed international photographer Shobha joins the sjury of URBAN Photo Awards 2022 with the task of choosing the winner of the Projects & Portfolios section. Born in 1954 in Palermo, Italy, daughter of art (her

The prestigious photo competition, All About Photo Awards – The Mind’s Eye, organized by All About Photo is pleased to reveal the winning photographers of 2022. Visionary photographers from around the world, both professional and

Dr. Stephanie Rosenthal, Director of the Gropius Bau, begins at the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project on 1 September 2022. As its new director, she will play a key role in shaping the museum’s development. At

Since 2016, photos of Gerda Taro from the Spanish Civil War hang as an installation of the festival f-stop in the street of October 18, near Taro Street in Leipzig. Gerda Taro was a German

As part of the 2022 Young People Program, Canon is organizing a total of eight photo workshops this year at schools in the vicinity of Canon Germany locations. After completing the workshops, participants can take

Asia Pacific’s leading fair dedicated to photo-based and digital artworks, is delighted to introduce China Showcase at the seventh edition of Photo London, opening this week from 12-15 May. This presentation takes place as part of

Photographer Sacha Dean Bïyan launches a breathtaking new collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) dubbed Visceral. The first volume of Visceral NFTs consists of five of his photographs, each paired with an original haiku by esteemed

Forty years since pioneering environmental artist Agnes Denes (b.1931) first sowed the seeds of her prophetic public artwork Wheatfield – A Confrontation (May 1982),  transforming the land that became New York’s Battery Park City into

This year’s BERLIN PHOTO WEEK will take place from 2 to 4 September 2022 at Arena Berlin and has attracted renowned Berlin cultural institutions with top-class programs as partners. Visitors can look forward to celebrations

Arch20 is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Arch20 photography competition. “The competition was established as The growing obsession with visual documentation is giving us a chance to learn more about our architectural

The Decentral Art Pavilion, in parallel with the Venice Art Biennale, opens its doors on April 23, 2022 at Palazzo Giustinian Lolin. Curated and organized by Florencia S.M. Brück, Javier Krasuk, Diego Lijtmaer and Simone

Leica Camera AG is once again a partner of the environmental photography festival “horizonte zingst”, which will take place this year from May 20 to 29, 2022 under the title “EAT IT – About Food”.

India Art Fair, the leading platform to discover and celebrate modern and contemporary art from South Asia, announces additional participating galleries and programme highlights ahead of the 13th edition taking place from 28 April –

Beauty is much more than an external purpose, it is significantly more complex. In the sense of focusing with a camera, true beauty can only be recognized through intensive observation and the holistic grasp of

Winners for the 15th Annual International Color Awards were announced at a prestigious online Winners & Nominee Photoshow. The Gala Ceremony was attended by industry leaders and the photography community from around the globe who logged

The theme of the sixth edition is ‘Water, Making the Invisible Visible’ and as in previous editions, it is always closely linked to the official theme of World Water Day, established in 1992 by the

The inside-out contemporary art gallery opened with a new exhibiton in Brussels. The gallery exhibits photographs by emerging and established international artists. Their opinions are reflected in their work. The aesthetics of the work allows for

The World Nature Photography Awards (WNPAs) have announced their winners from a pool of entries that were received from all corners of the globe. The top award and cash prize of $1000 went to Amos

This year’s winning images serve as a powerful prism through which to understand a myriad of stories from around the globe: there are displays of joy, stoicism, hope and bravery – poignant reminders that 2021

Just like the river in flux described by the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, a society is diverse and always moving. “A River in Silent Flux” captures the voices of Georgia’s diverse ethnic and religious groups.The multimedia

The award ceremony of the photo contest “World Water Day Photo Contest 2022 | Water, Making the Invisible Visible” will take place on the occasion of World Water Day, which has been celebrated every year

The next generation of graduate photographers whose final shows were disrupted due to Covid-19 will showcase their work at VISUAL NOISE – the first art fair dedicated solely to the nation’s emerging photography talent. Public Offerings

In September 2021, the Eiger Foundation, based in Geneva, Switzerland, launched a new photobook award: the Eiger Foundation Photobook of the Year Awards. This annual prize supports work that contributes significantly to the evolving narrative of photography. In

The scholarship is intended as an opportunity for photographers to do concentrated work and research in the city of Graz in Austria. It would thus be highly appreciated if the selected artist would reside in

As one of the new Hasselblad’s Heroines in 2022, Gigi believes supporting women with more resources is key to encouraging equal representation in the professional photography industry. “It’s important to advance awareness in public through

URBAN Photo Awards restarts for the thirteenth edition with a prize pool worth over € 15,000 (in update), a new website and a super-jury chaired by the Italian photography legend Nino Migliori and by Susan

This travelling exhibition by Life Framer marks the culmination of the seventh edition of the Life Framer Photography Prize. The exhibitions will showcase stunning contemporary photography from 24 winning photographers, each chosen by globally acclaimed

The World Photography Organisation is pleased to reveal the finalists and shortlisted photographers in the Professional competition for the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. Now in its 15th year, the Awards’ Professional competition rewards remarkable

Entries are now open for the 2022 edition of the international UNPUBLISHED PHOTO contest. Young photographers born between 1986 and 2004 have the chance until 10th April to submit their portfolios. The contest is promoted

The thirteenth edition of URBAN Photo Awards is just around the corner: submissions will open on Tuesday, March 1, 2022! In the meantime, the URBAN Photo Awards are happy to announce the first “super-juror” with the task

A little more than a month after International Women’s Day, dotART cultural association, promoter of Italian festival Trieste Photo Days, launches an open call for the new project WOW: Worlds of Women through its platform

The High Museum of Art announced the appointment of Maria L. Kelly as its assistant curator of photography. Kelly served as curatorial assistant in the High’s photography department from 2011 to 2016, returning to the

The winners of the 2021 Annual Photography Awards contest are announced. The title of the Photographer of the Year 2021 and the winner of the $1,000 Grand Prize has been awarded to Martin Stranka. Martin Stranka:

Life Framer is delighted to present the results of the January competition judged by conceptual photographer Kevin Cooley, whose work examines our evolving relationship with nature and technology and, in his own words, the struggles

The World Photography Organisation and the founders of Photo London announce a new partnership, bringing together two of the leading global photography organisations dedicated to the development and cultural enrichment of the medium. © Graham

A grant opportunity for Freelance Visual Journalists and Storytellers worldwide working on visual stories about climate change, environmental justice, gender equality, racial justice, and human rights. There is no application fee. Deadline: April 30, 2022

1854 and the British Journal of Photography announces a new owner. With this, the company hopes to return to its heritage by promoting photography through its editorial platforms. The desire to reconnect the British Journal

The World Photography Organisation is delighted to reveal the National Award winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. The National Awards program is an initiative set up by the World Photography Organisation and Sony to

Female in Focus is back for 2022, calling on photographers across the world to share their reflections on the idea of home. Photographers are encouraged to consider the many shapes and forms our sense of

Life Framer is delighted to announce Henry Woide & Vanessa Fairfax-Woods as the winners of our Edition VII Series Award with their series On The Land An Oak Will Grow, judged by Muriel Mager, Founder

Professional and amateur photographers worldwide were invited to enter the 8th International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. From over 4500 entries from around the world, the winner of the 8th International Landscape Photographer of

It is with immense sadness that ClampArt announces the recent death of artist James Bidgood at the age of 88. He passed away due to complications from Covid-19 on Monday, January 31, 2022. A revolutionary

For 30 years, Alexia grants have supported student and professional visual storytellers, helping them produce projects that inspire change by addressing socially significant topics. Through grants, scholarships and special projects, The Alexia promotes the power

Professional and amateur photographers worldwide were invited to enter the 8th International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. From over 4500 entries from around the world, the winner of the 8th International Landscape Photographer of

Leica Camera AG is opening another chapter in its global growth and expansion strategy and strengthening its presence in the Scandinavian region with the opening of the new Leica Store in Copenhagen. With the store’s

Rodrigo Orrantia presents fourteen artists for the latest edition of Photo50 at London Art Fair, 20-24 April 2022. The annual guest-curated exhibition provides a critical forum for examining distinctive elements of current photographic practice. The exhibition is

Multidisciplinary artist Coby Kennedy has joined the C24 Gallery roster of represented artists. Known for his powerful depictions of life in America that focus on challenging cultural realities, his work upends popular stereotypes and archetypical

Leica Galleries International is initiating the Leica Picture of the Year for the first time. Ralph Gibson, who received the Leica Hall of Fame Award in 2021, photographed it. The motif is a limited edition

art KARLSRUHE – International Fair for Classic Modern and Contemporary Art has been rescheduled and will now take place at Messe Karlsruhe from 7th to 10th July 2022. The current Covid Ordinance of the federal

AAP Magazine is delighted to reveal the names of the 25 talented photographers who won “AAP Magazine #23 Women”. The oversight of women in the history of photography comes from a long tradition of undermining their

Ryan Sarah Murphy’s body of work, which includes sculptures, videos and drawings, provides a multi-dimensional deconstruction of the intuitive, creative process, as expressed through different mediums and technologies. Ryan Sarah Murphy – Photo by Daniel

The World Photography Organisation announced the shortlisted photographers in the Student and Youth competitions of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. Winners of Student Photographer of the Year and Youth Photographer of the Year will

The title and the theme of the 59th International Art Exhibition have been announced by the President of La Biennale di Venezia, Roberto Cicutto, and the Curator Cecilia Alemani. La Biennale di Venezia was founded in 1895 and

American artist Sally Mann is announced as the winner of the 9th cycle of the Prix Pictet, the global award in photography and sustainability. The announcement, at a ceremony at the V&A in London, marks the

Red Bull Illume is the world’s greatest adventure and action sports imagery contest. It showcases the most creative and captivating images on the planet, while illuminating the passion, lifestyle and culture behind the photographers that

The Tokyo International Foto Awards is pleased to announce the category winners and top two winners in its 2021 Photography Competition for the Professional and Non- Professional/Student categories. Order Is Born Out of Disorder Kazuyuki

Looking back at the events of the last two years, it’s easy to see nothing but struggle for Great Britain. But look closer: because in the cracks, there is beauty. There is the strength of

India Art Fair, the leading platform to discover and celebrate modern and contemporary art from South Asia, announces the full list of participating galleries and programme highlights for its forthcoming 13th edition. Taking place from

AAP announces the names of 25 talented photographers who won the “AAP Magazine #22: Streets” contest. They come from 14 different countries and 4 continents! One of them is Susanna Knyphausen from Sweden. Susanna Knyphausen

In Lina Geoushy’s latest work, commissioned by Malala Fund and 1854, she delicately documents the daily lives of Rooka and Malak, a 20-year-old Olympic gymnast: two Egyptian female athletes who emblemise strength and determination in

The International Photography Awards (IPA) has announced that submissions for the 2022 edition are open from 1st December, 2021. During the past year, the International Photography Awards received nearly 14,000 outstanding submissions from across the

Fotografiska Berlin will feature Herzog & de Meuron and Studio Aisslinger renovations of the historic former Kunsthaus Tacheles (built 1908); Fotografiska Miami will be housed within a Rockwell Group-renovated 1946 factory building across from Superblue

An online exhibition presented by “all-about-photo.com“. Surroundings play a dominant role in shaping experience. Each image in the series “When The Trees Are Gone” by Diana Cheren Nygrenis is a composite of three separate original

The Hasselblad Masters is widely acclaimed as one of the world’s most prestigious professional photography competitions. The winners were selected by a combination of a public vote and a professional Masters Jury – comprising internationally

Albumen Gallery presents in their current exhibition, in partnership with ISSUE 07, work by Italian photographer Pietro Lo Casto. The online exhibition ‘Weaving Connections’  will run until January 15th. © Pietro Lo Casto “I left the

Congratulations to FABIO MIRULLA from Italy, who out-ranked more than 1,500 images submitted across 9 categories, by 415 wedding photographers from 58 countries, to earn the title of the 2021 International Wedding Photographer of the

The World Photography Organisation is delighted to announce the renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky as the Outstanding Contribution to Photography recipient of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. Widely regarded as one of the world’s

The photography competition already renowned in the Paris art community is now opening for its 2022 edition to discover the most talented photographers from around the globe and give them a chance to show us

The Lions Club of Seregno AID Ets based in Seregno (MB) in collaboration with UN Water (Coordinating the UN’s work on water and sanitation), together with Lions Acqua per la vita MD108, the patronage of

Bengali photographer Nayeem Siddiquee with the shot Somewhere under the red sky is the Winner Overall of URBAN Photo Awards 2021, chosen by president of the jury Bruce Gilden among the first ranked in the

The Royal Photographic Society is delighted to announce the recipients of its 2021 Awards. Katie Bouman, Bruce Davidson, Zelda Cheatle, Vanley Burke, Mitra Tabrizian, Phoebe Boswell and Tyler Mitchell are amongst those being celebrated this year. The Royal

From WaterAid and 1854: Sierra Leonean artist Ngadi Smart sheds light on how climate change is impacting communities in her origin country. Smart’s body of work is a story of people helping themselves: communities banding together, and

The photo “Hardship of Life” by Turkish photographer Mehmet Aslan is the overall winner of  the Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) 2021. This emotionally strong image was taken in the district of Reyhanli, in the

The biennial Camera Austria Prize for Contemporary Photography of the City of Graz will be awarded to Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński in 2021. Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński, from the series: In Search of Red, Black, and Green, 2021.

The winners of the 2021 Epson International Pano awards have been announced and the overall winner of the 2021 Open Competition was Joshua Hermann from the USA with three entries, ‘Eternal Triangle’, ‘Morning Burn’ and

The International Festival of Urban Photography Trieste Photo Days is back for its eighth edition and will be held in a circuit of venues with a series of events taking place also outside the city

The IPA’s illustrious panel of judges has announced the 1winners in both the Professional and Non-Professional categories in the 2021 edition of the International Photography Awards. Nearly 14,000 outstanding entries received from over 100 countries