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Leica Camera announces call for entries for Leica Women Foto Project Award Events 

Leica Camera announces call for entries for Leica Women Foto Project Award

Leica Camera announces the fourth annual call for entries to its Leica Women Foto Project Award in partnership with Photoville and Women Photograph. The brand’s initiative to promote diversity in photography expands to new regions across the globe, is now accepting entries from the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Canada (excluding Québec) in addition to the United States. One winner from... Read More
Felix Schoeller Group opens entries for Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2023 Events News 

Felix Schoeller Group opens entries for Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2023

For the sixth time since 2013, the Felix Schoeller Group is inviting all professional photographers worldwide to apply in three categories for the Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2023, the Best Work by an Emerging Photographer and the German Peace Prize for Photography. A total of 30,000 euros in prize money will be awarded. The closing date for entries is January... Read More
W. Eugene Smith Fund names finalists in 43rd Annual Grants in Humanistic Photography Events 

W. Eugene Smith Fund names finalists in 43rd Annual Grants in Humanistic Photography

The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund announced the list of finalists in the 43rd annual W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography. Finalists have also been named in the Smith Fund’s 5th annual Student category and 26th annual Howard Chapnick Grant, which is awarded to encourage leadership in any field ancillary to photojournalism, such as picture editing, research, education, and... Read More
National School Picture Day is Sept. 8 Events 

National School Picture Day is Sept. 8

The national trade association for school photography and yearbooks, School Photographers of America (SPOA) announced National School Picture Day is Sept. 8, 2022. This year, the celebration is even more impressive as it commemorates the 100th anniversary of the school picture tradition. “Each year approximately 53 million students have their smiles captured through the craft of school photography,” says David... Read More
School Photographers of America announces 2023 annual conference in Greenville, SC Events News 

School Photographers of America announces 2023 annual conference in Greenville, SC

School Photographers of America (SPOA) announced its 2023 Annual International Conference on School Photography & Yearbooks will be held in Greenville, South Carolina starting July 10-14, 2023. The conference will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency Greenville in beautiful downtown Greenville, SC.  Because of the expected size of the conference, two other hotels will be hosting the event, with the Hyatt... Read More
Fujifilm announces Fujikina New York, a free celebration Events News 

Fujifilm announces Fujikina New York, a free celebration

Fujifilm North America Corp. announced Fujikina New York, an interactive festival for anyone interested in photography, cinematography, the arts, and, of course, the latest FUJIFILM digital camera gear. This curated, public event “will showcase the power of image-making through a special exhibit of select works from an emerging generation of image makers,” the company said. Previously and exclusively held at... Read More
September is Save Your Photos Month Events 

September is Save Your Photos Month

September is Save Your Photos Month, sponsored by The Photo Managers, returning this year with free classes and useful tips for organizing and enjoying family memories. Now in its 8th year, Save Your Photos Month is a worldwide event to help families organize, preserve, share and celebrate their photo & video memories. This year the theme is “Do You Know?”... Read More
Highlights of the upcoming Visual1st conference Events Podcasts 

Highlights of the upcoming Visual1st conference

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Hans Hartman, chair of the Visual1st conference, about the next in-person edition of the Visual1st conference. The highly-regarded Visual1st conference returns to the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 4-5, 2022. The event features four panels, product demos and fireside chats on topics like adding video to... Read More
Berlin Photo Week 2022 to feature three days of more than 40 workshops Events News 

Berlin Photo Week 2022 to feature three days of more than 40 workshops

Berlin Photo Week, Sept. 2-4, 2022, is offering a uniquely wide range of photo workshops and photo walks. From beginners to professionals, from the basics to masterclasses, together with leading international stars of the photography scene the German capital will over three days be a creative meeting place of photo enthusiasts. “In putting together this programme we wanted to steer... Read More
Leica Camera announces 2022 Leica Oskar Barnack Award finalists Events 

Leica Camera announces 2022 Leica Oskar Barnack Award finalists

Leica Camera announced the 12 finalists for the 42nd annual, internationally renowned Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) photography competition. Comprised of world-renowned photographers and editors, the jury has determined the 2022 LOBA shortlist from proposals submitted by approximately 60 international photography experts from 34 countries. For the first time, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer – awarded to a photographer under the age of 30 – has also been selected in collaboration with proposals submitted... Read More
Inaugural SPOA conference a success Events News 

Inaugural SPOA conference a success

The School Photographers of America held its first conference, the International Conference on School Photography & Yearbooks, held June 7-11, 2021, at the Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas. This conference and trade show brought together all segments of the school portrait and yearbook industries. The event was preceded by the ImageQuix/PhotoLynx Mastering Volume Photography user group conference. The conference drew more... Read More
Olan Mills II recognized with School Photographers of America Chairman’s Award Events 

Olan Mills II recognized with School Photographers of America Chairman’s Award

The School Photographers of America (SPOA) recognized Olan Mills II with the first Chairman’s Award of Innovation at the International Conference on School Photography & Yearbooks. The SPOA Chairman’s Award of Innovation recognizes an inventor or an innovator who has revolutionized the school photography and yearbook industry. The son of founder Olan Mills, Olan Mills II went to work for... Read More