| Copyright | Artists maintain copyright on all of their work and grant PWP the right to use their images for the purpose of marketing the exhibition and other PWP programs, and for reproduction online and in a print Exhibition catalogue. |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Open to all women photographers worldwide. |
| Finish | 30 September 2011 |
| Entry fee | $35 for the first three images. Additional images for $10 each. |
FinishedCategories:
- People
- Places
- Nature
- Composites
Selected images will be exhibited in a one month group show at a New York City gallery in May or June 2012 and in an online exhibition on the PWP website for six months, November 15, 2011 – May 15, 2012. An additional 35 images selected for Honorable Mention will also be included in the PWP online Exhibition.
Prizes:
- Grand Prize: One photographer will receive $600 and have their image on the cover of IMPRINTS Magazine 2011 Fall/Winter issue.
- First Prizes: 4 photographers (one in each category) will receive $300 and their selected image will appear in the Fall/Winter issue of IMPRINTS Magazine.
- Second Prizes: 4 photographers (one in each category) will receive $200 and their image will appear in IMPRINTS Fall/Winter issue.
- Third Prizes: 4 photographers (one in each category) will receive $100 and their images will appear in the Fall/Winter issue of IMPRINTS.
- Jurors’ Selections: 15 additional images will be included in the NY gallery show and the PWP online exhibition.
- Honorable Mention: 35 additional images will be included in the PWP online gallery exhibition.
There is no limit to the number of images that may be submitted. Submissions are only accepted via the online process.
Image requirements: 8 bit RGB JPEG files; longest dimension 1280 pixels; resolution of 72 ppi, JPG compression quality of 7 or 8.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: pwponline.org/calls/individual.php?which=2012-05-01-1
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