Call for Entries: New York Photo Awards 2009

The New York Photo Awards 2009

The New York Photo Awards 2009 is now open for submission, part of the New York Photo Festival celebrations from May 13 to 17. The photo contest is open to all talented photographers all over the world.

NYPH09 follows the successful first year of the New York Photo Awards. In its inaugural year, NYPH08 received over 3,500 submissions and 15,000 images from 60 countries worldwide.

“The New York Photo Awards 2009 will once again honor talented photographers from all over the world whose exceptional work breaks new grounds visually, intellectually and aesthetically,” said organizers. “The Awards will give these visual artists the opportunity to reach key decision makers in the photographic community and the editorial, fine art and commercial worlds.”

Entries to the photo contest will be accepted up to May 1, 2009. Only works produced or published between January 1, 2008 and April 15, 2009 are eligible for submission.

There are fees to be paid to enter the NY Photo Awards: $30 for a single image, $80 for an image series in any category, $50 for a short film/video submission, $10 for a student single image, $50 for a student image series in any category and $25 for a short film/video submission.

[Site: NewYorkPhotoFestival.com]

Published by Chris Malinao

Chris teaches Lightroom as workflow software to photography students at the FPPF, Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation. He also teaches smartphone photography.