New Mexico Photography Website and Call for Entry

copyright Scott B. Davis

The blog has not been very active for the month of October because I was working on a collaborative effort with four other New Mexico photographers--Jonathan Blaustein, Jesse Chehak, David Ondrik and Jennifer Schlesinger-- to form Flash Flood. Although my article was delayed, there is some great content on the site including:

The Clock Didn’t Really Stop Long Ago by David Ondrik. A review of Craig Varjabedian’s photography exhibition at the Albuquerque Museum, on view through October 11, 2009.

Scott B. Davis, New Mexico Influences by Jonathan Blaustein. An interview with Scott B. Davis, Artist and Director of Exhibitions at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, California, who received his BFA from University of New Mexico in 2000.

The New Director of Scheinbaum & Russek, Ltd, Andra Russek by Jennifer Schlesinger. Russek recently migrated back to her hometown from New York where she worked at Swann and Sotheby’s Photography Departments.

Flash Flood’s New Mexico curated by Jesse Chehak. A call for images for Flash Flood-curated essays and portfolios from readers contributions.

Most important is the call for work created in New Mexico to be curated by Jesse Chehak. Submissions are due by October 25th, 2009. Find the specs here and email foto@flash-flood.org.

Call for Entry: Shots Magazine 2009 Portfolio Issue

Shots Magazine: The 2009 PORTFOLIO ISSUE Submit a cohesive series or simply a selection of your best images. Photographers selected for inclusion will be interviewed for publication and featured on at least 4 pages in this annual edition of SHOTS. (Note: Photographers who have been featured in past Portfolio Issues or who have been the subjects of interviews are not eligible for this issue.)

Send 12 to 20 images for consideration.

CLICK HERE FOR GUIDELINES

An established independent photography journal in its 23rd year of publication, SHOTS Magazine reaches an international audience of photographers, collectors, galleries, museums, educators and other fine art photography enthusiasts. Don't miss this chance to have your work seen!

All submissions must be received by November 2nd, 2009

Call for Entry: Issue 3, SuperMassiveBlackHole

SHOW OFF YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS/SCULPTURE/PERFORMANCE:
Submissions for the Theme section are still being accepted - for Issue#3 the theme is open so there is no specific subject.

For an idea of what they publish check out the previous two issues on the website (do not forget you can still find Issue#1 in the Archive),
and please read the Submission Guidelines before submitting.

Deadline is November 1st, 2009.

For more info, email smbhmag@gmail.com.

LAND/ART NM Exhibitions & Lectures at 516 Arts in Albuquerque

Grasslands

October 3–December 12, 2009 at 516 Arts

Grasslands is a photographic series by Michael P. Berman about the Chihuahuan Desert grasslands in New Mexico, Texas and the northern border of Mexico, where he has wandered into the desert without a compass to, in his words, “live deliberately.” He believes that how you see the land comes down to what you value. “I believe art has a greater potential for meaning when it serves some purpose. People have started to recognize these lands as significant and this is something art can help along. If anything my work is to generate small symbols that reveal the greater complexity of things.” This exhibition is presented together with Separating Species, both curated by Mary Anne Redding, Curator of Photography, Palace of the Governors, New Mexico History Museum. The exhibition catalog for Grasslands and Separating Speciesis published by Radius Books, including essays by William deBuys, Rebecca Solnit and Mary Anne Redding. Available from 516 ARTS, Radius Books, and select bookstores nationwide.

Separating Species

October 3–December 12, 2009 at 516 Arts

Concurrent with Grasslands, the Separating Species exhibition features artists focusing on animals, humans, the biosphere and the U.S. Mexico border, including photographers Krista Elrick, Dana Fritz, David Taylor and Jo Whaley. Curator Mary Anne Redding recounts an essay by Terry Tempest Williams, In the Shadow of Extinction, about the destruction of prairie dogs on the Navajo Reservation. The Navajo elders objected, insisting that if you kill all the prairie dogs, there will be no one to cry for the rain. Redding says, “all things are intertwined: the rain, prairie dogs, folklorists, environmentalists, writers, academics, even those in the government.” Grasslands and Separating Species look at these disappearing desert grasslands and the animals that are affected when ecosystems, both in the desert and elsewhere, are destroyed: “no one is left to cry for the rain.”

WPOW show as Part of Foto Week DC

Women Photojournalists of Washington

FOTOWEEK: November 7th - 14th
FOTOWEEK DC Opening Reception: November 7th @ 7pm
Show Length: November 7th – 2010

As WPOW evolves from a local organization into a national nonprofit, the show
represents the organization's mission to connect to and educate the public of the work of women photographers, appropriated titled Launch. Members entries were to embody the words "embark, initiate, introduce and propel" as the theme of this show.

This show was generously curated by *Susanne Miklas (*Newsweek’s Deputy
Director of Photography), *Melanie McWhorter (Photo-Eye’s Book Division Manager) and *Pamela Chen* (Photography and Multimedia Producer for the Open Society Institute.)

PHOTOGRAPHERS: Astrid Riecken, Allison Shelley, Abby Greenawalt, Ashley Twiggs, Algerina Perna, Amanda Lucidon, Andrea Bruce, Carol Guzy, Gabriela Bulisova, Jamie Rose, Katie Falkenberg, Laura Elizabeth Pohl, Melina Mara, Sarah L.Voisin & Yanina Manolova

WPOW is Women Photojournalists of Washington, a non-profit organization of over 200 professional and student photojournalists, photo editors and multimedia professionals in the Washington D.C. metro area. The group provides education, mentorship and networking opportunities to its members
and the general public.

The slide show, print and traveling exhibit of Launch are exclusively sponsored by Camera Bits, the makers of Photo Mechanic.

photo credit: Andrea Bruce

Guide to Unique Photography Photobook Prize with Blurb

GUP is calling all photographers and artists for the 2009 edition of the Prize for Unique Photography (PUP). Deadline is October 1, 2009.

After four editions of PUP we have revamped the concept. Blurb decided to hook up with us and give PUP a fresh feel.

Entering the PUP competition is simple: Any photographer under 35 years of age with an idea for a book - which is largely based on autonomous photography - can take part. It is important that candidates show awareness of the form and lay-out of photo books and keep their theme central to their work. Mixed media is acceptable as long as photography is the main medium.

A professional jury consisting of renowned publishers, famous photographers and curators will pick the winner. The prize comprises of ten copies of the book and a whole lot of free publicity from Blurb, GUP and local media. GUP will offer the winner a unique chance to print a photo book and have a publication in GUP. The winner will be announced in November of this year when he or she will get the opportunity to sit down with GUP editors and curators to draw up plans for the book. The date of publication is spring 2010. The book will be internationally distributed online.

Contesters need to supply the following documentation:
Description (book)project (contents)
Description (book)project (design)
CD-rom/DVD-rom with photos of proposal/concept (only jpeg files)
Printed version with photos of proposal/concept
Documentation list with order and numbering of the supplied photos
CV

Contesters can submit their written (book) project proposal, together with all visual documentation, before October 1st 2009, to:
GUP / PUP Lindengracht 35 1015 KB Amsterdam The Netherlands

Review LA is Open with a Few More Spaces for Reviewees

Center's Review LA

January 14-16, 2010

Center's Review LA is a two-day photographic event in Santa Monica, CA, that provides photographers a platform to network and share work with one another and photography professionals. Photographers have the opportunity to purchase 3, 6, or 9 reviews. Participants partake in portfolio reviews, a night of Portfolio Viewing open to the public, and a photographers' online listing.

For more information please click here.