“It’s time to start thinking about next year’s World Press Photo contest. If you intend to use the easy option of uploading your pictures online, you can do so from 1 December. Postal entries may be sent to our office from now on.
Be part of the 2009 contest
We have some dates for your diary. The most important one is the deadline for next year’s competition: 15 January 2009.
Upload your entries
By far the quickest and simplest way to submit your entries is to go online and upload them to our website. Last year 4 out of every 5 participants used this reliable option. As you read this, we are busy fine-tuning this user-friendly application. From 1 December your
entries may be sent to us directly and free of charge through your
Internet connection.
The other option
If you are traveling, if you are unsure about the reliability of your
Internet connection, or if you have other doubts about uploading your
material, the alternative is to use the regular mail. Should you
prefer to do this, please enclose an entry form, which may be
downloaded from our website in 9 different languages. If you send
your pictures by post, bear in mind that your effective deadline will
be shorter, because 15 January is the date by which all material
should be in our possession.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1308&Itemid=210&bandwidth=high
Proud to present: the 2009 jury
Seasoned professionals from various disciplines within photojournalism have accepted our invitation to be part of next year’s World Press Photo jury. Drawn from five continents, the panel will be chaired by MaryAnne Golon from the USA. Golon, who was also on last year’s jury, is a consulting editor and former photography director of Time magazine. The jury includes photography pros from Magnum, Vanity Fair, Stern and The Associated Press; it will convene
on 31 January. As soon as the awards have been announced on 13 February at 11:00 CET, they will be posted on our website.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1306&Itemid=211&bandwidth=high
From 8 November: the Joop Swart Masterclass
The 15th edition of the annual Joop Swart Masterclass will again be a
milestone in the careers of 12 talented young photographers, selected
from around the world.
First on screen, then in print
Interaction between and among participants and masters will be the
name of the game during the Joop Swart Masterclass, to be held from 8
to 13 November. A selection of work produced by the participants on
the theme ‘Balance’ will be presented in a special World Press Photo
publication. A preview of the work in progress is already featured on
our website, along with details about this year’s masters and
participants.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1307&Itemid=212&bandwidth=high
Maggie Steber to give public lecture
Maggie Steber, a renowned US photographer, editor, juror and photography teacher, has agreed to deliver the public lecture that is on the masterclass agenda for Thursday 13 November. In keeping with our policy of opening up the event to photography students of all
over the world, we will put the lecture on our website soon after the end of the masterclass in mid-November. You will find the link on our homepage.
Annual show lands in London
The landmark Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank is the location for a high-profile opening of the 2008 exhibition on 12 November. We joined forces with corporate sponsor Canon to make the show, which runs until 7 December, a memorable one. Tim Hetherington, author of the World Press Photo of the Year 2008, will attend the opening. Other cities due to welcome the show in October are Shiga and Kyoto (Japan), Vitoria-Gasteiz and Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), Maputo (Mozambique), Zwolle (the Netherlands), Brussels, Kuwait City, Toronto and Mexico City.”
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