URBAN 2019 Photo Awards, an international contest organized by Italian cultural association dotART together with media partner Photographers.it is now in its tenth edition and the call for entries is wide open! Photographers began submitting photos March 1st, but there is still plenty of time to send in your entries. Here's a little more on the contest if you aren't familiar with it, straight from the horse's mouth: "As usual, URBAN 2019 is divided into two sections dedicated to Urban
Tonal Visions by Alan Sislen
If you are looking for a little inspiration and are into architectural street photography, then we've got a treat for you! The Multiple Exposures Gallery (MEG) is presenting a gallery of new work by Alan Sislen called "Tonal Visions." Bob, who has been to MEG before says it's a "really cool space" and definitely recommends you drop by to check out Sislen's work. It's a show all about light and shadows and shapes and you are going to love it. Here's all the details: When: May 7th - June 15th,
Dumb Luck: Street Photography by Shlomi Amiga
Meet Shlomi Amiga. That's this guy 👇 Shlomi is a talented photographer and photo editor who works on all kinds of projects though, of course, we're partial to his street photography projects in particular. In fact - Spoiler Alert - You'll be able to get to know Shlomi better in an audio interview as our featured photographer in the September 2019 issue of SPM! But in case you can't wait until September to see more of Shlomi's work (we know you can't wait that long), you're in
SmartFotoFest: The Festival for Smartphone Photography
The SmartFotoFest exhibition is approaching fast, and the deadline for submissions even faster. What is the SmartFotoFest you ask? You can check out the website here, but essentially, SmartFotoFest is an event aimed at "bringing excellence in smartphone photography to the general public." In connection with the festival, there is a photography contest going on. The theme is "connections" and the winner will take home a brand new Huawei P30 Pro, which sports a Leica camera and offers super
Harvey Stein’s 2019 NYC Street Photography Workshop
Exciting news street shooters! After quite a long pause, Harvey Stein and Margarita Mavromichalis are hosting another street photography workshop in the big apple. Here's some details from Harvey himself, "I’ve done the five previous workshops with Margarita Mavromichalis-October 2013 and 2016 and April 2014, 2015 and 2016. Each was at the request of several students, and all were quite wonderful and successful. Which leads us to offer the workshop once more, after about a 2 ½ year pause. I
The City (And a Few Lonely People): A Group Show
"You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavour to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by millions of people," - Olivia Laing This story starts with Olivia Laing, the author of The Lonely City (Picador: New York City, 2016). Her book, which some have described as part autobiography/part art history, came to exist after a particularly painful end to an intense relationship took Olivia from her native England to New York City. There, though surrounded by
Open Call for Short Street Stories
dotART cultural association through the Exhibit Around platform and together with Trieste Photo Days festival, has extended their open call deadline for the project Short Street Stories. You can now enter the contest until February 28, 2019! If you are a street storytelling legend (or you've at least captured a few legendary shots) head over to enter. Here's what you need to know about the contest: Exhibit Around says, "We are looking for street photographers to participate with single
Londoners by Alex Amorós
Ok street shooters, take a moment to appreciate this amazingly well done video by Alex Amorós: https://vimeo.com/305988853 So, what's it all about? Alex says, ""Londoners" is a project of portraits carried out over three years on the streets of this city. A few years ago, while living here a person stopped me, took my photo and changed my life. After some time observing people, so diverse and lacking communication amongst them in this city, I decided I was going to stop people and take
Enter the SPM Night Street Photography Contest to Win a Portfolio Website!
It's still portfolio month guys! And if you haven't heard, we're doing a special street photography contest this year with an AMAZING prize! As you know, the goal of portfolio month is to help you create an online portfolio of your work - the first step towards getting seen and making the switch from hobby to career too. This month we've been focusing on one online portfolio service in particular - Portfoliobox. What are some things we love about Portfoliobox? It's user friendly, completely
Blank Wall Gallery Calls for Entry
Blank Wall Gallery is a gallery in Greece that aims to promote contemporary photography. Currently they have two open calls for entry that are perfect for street photographers. Entry is free, but if your image is selected for showing in the gallery, there is a €25 fee. Each gallery show lasts for two weeks and you can pick up your print or have it shipped to you once the show is over. Here's more info on the two calls for entry: 1. Black & White Deadline: Thursday November 22,
Exhibition: Works by “the Eye of Paris”
"Best known for his provocative and enigmatic images of Parisian life between the two world wars, the photographer Brassaï (born Gyula Halász) is one of the most prominent figures of twentieth-century photography. Called "the eye of Paris" by his friend Henry Miller, Brassaï’s work both celebrates and reveals the complexities and hidden sides of French society and culture. "This thematic survey of his career focuses on his celebrated depictions of 1930s Paris, where he photographed lovers,