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Majority World Partners with Skira

MAJORITY WORLD IN LONDON, THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PHOTO AGENCY, ANNOUNCES PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP WITH SKIRA INTERNATIONAL IN MILAN Press Release 8 March 2012 Additional corporate partner sought to join project to showcase new creative photographic talent from the majority world. Majority … Continue reading

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Upcoming photo contests

66th Bristol International Salon of Photography 2012 http://www.bristolphoto.org.uk Closing Date: 10 March 2012 Judging: 23-26 March 2012 Notifications Sent: 3 April 2012 Catalogues & Awards Sent: 9 June 2012 Contact: Pete Howell, at salon@bristolphoto.org.uk Kolga Tbilisi Photo Prize 2012 The … Continue reading

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Drik seeks applications for Prince Claus Fund Project Grants

Drik, the Bangladesh Partner of Prince Claus Fund (PCF) invites application for grants on cultural initiatives from organizations and individuals in Bangladesh. The Deadline for submission: 5pm, 15 March 2012. Only applications received by this deadline will be considered. The … Continue reading

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Residencies for artists

Artist-in-Residence 2013 at Nordisk Kunstnarsenter Dale. Norway. Deadline: March 15, 2012 MUU ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE for a Sound Artist: consists of a one-month stay at the Tapiola Guest Studio, located in Espoo, 8 km from the centre of Helsinki. Finland.Deadline: March 31, … Continue reading

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Trespassing on Gallery Walls

“I’d better put on my sincere smile” he said as he straightened up realising I was about to take his picture. Arthur C Clarke, the king of Sci Fi, was only half joking. The sincere smile is certainly not the … Continue reading

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Songs about photographs

14:12Ringo Starr-Photographby TomorrowNeverKnows24608,734views 21:02ENNIO MORRICONE -”Le Fotografie” (1971)by MorriconeRocks36,747views 33:43Guy Clark “My Favorite Picture of You”by MusicFog5,442views 42:42Bobby Mitchell and The Toppers – Send Me Your Pictureby 9thWardJukebox206views 56:34Ultravox – Mr X 1980by dmimsm118,714views 65:25Lotus Eaters – “First Picture Of You”by mandaluyongboy265,026views 76:22Loudon Wainwright – The … Continue reading

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Chronicler of conflicts

Chronicler of conflicts – The Times of India.  By Jaideep Mazumdar Greg Sebastian Marinovich is the only one of the ‘Bang Bang Club’s’ four members to be standing on his feet today. Two are dead and the third’s legs have been … Continue reading

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Tapas Paul shortlisted in Sony World Photography Awards 2012

Pathshala student Tapas Paul was shortlisted in the Professional category under Nature and Wildlife On Thursday 2 February, the World Photography Organisation announced the shortlist for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards.  Billed as the global photographic event of the … Continue reading

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