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Submit Your Entry by June 13, 2015

Portfolio Showcase 2015

 

Exhibition dates August 11 to September 6, 2015

 

Image City Photography Gallery in partnership with our two sponsors Lumiere Photo and Rowe Photo, invite photographers to submit portfolios of exactly eight images to this Portfolio Showcase 2015. 

This is one of the premier photography events in the area with prizes valued at around $2000!

You may enter more than once with additional portfolios.

The judge for the exhibition is Nathan Lyons, renowned photographer and educator. He will select eight portfolios for gallery exhibition and publication in the Portfolio Showcase 2015 exhibition catalog. See the biography below to learn more about our Portfolio Showcase 2015 judge, Nathan Lyons.

The Gallery Partners will select the Grand Prize Winner from this group of portfolios, upon viewing the framed prints on the Gallery walls.  

The eight winners will each receive:

  •  Exhibition of their matted and framed portfolio at Image City

  •  A limited-edition copy of the exhibition catalog

  • One photograph from all the eight winning portfolios will be chosen by the judge to be featured on the front cover of the exhibition catalog.

  • An award certificate for $100 in services or products at Lumiere Photo -- including wide-format printing, framing and supplies

  • An award certificate for $50 in services or products at Rowe Photo

The Grand Prize winner, announced at the August 15 Artists' Reception,  will also receive

  • A $250 certificate from Rowe Photo

  • A free show at a future time at Image City (date subject to availability).

Those not fortunate to be selected are offered a free, optional review of their work via several different methods. The competition judge will not be a part of these review sessions.

Click here to download the submission details and entry forms. The forms will also be available at Image City Photography Gallery, Lumiere Photo and Rowe Photo.

Click here for an informative video and suggestions on what criteria makes for a good portfolio:

 If you have questions please email  Steve.Levinson@ImageCityPhotographyGallery.com.

 

Judge's Biography:  Nathan Lyons has been an integral part of almost every area of photography as photographer, educator, lecturer, author, and curator. He is Founding Director Emeritus, Visual Studies Workshop (1969-2001) and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, SUNY Brockport. He holds Honorary Doctorates from Rhode Island School of Design (2004), Corcoran School of Art (1995), and Alfred University (2006), and was named Honored Educator, Society for Photographic Education (1997). Lyons was Associate Director and Curator of Photography, Editor of Publications, and Director of Extension Activities at the George Eastman House (1961-1969). He was a founder and first chairman of the Society for Photographic Education, and initiated the formation of Oracle, an annual meeting of photographic curators. Lyons has exhibited extensively since 1956 with work represented in numerous collections. He was the recipient of the International Center of Photography Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement in Photography (2000) and Friends of Photography Peer Awards in Creative Photography Award for Distinguished Career in Photography (1989).


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