Rencontres de Bamako

Rencontres; of Bamako 2011, african biennial of photography - Festival from 1 November - 1 January 2012

 I can't find information on 2011 prizes and jury. No prizes this time? I did see an Appel à candidatures pour la sélection des artistes présentés dans l’exposition panafricaine, but I can't download/open the documents. Should you be interested, there is a downloadable press kit on the 9th edition of Recontres de Bamako.  Download dossier de press.

"This African Photography Biennial, which is now recognised around the world, has been a key event for the last 17 years in the African and Caribbean artistic programme supported by the Institut français. Through the Bamako Encounters, we have supported African artistic creation around three major themes: supporting creation -by producing prints of the photos in the exhibition, which belong to the artists and provide them with a source of revenues – supporting training –through photography workshops organised in Africa between biennials – supporting visibility –in venues devoted to contemporary art or art marketplaces. Here in Bamako, the World can discover and recognise the creativity of African artists. Bamako is also where artists can meet with professionals to discuss new projects that will allow them to show their work in London, Sao Paulo or Tokyo. And in France, during Paris Photo, we can find the young artists discovered at the Bamako Encounters in recent years. " Read more.

http://www.rencontres-bamako.com/

? Lauréats 2011

Lauréats 2009

Prix Seydou Keïta, récompensant la meilleure création photographique : • Uche Okpa Iroha / Nigéria

Prix de l’Union européenne, distinguant le meilleur photographe de presse ou de reportage : • Jodie Bieber / Afrique du sud 

Prix Jeune Talent de Bolloré Africa Logistics, décerné au meilleur jeune photographe : • Baudouin Mouanda / Congo-Brazzaville

Prix spécial du jury, attribué au photographe « coup de coeur » : • Berry Bickle / Zimbabwe - Mozambique & Abdoulaye Barry / Tchad 

Prix de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, récompensant le meilleur jeune photographe francophone : • Guy Wouete / Cameroun

Prix Elan de l’Agence Française de Développement (AFD) : • Salif Traoré / Mali

Prix Casa Africa : • Zanele Muholi / Afrique du sud

Les Lauréats 2007

DONDO Calvin (Zimbabwe), Prix Seydou KEITA, Grand Prix de la Biennale (3000 Euros)

MANGSTU Aïda ou Aïda MULUNEH ( Ethiopie), Prix de l’Union Européenne (3000 Euros)

DICKO Saïdou (Burkina Faso), Prix de l’Organisation International de la Francophonie du Meilleur photographe francophone (1500 Euros)

CAMARA Mohamed (Mali), Prix Elan (édition d’une monographie de l’auteur)

BALOJI Kambamby Samuel ou Sammy Baloji ( RD. Congo), Prix Afrique en créations, Travail de création du jeune photographe (2000 Euros et la production de l’exposition de 15 images par Culturesfrance)

KENAWY Amal (Egypte), Prix de l’image, Artiste de la section Nouvelles images (1500Euros)

VELEKO Nontsikelelo ou Lolo Veleko (Afrique du Sud), Prix du Jury, Photographe « coup de cœur » (2000 Euros et achat d’une œuvre)

Les Lauréats 2005

Rana El Nemr, Egypte

Zohra Bensemra, Algérie

Ulrich-Rodney Mahoungou, Congo

Uchechukwu James Iroha, Nigéria

Mamadou Konaté, Mali

Mikhael Subotzky, Afrique du Sud

Les Lauréats 2003

Youssef Nabil (Egypte)

Pape Seydi (Sénégal)

Roberto Stephenson (Haïti)

Emeka Okereke (Nigeria)

Fatimah Tuggar (Nigeria)

Cirenaica Moreira (Cuba)

Jorge luis Alvarez Pupo (Cuba)

Rencontres de Bamako 2009

APO Photo Contest

APO Photo Contest : 2001 - present

Deadline : 29 February 2012

I came across a photo contest that I had not seen before. The APO contest however has been around :  six competitions since 2001.

I read through the rules and could not find anything unusual with regard to photo rights.  "APO-Asian photographers", you might want to check it out. BTW, should one of you have had experiences with the APO Photo Contest, don't hesitate to share them over here.

"Photos must show scenes from everyday life reflecting either productivity, sustainable development, or both. Productivity means “improved or better ways of doing things,” while sustainable development means “progress with due regard for environmental protection.” This photo contest is intended to depict only positive aspects related to the theme".

http://www.apo-tokyo.org/wp/news/apo-2012-photo-contest.html

Winners

2010 Dang Thi Huong Hoa(Vietnam)
2008  Subin Pumsom (Thailand)
2006  Hoang Thach Van (Vietnam)
2004  Chawalit Pumpo (Thailand)
2002  Lai Dien Dam (Vietnam)
2001  Hoang Kim Thanh (Vietnam)

Images 10 : International Vevey Photo Awards

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These competitions have attracted more than 1000 photographic projects and more than 100 film projects this year. A success for the competitions and proof that the Vevey Awards have earned a wide-spread reputation!

Members of the juries will study the projects submitted and will announce the names of the laureates 16 June 2009.

15.02.09

"With complete freedom of choice as regards subject matter and genre, these bi-annual competitions provide precious support to contemporary creators.
The distinctive feature of these competitions is that they enable creators to carry out personal projects in the fields of film or photography through the attribution of prizes worth up to 30,000 CHF (approximately 20,000 Euros)".

The deadline for the submission of projects was 30 April 2009

More information on the website

6ème Grand prix international de photographie de Vevey : Winner 2008 : Geert Goiris
Arnaud Lesage, Katharina Bosse, Stefan Habermann.

Ce prix est organisé par la Fondation Vevey, ville d’images dans le cadre du festival Images’. L’objectif de la compétition internationale est de confronter des oeuvres personnelles qui se démarquent fortement des oeuvres conventionnelles. Dans cette perspective, le choix du sujet comme du genre est libre.

Center Santa Fe Prize for Photography

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Announcing the 2009 winner : Hiroyo Kaneko, San Francisco, CA; Sentimental Education

The award process is by nomination only; photographers cannot apply independently. The prize includes $5,000 and participation in Review Santa Fe; online exhibition and more.

Juror statement : "I’ve been looking at the 120 or so entries for the Santa Fe Prize of Photography on and off for three weeks now. I’ve really enjoyed the range of work, and the sense of new agendas and definitions of photographic projects coming in to play in what feels very much like a new social era. More than any other year that I have been judging contemporary photography competitions, there’s a welcome rise in the number of nominated photographers engaging with our big social and political issues, looking out in to the world for the stories of who and what we are". Read all

Previous winners
2007 : Leigh Anne Langwell
2006 : Sheila Pree Bright
2005 : Eirik Johnson
2004 : Byron Wolfe
2003 : Alec Soth

Read more on the website

The bi-ennial Santa Fe Prize for Photography recognizes and rewards a gifted and committed photographer who has completed, or is near completion of, a meaningful body of work. This prize is to bring new work to light and by awarding an under-recognized talent.

HCB Award 2009

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Next edition : June 2009

HCB Award

Two yearly. It is intended for photographers who have already completed a significant body of work, with an approach close to that of reportage.

Presented by the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, the HCB Award is a prize to stimulate a photographer’s creativity by offering the opportunity to carry out a project that would otherwise be difficult to achieve. The prize is € 30.000, an exhibition at the Fondation HCB in Paris and a catalogue.

Winner 2007 : Jim Goldberg