Monday, 5 May 2008 | Levent OZLER
Photography.Book.Now Announces Jurors for Photography Book Competition
The Photography.Book.Now International Salon and Symposium has announced a distinguished panel of jurors for its photography book competition. Head Judge Darius Himes, co-Founder of Radius Books, will lead the following panel of internationally renowned editors, publishers, curators, and photographers in judging the most innovative and finest self-published photography books:
- Darius Himes, Radius Books (and Head Judge)
- Jen Bekman, Jen Bekman Gallery
- Elisabeth Biondi, The New Yorker
- Frish Brandt, Fraenkel Gallery
- Charlotte Cotton, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Stephen Gill, Photographer
- Lesley A. Martin, Aperture Books
- Alan Rapp, Chronicle Books
- Kathy Ryan, The New York Times
- Brian Ulrich, Photographer
- Denise Wolff, Phaidon Press
"Any photographer would kill to have their work reviewed by this prestigious group," said Eileen Gittins, Blurb's founder and CEO. "Our jurors are all excited to see the range and creativity of books that will be submitted, now that it is so simple and affordable to compose a book of great beauty and quality."
Members of the jury will help select the winning photography books including the recipient of the grand prize award: $25,000 towards the photography project of the winner's choice. To enter, photographers must visit www.photographybooknow.com and submit their photography books by July 14, 2008.
Photography.Book.Now is accepting entries in two categories, General and Themed. The General category celebrates the diversity of the photographic medium, and gives entrants the creative freedom to produce the book of their choice. The Themed category invites any topic, concept, or collection of work that demonstrates how photography can create a narrative in book form.
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