March 2009
The Photography.Book.Now International Juried Competition has announced a prestigious panel of jurors for its photography book competition. Lead Judge Darius Himes, co-founder of Radius Books, will chair the panel for the second year.
Himes has hand-picked a group of internationally renowned photographers, photography editors, directors, and gallery curators to select the most creative and innovative photography books in three categories–Fine Art, Editorial, and Commercial–and one $25,000 Grand Prize winner.
Lead Judge:
Darius Himes, co-founder, Radius Books
Jurors:
Vice Aletti, Photography critic
Anthony Bannon, Director, George Eastman House
Dana Faconti, Blind Spot
Karen Hangsen, Rizzoli
William Hunt, Hasted Hunt Gallery
Jodi Peckman, Rolling Stone
Platon, Photographer
Kira Pollack, NY Times Magazine
"To have one's work reviewed by this prestigious group of photography professionals is an honor and a privilege for any photographer," Himes said.
"We're very pleased to have this level of commitment and support from such a distinguished group. Last year's submissions set the bar high, and our jurors are looking forward to seeing even more amazing work this year."
Photography.Book.Now also announced its lineup of sponsors, led by Grand Prize sponsor Hewlett Packard. Other sponsors include American Photo, British Journal of Photography, CENTER, Maine Media Workshops, NewPage, and Virgin America. Photography.Book.Now has enlisted several supporters in the photography community.
Hundreds of photography books have already been submitted to the 2009 competition, and are available to browse and to buy in the Photography.Book.Now Bookstore at www.blurb.com/bookstore/pbn.
Submissions will be accepted through 12:00 pm PDT on July 16, 2009, at http://www.photographybooknow.com. The Photography.Book.Now International Juried
Competition is presented by Blurb, the creative publishing and marketing platform that enables anyone to design, publish, share and sell bookstore-quality books.
Photography.Book.Now celebrates the finest, most creative, and most innovative self-published photography books - and the people behind them.
Juror biographies, full category descriptions and all other competition details are available at www.photographybooknow.com.
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