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Crowdinvesting campaign: photoSCHWEIZ becomes photoINTERNATIONAL

photoSCHWEIZ wants to internationalize its exhibition concept and at the same time become a digital platform for curated photography from around the world.

World Press Photo & Fujifilm: Strategic partnership

The World Press Photo Foundation has agreed a partnership with Fujfifilm to contribute to the development of press and documentary photography.

Sony World Photography Awards 2024 shortlist of the student competition

The World Photography Organization has announced the shortlist for the student competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. Frederik Rüegger (Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie) has been nominated from Germany. The winner will be announced on April 18.

Art fair: Photo London 2024

The art fair Photo London announces its ninth edition from May 16 to 19, 2024, where French photographer Valérie Belin will be named Photo London Master of Photography 2024.

Camera sharing: Gearbooker instead of Gearo

Gearo, a platform for sharing camera equipment, ceases operations and recommends Gearbooker as an alternative for Germany and Austria.

Leica Camera: Cultural highlights 2024

Leica stands not only for camera technology, but also for a diverse and wide-ranging cultural program. The 2024 exhibition program presents multifaceted photographic artists such as Bryan Adams, Werner Bischof, Donata Wenders and Franziska Stünkel.

Nikon & AFP: Picture credit function

Nikon has announced a collaboration with Paris-based news agency Agence France-Press (AFP) to allow AFP photographers to test a new photo credit feature that Nikon has developed for its cameras.

SIYU professionelle fotografie schweiz: New professional association for photographers

"SIYU professionelle fotografie schweiz" launches on January 1, 2024 as a new professional association in Switzerland. The three previous photographer and film designer associations SBF, USPP and vfg are merging for this purpose.

Deichtorhallen 2024: Viral Hallucinations

The new curator at Haus der Photographie, Nadine Isabelle Henrich, will launch the new exhibition series "Viral Hallucinations" on September 7, 2024 with the exhibition "Tactics & Mythologies: Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein".

Hellerau Photography Award: Theme "Singularity"

Photographers can submit their series of works for the 9th PORTRAITS - Hellerau Photography Award on the new theme "Singularity" until March 1, 2024.

Kunstpalast: Photo collection online

Regardless of time and place, the new digital collection of the Kunstpalast Düsseldorf now offers the opportunity to browse around 1,700 works online, including the museum's photo collection.

DGPh: Otto-Steinert-Prize announced

This year, the Image Section of the German Photographic Society is awarding the Otto Steinert Prize for Photography for the 22nd time to promote young professional photographers.

Online database: 190 photo events worldwide

The curator and gallery owner Michael Dooney, Berlin, has compiled a database of international photo festivals with currently 190 entries. According to this, Germany is the country with the most photo events worldwide after the USA.

DJV: Photographers have names 2023

For several years now, the German Journalists' Association (DJV) has been pointing out the necessity of naming names when photos are published in the media in its annual evaluation.

Conference of the Association of Women Journalists: Powerfully off the mark? Or powerful images?

Less clichés in the flood of images: More truthfulness in photojournalism, a more conscious selection of images, more appreciation for good photos, fewer meaningless symbolic images and the considered use of AI - these were the wishes and demands of journalists, photographers and scientists at the…

David Salcedo: La mala hora

David Salcedo, 41, was awarded the PROFIFOTO NEW TALENT AWARD 23/2 for his series La mala hora. The photographer lives on the Spanish Mediterranean coast and deliberately shoots at midday, when the light melts the colors and highlights the shadows.

SK Stiftung Kultur: Preview 2024 of the Photographic Collection

The Photographic Collection / SK Stiftung Kultur of Sparkasse KölnBonn has presented its exhibition program for 2024.

PIC: Board of Directors confirmed

In November, the PIC Association held its fourth workshop of the year at Kai Arndt's studio in Puchheim near Munich. The PIV board was confirmed in office at the general meeting.

Academy of Photography & DGPh: Female Photography Talk

In what is now the fourth edition of a series of talks at the Academy of Photography in Hamburg, a hot topic was discussed in an exciting atmosphere on November 22, 2023. In cooperation with the Art, Market and Law section of the German Photographic Society, a live talk on the topic of female…

PhotoBookMuseum: Dummy Award 24

The Dummy Award is an international competition for the best unpublished photo book dummies of the year. Submissions are currently still possible until January 31, 2024.