Founded in 1981, Women In Photography International (WIPI) is the most recognized organization for women photographers worldwide. "The 2009 Competition" - call for entries of traditional and non-traditional images will be juried in three categories, Family Gatherings, Landscapes and Self-Portraits.
For the "2009 competition", WIPI welcomes all images including mixed media, color, B/W, alternative or any digital photo image, manipulated, scanned film or scanned prints and submitted as a JPEG file, will be accepted. There is no date restriction. Cash prizes will be awarded in all three categories.
Women In Photography International juried Call for Entries for 2009.
Minimum 2 images,
Submission Deadlines Member & Non-Member:
Savings thru March 15
April 1, Deadline
Notification by e-mail of Juror Selection: May 1st
Online Exhibition, June 1, 2009
All submissions, online JPEG's, only
"2009 Competition" Guidelines & Fees here.
Women In Photography International
(323) 462-1444
E-mail: 2009competition@womeninphotography.org
Web site, http://womeninphotography.org
An accomplished panel of professionals, Audrey Jonchkeer, Worldwide Pro Photographer Relations, Kodak, Rochester, NY, Sarah Leen, Senior Photo Editor National Geographic, Washington, D.C. and Jean Ferro, Photo Artist / President, Women In Photography International, Los Angeles, will jury the "2009 Competition". Three placement winners and 10 honorable mention will be chosen in each category and showcased on http://www.womeninphotograhy.org. Following the Home Page visibility starting June 1st and continuing thru December 2009, the exhibition will be easily accessible in the WIPI archive.
A history of Women In Photography International is available online here. The renown Distinguished Photographer's Award, first presented to Eve Arnold in 1981. Since then, the Award has been presented to outstanding photographers including, Ruth Bernhard, 1984, Judy Dater, 1985, Marion Post Wolcott, 1986, Linda McCartney, 1987, Mary Ellen Mark, 1988, Ruth Orkin, 1989, Joyce Tenneson, 1990, Berenice Abbott, 1991, Grace Robertson, 1992, Annie Leibovitz, 2003, Sylvia Plachy, 2004 and Carrie Mae Weems, 2005. The Top 100 female Photographers List was completed August 31, 2008, http://womeninphotography.org/Events-Exhibits/DistinguishedPhotog/wipi-100-winners-2008.html