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The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Aeroplan haved announced the four finalists for The Grange Prize 2012, the only major Canadian art prize whose winner is chosen by public vote. Two artists from Canada and two from the United Kingdom have been shortlisted to compete for the $50,000 prize. Online voting begins today at… [full story]
Documentary photographer Ian Willms was among the finalists in the Magnum 2012 Emerging Photographer Fund. Willms is from Kitchener, Ontario and is a member of the Boreal Collective. He was nominated for his ongoing project to document the First Nations community of Fort Chipewyan in Northern Alberta, which is situated just north of the Canadian… [full story]
The 24th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest has just wrapped up, and judges will soon be selecting the winners. There were more than 12,000 images submitted from around the world and these are a few of the stunning entries submitted by Canadian photographers. If you know of any other Canadian submissions please post a… [full story]
Canadian photography magazines, Photo Life and Photo Solution, are inviting North American photographers to submit their best work to The World We Live In photo contest, in either the Pro or Amateur categories, under three themes: Humanity, Environment and Interconnections. Participants are invited to submit their images through a simple on-line interface. Participation fees are… [full story]
The winners of the 2012 National Magazine Awards were announced Thursday night, and congratulations are in order to all the fine Canadian photographers who won awards. The gala was held at The Carlu in Toronto and more than 650 members of the Canadian magazine industry were in attendance as the National Magazine Awards Foundation presented… [full story]
Toronto artist Arnaud Maggs received the second annual Scotiabank Photography Award (SPA) at a ceremony held Wednesday evening at Toronto’s Design Exchange. Celebrating excellence in contemporary photography, the $50,000 award, a solo Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival exhibition in 2013, and a book deal with international art photography publisher Steidl, is Canada’s largest prize for an… [full story]
Last Monday was the deadline to pay your 2011 taxes here in Canada, and I hope everyone got them finished on time and had enough money set aside to pay the tax man. If you’re a self-employed, freelance photographer you know that no one is deducting money from every cheque you get and setting it… [full story]
Canadian photographer Jessica Eaton has won the Photography Jury Grand Prize at the 27th International Festival of Fashion and Photography in Hyeres, France. Eaton, who is based in Montreal and holds a BFA in photography from the Emily Carr Institute in Vancouver, won for her series Cubes for Albers and LeWitt. Eaton’s photos are fascinating… [full story]
Canadian photographer Donald Weber was announced as a winner of the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards on April 26th in London, England. Weber won the Current Affairs Photographer of the Year for his series Life in the Exclusion Zone. Donald Weber’s series was taken in Odaka, which lies on the northeastern coast of Japan. It… [full story]
Getty Images today announced the launch of “this is Canada”, a photography competition that gives enthusiasts and professionals the opportunity to become Getty Images contributors through the Flickr Collection and the chance to win a brand new Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR Kit and 2,000 AIR MILES® reward miles. Starting today and running until May… [full story]
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