Introducing the NEW Leica Women Foto Project

Ladies it’s our time to shine! Today, Leica Camera USA announced the launch of their new platform just for us, The Leica Women Foto Project. This new initiative is Leica Camera USA’s effort to create a platform to promote education, advocacy and empowerment for female photographers. To coincide with the launch, Leica Camera USA introduced the Leica Women Foto Project | Award.

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Get Your Next Project Funded!

Be a Leica Women Foto Project Award Recipient

From now through August 29, 2019, Leica Camera USA will be accepting applications! This award is a juried program where three photographers can receive an award to support a personal project relevant to today’s social and political climate as told through female prospective. Leica Camera USA is looking to encourage and empower photographers to demonstrate the importance and impact of a woman’s point of view.

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Here is what you need to do to win..

Images

All candidates must submit a series of 10 images from a personal or longterm project, made on a digital or film camera of any make, model or brand with at least four images created between 2018 -19.

Proposal

Lecia Women Foto Project | Award candidates must also submit a 500 word proposal describing their personal project and its relevance in today’s social climate, including details of how fund will be allocated.

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How to submit your information?

To enter, complete the entry form at https://bit.ly/LeicaWomen and upload 10 photos that
tell a single story through a woman’s perspective, on a topic relevant to the current
social or political climate. All photos must adhere to the Submission Guidelines.

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Meet The Judges

Applicants will be reviewed on the basis of quality of photography, dedication to the medium of photography, sophistication of project, as expressed through the female perspective with narratives that broaden perspectives, ideas and conversations on today’s social climate.

Photo entries will be reviewed by a panel of renowned judges including:

• Karin Kaufmann, Art Director & Chief Representative, Leica Galleries International
• Maggie Steber, VII Agency photographer and Guggenheim fellow
• Elizabeth Avedon, photography book and exhibition designer, independent curator and writer
• Laura Roumanos, executive producer and co-founder, United Photo Industries
• Deborah Willis, university professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging
at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and author of Envisioning
Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery

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Leica Women Foto Project Winner Announcement

The three winners will be announced on October 16thon https://bit.ly/LeicaWomen and on @LeicaCameraUSA on
Facebook and Instagram.

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Official Rules:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited and outside US. Open to legal residents of

the 50 U.S. (and DC) who are 21 yrs+ at entry. Contest is NOT open to individuals who have a

formal affiliation or partnership with competitors of Sponsor. Contest begins at 9:00 AM ET on

7/22 /19 and ends 11:59 PM ET on 8/29/19.

 Entrants retain ownership rights in their submissions, subject to certain rights and licenses granted

to Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules. Prizes: 3 winners will each receive (i) $10,000; (ii) a 1-

year loan of a Leica Q2 camera or equivalent; and (iii) a replacement camera at the end of the loan

period. Restriction: During the 1-year loan period, winners may not enter into a formal affiliation or

partnership with competitors of Sponsor. Total ARV of all prizes: $44,985. For complete rules and

eligibility requirements, click here.