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Landskrona PF Review. Free Call. Deadline: Aug. 1, 2017.
Only a few days left to participate in the Open Call for the Landskrona PF Review, which is free of charge.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Date: September 9, 2017
Time: 10.00–17.00
Cost: The participation in the Open Call is free of charge. Only selected candidates have to pay the participation fee of SEK 2,500 including VAT, which also gives access to the festival’s International Seminar and a weekend festival pass.
Deadline for applications: 1 August 2017. Successful candidates will be notified by 15 August.
The winner of the Best Portfolio Award will be invited to take part in the official exhibition programme during Landskrona Foto Festival 2018. Former winners include Johan Österholm, Johan Willner and Kacper Kowalski.
This year we have a special prize! – Landskrona Foto and Artproof Portfolio of the Year Award – the portfolio that reviewers voted as the year’s most interesting and promising. The prize consists of getting an exhibition produced by Artproof up to a value of 5,000 euros and to exhibit in the coming years Landskrona Foto Festival.
Instructions
Each entrant may present one or two portfolios, which shall not exceed 15 images each. The portfolio shall consist of a photographic project on any chosen subject. We want all the images to be included in one pdf. The PDF size shall not exceed 10 MB. Portfolios will be accepted in digital format for the selection process.
At the Portfolio Review, all projects shall be presented on paper.
File names: Photographer’s First Name [hyphen] Last Name [dot] pdf. Eg.: Johan-Willner.pdf (you can´t use åäö and other special signs and space between the words)
Please fill in our form and upload your PDF here: http://www.landskronafoto.org/en/portfolio-review-2017/
The Portfolio Reviews 2018 List
The Portfolio Reviews 2018 List:
It’s here: the 2018 Update of our all-time classic List of PF Reviews. We have compiled this list for all of you who might interested in showing your work to qualified professionals around the world!
Entries are shorted by date and simplified for a practical use. For more info, go to their respective websites.
If you know of any other ones we should add, let us know 🙂
DUESSELDORF Photo Weekend (February, Germany)
ASMPNY FINE ART Portfolio Review (March, USA)
PHOTO ALLIANCE Portfolio Review (March, USA)
FORMAT Portfolio Review (March, UK)
PALM SPRINGS Portfolio Review (April, USA)
DENVER MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY Portfolio Review (April, USA)
CONTACT Portfolio Review (April, Canada)
FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA REGGIO EMILIA Portfolio Review (May, Italy)
ART PHOTO BARCELONA Portfolio Review (May, Spain)
PHOTOIRELAND’s Critical Practice Reviews (May, Ireland)
OFFSPRING PHOTO MEET Portfolio Review (May, UK)
DESCUBRIMIENTOS PHOTO ESPAÑA Portfolio Review (May, Spain)
GRAND PRIX FOTOFESTIWAL (June, Poland)
THE ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL Portfolio Reviews (June, Athens)
VIENNA PHOTO BOOK REVIEW (June, Austria)
VOIES OFF PORTFOLIOS REVIEWS (July, France)
PHOTO FOLIO REVIEW Arles Portfolio Review (July, France)
EXPOSURE Portfolio Review (July, USA)
INTERFESTIVAL DE LA LUZ (August, Argentina)
OBSCURA FESTIVAL Portfolio Review (August, Malaysia)
LANDSKRONA PHOTO FESTIVAL Portfolio Review (September, Sweden)
BACKLIGHT PHOTO FESTIVAL Portfolio Review (September, Finland)
FILTER FESTIVAL Portfolio Review (September, USA)
ENCONTROS DA IMAGEN. Portfolio Review (September, Portugal)
CENTER REVIEW SANTA FE Portfolio Review (October, Mexico)
THE EYES ON Portfolio Review (November, Slovakia)
PHOTO NOLA Portfolio Review (December, USA)
Name: DUESSELDORF Photo Weekend
Organizer: NRW-Forum Düsseldorf
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: 4-5 February 2017). Ehrenhof 2, Düsseldorf, Germany
Profiles of Reviewers: Publishers, photo editors, photography agents, gallery directors, photography critics, advertising agency creatives, magazine editors and museum directors from the US.
Registration Fee: TBA
Application Deadline: Not published yet. (Last year: 22 December 2016)
Presentation Text: The Portfolio Review is a public event and a platform to discuss and discover young contemporary photography. Each year emerging artists from all over the world get selected to present their work to an international panel of curators, critics and editors working in the field of art and photography. The presentations are public and the images are screened with a projector offering both the specialist and general visitors of the Photo Weekend an insight into the artist’s process and methods. Besides getting exposure and feedback, the participating artists have the chance to win awards. The Portfolio Review takes place at the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf the hot spot of the Duesseldorf Photo Weekend during which galleries, museums and other institutions offer a rich programme of exhibitions and talks.
Name: ASMPNY FINE ART Portfolio Review
Organizer: American Society of Media Photographers New York (ASMPNY)
Date and place: March 21, 2018, 6:45 to 9:00PM. The Center, 208 W 13th Street, New York, NY.
Profiles of Reviewers: influential members of New York’s photography/arts community: gallerists, curators, collectors, publishers and dealers.
Registration Fee: Registration is required and places fill up quickly. There will be a wait list. Register .
Number of reviews: 5 to 8 reviewers (10 min. each)
Price / Review Ratio: Free for all members
Email: asmpny.fineart@gmail.com
Web: http://asmpny.org/
Presentation Text: Fine Art Photographers, it’s time to make the connections and get the feedback you’ve been looking for to move your career forward. Don’t miss this opportunity to get real feedback on your work from art-world professionals! Recent participating organizations have included: the International Center of Photography, Aperture, and New York Foundation for the Arts; galleries have included Flowers, Howard Greenberg, Steven Kasher, Yossi Milo, and Yancey Richardson; and individual reviewers have included Elizabeth Avedon, Julie Grahame, and Mary Virginia Swanson.
Name:PHOTO ALLIANCE Portfolio Review
Organizer: PhotoAlliance /Lens Culture
Date & Place: March 9-11, 2018. San Francisco Art Institute.
Application Deadline: December, 1st 2017.
(Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: Top photography editors, publishers, curators, gallerists, and educators
Registration Fee: Initial application fee: $695.00 for 10 review session. Initial fee upon registration via online application $95.00 Remaining $600.00 will be due by February 15th 2018.
Web: PhotoAlliance.org
Email: PHOTO@PHOTOALLIANCE.ORG or call: 415.425.5608
Presentation Text: This event brings together top photography editors, publishers, curators, gallerists, and educators representing small, mid-sized, and major venues from around the U.S. and abroad to meet with engaged photographers, review their portfolios, encourage their careers and exchange opportunities.
Organizer: Format International Photography Festival
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: 25 March 2017). Derby College in Derby, UK.
Application Deadline: Not published yet.
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators and directors, art dealers, publishers and photo editors are brought together for two days during CONTACT to review portfolios of established and emerging artists, with a focus on documentary, photojournalism or photo-based art practices.
Registration Fee: 4 reviews – £150, 6 reviews – £200, 8 reviews – £250 in 2017.
Number of reviews: You can choose from either 4, 6 or 8 reviews (there are maximum 8 reviews in one day – only select 8 in 2017.
Price / Review Ratio: £40 per review in 2017
Web: http://www.formatfestival.com/portfolio-reviews
Email: portfolio@formatfestival.com
Presentation Text: Established in 2004 by Louise Clements and Mike Brown, the biennale festival celebrates the wealth of contemporary practice in international photography and is now one of the UK’s leading non-profit international contemporary festivals of photography and related media.
FORMAT is focused on developing opportunities to platform the work of international photographers and to provide links for local/national practitioners to show work, exchange opportunities, skills and knowledge and for audiences to see, debate, develop and engage in the best of what photography is and can be.
FORMAT is curated by Louise Clements, QUAD & FORMAT Artistic Director, and organised by QUAD in partnership with: Derby City Council, University of Derby & Derby Museums.
Name: PALM SPRINGS Portfolio Review
Organizer: Palm Springs Photo Festival
Date & Place: May 6 – May 10, 2018. Palm Springs, California, USA
Application Deadline: April 20, 2018.
Profiles of Reviewers: Publishers, photo editors, photography agents, gallery directors, photography critics, advertising agency creatives, magazine editors and museum directors from the US.
Registration Fee: Prices are $400 for 5 reviews. A 10% discount is applied to 15 or more reviews.
Price / Review Ratio: $40 for photographers registered for scheduled Portfolio Reviews $80 for non-registrant.
Web: www.palmspringsphotofestival.com
Email: information@palmspringsphotofestival.com
Presentation Text: The Palm Springs Photo Festival Connect 2018 offers the opportunity for professional, emerging professional & serious advanced amateur photographers to study with legendary photographers, show portfolios in our celebrated portfolio review program, check out the latest gear, attend cutting-edge seminars, symposiums, networking events and enjoy evening presentations by world famous image-makers. The inevitable relationships that are made or renewed at PSPF can oftentimes be transformative.
Name: DENVER MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY Portfolio Review
Organizer: Colorado Photographic Art Center has partnered with MoP founder Mark Sink
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: 8-9 April 2017 ) / RedLine Denver, 2350 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80205
Profiles of Reviewers: Publishers, photo editors, photography agents, gallery directors, photography critics, advertising agency creatives, magazine editors and museum directors from the US.
Registration Fee: Not published yet. (Last year: 4 sessions $148, 8 sessions $296 or 12 sessions $444).
Number of reviews: 4, 8 or 12 in 2017
Price / Review Ratio: $37 in 2017
Web: http://www.mopdenver.com/about/
Email: mop@cpacphoto.org
Presentation Text: MoP – Month of Photography Denver is a biennial celebration of fine art photography with hundreds of collaborative public events throughout Denver and the region March and April 2017. We are joining multiple museums galleries and schools surrounding fine art photography creating an exciting artistic and educational event for the city of Denver and the region.
Name: CONTACT Portfolio Review
Organizer: Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: May 7 & 8, 2017). Toronto, Canada
Application Deadline: Not published yet
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators and directors, art dealers, publishers and photo editors are brought together for two days during CONTACT to review portfolios of established and emerging artists, with a focus on documentary, photojournalism or photo-based art practices.
Registration Fee: $200 for 4 reviews
Number of reviews: 4
Price / Review Ratio: $50 per review
Web: www.scotiabankcontactphoto.com
Email: portfolioreviews@contactphoto.com
Presentation Text: CONTACT’s Portfolio Reviews provide an unparalleled opportunity for artists and photographers to meet with some of the most important professionals in the field of photography. The event is a platform for those with developed projects that are seeking opportunities for publishing and exhibiting nationally or internationally, as well as guidance on conceptual approaches or career development.
Each year, one artist will be awarded with a solo exhibition presented at the CONTACT Gallery. This award, chosen by a jury of international professionals in the field of photography, recognizes outstanding work presented at CONTACT’s Portfolio Reviews. The program was created to support and advance the careers of talented emerging photographers.
Name: FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA REGGIO EMILIA Portfolio Review 2018
Organizer: Un progetto di Fondazione Palazzo Magnani e Comune di Reggio Emilia
Date & Place: May 2018, Biblioteca Panizzi, Reggio Emilia RE, Italia
Application Deadline: Last year: May 5, 2017
(Registration period has closed)
Number of Participants: 16
Registration Fee: Each review costs 35 €. Each participant can participate in one or more reviews, the cost of the reviews will be cumulative: 2 readings € 70, 3 readings € 105 and so on.
Number of reviews: Acumulative
Price / Review Ratio: 35€
Email: info@fotosuperstudio.it
Web: http://www.fotografiaeuropea.it/fe2016/en/portfolio-review/
Presentation Text: At the end of Sunday, May 7 sessions, at 1.30pm, the present reviewers, at their sole discretion, will announce the 3 best portfolio, which will be published on Fotografia Europea website.
In addition, the winner will be awarded with the print of his own photographs (printing approximately 25 fine art photographs on Canson paper, size 30 x 45, thanks to Foto Superstudio) and expose them, in 2018, at VisionQuesT contemporary photography gallery in Genoa, Maria Livia Brunelli home gallery di Ferrara and MIA Photo Fair in Milan. Moreover the photos will be published in the magazine FPmag and presented at Photolux Festival 2017, Lucca
Name: ART PHOTO BARCELONA Emerging photography Festival _Portfolio Review
Organizer: Art Deal project
Date and place: May 5, 2018. Barcelona, Spain
Application Deadline: March 30, 2018.
Profiles of Reviewers: university teachers, curators, consecrated artists, gallery directors, cultural managers, museum and foundation directors.
Registration Fee: 35 €
Email: fotografos@artphotobcn.com
Web: www.artphotobcn.com
Presentation Text: ART PHOTO BCN is a Festival and a Fair of Photography specialized in the activation of the artistic circuit and the incursion of new creative values bringing over to the general and specialized public the works and projects of new artists.
Name: PHOTOIRELAND’s Critical Practice Reviews
Organizer: PhotoIreland Festival
Date & Place: The Tara Building on Friday 5th & Saturday 6th May 2017, Dublin, Ireland.
Application Deadline: Not published yet. (Last year: April 24, 2017)
Number of Participants: Until full, the jury will select 45 portfolios for review from all submitted work.
Profiles of Reviewers: International and Irish Curators, Magazine Editors, Gallery Owners, Festival Directors, publishers and other photography professionals.
Registration Fee: The fee per 1 hour session is €30 and artists are welcome to book no more than 4 sessions.
Number of reviews: 4 sessions
Price / Review Ratio: 7,5 Euros
Web: http://festival.photoireland.org/2017/news/book-critical-practice-reviews
Email:info@photoireland.org
Presentation Text: Critical Practice Reviews (CPR) are group critiques in which 3 professionals listen, discuss and advise on the practice and development of 2 artists at a time. The sessions run for 1 hour, with 20 minutes presentations per photographer plus 10 minutes Q&A and feedback. A key component of these reviews is the approach, and the background of the experts.
Name: OFFSPRING PHOTO MEET Portfolio Review
Organizer: PHOTO MEET
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: May, 2017). SPACE HQ in London.
Application Deadline: Not published yet. (Last year: May, 2017)
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators and directors, art dealers, publishers and photo editors.
Registration Fee: £160 for 4 reviews or 8 reviews over the two days (4 on each day) for £200
Number of reviews: 4 or 8
Price / Review Ratio: £40/25 per review
Web: http://photomeet.org/portfolio-reviews/
Email: info@photomeet.org
Presentation Text: Offspring Photo Meet is run by some of London’s best picture editors and photographers and for a full weekend they will be there to help guide and direct you and your work in the right direction.
You will have 4 X 20-minute 1-2-1 portfolio reviews each day with someone who is well established in the industry. There will also be a photography talk each day which will give you valuable insight into certain areas of the industry. In between the portfolio reviews there will be areas where you can socialize with like minded people, make new contacts, read up on photography books and watch photography related projections.
You will also have a chance to meet picture editors and well established photographers within an informal setting, either during the day between talks and portfolio reviews or with a drink during the evening event.
Name: DESCUBRIMIENTOS PHOTO ESPAÑA Portfolio Review
Organizer: PHotoEspaña Festival. Madrid, Spain
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: May 29 – June 2, 2017). Centro de Arte Alcobendas. Madrid, Spain.
Application Deadline: Not published yet. (Last year: April 4, 2017)
Profiles of Reviewers: International photography and art curators, museum and festival people, publishers all over the world.
Registration Fee: pre-registration 10 € plus 240 € registration
Number of reviews: 5
Email: descubrimientos@phe.es
Web: www.phe.es
Presentation Text: Descubrimientos PHE is the portfolio review of PHotoEspaña. Offering photographers the opportunity to present their work to critics, curators and editors especialized in photography with the objetive of generating professional outlets for their work.
An independent jury will select seventy photographers to participate in the portfolio reviews. The jury will also determine a wait list in the event that there may be a cancelation. The portfolio of all of the selected participants will be included http://www.phe.es There is an inscription fee of 240 Euros for all participants.
Each photographer will have five appointments, each with a duration of twenty minutes. The appointments will be held over three days and are celebrated with strict punctuality. The reviews will be given in English or Spanish. The organization will do its best to arrange appointments with the reviewers preferred by each of the photographers. The organization will send each participant a personal schedule close to the dates, once we near the dates of the event.
The winner of the award may have participated in the portfolio review on previous occasions, but cannot have been recognized with this award in prior editions. PHotoEspaña will make public the jury´s results when the festival awards are announced. PHotoEspaña reserves the right to promote the winner´s name and images in printed and digital materials.
Organizer: FOTOFESTIWAL
Date & Place: 2018, Art_Inkubator in Fabryka Sztuki, Lódz, Poland
Application Deadline: Not published yet. (Last year: Nov, 2017)
Profile of reviewers: numerous, international and significant assembly of curators, directors of photography festivals, critics, journalists, publishers of books and magazines, galleries owners and photographers with a rich artistic achievements.
Registration Fee: The registration fee is PLN 100 (≈25Euro, ≈35USD; the currency is converted automatically).
Email: 0portfolio@fotofestiwal.com
Web: Grand Prix Photo Festival 2018
Presentation Text: The Fotofestiwal’s Portfolio Review is aimed at photography students and graduates, professional photographers and those who have at least one exhibition or publication in their CV. It is one of the most important forms of promotion which enable photographers to arrange individual and direct interviews with experts in the field of photography and in many cases results in establishing further cooperation.
Name: THE ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL Portfolio Reviews
Organizer: Athens Photo Festival, International Festival of Contemporary Photography & Related Media
Date & Place: June, 2018. Benaki Museum (Pireos St. Annexe) in Athens.
Application Deadline: Not published yet. (Last year: April, 2017)
Profiles of Reviewers: International experts in the field of photography. A total of 22 curators, editors, critics and festival’s directors from around the world.
Registration Fee: 80, 110, or 140€
Number of reviews: 4, 6 or 8.
Price / Review Ratio: 20, 18,3 or 17,5.
Web: http://www.photofestival.gr/portfolio-reviews
Presentation Text: The Athens Photo Festival’s Portfolio Reviews offer an opportunity for emerging artists and photographers to meet and network with internationally acclaimed experts. A total of 20 curators, editors, agency and festival directors and influential experts from different countries are brought together during the Athens Photo Festival to provide an opportunity for photographers and artists to receive advice on their work.
This year’s portfolio review programme will take place on Monday and Tuesday 13-14 June 2016 at the Benaki Museum (Pireos St. Annexe) in Athens. Participants can register for either 4, 6 or 8 one-to-one reviews. Each review session lasts for 20 minutes. Places are limited, so early application is highly encouraged.
Name: VIENNA PHOTO BOOK REVIEW
Organizer: AnzenbergerGallery and OstLicht Gallery. Artistic Directors: Regina Maria Anzenberger and Michael Kollmann
Date & Place: 15-17 June,2018. Vienna, Austria (Brotfabrik Wien/Bread Factory)
Application Deadline: Not published yet.
Profiles of Reviewers: Publishers, gallery owners, curators, critics, and collectors
Registration Fee: 144€ (2017. Not published yet)
Number of reviews: 6 reviewers out of 15 aviable, 20 minutes each
Price / Review Ratio: 24€ (2017. Not published yet. )
Web: http://www.viennaphotobookfestival.com/2nd-viennaphotobookreview/
Email: review@viennaphotobookfestival.com
Presentation Text: The ViennaPhotoBookReview, which had its successful launch last year and will be continued this year, will take place one day before the festival starts, on Friday, June 9, 2017. Our goal is to offer talented photographers from around the world a forum to discuss their books with a wide range of photography experts, thereby producing a lively dialogue between the aspiring artists and the experts from various prestigious institutions. Photographers will have one-on-one meetings with the reviewers. Each review session will last 20 minutes and we will limit the number of participants to assure that everyone receives six reviews each.
Name: Voies Off Portfolios Reviews
Organizer: Voies Off Arles
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: July 4-7, 2017) Arles, France.
Application Deadline: Not published yet. (Last year: June 27, 2017)
Profiles of Reviewers: publishers, exhibition curators, museum directors, agency chiefs, gallerists, collectors, critics, press art directors and others
Number of reviews: limit of 2 meetings per day
Price / Review Ratio: 4€ for meeting
Web:http://voies-off.com/index.php/en/portfolio-reviews/photographers
Email:photofolio@rencontres-arles.com
Presentation Text: Voies Off offers personalized support to young photographers by organizing more than 1,100 portfolio reviews: individual meetings of 20-min between photographers and professionals of the contemporary photography.Art critics, publishers, galerists, iconographers, directors of festival, members of collectives, agencies… For the reviewers, it is one of the best way to prepare a future programming and to discover new talents : a lot of them are loooking for new collaborations.
Name: THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES Portfolio Review
Organizer: The Rencontres d’Arles
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: July 3-8, 2017) Arles, France
Application Deadline: Not published yet. (Last year: June 18, 2017.)
Profiles of Reviewers: publishers, exhibition curators, museum directors, agency chiefs, gallerists, collectors, critics, press art directors and others
Number of reviews: 5 – 20
Price / Review Ratio: 195€ for 5 appointments / 310€ for 10 appointments / 440€ for 15 appointments / 540€ for 20 appointments
Web:https://www.rencontres-arles.com/en/photo-folio-review/
Email:photofolio@rencontres-arles.com
Presentation Text: The Rencontres d’Arles Photo Folio Review enable participating photographers to present their work to renown international photography experts. They thus benefit from experts’ advice, and for some, obtain real exhibition and/or publication projects. The Rencontresd’Arles Photo Folio Review is open upon registration to all photographers whatever their photographic practice or image treatment technique.
Name: EXPOSURE Portfolio Review
Organizer: Los Angeles Center of Photography
Date & Place: February 17, 1-5 PM, 2018. Gallery Hall Taylor Familiy Library, University of Calgary.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2018.
Profiles of Reviewers: publishers, exhibition curators, museum directors, agency chiefs, gallerists, collectors, critics, press art directors and others
Registration Fee: 63$
Number of reviews: Not published.
Price / Review Ratio: Not published.
Web:http://www.exposurephotofestival.com/portfolio-review-2018/
Email:reviews@lacphoto.org
Presentation Text: Exposure’s Portfolio Review offers participating photographers the opportunity to present their work to influential members of the photographic community. Whether you are showing a completed body of photographic work or you are seeking feedback on work in progress, meetings with these photography professionals will provide you with advice, guidance, and networking opportunities. Photographers share their work with reviewers in twenty-minute one-on-one meetings. Each participating photographer will receive at least four meetings with reviewers, assigned by lottery. Reviewer preference forms will be emailed to participants when they have registered for the event. An informal reception for participants will be held at the conclusion of the reviews. The 2018 Portfolio Review is presented in partnership with The Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. Limited seats are available; register by January 15th.
Name: INTERFESTIVAL DE LA LUZ 2017
Organizer: LUZ AUSTRAL FOUNDATION
Date & Place: August 9-11, 2017. Salón Dorado of La Alianza Francesa, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Application Deadline: 20 July, 2017.
(Registration period has closed).
Profile of reviewers: meeting between photographers and a group of international personalities: museum directors, gallerists, curators, art collectors and publishers.
Registration Fee: 10 reviews 150$, 5 reviews 90$, 1 extra review after the 10th 25$.
Number of reviews: Acumulative
Price / Review Ratio: 15 for 10, 18 for 5
Email: portfolios@encuentrosabiertos.com.ar
Web: http://www.encuentrosabiertos.com.ar/es/node/671
Presentation Text: – The Encuentros Abiertos-Festival de la Luz (Open Encounters-0Festival of Light0) are an immense set of activities related to international artistic photography that takes place every two years, between the months of August and September in Argentina.It’s about the cared presentation of exhibitions of national and foreign photographers at different museums, cultural centres and art spaces all around the country; conferences, workshops and round tables lectures about artistic photography; urban interventions, screenings and actions in public spaces; book presentations, photographic calls and contests; as well as encounters between photographers and curators, specialized critics, collectors, editors, publishers and directors of institutions interested in the photographic image as a means for artistic, cultural and social relevance.
Name: OBSCURA FESTIVAL Portfolio Review
Organizer: Obscura Festival
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: August 18-31, 2017)Georgetown Penang, Malaysia
Application Deadline: TBD. Not published yet.
Registration Fee: TBD
Number of reviews: TBD
Price / Review Ratio: TBD
Web: http://www.obscurafestival.com
Email: info@obscurafestival.com
Presentation Text: Portfolio reviews are paid review sessions with some of the leading photographers, curators, editors and industry experts Asia and around the world. Portfolio reviews are instrumental in getting professional feedback on your work as well as networking with people who may be able to help you with your career development. Sign up for a review on the morning of the workshop to secure yourself a place. You will need at least two bodies of work either in print or on a portable device (laptop or tablet).
Name: LANDSKRONA PHOTO FESTIVAL Portfolio Review
Organizer: Landskrona Photo Festival
Date & Place: 15&16 September, 2018. Landskrona, Sweden.
Application Deadline: passed
Number of Reviews: 7
Profiles Reviewers: publishers, art historians, artistic directors, photographers, photo editors, curators, chief editors, photography professors, etc.
Registration Fee: 2500 SKK (250 euros).
Price / Review Ratio: 35,70 Euros
Web: http://www.landskronafoto.org/en/
Email: portfolioreview@lphoto.se
Presentation Text: A good way to spread your photography is to exhibit at photo festivals in different parts of the world. It is important for us that portfolio exhibitions can lead to something more for the participating photographers. This year too, we have therefore invited curators from international photo festivals. This year’s reviewers together select the »Best Portfolio« and the winner is offered the chance to be part of the official festival programme during the Festival in 2018.
Name: BACKLIGHT PHOTO FESTIVAL Portfolio Review
Organizer: Backlight Photo Festival
Date & Place: Not published yet. (Last year: September 9, 2017) in Tampere, Finland.
Application Deadline: Not published yet. (Last year: July 31, 2017)
Number of Reviews: 9 aprox. portfolio reviews
Profiles Reviewers: photo editors, curators, editors, etc.
Registration Fee: Not published yet. (Last year: 50€)
Web: www.backlight.fi
Email: portfolios.backlight@gmail.com
Presentation Text:Portfolio review brings together photographers, artists and experts from the international field of photography. During the 20 minutes face-to-face meetings the participants can discuss and receive feedback on work on progress as well as present their completed series to representatives of festivals, galleries, museums and publications in an encouraging environment.
After the portfolio review the participants are welcome to join the get-together evening of the 30th jubilee year of Backlight Photo Festival at Telakka, where the evening continues with announcement of the Portfolio Awards and togetherness with live music and dj.
We can include around 30 participants to the portfolio review.
Name: FILTER FESTIVAL Portfolio Review
Organizer: Filter PhotoFestival
Date & Place: 16 March – 21 April, 2018. Filter Space, 1821 West Hubbard Street | Suite 207, Chicago, Illinois.
Application Deadline: Registration for the 2018 Festival opens on May 25 for Filter Photo Members and June 1 for the general public.
Number of Reviews: 5, 8 or 12 portfolio reviews
Profiles Reviewers: photo editors, curators, editors, etc.
Price / Review Ratio: Not published yet. (Last year: $275 for 5, $375 for 8 and $525 for 12 (Student Pricing: $40 per individual review)
Web: http://filterphoto.org/filter-festival/
Email: portfolioreview@lphoto.se
Presentation Text: Participants sign up for twenty-minute face-to-face reviews and receive candid advice about their images, as well as information on getting their work exhibited and published. We are thrilled to have so many of our attendees walk away with connections that have led to exhibitions, publications, and the indispensable opportunity to network with their peers.
All Filter Photo Festival attendees receiving blocks of portfolio reviews are encouraged to sign up for our annual Portfolio Walk, where Filter VIPs will roam the room and the general public is invited to vote for their favorite portfolio for the 2017 Festival People’s Choice Award.
Name: ENCONTROS DA IMAGEN. Portfolio Review
Organizer: Festival Encontros da Imagen
Date & Place: September 2018. Braga, Portugal.
Application Deadline: TBA
Number of Reviews: 8
Profiles Reviewers: Commissioners, curators, art critics, gallery owners, expert editors, etc..
Registration fee: Pre-registation: 25€, Registration 150€
Price / Review Ratio: 21,5€
Web: http://encontrosdaimagem.com
Email: emergentes@encontrosdaimagem.com
Presentation Text: The International Photography Award Emergentes dst is an initiative of Domingos da Silva Teixeira group, organized by Encontros da Imagem, with a prize money that will be granted to the best 2017 Contemporary Photography Portfolio.The Photography Prize Emergentes dst will be awarded aer the Portfolio Review which shall give photographers the opportunity to show their work to commissioners, gallery owners and expert editors, thus establishing solid foundations for the promotion of their work.
Name: CENTER REVIEW SANTA FE Portfolio Review
Organizer: Center
Date & Place: October 2018. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Application Deadline: open for application
Profiles of Reviewers: curators, editors, publishers and gallerists
Fee: 795 USD (for non-members)
Number of reviews: 9
Price / Review Ratio: 88.33 USD per review (for non-members)
Web: http://www.visitcenter.org
Email: eteller@visitcenter.org
Presentation Text: Review Santa Fe is the premier juried portfolio review event in the world. Considered one of the most important events for photographers who seek career advancement, Review Santa Fe is designed to facilitate relationships between photographers and leading industry professionals looking for new work.
Name: THE EYES ON Portfolio Review
The Eyes On Portfolio Review has been organised this year for the first time in collaboration with the Month of Photography Bratislava. The following editions of the Review will alternate annually between Vienna and Bratislava.
The next Portfolio Review will take place in November 2017 in Bratislava.
Organizer: Museumsquartier Wien
Date & Place: TBA November 2018. Bratislava, Slovakia
Application Deadline: TBA October, 2017
Profiles of Reviewers: publishers, art historians, artistic directors, photographers, photo editors, curators, chief editors, photography professors, etc.
Registration Fee: 6 meetings 135€, 12 meetings 255€
Number of reviews: 6-12
Price / Review Ratio: 22,5€
Web: http://eyes-on.at/2016/en/portfolioreview
Presentation Text: The Eyes On Portfolio Review brings photographers and renowned experts together in one place to enable practitioners of artistic and documentary photography to discuss their work with curators, editors, gallery owners, and festival directors.
Name: PHOTO NOLA Portfolio Review
Organizer: New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries and alternative venues citywide.
Date & Place: TBA, New Orleans, USA
Application Deadline: TBA
Profiles of Reviewers: Twenty-minute face-to-face meetings with gallery owners, editors, publishers and museum curators from throughout the U.S. provide photographers with networking opportunities, critical advice, and guidance for bringing their work to a larger audience.
Registration Fee: TBA
Number of reviews: 30 / The registration fee will guarantee each participant 8 twenty-minute reviews over the two days
Price / Review Ratio: TBA
Registration / Email: registration via website / info@photonola.org
Presentation Text: PhotoNOLA is an annual festival of photography in New Orleans, coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries and alternative venues citywide. Showcasing work by photographers near and far, festival programming includes exhibitions, workshops, lectures, a portfolio review, gala and more. PhotoNOLA draws hundreds of photography professionals to the city to partake in a variety of educational programs, and reaches broadly into the local community with exhibitions and events that are largely free and open to the public.
Organizer: PORTFOLIO DIALOGUE IVS
Date and place: Online via Skype. Portfolio Dialogue offers a new, in-depth approach to portfolio reviews with well-prepared reviewers and the possibility to reach out for feedback right when you need it.
Price / Review Ratio:169€. The fee covers the reviewer’s preparation time and a 30-minute review on Skype.
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, museum directors, publishers, magazine editors, artistic directors, fellow artists, etc.
Email: info@portfoliodialogue.com
Web: www.portfoliodialogue.com/
Presentation Text: Traditionally organized as physical meetings within the framework of international photography festivals, portfolio reviews are a highly efficient form of communication. Artists meet experts, present their work, receive feedback and, over time, develop their artistic practice as well as their career. Portfolio Dialogue takes this successful concept one step further by providing an online platform for professional portfolio reviews and mentoring – no longer exclusively for photographers but for visual artists.
PAST PORTFOLIO REVIEWS & HINTS
Thinking about participating in one of them? Then take a moment to check out these resources. We have a post where you can find useful hints.
In case you are have not found the PF Review you were looking for, maybe it has ceased to exist. Double-check with our archived list of PF Reviews (since 2011) and if you think that we have missed our something, let us know (via a comment to this post)! Thank you!
LANDSKRONA PORTFOLIO REVIEW. DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2017
LANDSKRONA PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Welcome to Landskrona Portfolio Review, held for the fourth time in the framework of our Festival. As in previous years, we invite photographers and lens-based artists to show their work to experts from around the globe, in order to receive useful feedback and opportunities for exhibitions and publications. The reviews will be accompanied by lectures, workshops, and the possibility for informal meetings with your peers.
Furthermore, the winner of the Best Portfolio Award will be invited to take part in the official exhibition programme during Landskrona Foto Festival 2018. Former winners include Johan Österholm, Johan Willner and Kacper Kowalski.
This year we have a special prize! – Landskrona Foto and Artproof Portfolio of the Year Award – the portfolio that reviewers voted as the year’s most interesting and promising. The prize consists of getting an exhibition produced by Artproof up to a value of 5,000 euros and to exhibit in the coming years Landskrona Foto Festival.
The new leaders of the Portfolio Review is Beate Cegielska of Galleri Image in Århus, Denmark, and the Austrian curator Moritz Neumüller. Since 1990 Beate Cegielska has curated a large number of group and solo exhibitions of Danish and international artists in Europe, South Korea, China and India. For many years she has also participated as a Portfolio Reviewer at different photo festivals around the world. Moritz Neumüller is head of the educational programme European Master of Fine Art Photography in Madrid and since 2010 he has run Curator Ship – a platform for photography and picture culture. In 2009 he founded ArteConTacto – a project aiming to explore art through all the senses. Ongoing projects include Photobook Week in Århus and Photobook Phenomenon for the Barcelona culture centre CCCB.
REVIEWERS 2017
Peggy Sue Amison, East Wing Gallery, Dubai
Elisabeth Avedon, The Eye of Photography, New York
Daniel Boetker-Smith, Asia-Pacific Photobook Archive, Sydney
Emma Bowkett, Financial Times FT Weekend Magazine, London
Iatã Cannabrava, Estudio Madalena, Sao Paulo
Irina Chmyreva, PhotoVisa Festival, Krasnodar, Russia
Karen McQuaid, The Photographers Gallery, London
Azu Nwagbodu, Lagos Festival, Nigeria
Ramon Reverte, RM Publishers, Barcelona
Erik Vroons, GUP Magazine, Amsterdam
Niyatee Shinde, TurmericEarth, India
Rui Prata, Museu da Imagem, Portugal
The selected participants will be able to choose 7 reviewers for 20 minute sessions.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Date: September 9 2017
Time: 10.00–17.00
Cost: The participation in the Open Call is free of charge. Only selected candidates have to pay the participation fee of SEK 2,500 including VAT, which also gives access to the festival’s International Seminar and a weekend festival pass.
Deadline for applications: 1 June 2017. Successful candidates will be notified by 15 July.
Inscription Form: http://www.landskronafoto.org/en/portfolio-review-2017/
Best of Braga
Braga PF Reviews rocks! In the Portfolio Reviews, I saw great works from Luciana Faria Silva, Dani Pujalte & Rita Serra, Anni Hanén, Rui Diogo Castela, Silas de Paula, Jenny Rova, Carlos Heuser, Ditte Lyngkaer Pedersen, Carlos Barradas, Fernanda Chemale, Paulo Martins, Kristin Trub, Projecto PH, Emmanuel Guillaud, Laís Pontes, Adrián Portugal, Lizadie Taste, José Diniz, Gabriel Carpes, Friso Spoelstra, Jewgeni Roppel, John Thackwray, Carlos Alba, Conchi Martinez, Massimo Barberio, Inma Barrio, Miriam Stanke, Jill Quigley, Antonio Cavicchioni, and Marie-Pierre Cravedi.
Winner: Sonja Hamad
Horable Mention: Christiane Peschek
As for the books, we have chosen Mafalda Rakos’ I want to disappear as the winner, together with Senta Simond’s Keun Gui So Nyeo [Girls With Big Ears] as second, and Luján Agusti’s Un Montón de Ropa as third prize. Here are the names of all the finalists.
Thank you to all the great photographers and, of course, to Ângela Ferreira and her wonderful team!
The Portfolio Reviews 2016 List
The Portfolio Reviews 2016 List:
Hey: The list for 2017 is already online here!
We have compiled these lists for all of you who might interested in showing your work to qualified professionals around the world!
Entries are shorted by date and simplified for a practical use. For more info, go to their respective websites.
If you know of any other ones we should add, let us know 🙂
Here is the list for 2016 (remember that the list for 2017 is online here!)
-ASMP FINE ART PORTFOLIO REVIEW (February, USA)
-THE MEETING PLACE (March, USA)
-THE 12TH ANUAL POWERHOUSE PORTFOLIO REVIEW (March, USA)
-PHOTO ALLIANCE Portfolio Review (March, USA)
-FORMAT Portfolio Review (April, UK)
-PALM SPRINGS Portfolio Review (April, USA)
-CODICE MIA 2016 (April, Italy)
-FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA Reggio Emilia Portfolio Review 2016 (May, Italy)
-RIGA PHOTOMONTH Portfolio Review (May, Latvia)
-CONTACT Portfolio Review (May, Canada)
-KRAKOW PHOTOMONTH 11th Portfolio Review (May, Poland)
-ART PHOTO BARCELONA Portfolio Review (May, Spain)
-DESCUBRIMIENTOS PHOTO ESPAÑA Portfolio Review (June, Spain)
-ART_IN PORTFOLIO REVIEW (June, Poland)
-ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL Portfolio Reviews (June, Greece)
-VIENNA PHOTO BOOK REVIEW (June, Austria)
-PHOTOIRELAND Portfolio Review (July, Ireland)
-PHOTO FOLIO REVIEW Arles Portfolio Review (July, France)
-FESTIVAL DE LA LUZ Portfolio Review (August, Argentina)
-OBSCURA FESTIVAL Portfolio Review (August, Malaysia)
-LANDSKRONA PHOTO FESTIVAL Portfolio Review (August, Sweden)
-FILTER FESTIVAL Portfolio Review (September, USA)
-ENCONTROS DA IMAGEN. Portfolio Review (September, Portugal)
-MDF BERLIN Portfolio Review (October, Germany)
-CENTER REVIEW SANTA FE Portfolio Review (November, USA)
-PHOTO NOLA Portfolio Review (December, USA)
-DENVER MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY Portfolio Review (2017, USA)
Name: ASMP FINE ART PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Organizer: American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP NY)
Date and place: February 23, 2016, The Center, 208 W 13th Street, New York, NY. (Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: influential members of New York’s photography/arts community: gallerists, curators, collectors, publishers and dealers.
Registration Fee: Only ASMP members are eligible to register for this free, 2 1/4 hour, event. Registration is required and places fill up quickly. There will be a wait list. Link to register.
Number of reviews: 4 to 8 reviewers (10 min. each)
Price / Review Ratio: Free for all members
Email: asmpny.fineart@gmail.com
Web: http://asmpny.org/
Presentation Text: Fine Art Photographers, its time to make the connections and get the feedback you’ve been looking for to move your career forward!
ASMPNY’s members only Fine Art Portfolio Review will take place on Tuesday February 23rd. Don’t miss this opportunity to get real feedback on your work from the art world professionals. Recent participating organizations have included: the International Center of Photography, Aperture, and New York Foundation for the Arts; galleries included: Flowers, Howard Greenberg, Steven Kasher, Yossi Milo, and Yancey Richardson; individuals included: Elizabeth Avedon, Julie Grahame, and Mary Virginia Swanson.
This event is free for all members, however you must register to reserve your spot, space is limited.
Name:THE MEETING PLACE (Biennal)
Organizer: FotoFest
Date & Place: The Meeting Place is organized into four 4-day sessions. Different reviewers are invited for each session of the Meeting Place. Dates for each session are as follows: March 12-15, 17-20, 22-25, 27-30, 2016. Houston, Texas. Between each session of the Meeting Place, there are “break days” (March 16, March 21, and March 26) where workshops, curatorial forums, exhibition tours, lectures, and symposia take place. The dates and details of these specific events will be announced at a later date.
Application Deadline: Early Registration period – June 17 to July 29, 2015. (Registration period has closed).
Number of Participants: 450 from 34 countries and 37 U.S. states,
Profiles of Reviewers: 160 reviewers from 26 countries and all sectors of photography
Registration Fee: The fee to participate in one session of the Meeting Place is $925. Online registrations only; no telephone or walk-in registrations accepted.
(Artists are able to register for one or two sessions. FotoFest will accommodate as many preferences as possible, however be aware that FotoFest cannot guarantee ALL preferences, as space is limited.)
Number of reviews: Minimum of 16 individual portfolio reviews during a 4-day session. Guaranteed a minimum of 4 one-on-one formal review appointments per day.
Each appointment lasts 20 minutes.
Price / Review Ratio: $925 /$58
Web: www.fotofest.org / http://home.fotofest.org/2016/portfolio-reviews/registration.aspx#.VjyxuWQvey8
Email: meeting@fotofest.org
Presentation Text: The Meeting Place is the largest, most international program of its kind in the world offering sixteen days of portfolio reviews. Meeting Place registrants have special access to Citywide Exhibitions, Curatorial Forums, Artist Talks, and Open Portfolio Nights – Evenings with the Artists, where reviewers, collectors, and the public are invited to meet registrants and view their portfolios. Over the course of the last 20 years, the Meeting Place has been the catalyst for exhibitions, publications, and wider acclaim for many artists.
Name:THE 12TH ANUAL POWERHOUSE PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Organizer: PowerHouse Books
Date and place: March 6, 2016, Brooklyn, NY
Application Deadline: February 18, 2016 (Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: publishers, photo editors, commercial photography agents, gallery directors, photography critics, art book packagers, and designers. Mostly from the US, especially from New York.
Email: info@powerhouseportfolioreview.com
Web: www.powerhouseportfolioreview.com/
Presentation Text: The Power House PR is a platform for all levels of aspiring and professional photographers to present their body of work to be reviewed and critiqued by leading experts in the fields of photography, art, media, and advertising and to receive guidance and mentoring for future artistic and commercial career development. The portfolio review accepts about 100 photographers, who will meet with a panel of experts that includes a range of publishers, photo editors, commercial photography agents, gallery directors, photography critics, art book packagers, and designers. Each attendee will be assigned five one-on-one reviews with members of our panel of esteemed photography professionals.
Name:PHOTO ALLIANCE Portfolio Review
Organizer: PhotoAlliance /Lens Culture
Date & Place: March 11-13, 2016. San Francisco Art Institute.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2015 (Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: Top photography editors, publishers, curators, gallerists, and educators
Registration Fee: Initial application fee: $45.00 for up to 20 images for screening. If selected, additional fee: $595.00 for full participation to meet with 10 reviewers.
Web: http://www.photoalliance.org/our-world-portfolio-review-2015-2
Email: PHOTO@PHOTOALLIANCE.ORG or call: 415.425.5608
Presentation Text: This event brings together top photography editors, publishers, curators, gallerists, and educators representing small, mid-sized, and major venues from around the U.S. and abroad to meet with engaged photographers, review their portfolios, encourage their careers and exchange opportunities.
Organizer: Format International Photography Festival
Date & Place: April 22 2016, Derby College in Derby, UK.
Application Deadline: (application opens March 1st) (Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators and directors, art dealers, publishers and photo editors are brought together for two days during CONTACT to review portfolios of established and emerging artists, with a focus on documentary, photojournalism or photo-based art practices.
Registration Fee: 4 reviews – £120, 6 reviews – £170, 8 reviews – £200, 10 reviews – £230, 12 reviews – £260
Number of reviews: You can choose from either 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 reviews (there are maximum 12 reviews in one day – only select 12.
Price / Review Ratio: $30 per review
Web: http://www.formatfestival.com/portfolio-reviews
Email: portfolio@formatfestival.com
Presentation Text: Established in 2004 by Louise Clements and Mike Brown, the biennale festival celebrates the wealth of contemporary practice in international photography and is now one of the UK’s leading non-profit international contemporary festivals of photography and related media.
FORMAT is focused on developing opportunities to platform the work of international photographers and to provide links for local/national practitioners to show work, exchange opportunities, skills and knowledge and for audiences to see, debate, develop and engage in the best of what photography is and can be.
FORMAT is curated by Louise Clements, QUAD & FORMAT Artistic Director, and organised by QUAD in partnership with: Derby City Council, University of Derby & Derby Museums.
Name: PALM SPRINGS Portfolio Review
Organizer: Palm Springs Photo Festival
Date & Place: April 24-29, 2016. Palm Springs, California, USA
Application Deadline: April 7, 2016 (Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: Publishers, photo editors, photography agents, gallery directors, photography critics, advertising agency creatives, magazine editors and museum directors from the US.
Registration Fee: Prices are $300 for 5 reviews. 10% discount for 10 or more reviews
Price / Review Ratio: 55$
Web: www.palmspringsphotofestival.com
Email: information@palmspringsphotofestival.com
Presentation Text: Over 1000 Portfolio Reviews will be offered during the week! A list of the most sought-after industry professionals of any event in the country will be posted online and every morning at the Portfolio Review area at the Hyatt, updated hourly. You may show your work as prints or on your computer. Please limit your presentation to not more than 20 images in order to allow the person you’re meeting with to properly respond to your work.
Organizer: Milan Image Art Fair
Date & Place: April 28-May 2 2016. Milan, Italy (Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: collectors, art advisors and curators.
Registration Fee: Request further information about registration procedures and fees and submit your applications by contacting Admira, event organizer for MIA Fair, at the following address/e-mail: Lucia Orsi – via Mercadante 3 – 20124 Milan – Tel. +39 02 6694278 / info@admiraphotography.it
Number of reviews: 4
Price / Review Ratio: TBD
Web: www.miafair.it
Email: info@miafair.it
Presentation Text: CODICE MIA is a unique portfolio review, which will host some of the most renowned specialists among leading names in the world of international fine art photography: including important collectors, curators of corporate collections, managers of the photography departments of famous auction houses and art advisors.
Name: Fotografia Europea Reggio Emilia Portfolio Review 2016
Organizer: Portfolio Review 2016 are organized by Inside Training and Foto Superstudio, in collaboration with the Municipality of Reggio Emilia.
Date & Place: May 7-8, Biblioteca Panizzi, Reggio Emilia RE,Italia
Application Deadline: May 8 (Registration period has closed)
Number of Participants: 16
Registration Fee: Each review costs 35 €. Each participant can participate in one or more reviews, the cost of the reviews will be cumulative: 2 readings € 70, 3 readings € 105 and so on.
Number of reviews: Acumulative
Price / Review Ratio: 35€
Email: info@fotosuperstudio.it
Web: http://www.fotografiaeuropea.it/fe2016/en/portfolio-review/
Presentation Text: An important occasion for professional and amateur photographers to know influential personalities of photography, in order to receive advices and suggestions. A chance to promote your own work and to strengthen your career.
t the end of Sunday, May 8 sessions, at 1.30pm, the present reviewers, at their sole discretion, will announce the 3 best portfolio, which will be published on Fotografia Europea website.
In addition, the winner will be awarded with the print of his own photographs (printing approximately 30 fine art photographs on Canson paper, size 30 x 40, thanks to Foto Superstudio) and expose them, in 2017, at VisionQuesT contemporary photography gallery in Genoa, Riccardo Costantini Contemportary in Turin and MIA Photo Fair in Milan.
Name: Riga Photomonth Portfolio Review
Organizer: Riga Photomonth
Date & Place: 13-15 May, Riga, Latvia
Application Deadline: 18 April (Registration period has closed)
Profile of reviewers: curators, festival directors, magazine editors and photographers.
Registration Fee: 75€ (a reduced fee of 50 EUR for photographers from Latvia)
Number of reviews: 5
Price / Review Ratio: 15€
Email:info@rigaphotomonth.com
Web: http://www.rigaphotomonth.com/en/portfolio-review/
Presentation Text: The event is a platform both for those seeking professional feedback on their developed projects and guidance on the conceptual approaches in one’s artistic practice. The Portfolio Review is also a great place to establish contacts with the field professionals and other photographers, which can result in new exhibitions and publications in future.
Name: CONTACT Portfolio Review
Organizer: Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Date & Place: Sunday May 8 & Monday May 9, 2016. (10am – 5pm ). Toronto, Canada
Application Deadline: Registration Opens Winter 2015 (Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators and directors, art dealers, publishers and photo editors are brought together for two days during CONTACT to review portfolios of established and emerging artists, with a focus on documentary, photojournalism or photo-based art practices.
Registration Fee: $200 for 4 reviews
Number of reviews: 4
Price / Review Ratio: $50 per review
Web: www.scotiabankcontactphoto.com
Email: portfolioreviews@contactphoto.com
Presentation Text: CONTACT’s Portfolio Reviews provide an unparalleled opportunity for artists and photographers to meet with some of the most important professionals in the field of photography. The event is a platform for those with developed projects that are seeking opportunities for publishing and exhibiting nationally or internationally, as well as guidance on conceptual approaches or career development.
Each year, one artist will be awarded with a solo exhibition presented at the CONTACT Gallery. This award, chosen by a jury of international professionals in the field of photography, recognizes outstanding work presented at CONTACT’s Portfolio Reviews. The program was created to support and advance the careers of talented emerging photographers.
Name: KRAKOW PHOTOMONTH 11th Portfolio Review
Organizer: Krakow Photomonth
Date and place: 21 May, 2016, Centrum Biurowe Lubicz, at ul. Lubicz 23 in Krakow, Poland
Application Deadline: May 5, 2016 (Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: This year, our reviewers will include professional photographers, editors, critics, curators, and owners of photography publications:
Number of reviews: 5
Registration Fee: 50 €
Price / Review ratio: 10€
Email: portfolio@photomonth.com
Web: http://photomonth.com/en/wydarzenia-towarzyszace/9th-portfolio-review
Presentation Text: As part of the 14th edition of Krakow Photomonth, applications are invited for one of the festival’s flagship events – the Portfolio Review! The 11th edition of the Review also features a competition with the Griffin Art Space Prize – Lubicz 2016 for the artist with the best portfolio! The prize is production of two copies of a folder featuring the photographer’s works, one of which will be purchased for the Griffin Art Space collection.
Name: ART PHOTO BARCELONA Portfolio Review
Organizer: Art Deal project
Date and place: May 27-29, 2016. Barcelona, Spain
Application Deadline: March 30, 2016 (Registration period has closed).
Profiles of Reviewers: university teachers, curators, consecrated artists, gallery directors, cultural managers, museum and foundation directors.
Registration Fee: 35 €
Email: fotografos@artphotobcn.com
Web: www.artphotobcn.com
Presentation Text: ART PHOTO BCN is a Festival and a Fair of Photography specialized in the activation of the artistic circuit and the incursion of new creative values bringing over to the general and specialized public the works and projects of new artists.
Name: DESCUBRIMIENTOS PHOTO ESPAÑA Portfolio Review
Organizer: PHotoEspaña Festival. Madrid, Spain
Date & Place: June 1-6, 2015. Centro de Arte Alcobendas. Madrid, Spain.
Application Deadline: March 6, 2015 (Registration period has closed).
Number of Participants: 200
Profiles of Reviewers: International photography and art curators, museum and festival people, publishers all over the world.
Registration Fee: pre-registration 10 € plus 240 € registration (before April 9, 2015)
Number of reviews: 7
Price / Review Ratio: 35,71 Euros per Review.
Email: descubrimientos@phe.es
Web: www.phe.es
Presentation Text: Descubrimientos PHE is the portfolio review of PHotoEspaña. Offering photographers the opportunity to present their work to critics, curators and editors especialized in photography with the objetive of generating professional outlets for their work.
An independent jury will select seventy photographers to participate in the portfolio reviews. The jury will also determine a wait list in the event that there may be a cancelation. The portfolio of all of the selected participants will be included http://www.phe.es There is an inscription fee of 240 Euros for all participants.
Each photographer will have seven appointments, each with a duration of twenty minutes. The appointments will be held over three days and are celebrated with strict punctuality. The reviews will be given in English or Spanish. The organization will do its best to arrange appointments with the reviewers preferred by each of the photographers. The organization will send each participant a personal schedule close to the dates, once we near the dates of the event.
The winner of the award may have participated in the portfolio review on previous occasions, but cannot have been recognized with this award in prior editions. PHotoEspaña will make public the jury´s results when the festival awards are announced. PHotoEspaña reserves the right to promote the winner´s name and images in printed and digital materials.
Organizer: XV International Festival of Photography
Date & Place: 10-12 June, Art_Inkubator in Fabryka Sztuki, Lódz, Poland
Application Deadline: 10 May (Aplication period has closed)
Profile of reviewers: numerous, international and significant assembly of curators, directors of photography festivals, critics, journalists, publishers of books and magazines, galleries owners and photographers with a rich artistic achievements.
Registration Fee: 180 PLN (= 45 Euro, = 45 USD; the currency is converted automatically)
Number of reviews: 6
Price / Review Ratio: 7,5
Email: 0portfolio@fotofestiwal.com
Web: http://www.fotofestiwal.com/2016/en/events/portfolio-review-2016/
Presentation Text: The Fotofestiwal’s Portfolio Review is aimed at photography students and graduates, professional photographers and those who have at least one exhibition or publication in their CV. It is one of the most important forms of promotion which enable photographers to arrange individual and direct interviews with experts in the field of photography and in many cases results in establishing further cooperation.
Name: The Athens Photo Festival’s Portfolio Reviews
Organizer: Athens Photo Festival, International Festival of Contemporary Photography & Related Media
Date & Place: June 13-14, 2016. Benaki Museum (Pireos St. Annexe) in Athens.
Application Deadline: June 1, 2016
Profiles of Reviewers: International experts in the field of photography. A total of 22 curators, editors, critics and festival’s directors from around the world.
Registration Fee: 80, 110, or 140€
Number of reviews: 4, 6 or 8.
Price / Review Ratio: 20, 18,3 or 17,5.
Web: http://www.photofestival.gr/portfolio-reviews
Presentation Text: The Athens Photo Festival’s Portfolio Reviews offer an opportunity for emerging artists and photographers to meet and network with internationally acclaimed experts. A total of 20 curators, editors, agency and festival directors and influential experts from different countries are brought together during the Athens Photo Festival to provide an opportunity for photographers and artists to receive advice on their work.
This year’s portfolio review programme will take place on Monday and Tuesday 13-14 June 2016 at the Benaki Museum (Pireos St. Annexe) in Athens. Participants can register for either 4, 6 or 8 one-to-one reviews. Each review session lasts for 20 minutes. Places are limited, so early application is highly encouraged.
In addition to providing professional advice, the reviewers will award the “Best Portfolio” and the winner will have the chance to exhibit at the Athens Photo Festival 2017 edition.
Name: VIENNA PHOTO BOOK REVIEW
Organizer: AnzenbergerGallery and OstLicht Gallery. Artistic Directors: Regina Maria Anzenberger and Michael Kollmann
Date & Place: June 19, 2016. Vienna, Austria (Brotfabrik Wien/Bread Factory)
Application Deadline: TBD
Profiles of Reviewers: Publishers, gallery owners, curators, critics, and collectors
Registration Fee: 125€
Number of reviews: 6 reviewers out of 15 aviable, 20 minutes each
Price / Review Ratio: 20€
Web: http://www.viennaphotobookfestival.com/2nd-viennaphotobookreview/
Email: review@viennaphotobookfestival.com
Presentation Text: The ViennaPhotoBookReview, which had its successful launch last year and will be continued this year, will take place one day before the festival starts, on Friday, June 19, 2015. Our goal is to offer talented photographers from around the world a forum to discuss their books with a wide range of photography experts, thereby producing a lively dialogue between the aspiring artists and the experts from various prestigious institutions. Photographers will have one-on-one meetings with the reviewers. Each review session will last 20 minutes and we will limit the number of participants to assure that everyone receives six reviews each.
Name: PHOTOIRELAND Portfolio Review
Organizer: PhotoIreland Festival
Date & Place: July 1-31, 2016. Dublin, Ireland / Portfolio reviews: Friday 3 July 2015
Application Deadline: May 8, 2016
Number of Participants: Until full, the jury will select 45 portfolios for review from all submitted work.
Profiles of Reviewers: International and Irish Curators, Magazine Editors, Gallery Owners, Festival Directors, publishers and other photography professionals.
Registration Fee: Submission 25 Euros. If your work is selected an additional fee (cost of the portfolio review sessions) of 120 Euros within 24 hours.
Number of reviews: 14
Price / Review Ratio: 10.35 Euros
Email: info@photoireland.org
Presentation Text: PhotoIreland Festival’s portfolio review weekend will take place on 3-6 July 2014 in Dublin city, representing a unique opportunity for emerging artists worldwide to highlight new photographic projects and meet with international professionals to further their careers. The winner of the portfolio reviews weekend will be offered a solo exhibition next year, during PhotoIreland Festival 2015.
Name: PHOTO FOLIO REVIEW Arles Portfolio Review
Organizer: The Rencontres d’Arles
Date & Place: July 4-9 , 2016. Arles, France
Application Deadline: TBD
Profiles of Reviewers: publishers, exhibition curators, museum directors, agency chiefs, gallerists, collectors, critics, press art directors and others
Registration Fee: 195€ for 5 appointments / 295€ for 10 appointments / 420€ for 15 appointments / 540€ for 20 appointments
Number of reviews: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20
Price / Review Ratio: 39€ / 29,5€ / 28€ / 27 €
Email: photofolio@rencontres-arles.com
Presentation Text: The Rencontresd’Arles Photo Folio Review enable participating photographers to present their work to renown international photography experts. They thus benefit from experts’ advice, and for some, obtain real exhibition and/or publication projects. The Rencontresd’Arles Photo Folio Review is open upon registration to all photographers whatever their photographic practice or image treatment technique.
Organizer: LUZ AUSTRAL FOUNDATION
Date & Place: August 8-12, Salón Dorado of La Alianza Francesa, Buenos Aires
Application Deadline: July 20
Profile of reviewers: meeting between photographers and a group of international personalities: museum directors, gallerists, curators, art collectors and publishers.
Registration Fee: 10 reviews 250$, 5 reviews 190$, 1 extra review after the 10th 30$.
Number of reviews: Acumulative
Price / Review Ratio: 25 for 10, 38 for 5
Email: 0portfolios@encuentrosabiertos.com.ar
Web: http://www.encuentrosabiertos.com.ar/en/node/548
Presentation Text: – The Encuentros Abiertos-0Festival de la Luz 0(Open Encounters-0Festival of Light0) are an immense set of activities related to international artistic photography that takes place every two years, between the months of August and September in Argentina.It’s about the cared presentation of exhibitions of national and foreign photographers at different museums, cultural centres and art spaces all around the country; conferences, workshops and round tables lectures about artistic photography; urban interventions, screenings and actions in public spaces; book presentations, photographic calls and contests; as well as encounters between photographers and curators, specialized critics, collectors, editors, publishers and directors of institutions interested in the photographic image as a means for artistic, cultural and social relevance.
Name: OBSCURA FESTIVAL Portfolio Review
Organizer: Obscura Festival
Date & Place: August 19-21, 2016, Georgetown Penang, Malasysia
Application Deadline: TBD
Registration Fee: TBD
Number of reviews: TBD
Price / Review Ratio: TBD
Web: http://www.obscurafestival.com/2016/portfolio-reviews/
Email: info@obscurafestival.com
Presentation Text: Portfolio reviews are paid review sessions with some of the leading photographers, curators, editors and industry experts Asia and around the world. Portfolio reviews are instrumental in getting professional feedback on your work as well as networking with people who may be able to help you with your career development. Sign up for a review on the morning of the workshop to secure yourself a place. You will need at least two bodies of work either in print or on a portable device (laptop or tablet).
Name: LANDSKRONA PHOTO FESTIVAL Portfolio Review
Organizer: Landskrona Photo Festival
Date & Place: 19-28 August, Landskrona, Sweden.
Application Deadline: TBA
Number of Reviews: TBA
Profiles Reviewers: publishers, art historians, artistic directors, photographers, photo editors, curators, chief editors, photography professors, etc.
Registration Fee: Free
Price / Review Ratio: TBA
Web: http://www.landskronafoto.org/en/
Email: portfolioreview@lphoto.se
Presentation Text: A good way to spread your photography is to exhibit at photo festivals in different parts of the world. It is important for us that portfolio exhibitions can lead to something more for the participating photographers. This year too, we have therefore invited curators from international photo festivals. This year’s reviewers together select the »Best Portfolio« and the winner is offered the chance to be part of the official festival programme during the Festival in 2015.
Name: FILTER FESTIVAL Portfolio Review
Organizer: Filter PhotoFestival
Date & Place: September 22-25 2016. Chicago. Illinois.
Application Deadline: Registration Opens June 1st, 2016.
Number of Reviews: 5 or 8 portfolio reviews
Profiles Reviewers: photo editors, curators, editors, etc.
Registration Fee: $275 for 5 and $375 for 8 before June 20th (early discount), $295 for 5 and $425 for 8 afterwards
Price / Review Ratio: 55$ / 46$ / 59$ / 53$
Web: http://www.filterfestival.com/portfolio-reviews/
Email: portfolioreview@lphoto.se
Presentation Text: Filter Photo is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Chicago, Illinois.
Filter Photo’s mission is two-fold: first, to serve and support the photographic communities of Chicago and the Midwest; and second, to highlight Chicago as a vital center of the national photographic community. Since 2009 Filter Photo has organized the annual Filter Photo Festival, a multiday celebration of photography that includes workshops, lectures, exhibition receptions, artist talks, and other diverse programming.
In the Portfolio Review, participants sign up for twenty-minute face-to-face reviews and receive candid advice about their work, as well as information on getting their photographs exhibited and published. We are thrilled to have so many of our attendees walk away with connections that have led them to publishing their work, gallery shows, online exhibitions and the indispensable opportunity to network with their peers.
All Filter attendees receiving blocks of 5 or 8 portfolio reviews are encouraged to sign up for our annual Portfolio Walk, where Filter VIPs will roam the room and the general public is invited to vote for their favorite portfolio for the 2016 Festival Portfolio Walk’s People’s Choice Award.
Name: ENCONTROS DA IMAGEN. Portfolio Review
Organizer: Festival Encontros da Imagen
Date & Place: September 21-November 5 2016. Braga, Portugal.
Application Deadline: June 10
Number of Reviews: TBA
Profiles Reviewers: Commissioners, curators, art critics, gallery owners, expert editors, etc..
Registration fee: TBA
Price / Review Ratio: TBA
Web: http://encontrosdaimagem.com
Email: emergentes@encontrosdaimagem.com
Presentation Text: The International Photography Award Emergentes dst is an initiative of Domingos da Silva Teixeira group, organized by Encontros da Imagem, with a prize money that will be granted to the best 2014 Contemporary Photography Portfolio.The Photography Prize Emergentes dst will be awarded aer the Portfolio Review which shall give photographers the opportunity to show their work to commissioners, gallery owners and expert editors, thus establishing solid foundations for the promotion of their work.
Name: MDF BERLIN Portfolio Review
Organizer: European Month of Photography Berlin in in collaboration with museums, cultural institutions, galleries, embassies, project spaces, and photography schools in Berlin and Potsdam.
Date & Place: October 1-31, 2016. Berlin, Germany.
Application Deadline: This year’s selection process is already complete. The next EMOP Berlin will take place in October of 2018.
Number of Reviews: 6
Profiles Reviewers: Important representatives of the photography scene, including curators, festival directors, photo editors, art buyers, photography professors, and photographers.
Registration Fee: Free
Web: www.mdf-berlin.de
Mail: mdf.berlin.2014@gmail.com
Presentation Text: The Portfolio Review is aimed at freelance photographers, artists, and photography students in advanced semesters. It provides a unique opportunity to experience new encounters, engage in interesting professional discussions, and to network with nationally and internationally renowned photography experts.
Name: CENTER REVIEW SANTA FE Portfolio Review
Organizer: Center
Date & Place: November 3-6, 2016. Santa Fe, Nuevo México
Application Deadline: March 25, 2016
Profiles of Reviewers: curators, editors, publishers and gallerists
Number of reviews: 45
Price / Review Ratio: $745 members, $795 non-members; payment plans and scholarships are available.
Web: http://www.visitcenter.org
Email: eteller@visitcenter.org
Presentation Text: Review Santa Fe is the premier juried portfolio review event in the world. Considered one of the most important events for photographers who seek career advancement, Review Santa Fe is designed to facilitate relationships between photographers and leading industry professionals looking for new work.
Name: PHOTO NOLA Portfolio Review
Organizer: New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries and alternative venues citywide.
Date & Place: December 8-11, 2016, New Orleans, USA
Application Deadline: TBA
Number of Participants: 70 / filled on a first come, first served basis.
Profiles of Reviewers: Twenty-minute face-to-face meetings with gallery owners, editors, publishers and museum curators from throughout the U.S. provide photographers with networking opportunities, critical advice, and guidance for bringing their work to a larger audience.
Registration Fee: $500
Number of reviews: 30 / The registration fee will guarantee each participant 8 twenty-minute reviews over the two days
Price / Review Ratio: $20 / $65
Registration / Email: registration via website / info@photonola.org
Presentation Text: PhotoNOLA is an annual festival of photography in New Orleans, coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries and alternative venues citywide. Showcasing work by photographers near and far, festival programming includes exhibitions, workshops, lectures, a portfolio review, gala and more. PhotoNOLA draws hundreds of photography professionals to the city to partake in a variety of educational programs, and reaches broadly into the local community with exhibitions and events that are largely free and open to the public.
Organizer: Portland Photo Month
Date & Place: April 2017. Portland, Oregon. Biannual
Application Deadline: 2017
Profiles of Reviewers: gallery owners, curators, publishers, editors, and consultants
Registration Fee: info (at) photolucida.org
Number of reviews: 67 / TDB per session
Price / Review Ratio: TBD
Web: https://www.photolucida.org/portfolio-reviews/
Email: info (at) photolucida.org
Presentation Text: Photolucida is an arts nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to provide platforms that expand, inspire, educate and connect the regional, national, and international photography community.
By providing a venue for in-depth, informed, and supportive dialogue between photographers, gallery owners, curators, publishers, editors, and consultants, Photolucida promotes the culture of photography locally, nationally, and internationally. The next Portfolio Reviews Festival will take place April, 2017.
Name: DENVER MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY Portfolio Review
Organizer: Colorado Photographic Art Center has partnered with MoP founder Mark Sink
Date & Place: 2017 / RedLine Denver, 2350 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80205 Biannual
Application Deadline: Fall 2016 TBA
Profiles of Reviewers: Publishers, photo editors, photography agents, gallery directors, photography critics, advertising agency creatives, magazine editors and museum directors from the US.
Registration Fee: TBA
Number of reviews: TBA
Price / Review Ratio: TBA
Web: http://www.mopdenver.com/about/
Email: mop@cpacphoto.org
Presentation Text: MoP – Month of Photography Denver is a biennial celebration of fine art photography with hundreds of collaborative public events throughout Denver and the region March and April 2017. We are joining multiple museums galleries and schools surrounding fine art photography creating an exciting artistic and educational event for the city of Denver and the region.
Athens Photo Festival Portfolio Review. Deadline: 18 May, 2015.
The Athens Photo Festival’s Portfolio Reviews offer an opportunity for emerging artists and photographers to meet and engage with international experts in the field of photography. A total of 22 curators, editors, critics and festival’s directors from around the world gather in Athens to provide photographers with networking opportunities, and advice on their work and career development.
This year’s portfolio review programme will take place on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 June 2015, at the Benaki Museum in Athens. Each of the participants will have 6 appointments of their choice over two days. Each individual review session is 20 minutes long. Places are limited, so participants will be selected on first come first serve basis.
In addition to providing professional advice, the reviewers will award the “Best Portfolio” and the winner will have the chance to exhibit at the Athens Photo Festival 2016 edition.
Please check the reviewers list and submit your work online at www.photofestival.gr
Registration now open and deadline is 18 May, 2015.
Organiced by:
Hellenic Centre for Photography
Tsami Karatasou 15
Athens, Attiki 117 42
Greec
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