This is a list of the most important Photography Portfolio Reviews. It was started in 2011 and is being updated for 2014. We will leave the 2011-2013 information online, however, for two reasons. First, many blogs already link to this post and we don’t want to cause broken linkages. And second, some of the events are biennial, or do not have information on the 2014 editions yet online. So you may want to check the information in the backup section and extrapolate the new dates and prices….
The Reviews are ordered by date of the event, not the deadline for submission. Some reviews accept submissions until a few days before the event (such as Lodz), others close the call many months before (such as Houston Foto Fest), so please have a close look at that.
The reviews can be very different as for the number of participants, the profiles of the reviewers, the fee and how many reviews you get for it. This last criterion is reflected by the Price/Review Ratio, calculated in Euros, at the current exchange rates.
Generally speaking, Portfolio Reviews in the US are by far more expensive than in Europe and the rest of the world. The reason for this seems to be that they are more established and valued as an important career step there, thus American photographers are willing to pay the price. They might also be more “successful” because American photography professionals come to these reviews explicitly in order to find new talents, to exhibit, publish or even buy works.
Other criteria, which might influence your choice are whether you, the photographer, can choose the reviewers beforehand (unfortunately, this is not always clear from the presentation texts), if there are other perks, such as prizes for the best portfolio, and the total number of other participants.
Please leave a comment if you know of a Review that is not mentioned, find a mistake or simply like the article.
The POWERHOUSE PORTFOLIO REVIEW 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 230 Euros for all participants.
The Descubrimientos PHE Award recognizes the work of one photographer that has participated in the reviews held in Madrid, Brasil and Caracas during the current edition of the festival. The jury may select up to do honorable mentions. The jury´s decision is final.
Nancy Newberry winner of 2013 will be at Centro de Arte Alcobendas in the Official Section of PHotoEspaña.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The winner will be chosen by a panel of the consultants of the review sessions.
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.
Many of the above listed Reviews also give more special tips for their specific venue, on the correspondent web page…
Moritz Neumüller has directed the Portfolio Review Descubrimientos PHotoEspaña during the years 2004-07 and is currently curatorial advisor of PhotoIreland Festival, as well as director of the photography department of the IED Madrid. As a reviewer, Moritz is interested in seeing contemporary work made by photographers and media artists from around the world, especially documentary, social and conceptual work. In the case that he himself cannot include you in one of the shows he curates for festivals and institutions, Moritz is known to try his best to give useful advice, casual mentoring and even contact information of other people who might well be interested in your work. He initiated The Curator Ship in 2010.
Backup: Portfolio Reviews 2013:
- The POWERHOUSE PORTFOLIO REVIEW, Feb 10, 2013
- FORMAT13 Portfolio Review, Mar 9, 2013
- Photolucida Portfolio Reviews, Ap 21, 2013
- Palm Springs Portfolio Review, Ap 29, 2013
- CONTACT Portfolio Review, May 5, 2013
- Stockholm Photograpgy Weekend / Commercial/Editorial Portfolio Reviews, May 12, 2013
- Stockholm Photograpgy Weekend / Fine Arts Portfolio Reviews, May 12, 2013
- Krakow Photomonth Portfolio Review, May 24, 2013
- Descubrimientos PHE, Jun, 5, 2013
- Review Santa Fe, Jun 9, 2013
- Obscura Festival, Jun 21-30, 2013
- Photo Folio Review, July 1-6, 2013
- PhotoIreland Portfolio Review, Jul 14, 2013
- Foro Internacional de Portfolios, August 21-22, 2013
- Kaunas Photo Star, September 12-13, 2013
- Fotofestival Mannheim_Ludwigshafen_Heidelberg, September 13-14, 2013
- Emergentes DST, September 24-25, 2013
- FotoWeekDC 2013 Festival, November 3, 2013
- International Portfolio Review Bratislava, November 8-9, 2013
- Lens Culture FotoFest Paris, November 11-13, 2013
- PhotoNOLA 2013, December 12-15, 2013
Name: The POWERHOUSE PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Organizer: PowerHouse Books
Date: Feb 10, 2013 from 10:30am – 5:30pm.
Application Deadline: January 25, 2013
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.
Registration Fee: 350 USD, before Dec 20, 2012 // 400 USD, Before Jan25, 2013 // 450 USD After Jan 25 // 275 USD, Student Rate
Number of reviews: 5
Price / Review Ratio: 45 – 60 Euros per Review.
Email: info@powerhouseportfolioreview.com
Web: www.powerhouseportfolioreview.com/
Presentation Text:
The POWERHOUSE PORTFOLIO REVIEW 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:FORMAT13 Portfolio Review
Organizer: Format International Photography Festival
Date & Place: March 9th, 2013. Derby, UK
Application Deadline: TBC
Number of Participants: 110
Profiles of Reviewers: 48 reviewers – International Experts in the field of photography, from 15 countries around the globe
Registration Fee: £195
Number of reviews: 5 (and inclusion in the Portfolio Factory)
Price / Review Ratio: £39 per review
Web: http://www.formatfestival.com/portfolio-reviews
Facebook Portfolio Review Forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FormatReviews/
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: Photolucida Portfolio Reviews
Organizer: Photolucida
Date & Place: April 18 -21, 2013. Portland OR, USA
Application Deadline: October, 2013
Number of Participants: 160
Profiles of Reviewers: 60 reviewers: Gallery owners, curators, critics, collectors and publishers representing small, mid-sized, and major venues from all over the US and abroad.
Registration Fee: 950 USD for 4 days
Number of reviews: 18
Price / Review Ratio: 52,70 USD
Web: www.photolucida.org
Email: info@photolucida.org
Presentation Text:
The In-Person Portfolio Reviews are the heart of the Photolucida 2013 festival. Gallery owners, curators, critics, collectors and publishers representing small, mid-sized, and major venues from all over the US and abroad, gather in Portland to review work. Photographers at the mid-career level register for one-on-one meetings with the reviewers of their choice. Each review session lasts for 20 minutes and we limit the number of participants to assure that everyone receives 4 or 5 reviews per day for four days. It’s a great way to network. Numerous photographers have walked away with opportunities to exhibit, publish and sell their work after attending the Portfolio Reviews.
Name: Palm Springs Portfolio Review
Organizer: Palm Springs Photo Festival
Date & Place: April 29 – May 3, 2013. Palm Springs, California, USA
Application Deadline: April 5, 2013 or 100 attendees
Number of Participants: 100
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 $275 for 5 reviews. 10% discount for 10 or more reviews Number of reviews: min 5
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.
A place to present work is available to the first 80 attendees to sign up for Portfolio Reviews at our OPEN PORTFOLIO REVIEW on Sunday April 28 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Palm Springs. Fee to attendees pre-registered in the Portfolio Program is $47.50. For those not registered for Portfolio Reviews, an attendee is still able to present work at the Open Portfolio Review with the payment of a $95 fee (subject to availability).
Announcing the 3rd Annual PSPF Portfolio Review Prize: Portfolio Reviewers will collectively vote on the work they see during the festival and prizes will be awarded to the winner.
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Name: CONTACT Portfolio Review
Organizer: Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Date & Place: May 4-5, 2013. Toronto, Canada
Application Deadline: April 15, 2013
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: Stockholm Photography Weekend – Commercial & Editorial Portfolio Reviews
Organizer: The Swedish Museum of Photography (Fotografiska)
Date & Place: May 31-June 1, 2013
Application Deadline: May 12, 2013
Profiles of Reviewers: 15 internationally renowned experts from the field of commercial photography (commercial photo editors, art directors, photo agencies etc.)
Web: http://www.spwk.eu
Application: http://spwk.eu/Commercial-Editorial-Portfolio-Reviews
Email:commercial@spwk.eu
Presentation Text:
Get your work reviewed by Mark Chalmers, Lauren Ford, Pontus Frankestein, Corey Ingrasin, JOFF, Joankim Jonason, Stephen Ledger Schragger, Poppy Shibamoto and Shannon Simo.
Name: Stockholm Photograpgy Weekend – Fine Arts Portfolio Reviews
Organizer: The Swedish Museum of Photography (Fotografiska)
Date & Place: May 31-June 1, 2013
Application Deadline: May 12, 2013
Profiles of Reviewers: 15 internationally renowned experts from the field of fine arts.
Web: http://www.spwk.eu
Application: http://spwk.eu/Fine-Arts-Portfolio-Reviews
Email:finearts@spwk.eu
Presentation Text:
Get your work reviewed by Susan Bakchick, Darren Ching, Laurie Hurwitz, Karen Irvine, Min-Jung Jonsson, ARam Kim, Claudia Küssel, Tristan de Lancey, Gilou Le Gruiec, Celina Lunsford, Muchael Nevin, Mary Virginia Swanson, Putri Tan, Ingo Taubhorn, and Sasha Wolf.
Name: Krakow Photomonth Portfolio Review
Organizer: Krakow Photomonth Festival
Date & Place: June 1, 2013. Krakow, Poland
Application Deadline: May 24, 2013
Number of Participants: Up to 100
Profiles of Reviewers: professional photographers, photo-editors, editors, critics, curators, owners of galleries and photography publishers
Registration Fee: 40 Euro for 4 meetings / 50 Euro for 6 meetings
Number of reviews: 4 to 6 reviews of 20 minutes
Price / Review Ratio: 8,33 to 10 Euro per review
Web: http://www.photomonth.com/
Email: portfolio@photomonth.com
Presentation Text: Over the course of one day, you’ll have the chance to meet a group of experts from Poland and abroad. The meetings with reviewers can provide you with an excellent form of promotion, as well as offering the opportunity to make contacts and begin cooperation with professionals whose experience, advice and opinions have often been responsible for participants’ further photographic development.
Name: Descubrimientos PHE
Organizer: PHotoEspaña Festival. Madrid, Spain
Date & Place: June 4-6, 2013. Centro de Arte Alcobendas. Madrid, Spain
Application Deadline: February 27, 2013
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: International photography and art curators, museum and festival people, publishers all over the world.
Registration Fee: 20 Euros to apply, 230 Euros to participate
Number of reviews: 7
Price / Review Ratio: 35,71 Euros per Review.
Email: descubrimientos@phe.es
Web: www.phe.es/
Presentation Text:
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 230 Euros for all participants.
The Descubrimientos PHE Award recognizes the work of one photographer that has participated in the reviews held in Madrid, Mexico, Costa Rica during the current edition of the festival. The jury may select up to do honorable mentions. The jury´s decision is final.
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.
Name: Review Santa Fe
Organizer: Center, a nonprofit organization founded in 1994
Date & Place: June 7-9, 2013, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Application Deadline: January 23, 2013
Number of Participants: Up to 100 Profiles of Reviewers: curators, editors, publishers, gallerists and others interested in discussing photography and offering professional development advice and opportunities.
Registration Fee: 695 USD for members, 745 USD non-members. 3 installments in the amount of $231.66/members and $248.33/non-members
Number of reviews: Minimum of 9
Price / Review Ratio: Maximum 61 Euros per review, according to price scheme, and depending if you are a Center member or not.
Web: www.visitcenter.org
Email: info@photola.com
Presentation Text: Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Northern New Mexico, Review Santa Fe is the premier juried portfolio review event in the world. Designed to facilitate relationships between photographers and leading industry professionals looking for new work. Up to 100 photographers are selected to meet with some of today’ most relevant and esteemed curators, editors, publishers, gallerists and others interested in discussing photography and offering professional development advice and opportunities. The three-day event offers participants a minimum of nine portfolio reviews, inclusion in the Review Santa Fe 100 online resource, a reception at the New Mexico Museum of Art, reception at Photo-eye Books and Prints, lunch for participants, as well as an educational photographic seminar that comes together to create a vibrant and inspiring weekend to nourish the photographic community.
Name: Portfolio reviews Obscura Festival
Organizer: Obscura Festival
Date & Place: June 21-30, 2013, Georgetown Penang
Application Deadline: June, 2013
Registration Fee: Portfolio reviews are RM150 per candidate
Number of reviews: 6
Web: http://www.obscurafestival.com/portfolioreview/
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: Photo Folio Review
Organizer: The Rencontresd’Arles
Date & Place: July 1-6, 2013. Arles, France
Application Deadline: May 13
Number of Participants: 240 in 2010
Profiles of Reviewers: EXPERTS LIST ONLINE ON MAY 10
Registration Fee: 290 Euros for a voucher for 10 session. Your inscription gives you a discount on the pass for all summer exhibitions.
Number of reviews: 10 or more
Price / Review Ratio: 29 Euros per review
Web: www.rencontres-arles.com
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.
Name: PhotoIreland Portfolio Review
Organizer: PhotoIreland Festival
Date & Place: July 11-14, 2013. Dublin, Ireland
Application Deadline: March 15, 2013
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: One project 25 Euros, two projects 35 Euros. If your work is selected an additional fee of 125 Euros will be due by 26 April 2012 to secure your place at the portfolio reviews.
Number of reviews: minimum of 3 maximum of 6
Price / Review Ratio: 20-40 Euros per review
Web: http://photoireland.org/news/portfolio-13/
Application: http://photoireland.org/festival/year-2013/portfolio13/
Email: info@photoireland.org
Presentation Text:
Get your work reviewed by Barry W Hughes, Calin Kruse, Dieter Neubert, Irène Attinger, John Duncan, Jörg M. Colberg, Karen McQuaid, Böhm/Kobayasi, Krzysztof Candrowicz, Moritz Neumuller, Olivier Laurent, Stag & Deer, Rui Prata, Susan Zadeh, Stefano Stoll, and many more.
Name: Foro Internacional de Portfolios
Organizer: Encuentros Abiertos
Date & Place: August 21-22, 2013. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Application Deadline: until full
Number of Participants: until filled
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, museum and festival people, publishers and picture editors, mostly from Argentina, Latin America, and other countries.
Registration Fee: For Argentines: $1.200 ARS for 5 reviews, or $ 1.500 for 10. For Foreigners: 200 USD for 5 reviews and 250 for 10
Number of reviews: 5 or 10
Price / Review Ratio: 20-25 Euros per review
Web: http://www.encuentrosabiertos.com.ar
Email / application: portfoliosfestivaldelaluz@gmail.com.
Presentation Text:
Addressed to all the photographers who wish to increase the possibilities of dissemination and sale of his works, this event was an opportunity for performers are those that can help the knowledge of his work, presenting their work to a qualified group of personalities of national and international photography: Directors of festivals, Museum Directors, gallery ownerscurators, collectors and publishers. Each interview is personal, with a duration of 20 minutes. Within such period, each participant shows his work to the reviewer previously chosen who in turn makes a return on it. Please bear in mind the time for each interview, as well as the usefulness of deliver to each reviewer an element that works to assist visual memory, together with a brief curriculum vitae. PrizesGuest reviewers and the Festival Selection Committee will select the 3 best portfolios and will be awarded the following prizes:
• An exhibition of the three selected in the open meetings 18th – 2014 light Festival. They will have a space featured on the website of the Festival.
• FotoFest award. A scholarship to the best portfolio to participate in the International Meeting Place of the FotoFest Houston 2014.
• Editions Larivière – Festival of light prize. The work of the three selected authors will be published in a book of art carried out by Editions Larivière, which will be presented at the next edition of open meetings.
Name: Kaunas Photo Star
Organizer: Kaunas Photo Festival
Date & Place: September 12-13, 2013 in Kaunas, Lithuania
Application Deadline: Abril 15, 2013
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: 25 Curators and publishers of photography from Lithuania, Baltic, Nordic countries and other European countries
Registration Fee: entry fee for submission to be announced in early 2012 and 50 Euros for the two day review
Number of reviews: ca. 10
Price / Review Ratio: 6 Euros
Web: www.kaunasphoto.info
Email: festival@kaunasphoto.info
Presentation Text:
KAUNAS PHOTO STAR portfolio review / competition is back again in 2012, calling photographers regardless of their age, nationality, themes and styles of photography. KAUNAS PHOTO STAR starts with entries of works by email, followed by preselection and portfolio reviews of works of 70 finalists who will meet 25 leading curators, publishers, dealers of photography from Lithuania, Baltic, Nordic and other European countries on September 6-7, 2012 in Kaunas. The winner of portfolio reviews will be invited to hold an exclusive solo exhibition at the incredible KAUNAS PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY during in 2013. Information will be available on www.kaunasphoto.info
Name: Portfolio Review
Organizer: Fotofestival Mannheim_Ludwigshafen_Heidelberg
Date & Place: September 13 and September 14.2013, at Print Media Academy Heidelberg
Application Deadline: August 4, 2013
Profiles of Reviewers: publishers, photographers, curators, university lecturers, photo editors, gallery directors
Number of reviews: 3 reviews of 20 minutes
Price / Review Ratio: 95 Euro for three reviews
Web: http://www.fotofestival.info
Email: portfolio-review@fotofestival.info
Presentation Text: Within the scope of the opening weekend of the 5th Fotofestival Mannheim_Ludwigshafen_Heidelberg, there will be a Portfolio Review as one of the highlights of our festival programme. The Portfolio Review offers concentrated and effective dialogue between photographers and selected experts in photography and is aimed at students in higher semesters, art school graduates, and freelance artists and photographers. During three 20-minute individual consultations, participants will show their portfolios to curators, publishers, gallery owners and art critics. These consultations offer the opportunity to receive feedback and new impetuses and to generate important contacts for continued development.
Name: Emergentes DST
Organizer: Festival Encontros da Imagem
Date & Place: September 24-25, 2013. Braga, Portugal
Application Deadline: July 31, 2013
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: Commissioners, gallery owners
and expert editors
Registration Fee: 20 Euros for inscription. If your work is selected an additional fee of 120 Euros will be due by 16 April 2012
Number of reviews: 6
Price / Review Ratio: 25 Euros per review
Web: www.encontrosdaimagem.com
Email: emergentes@encontrosdaimagem.com
Presentation Text:
The International Photography award EMERGENTES DST is an initiative by
Domingos da Silva Teixeira company, organised by the Festival Encontros da
Imagem, with a prize money that will be granted to the best 2012 Contemporary
Photography Portfolio. The Prize will be awarded after 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. The
Festival Encontros da Imagem invites authors to apply to the Emergentes DST Award.
The winner will be announced at formal ceremony on September 22, at Theatro Circo in
Braga, where the entitled Prize will be handed out and during which a presentation of the
portfolios of the finalists shall also take place. The exhibition of the awarded author´s
works shall be on display at the official section of Encontros da Imagem 2013.
Name: FotoWeekDC Portfolio Review
Organizer: FotoWeekDC 2013 Festival
Date & Place: November 3, at Goethe Institute, Washington, D.C.
Number of Participants: Until full
Profiles of Reviewers: . Curators, photographers, photography dealers, photoeditors, and other experts from the fields of fine art, photojournalism, and multimedia.
Registration Fee: 1 review 75USD plus fee (between 2.49 – 4.75USD)
Number of reviews: One or more. 25 minutes review
Web: http://www.fotoweekdc.org
Email: info@fotoweekdc.org
Presentation Text: FotoWeekDC portfolio reviews provide photographers at all levels with the opportunity to have their work reviewed by a distinguished lineup of professionals. Curators, photographers, photography dealers, photoeditors, and other experts from the fields of fine art, photojournalism, and multimedia offer frank appraisals, valuable business insights , and key advice on all aspects of your work.
Name: International Portfolio Review Bratislava
Organizer: Central European House of Photography
Date & Place: November 8-9, 2013. Bratislava, Slovakia
Application Deadline: September 2013 – Portfolios sent in advance (till 30. 9. 2013), will be presented on the web: http://www.sedf.sk
Number of Participants: 50
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, museum and festival people, publishers of books and magazines, mostly from neighbouring CEE countries, Germany, and other parts of the world.
Registration Fee: 69 Euros/200 Euros: Price with accomodation in festival hotel Tatra alltogether with reviewers (The price includes 1x portfolio review fee, 3 nights accomodation in single room with breakfast, it is possible to order double room in price 240 Euro or to stay less than 3 nights)
Number of reviews: 5
Web: www.sedf.sk
Registration / Email: veronika.pastekova@gmail.com
Further info:http://www.sedf.sk/en/moph2011/portfolio11/117-the-international-portfolio-review-2012
Presentation Text:
It is one of the festival’s most important and popular program for fledgling and professional photographers. The two days of Portfolio Review presents an unforgettable opportunity – Your work will be seen by some of the most important personalities in the field of photography. The Bratislava Month of Photography brings photography professionals, magazine editors, museum curators, gallery owners, representatives of photography agencies, collectors and publishers from all around the world to meet You, review Your work and find new names for their networks.
Name: Lens Culture FotoFest Paris
Organizer: In collaboration between FotoFest International and Lens Culture
Date & Place: November 11-13, 2013. Paris, France
Application Deadline: until full
Number of Participants: 163 (in 2011)
Profiles of Reviewers: 52 reviewers in 2011, including museum curators, gallery owners, festival directors, publishers and representatives from photo agencies.
Registration Fee: The one-day registration fee is 295 Euros, three days is 695 Euros
Number of reviews: 4 reviews for one-day registration. Minimum of 12 for three-day
Price / Review Ratio: between 54 and 74 Euros
Web: fotofest-paris.com
Email: contact@fotofest-paris.com
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Lens Culture FotoFest Paris offers all participants tremendous opportunities to share knowledge, connections and insights. Participating photographers will get expert feedback about their work and have the possibility of getting editorial assignments, book publication contracts, art gallery representation, and feature articles in magazines, online and in print. The one-to-one meetings with influential decision-makers in the photography field offer photographers opportunities to advance their career development and connect them to people who can help them with artistic and business goals. In turn, the invited reviewers — museum curators, gallery owners, festival directors, publishers, representatives from photo agencies — will have the chance to discover new talent as well as the latest work of photographers who are already established. Lens Culture FotoFest Paris takes place immediately before Paris Photo — the world’s largest international fair and marketplace for contemporary photography. Paris is one of the world’s capitals for photography, so there is always lots of inspiration to be discovered in galleries, museums and other venues throughout the city, as well.
Name: PhotoNOLA Portfolio review 2013
Organizer: PhotoNOLA
Date & Place: December 12-15, 2013, New Orleans
Application Deadline: September 5, 2013
Profiles of Reviewers: 25 reviewers, gallery owners, editors, publishers and museum curators.
Registration Fee: $ 500
Number of reviews: 8 reviews
Price / Review Ratio: 62,5 USD
Web: http://www.photonola.org
Email: reviews@photonola.org
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PhotoNOLA’s Portfolio Review program offers photographers the chance to present their work to influential members of the photographic community. 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.
Reviews are a wonderful opportunity for photographers of all levels to begin important relationships with established professionals in the photographic field. Sharing work with reviewers and fellow photographers can result in new opportunities to exhibit, publish and sell work.
Backup: Portfolio Reviews 2012
Name: The Power House Portfolio Review
Organizer: PowerHouse Books
Date: Feb 12, 2012 from 10:30am – 5:30pm.
Application Deadline: January 27, 2012
Number of Participants: 100
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.
Registration Fee: 340 USD, before Dec 22, 2011 // 400 USD, Before Jan2 7, 2012 // 450 USD Afer Jan 27 // 275 USD, Student Rate
Number of reviews: 5
Price / Review Ratio: 45 – 60 Euros per Review.
Email:info@powerhouseportfolioreview.com
Web:www.powerhouseportfolioreview.com/
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The POWERHOUSE PORTFOLIO REVIEW 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.
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Name: The Meeting Place
Organizer: FotoFest
Date & Place: March/April 2012. Houston, Texas
Application Deadline: July, 2011
Number of Participants: 520 from 31 countries (In 2010)
Profiles of Reviewers: 172 reviewers from 24 countries and all sectors of photography.
Registration Fee: 820 USD
Number of reviews: 16
Price / Review Ratio: 35,8 Euros per review.
Web: www.fotofest.org
Email: meeting@fotofest.org
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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.
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Name: Palm Springs Portfolio Review
Organizer: Palm Springs Photo Festival
Date & Place: April 1-6, 2012. Palm Springs, California, USA
Application Deadline: Monday, February 20 or 100 attendees
Number of Participants: 100
Profiles of Reviewers: 75-90 publishers, photo editors, photography agents, gallery directors, photography critics, advertising agency creatives, magazine editors and museum directors from the US.
Registration Fee: 250 USD
Number of reviews: 5
Price / Review Ratio: 40 euros per review
Web: www.palmspringsphotofestival.com
Email: information@palmspringsphotofestival.com
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The first 100 professional & emerging photographers who register for Portfolio Reviews will be eligible to have a free, full page devoted to their work (photograph, contact info) included in our Portfolio Review Source-Book, printed by Blurb, which will be distributed to each of the reviewers in the Connect 2012 Portfolio Review. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!
Name: FotoFreo Portfolio Review
Organizer: The City of Fremantle Festival of Photography
Date & Place: March 19 – 20, 2012. Fremantle, Australia
Application Deadline: closed
Number of Participants: until filled
Profiles of Reviewers: Gallerists, publishers, academics, festival directors, curators, editors, mostly from Australia and the US.
Registration Fee: 100 AUD
Number of reviews: 5
Price / Review Ratio: 15,60 Euros per review
Web: www.fotofreo.com
Email: mail@fotofreo.com
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The FotoFreo Portfolio reviews are a valuable opportunity for photographers to present their work for comment and critique by leading figures in the photography industry. Each photographer will be assigned four sessions with Australian & International photography experts who will offer feedback and guidance over one-on-one 20 minute sessions. You can specifiy your preference for reviewers.
Name: Thessaloniki Portfolio Review
Organizer: PhotoBiennale (run by Museum of Photography)
Date & Place: April/May 2012. Thessaloniki, Greece
Application Deadline: March, 2012
Number of Participants: 65
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, museum and festival people, publishers and agency owners, mostly from Europe.
Registration Fee: 100 Euros (75 for students)
Number of reviews: 8
Price / Review Ratio: 12,50 Euros per review (9,37 for students).
Web:www.photobiennale.gr
Email: info@photobiennale.gr
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The Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki organizes Portfolio Reviews, as part of the PhotoBiennale and the International Photography Meeting. In this context selected photographers and artists who use the photographic medium have the chance to meet and present their work to experts of t he photographic field from all over the world, to discuss with them and exchange ideas.
Name:Photolucida Portfolio Reviews
Organizer: Photolucida
Date & Place: April 14-17, 2012. Portland OR, USA
Application Deadline: Closed
Number of Participants: until full
Profiles of Reviewers: Gallery owners, curators, critics, collectors and publishers representing small, mid-sized, and major venues from all over the US and abroad.
Registration Fee: 825 USD
Number of reviews: 4-5 per day, for 4 days
Price / Review Ratio: 34,5 Euros per review
Web: www.photolucida.org
Email: info@photolucida.org
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The In-Person Portfolio Reviews are the heart of the Photolucida 2011 festival. Photographers at the mid-career level register for one-on-one meetings with the reviewers of their choice. Each review session lasts for 20 minutes and we limit the number of participants to assure that everyone receives 4 or 5 reviews per day for four days. It’s a great way to network. Numerous photographers have walked away with opportunities to exhibit, publish and sell their work after attending the Portfolio Reviews.
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Name: CONTACT Portfolio Review
Organizer:Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Date & Place: May 6 – 7, 2012. Toronto, Canada
Application Deadline: April 15, 2012
Number of Participants: until full
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, art dealers, publishers, photo editors and art directors from Canada, the US and other countries.
Registration Fee: $200
Number of reviews: 4
Price / Review Ratio: 40 euros 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.
Name: Meeting Point – International Portfolio Review
Organizer: Fotofestiwal 2012 (run by Lodz Art Center)
Date & Place: May 11-12, 2012. Lodz, Poland
Application Deadline: April 25, 2012
Number of Participants: approximately 44
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, exhibition and festival people from Europe.
Registration Fee: 25 (students: 20) in 2011
Number of reviews: 5
Price / Review Ratio: 5 Euros (4 for students).
Web: www.fotofestiwal.com
Email: portfolio@fotofestiwal.com
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Meeting Point is aimed both at experienced artists and those who have only just embarked on their artistic career. It suffices to have completed at least one photographic project. Taking part in the review gives artists the opportunity to present their works and obtain professional advice from experienced experts from all over the world – curators, critics, journalists, book and magazine publishers, gallery owners and festival organisers. These meetings help complete original projects. However, they mainly allow for establishing contacts and cooperation. This is the perfect form of promotion and entering exhibitions for young artists. This year’s portfolio review has additional promotional value, as CDs with participants’ works will be sent to selected photography festival directors and curators.
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Name: Review Santa Fe
Organizer: Center, a nonprofit organization founded in 1994
Date & Place: May 31 – June2, 2012. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Application Deadline: January 30, 2012
Number of Participants: 100
Profiles of Reviewers: Directors of commercial and non-profit photography galleries, museum people, publishers of books and magazines, consultants, nearly all from the US.
Registration Fee: 695 USD for members, 745 USD non-members
Number of reviews: 9
Price / Review Ratio: 58 Euros per review for members, 62 USD for non-members of Center.
Web:www.visitcenter.org
Presentation Text:
Set in scenic Northern New Mexico, Review Santa Fe is the premier juried portfolio review event in the world. Designed to facilitate relationships between photographers and industry professionals interested in new work. Up to 100 photographers are selected to meet with some of today’s most relevant and esteemed curators, editors, publishers, gallerists and others eager to discuss photography and the creative impulse. The three-day event offers participants 9 guaranteed portfolio reviews, a public evening of Portfolio Viewing, inclusion in the Review Santa Fe 100 Photographer’s Listing, private receptions and more.
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Name: Portfolio Review Stockholm
Organizer: The Swedish Museum of Photography (Fotografiska)
Date & Place: June 1-2 , 2012 (Photography Week). The Swedish Museum of Photography, Stockholm, Sweden
Application Deadline: closed
Number of Participants: 40
Profiles of Reviewers: 35 international experts from within the field of photography including international curators, gallery owners, magazine editors, representatives of photography agencies, collectors, and publishers from around the world.
Registration Fee: SEK 5950 (including VAT: SEK 1190) 660 Euros
Number of reviews: 8
Price / Review Ratio: 82 Euros per review
Web: http://www.spwk.eu
Email: selected@spwk.eu
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The event offers all participants tremendous opportunities to share knowledge, connections and insights with other photographers and experts from various fields in photography. Participating photographers will get expert feedback about their work and have the possibility of getting editorial assignments, book publication contracts, art gallery representation, and feature articles in magazines, online and in print.
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Name: Descubrimientos PHE
Organizer:PHotoEspaña Festival, Spain
Date & Place: June 5-7, de 2012 Madrid, Spain
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: International photography and art curators, museum and festival people, publishers.
Registration Fee: 20 Euros to apply, 230 Euros to participate
Number of reviews: 8
Price / Review Ratio: 31,25 Euros per Review.
Email:info@phe.es
Web: http://www.phe.es/
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Descubrimientos PHE are the festival´s portfolio reviews that will celebrate its upcoming edition on May 29, 30 and 31, 2012. The portfolio reviews offers photographers from all over the world an opportunity to show their work individually to eight specialized curators and editors. A jury will be named to select from the submitted portfolios a total of seventy photographers to participate the portfolio reviews.
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Name: Photo Folio Review
Organizer: The Rencontresd’Arles
Date & Place: July 7-10, 2012. Arles, France
Application Deadline: June 20
Number of Participants: 240 in 2010
Profiles of Reviewers: over 100 publishers, exhibition curators, museum directors, chief editors, agency directors, gallerists, collectors, critics, artistic directors of the press and famous photographers coming from France and all around the world
Registration Fee: 290 Euros for a voucher for 10 session. Your inscription gives you a discount on the pass for all summer exhibitions.
Number of reviews: 10 or more
Price / Review Ratio: 29 Euros per review
Web: www.rencontres-arles.com
Email: photofolio@rencontres-arles.com
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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.
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Name: PhotoIreland Portfolio Review
Organizer: PhotoIreland Festival
Date & Place: July 13-15, 2012. Dublin, Ireland
Application Deadline: March 16, 2012
Number of Participants: Until full, the jury will select 30 portfolios for review from all submitted work.
Profiles of Reviewers: International and Irish Curators, Gallery Owners, Festival Directors, publishers and other photography professionals.
Registration Fee: One project 25 Euros, two projects 35 Euros. If your work is selected an additional fee of 120 Euros will be due by 16 April 2012 to secure your place at the portfolio reviews.
Number of reviews: minimum of 3 maximum of 6
Price / Review Ratio: 20-40 Euros per review
Web:www.photoireland.org
Application: http://2012.photoireland.org/intro/portfolio_12.html
Email: info@photoireland.org
Presentation Text:
PhotoIreland Portfolio Reviewsare the best way to engage on a critical discussion about a body of work. They are designed for any and all photographers who wish to develop a practice in a specific field and are looking for advice on a critical and technical approach. It is also a great opportunity to raise questions over particular issues regarding your statement as an artist. These reviews also serve to develop contacts that would help your career.
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Name: Foro Internacional de Portfolios
Organizer: Encuentros Abiertos
Date & Place: August 6-10, 2012. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Application Deadline: until full
Number of Participants: until filled
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, museum and festival people, publishers and picture editors, mostly from Argentina, Latin America, and other countries.
Registration Fee: For Argentines: $1.200 ARS for 5 reviews, or $ 1.500 for 10. For Foreigners: 200 USD for 5 reviews and 250 for 10
Number of reviews: 5 or 10
Price / Review Ratio: 20-25 Euros per review
Web: http://www.encuentrosabiertos.com.ar
Email / application: portfoliosfestivaldelaluz@gmail.com.
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Addressed to all the photographers who wish to increase the possibilities of dissemination and sale of his works, this event was an opportunity for performers are those that can help the knowledge of his work, presenting their work to a qualified group of personalities of national and international photography: Directors of festivals, Museum Directors, gallery ownerscurators, collectors and publishers. Each interview is personal, with a duration of 20 minutes. Within such period, each participant shows his work to the reviewer previously chosen who in turn makes a return on it. Please bear in mind the time for each interview, as well as the usefulness of deliver to each reviewer an element that works to assist visual memory, together with a brief curriculum vitae. PrizesGuest reviewers and the Festival Selection Committee will select the 3 best portfolios and will be awarded the following prizes:
• An exhibition of the three selected in the open meetings 18th – 2014 light Festival. They will have a space featured on the website of the Festival.
• FotoFest award. A scholarship to the best portfolio to participate in the International Meeting Place of the FotoFest Houston 2014.
• Editions Larivière – Festival of light prize. The work of the three selected authors will be published in a book of art carried out by Editions Larivière, which will be presented at the next edition of open meetings.
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Name: Kaunas Photo Star
Organizer: Kaunas Photo Festival
Date & Place: September 6-7, 2012 in Kaunas, Lithuania
Application Deadline: Abril 15, 2012
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: 25 Curators and publishers of photography from Lithuania, Baltic, Nordic countries and other European countries
Registration Fee: entry fee for submission to be announced in early 2012 and 50 Euros for the two day review
Number of reviews: ca. 10
Price / Review Ratio: 6 Euros
Web: www.kaunasphoto.info
Email: festival@kaunasphoto.info
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KAUNAS PHOTO STAR portfolio review / competition is back again in 2012, calling photographers regardless of their age, nationality, themes and styles of photography. KAUNAS PHOTO STAR starts with entries of works by email, followed by preselection and portfolio reviews of works of 70 finalists who will meet 25 leading curators, publishers, dealers of photography from Lithuania, Baltic, Nordic and other European countries on September 6-7, 2012 in Kaunas. The winner of portfolio reviews will be invited to hold an exclusive solo exhibition at the incredible KAUNAS PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY during in 2013. Information will be available on www.kaunasphoto.info
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Name: Portfolio review Fotofestival Mannheim_Ludwigshafen_Heidelberg
Organizer: Fotofestival Mannheim_Ludwigshafen_Heidelberg
Date & Place: September 13-14, 2012 in Kaunas, Lithuania
Application Deadline: Abril 15, 2012
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: 25 Curators and publishers of photography from Lithuania, Baltic, Nordic countries and other European countries
Registration Fee: entry fee for submission to be announced in early 2012 and 50 Euros for the two day review
Number of reviews: ca. 10
Price / Review Ratio: 6 Euros
Web: www.kaunasphoto.info
Email: festival@kaunasphoto.info
Presentation Text:
KAUNAS PHOTO STAR portfolio review / competition is back again in 2012, calling photographers regardless of their age, nationality, themes and styles of photography. KAUNAS PHOTO STAR starts with entries of works by email, followed by preselection and portfolio reviews of works of 70 finalists who will meet 25 leading curators, publishers, dealers of photography from Lithuania, Baltic, Nordic and other European countries on September 6-7, 2012 in Kaunas. The winner of portfolio reviews will be invited to hold an exclusive solo exhibition at the incredible KAUNAS PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY during in 2013. Information will be available on www.kaunasphoto.info
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Name: Emergentes DST
Organizer: Festival Encontros da Imagem
Date & Place: September 19-20, 2012. Braga, Portugal
Application Deadline: August 15, 2012
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: Commissioners, gallery owners
and expert editors
Registration Fee: 20 Euros for inscription. If your work is selected an additional fee of 120 Euros will be due by 16 April 2012
Number of reviews: 6
Price / Review Ratio: 25 Euros per review
Web: www.encontrosdaimagem.com
Email: emergentes@encontrosdaimagem.com
Presentation Text:
The International Photography award EMERGENTES DST is an initiative by
Domingos da Silva Teixeira company, organised by the Festival Encontros da
Imagem, with a prize money that will be granted to the best 2012 Contemporary
Photography Portfolio. The Prize will be awarded after 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. The
Festival Encontros da Imagem invites authors to apply to the Emergentes DST Award.
The winner will be announced at formal ceremony on September 22, at Theatro Circo in
Braga, where the entitled Prize will be handed out and during which a presentation of the
portfolios of the finalists shall also take place. The exhibition of the awarded author´s
works shall be on display at the official section of Encontros da Imagem 2013.
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Name: Encounter
Organizer: Daegu Photo Biennale
Date & Place: September 21-22, 2012 / Daegu, Korea
Application Deadline: July 16 – August 17, 2012
Number of Participants: 60
Profiles of Reviewers: 12 – 15 curators, photo editors, festival founders, critics from abroad and about the same number of local experts
Registration Fee: 175 USD
Number of reviews: 10 or more
Price / Review Ratio: 17.50 per review
Web: www.daeguphoto.com
Email: dgphotob@gmail.com
Presentation Text:
Encounter was first launched in 2008 at the second Daegu Photo Biennale as a portfolio review program. It is designed to provide actual opportunities to competent Korean photographers by giving them a chance to meet with both local and foreign reviewers. For those reviewers from outside the country it is also an excellent occasion to broaden their perspectives on contemporary Korean photography. Works by those 5 photographers of the year who are selected by the reviewers are to be exhibited during the consecutive Daegu Photo Biennale. The group of reviewers consists of 15 foreign and 12 local experts.
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Name: FotoTriennale.dk 2012,Meeting Place Portfolio Review.
Organizer: Museet for Fotokunst at Brandts.
Date & Place: 4 – 7 October 2012. Odense, Denmark.
Application Deadline: Until full. Online booking will open at 12 noon on 1 August.
Number of Participants: In the last edition of FotoTriennale.dk in 2009 more than 80 photographers from all over the world participated in Meeting Place Portfolio Review.
Profiles of Reviewers: 28 international curators, museum directors, gallery owners, magazine editors, publishers and festival directors from around the world will be reviewing portfolios at the FotoTriennale.dk 2012 Meeting Place Portfolio Review. Read more about the reviewers here: http://www.fototriennale.dk/en/portfolio-review/reviewers
Number of reviews: You have a choice between 5, 10 and 15 reviews. If you book 15 reviews you will also be able to sign up for FotoTriennale.dk´s special event on Saturday, 6 October where photographers and reviewers take a time out from Meeting Place to go on a bus trip around Funen to visit some of the festival exhibitions.
Price / Review Ratio:
5 reviews – 1500 DKK (200 Euros) : 40 Euros / Review
10 reviews – 2600 DKK (350 Euros) : 35 E / Review
15 reviews – 3300 DKK (450 Euros) : 30 E / Review
Web: http://www.fototriennale.dk
Email: info@fototriennale.dk
Presentation Text
The FotoTriennale.dk portfolio review at Brandts is the only international review in Denmark. Since the event was first held in 2000 it has contributed significantly to the career development of both national and international photographers. In 2009 more than 80 photographers from around the world took part in this major photographic event. The invited reviewers came from 14 countries to partake and the event was very successful. You can read a selection of reports and success stories from both photographers and reviewers at http://fototriennale.dk/en/portfolio-review/success-stories
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Name: ACP Portfolio Review
Organizer: Atlanta Celebrates Photography
Date & Place: October 13, 2012. Atlanta, USA
Application Deadline: July 2012
Number of Participants: ca. 51
Profiles of Reviewers: 17 reviewers -Curators, dealers, editors, collectors and agency representatives from the United States
Registration Fee: 300 USD
Number of reviews: Minimum of 5 reviews
Price / Review Ratio: 47 Euros
Web: www.acpinfo.org
Email: info@acpinfo.org
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Added in 2005 at the request of photographers, the ACP Portfolio Review and Walk offers artists the opportunity to meet with highly respected curators, dealers, editors, and agency representatives from across the United States. A lecture by one of the reviewers is also included. The Portfolio Walk (following the review sessions) gives participating photographers the opportunity to present their work to the general public at an evening reception, open to all.
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Name: International Portfolio Review Bratislava
Organizer: Central European House of Photography
Date & Place: November 2-3, 2012. Bratislava, Slovakia
Application Deadline: September 2012 – Portfolios sent in advance (till 30. 9. 2012), will be presented on the web: http://www.sedf.sk
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, museum and festival people, publishers of books and magazines, mostly from neighbouring CEE countries, Germany, and other parts of the world.
Registration Fee: 55 Euros
Number of reviews: 8
Price / Review Ratio: 6,87 Euros.
Web: www.sedf.sk
Registration / Email: veronika.pastekova@gmail.com
Further info: http://www.sedf.sk/sk/mesiac-fotografie-2012/portfolio-review-2012/
Presentation Text:
The two days of Portfolio Review presents an unforgettable opportunity for artists using photography to have their work seen by some of the most important personalities in the field of photography. The Bratislava Month of Photography brings photography professionals from all around the world to meet with photographers, review their work and find new names for their networks. The winner of the best portfolio contest is given the unique possibility of an author’s exhibition at the next Month of Photography.
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Name: PhotoPort/Fotóporta
Organizer: Association of Hungarian Photographers collaboration with Studio of Young Photographers and Hungarian House of Photography – Mai Manó House
Date & Place: 9-10th November, 2012. Budapest, Hungary
Number of Participants: ca. 70
Profile of Reviewers: international and Hungarian photo curators, festival directors and other art professionals.
Registration Fee: 40 Euros (20 Euros for members of the Association)
Number of reviewers: 15
Web: www.fotoporta.hu
Email: info@fotoporta.hu
Presentation Text: Following upon the tradition in November 2012 welcomes the 8th event of the PhotoPort portfolio-review series. The review is jointly organized by the Studio of Young Photographers, the Mai Manó House, Hungarian House of Photography and the Association of Hungarian Photographers. The photographers at the consulting tables will have the opportunity to get feedback and reflections directly from some of the most important actors of the domestic and international photographic scene. Photographers of all genres and levels of experience are welcome to the event.
Best Portfolio Award
The photographer submitting the most outstanding portfolio of works will be presented a Best Portfolio Award. The photographer winning the award will be provided with an exhibition opportunity in Mai Manó Gallery in the Hungarian House of Photography – Mai Manó House for the year 2013 and will automatically be invited to join the Studio of Young Photographers.
The winner will be chosen by a panel consisting of the consultants of the review session.
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Name: FotoWeekDC Portfolio Review
Organizer: FotoWeekDC 2012 Festival
Date & Place: November 11, 2012 9:30am to 5:30pm, at Goethe Institute, Washington, D.C.
Number of Participants: Until full
Profiles of Reviewers: . Curators, photographers, photography dealers, photoeditors, and other experts from the fields of fine art, photojournalism, and multimedia.
Registration Fee: 1 review 75USD plus fee (between 2.49 – 4.75USD)
Number of reviews: One or more. 25 minutes review
Web: http://www.fotoweekdc.org
Email: info@fotoweekdc.org
Presentation Text: FotoWeekDC portfolio reviews provide photographers at all levels with the opportunity to have their work reviewed by a distinguished lineup of professionals. Curators, photographers, photography dealers, photoeditors, and other experts from the fields of fine art, photojournalism, and multimedia offer frank appraisals, valuable business insights , and key advice on all aspects of your work.
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Name: Lens Culture FotoFest Paris
Organizer: In collaboration between FotoFest International and Lens Culture
Date & Place: November 12-14, 2012. Paris, France
Application Deadline: until full
Number of Participants: 163 (in 2011)
Profiles of Reviewers: 52 reviewers in 2011, including museum curators, gallery owners, festival directors, publishers and representatives from photo agencies.
Registration Fee: The one-day registration fee is 295 Euros, three days is 695 Euros
Number of reviews: 4 reviews for one-day registration. Minimum of 12 for three-day
Price / Review Ratio: between 54 and 74 Euros
Web: fotofest-paris.com
Email: contact@fotofest-paris.com
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Lens Culture FotoFest Paris offers all participants tremendous opportunities to share knowledge, connections and insights. Participating photographers will get expert feedback about their work and have the possibility of getting editorial assignments, book publication contracts, art gallery representation, and feature articles in magazines, online and in print. The one-to-one meetings with influential decision-makers in the photography field offer photographers opportunities to advance their career development and connect them to people who can help them with artistic and business goals. In turn, the invited reviewers — museum curators, gallery owners, festival directors, publishers, representatives from photo agencies — will have the chance to discover new talent as well as the latest work of photographers who are already established. Lens Culture FotoFest Paris takes place immediately before Paris Photo — the world’s largest international fair and marketplace for contemporary photography. Paris is one of the world’s capitals for photography, so there is always lots of inspiration to be discovered in galleries, museums and other venues throughout the city, as well.
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Name: International Portfolio Review in Vienna
Organizer: Cooperation with Eyes On – Monat der Fotografie Wien and Anzenberger Gallery
Date & Place: November 23-24, 2012 at Leopold Museum, Level 2, Vienna.
Application Deadline: October 29, 2012
Number of Participants: Until full
Profiles of Reviewers: Local and international curators, art directors, publishers, gallery owners, and festival organizers
Registration Fee: 6 reviews EUR 115 ; 12 reviews EUR 200
Number of reviews: 6 or 12
Price / Review Ratio: 19.16 (for 6 reviews) / 16.66 (for 12 reviews)
Web: http://www.anikahandelt.com/consulting/review/
Email: michaela.obermair@anikahandelt.com (inquires by email only)
Presentation Text: The 4th International Portfolio Review in Vienna enables photographers who are active in the areas of art and documentary to directly exchange views with a number of renowned specialists. Michaela Obermair, Kulturmanagement and Monika Obermeier, anika handelt Consultinghave invited local and international curators, art directors, publishers, gallery owners, and festival organizers to provide feedback in one to one conversations. The International Portfolio Review is the ideal opportunity for networking – in the best case scenario convincing work finds its way via this process into exhibitions, is published in magazines, or artists are invited to photography festivals. The Review will take place at the Leopold Museum, Level 2.
All photographers whose work exhibits a project and oeuvre relatedness as well as showing independent artistic ideas can take part. Commercially commissioned works are not desired. There are no limitations as to age or nationality. The conversations will take place in German or English.
Because of the limited number of places, the organizers reserve the right to make a curatorial selection of the submitted projects. Please note that we are not able to comment on any rejection.
Portfolio Reviews 2011
Name: Review LA
Organizer: Center, a nonprofit organization founded in 1994
Date & Place: January 13-15, 2011. Los Angeles, USA
Application Deadline: CLOSED (September 22, 2010)
Number of Participants: 75
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, gallery directors, museum people, editors and publishers, consultants, mostly from the West-Coast of the US.
Registration Fee: 3 reviews: 355 USD members, or 395 for non-members // 6 reviews 555 USD members, 595 USD non-members // 9 reviews 655 USD members, 695 USD non-members
Number of reviews: 3, 6 or 9
Price / Review Ratio: between 55 and 100 Euros per review, according to price scheme, and depending if you are a Center member or not.
Web:www.visitcenter.org
Presentation Text:
Center’s Review LA is a two-day photographic event that provides photographers a platform to show their work and network with photography professionals. Photographers are invited to present their portfolios to those who can provide guidance for bringing their work to a larger audience. Meetings with esteemed gallerists, editors,
agents and more provide photographers of all levels with networking opportunities and career advancement. Participants receive 3, 6, or 9 one-on-one portfolio reviews, a night of Portfolio Viewing, and inclusion in the online Photographers Listing. Review LA will take place simultaneous to the 20th Annual Photo LA, the longest running art fair in Los Angeles and the largest photography art fair in the country.
Name: International Photographic Portfolio Reviews
Organizer: Sirius Arts Centrein partnership with Crawford Art Gallery and Culture Ireland
Date & Place: 5 and 6 February 2011. Cobh, Co., Cork, Ireland
Application Deadline: CLOSED
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: international and Irish Photographic Curators, Festival Directors and other Arts Professionals.
Registration Fee: 10 Euros.
Number of reviews: 3
Price / Review Ratio: 3,33 Euros
Web: www.siriusartscentre.ie
Email: cobharts@iol.ie
Presentation Text:
Sirius Arts Centre announces a weekend portfolio review session taking place in Cobh, Ireland on 5 &6 February 2011. The purpose of this review is to provide both photographers and artists working with photography the opportunity to meet one-on-one with professionals from Europe and Ireland. Through these reviews participants can expect to gain vital feedback on their artistic development, expand their professional networks and exchange ideas. The invited reviewers are looking for new, emerging talent and works by established artists utilizing photography. Sessions will last 25 minutes.
Name: The POWERHOUSE PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Organizer: powerHouse Books
Date: February 6 from 10:30am–5:30pm.
Application Deadline: January 7, 2011
Number of Participants: 100
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.
Registration Fee: 400 USD, before Jan 7, 2011 // 450 USD, after Jan 7, 2011 // 300 USD, Student Rate
Number of reviews: 5
Price / Review Ratio: 45 – 60 Euros per Review.
Email: info@powerhouseportfolioreview.com
Web: www.powerhouseportfolioreview.com/
Presentation Text:
The POWERHOUSE PORTFOLIO REVIEW 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: Format Portfolio Review
Organizer: Format International Photography Festival
Date & Place: March 5, 2011. Derby, UK
Application Deadline: 28 Feb, 2011
Number of Participants: until full
Profiles of Reviewers: publishers, photo editors, gallery directors, critics, festival and museum people from the UK, USA, India, Middle East and Europe.
Registration Fee: to be announced (January 14, 2011)
Number of reviews: to be announced (January 14, 2011)
Price / Review Ratio: n.a.
Web: www.formatfestival.com
Email: info@formatfestival.com
Presentation Text:
FORMAT was established in 2004 and is now one of the UK’s leading non-profit international contemporary festivals of photography and related media. The biennale programme celebrates the wealth of contemporary practice in international photography. The Reviews are aimed at photographers and artists with a developed and serious approach to their practice. All reviewed photographers will automatically be considered the Format Blurb Awards, winners will be selected by the attending reviewers and announced the same evening.
Name: Palm Springs Portfolio Review
Organizer: Palm Springs Photo Festival
Date & Place: March 27-April 1, 2011. Palm Springs, California, USA
Application Deadline: March 2011
Number of Participants: until full
Profiles of Reviewers: 75-90 publishers, photo editors, photography agents, gallery directors, photography critics, advertising agency creatives, magazine editors and museum directors from the US.
Registration Fee: 250 USD
Number of reviews: 5
Price / Review Ratio: 37 Euros. Discounts are offered for 10 or more reviews.
Web: www.palmspringsphotofestival.com
Email: information@palmspringsphotofestival.com
Presentation Text:
The first 75 attendees to sign up for Portfolio Reviews are invited to participate in our OPEN PORTFOLIO REVIEW on Sunday, March 27th, at no charge. This is a great opportunity to maximize your ability to present your work to a large group of people including decision makers at magazines, ad agencies, museums, galleries and others. A great many of our Faculty will be present to walk through the event and see you and your work.
Name: Photolucida Portfolio Reviews
Organizer: Photolucida
Date & Place: April 14-17, 2011. Portland OR, USA
Application Deadline: CLOSED (but there is a waiting list)
Number of Participants: until full
Profiles of Reviewers: Gallery owners, curators, critics, collectors and publishers representing small, mid-sized, and major venues from all over the US and abroad.
Registration Fee: 825 USD
Number of reviews: 4-5 per day, for 4 days
Price / Review Ratio: 34,5 Euros per review
Web: www.photolucida.org
Email: info@photolucida.org
Presentation Text:
The In-Person Portfolio Reviews are the heart of the Photolucida 2011 festival. Photographers at the mid-career level register for one-on-one meetings with the reviewers of their choice. Each review session lasts for 20 minutes and we limit the number of participants to assure that everyone receives 4 or 5 reviews per day for four days. It’s a great way to network. Numerous photographers have walked away with opportunities to exhibit, publish and sell their work after attending the Portfolio Reviews.
Name: CONTACT Portfolio Review
Organizer: Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Date & Place: May 2-3, 2011. Toronto, Canada
Application Deadline: April, 2011
Number of Participants: until full
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, art dealers, publishers, photo editors and art directors from Canada, the US and other countries.
Registration Fee: to be announced (January, 2011)
Number of reviews: 3 or 6
Price / Review Ratio: n.a.
Web: www.contactphoto.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.
Name: Portfolio Review Lodz
Organizer: Fotofestiwal (run by Lodz Art Center)
Date & Place: May 6 & 8, 2011. Lodz, Poland
Application Deadline: April 15, 2011
Number of Participants: ca. 45
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, exhibition and festival people from Europe.
Registration Fee: 25 (students: 20)
Number of reviews: 5
Price / Review Ratio: 5 Euros (4 for students).
Web: www.fotofestiwal.com
Email: portfolio@fotofestiwal.com
Presentation Text:
Portfolio review during Fotofestiwal aims in gainig students and graduates of photography, professional photographers or those who already have at least one exhibitnion or publishement done. We invite to take part in the review artist chosen by jury of Fotofestiwal among all of the applications. A jury will also award special gift prices.
Name: Portfolio Review Stockholm
Organizer: Lens Culture and Fotografiska
Date & Place: May 27 & 28, 2011. The Swedish Museum of Photography, Stockholm, Sweden
Application Deadline: until full
Number of Participants: The event is limited to 100 photographers
Profiles of Reviewers: 35 international experts from within the field of photography including international curators, gallery owners, magazine editors, representatives of photography agencies, collectors, and publishers from around the world.
Registration Fee: 3450 SEK (386 Euros)
Number of reviews: Each photographer is guaranteed a minimum of 8 reviews.
Price / Review Ratio: 48,25 Euros .
Web: spwk.eu/Portfolio-Reviews
Email: jim@lensculture.com
Presentation Text:
Over the course of two days, 100 photographers will engage in one-on-one meetings and portfolio reviews with 35 international photography experts, including museum curators, gallery owners, festival directors, magazine editors, photobook publishers and representatives from photo agencies. These meetings offer photographers tremendous opportunities for career development, including potential editorial assignments, book publication contracts, art gallery representation, participation in international exhibitions, feature articles in magazines, as well as extensive business networking.
Name: Descubrimientos PHE
Organizer: PHotoEspaña Festival, Spain
Date & Place: June 2 – 4, 2011. Madrid, Spain
Application Deadline: February 13, 2011
Number of Participants: 70
Profiles of Reviewers: International photography and art curators, museum and festival people, publishers.
Registration Fee: 20 Euros to apply, 230 Euros to participate
Number of reviews: 8
Price / Review Ratio: 31,25 Euros per Review.
Email: info@phe.es
Web: http://www.phe.es/
Presentation Text:
Descubrimientos PHE is PHotoEspaña´s portfolio review, offering photographers the opportunity to present their work to curators and editors specialized in the field with the objective of generating professional outlets for their work.
From June 2 to 4, 2011 to participants will present their portfolios to eight professionals in individual 20-minute appointments.
All of the participants will opt for the Descubrimientos PHE Award, consisting in an individual exhibition in PHotoEspaña 2012.
Name: Review Santa Fe
Organizer: Center, a nonprofit organization founded in 1994
Date & Place: June 2 – 5, 2011. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Application Deadline: January 27, 2011
Number of Participants: 100
Profiles of Reviewers: Directors of commercial and non-profit photography galleries, museum people, publishers of books and magazines, consultants, nearly all from the US.
Registration Fee: 695 USD for members, 745 USD non-members
Number of reviews: 9
Price / Review Ratio: 58 Euros per review for members, 62 USD for non-members of Center.
Web:www.visitcenter.org
Presentation Text:
Set in scenic Northern New Mexico, Review Santa Fe is the premier juried portfolio review event in the world. Designed to facilitate relationships between photographers and industry professionals interested in new work. Up to 100 photographers are selected to meet with some of today’s most relevant and esteemed curators, editors, publishers, gallerists and others eager to discuss photography and the creative impulse. The three-day event offers participants 9 guaranteed portfolio reviews, a public evening of Portfolio Viewing, inclusion in the Review Santa Fe 100 Photographer’s Listing, private receptions and more.
Name: Leitura de Portfólio
Organizer: FotoRio
Date & Place: End of June 2011. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Application Deadline: May 2011
Number of Participants: until filled
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, museum and festival people, publishers and picture editors, mostly from Brasil, Latin America, and other countries.
Registration Fee: to be announced.
Number of reviews: to be announced.
Price / Review Ratio: n.a.
Web: www.fotorio.fot.br
Email: leitura@fotorio.fot.br
Presentation Text:
A Leitura de Portfólio tem como objetivo dar mais visibilidade aos trabalhos dos fotógrafos, que terão a oportunidade de apresentar seus portfólios a renomados profissionais da área. Diretores de galerias, festivais, museus e centros culturais, assim como curadores, colecionadores, marchands, estudiosos, pesquisadores, artistas e editores avaliam portfólios em uma das principais atividades do FotoRio.
Name: Photo Folio Review
Organizer: The Rencontres d’Arles
Date & Place: Beginning of July, 2011. Arles, France
Application Deadline: Mid-April, 2011
Number of Participants: 240 in 2010
Profiles of Reviewers: over 100 publishers, exhibition curators, museum directors, chief editors,agency directors,gallerists, collectors, critics, artistic directors of the press and famous photographers coming from France and all around the world
Registration Fee: 290 Euros for a voucher for 10 session. Subscription to Photo Folio Review also gives access to a reduced rate for a one-day ticket (21€ instead of 26€) or for an all-exhibitions ticket (26€ instead of 35€).
Number of reviews: 10 or more
Price / Review Ratio: 29 Euros.
Web: www.rencontres-arles.com
Email: photofolio@rencontres-arles.com
Presentation Text:
The Rencontres d’Arles Photo Folio Review enable participating photographers to present their work to reknown international photography experts. They thus benefit from experts’ advice, and for some, obtain real exhibition and/or publication projects. The Rencontres d’Arles Photo Folio Review is open upon registration to all photographers whatever their photographic practice or image treatment technique.
Name: PhotoIreland Portfolio Review
Organizer: PhotoIreland Festival
Date & Place: Beginning of July 2011. Dublin, Ireland
Application Deadline: Beginning of June, 2011
Number of Participants: Until full
Profiles of Reviewers: Photographic Curators, Festival Directors and other Arts Professionals, both from Ireland and from other countries.
Registration Fee: 15 Euros
Number of reviews: minimum of 2
Price / Review Ratio: 7,5 Euros or less
Web:www.photoireland.org
Email: info@photoireland.org
Presentation Text:
PhotoIreland Portfolio Reviewsare the best way to engage on a critical discussion about a body of work. They are designed for any and all photographers who wish to develop a practice in a specific field and are looking for advice on a critical and technical approach. It is also a great opportunity to raise questions over particular issues regarding your statement as an artist. These reviews also serve to develop contacts that would help your career.
Name: Foro de Portfolios
Organizer: Encuentros Abiertos
Date & Place: August 2011. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Application Deadline: July 2011
Number of Participants: until filled
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, museum and festival people, publishers and picture editors, mostly from Argentina, Latin America, and other countries.
Registration Fee: 130 USD for 5 reviews, or 200 USD for 10.
Number of reviews: 5 or 10
Price / Review Ratio: 15-20 Euros per review
Web: www.encuentrosabiertos.com.ar
Email: portfoliosfestival@hotmail.com
Presentation Text:
El Foro de Portfolios es una actividad dirigida a los fotógrafos que deseen aumentar las posibilidades de difusión y venta de sus obras. Los autores que participan de este evento, tendrán la oportunidad de mostrar sus trabajos a un calificado grupo de personalidades de la fotografía nacional e internacional. Los revisores invitados y la Comisión de Selección del Festival seleccionarán los 3 mejores portfolios y otorgarán los 3 premios.
Name: BIFB’11 Portfolio
Organizer: Ballarat International Foto Biennale
Date & Place: August 21-22, 2011. Ballarat, Australia
Application Deadline: to be announced
Number of Participants: until filled
Profiles of Reviewers: Gallerists, publishers, academics, festival directors, curators, photographers reps and eminent photographers.
Registration Fee: to be announced
Number of reviews: to be announced
Price / Review Ratio: n.a.
Web: www.ballaratfoto.org
Email: kristin@ballaratfoto.org
Presentation Text:
The BIFB’11 Portfolio Reviews are designed for photographers serious about advancing their careers, who have already established a strong body of work, or students in the final stages of their education looking to kick-start their careers in photography. In the normal course of events, making appointments to show your work to the range of reviewers available at BIFB’11 could take months to organise.
On the recommendation of the reviewers, one lucky participant will be offered the opportunity to submit a proposal to be included in the Core Program at BIFB’13.
Name: Kaunas Photo Star
Organizer: Kaunas Photo Festival
Date & Place: August 25-26, 2011 in Kaunas, Lithuania
Application Deadline: June 10, 2011
Number of Participants: 60
Profiles of Reviewers: 20 Curators and publishers of photography from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and other European countries
Registration Fee: 10 Euros for participating in the contest, 50 Euros for the Review
Number of reviews: ca. 10
Price / Review Ratio: 6 Euros
Web: www.kaunasphoto.info
Email: festival@kaunasphoto.info
Presentation Text:
KAUNAS PHOTO STAR is back again in 2011, calling photographers regardless of their age, nationality, themes and styles of photography. KAUNAS PHOTO STAR starts with entries of works by email, followed by preselection and portfolio reviews of works of 60 finalists who will meet 20 leading curators, publishers, dealers of photography from Lithuania, Baltic, Nordic and other European countries on August 25-26, 2011 in Kaunas. The winner of portfolio reviews will be invited to hold an exclusive solo exhibition at the incredible KAUNAS PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY during KAUNAS PHOTO 2012.
Name: ACP Portfolio Review
Organizer: Atlanta Celebrates Photography
Date & Place: mid-October, 2011. Atlanta, USA
Application Deadline: July 2011
Number of Participants: ca. 50
Profiles of Reviewers: curators, dealers, editors, collectors and agency representatives from the United States
Registration Fee: 250 USD
Number of reviews: 4
Price / Review Ratio: 47 Euros
Web: www.acpinfo.org
Email: info@acpinfo.org
Presentation Text:
Added in 2005 at the request of photographers, the ACP Portfolio Review and Walk offers artists the opportunity to meet with highly respected curators, dealers, editors, and agency representatives from across the United States. A lecture by one of the reviewers is also included. The Portfolio Walk (following the review sessions) gives participating photographers the opportunity to present their work to the general public at an evening reception, open to all.
Name: PhotoPort/Fotóporta
Organizer: Association of Hungarian Photographers collaboration with Studio of Young Photographers and Hungarian House of Photography – Mai Manó House
Date & Place: 14 & 15 of November, 2011. Budapest, Hungary
Application Deadline: October 7th, 2011
Number of Participants: ca. 60
Profile of Reviewers: international and Hungarian Photographic Curators, Festival Directors and other Art Professionals. In 2011, the reviewers will be: Zsazsi Chaillet independent curator, Zürich (CH), András Földes cultural journalist, blogger – index.hu, kepgyar.blog.hu, Budapest (H), Barna Illés photographer and teacher, Budapest (H), Bill Kouwenhoven editor of HotShoe international edition, London (UK), Katarzyna Mayak editor, crator, visual artist, Warshaw (PL), Monika Mikusova art historian, Bratislava (SK), Moritz Neumüller teacher, curator of PhotoIreland, Barcelona (E), Dejan Sluga director of Photon Gallery, Ljubljana (SLO), Sándor Szilágyi publicist on photography, Budapest (H).
Registration Fee: 21 Euros
Number of reviews: To be announced
Web: www.fotoporta.hu
Email: info@fotoporta.hu
Presentation Text:
Following upon the tradition started in the spring of 2008., this October welcomes the seventh event of the FotóPorta portfolio–‐review series. The photographers who bring their works to the consulting tables will have the opportunity to get feedback and reflections from some of the most important actors of the domestic and international photographic scene. Participants are provided twenty minutes timeslots to consult upon their portfolios with experts of their choice. Photographers of all genres and levels of experience are welcome to the event.
Name: El Pati de la Llotja
Organizer: Emergents Festival
Date & Place: 26-28 October, 2011. Lleida, Spain
Application Deadline: Summer 2011
Number of Participants: ca. 40
Profiles of Reviewers: Gallery owners, collectors, festival directors, cultural agents from Catalonia and the rest of Spain
Registration Fee: n.a.
Number of reviews: n.a., as it is a Portfolio Walk
Price / Review Ratio: n.a.
Web: www.emergent-lleida.org
Email: coordinacio@emergent-lleida.org
Presentation Text:
El Pati de la Llotja is not a conventional portfolio viewing, it is not a trade fair either. The artists will have the possibility to put their portfolio within reach of the different art and cultural agents that have made themselves available to visit El Pati de la Llotja. Apart from the possibility to show their work to the art agents, the artists enjoy an extra spreading of their work and the chance of seeing it reproduced thanks to some of the prizes of El Pati de la Llotja.
Name: Photomonth East London Portfolio Review
Organizer: Photomonth East London
Date & Place: 29 & 30 October 2011 V&A Museum of Childhood, London.
Application Deadline: From 1 October
Number of Participants: 60
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, critics, publishers, photo-editors, gallerists, agents, dealers, directors and established artists.
Number of reviews: 2 or 4
Price/Review Ratio: £35/£30 concessions for 2 reviews; £70/£60 concessions for 4 reviews.
Web: http://www.photomonth.org
Email: info@alternativearts.co.uk
Presentation Text:
The Photomonth Portfolio Review is an excellent opportunity for photographers to discuss their current and future projects with important professionals. Open to all kinds of photographers. Each participant may sign up for two or four twenty minute slots on a first come first served basis. Booking opens 1 october. Apply by email only to info@alternativearts.co.uk
Name: International Portfolio Review Bratislava
Organizer: Central European House of Photography
Date & Place: Beginning of November, 2011. Bratislava, Slovakia
Application Deadline: October, 2011
Number of Participants: ca. 90
Profiles of Reviewers: Curators, museum and festival people, publishers of books and magazines, mostly from neighbouring CEE countries, Germany, and other parts of the world.
Registration Fee: 49 Euros
Number of reviews: 8
Price / Review Ratio: 6,12 Euros.
Web: www.sedf.sk
Email: info@sedf.sk
Presentation Text:
The two days of Portfolio Review presents an unforgettable opportunity for artists using photography to have their work seen by some of the most important personalities in the field of photography. The Bratislava Month of Photography brings photography professionals from all around the world to meet with photographers, review their work and find new names for their networks. The winner of the best portfolio contest is given the unique possibility of an author’s exhibition at the next Month of Photography.
Name: Lens Culture FotoFest Paris
Organizer: In collaboration between FotoFest International and Lens Culture
Date & Place: 7-9 November, 2011. Paris, France
Application Deadline: October, 2011
Number of Participants: 165 (in 2010)
Profiles of Reviewers: 48 reviewers from 32 countries in 2010, includingmuseum curators, gallery owners, festival directors, publishers, representatives from photo agencies.
Registration Fee: The 1-day registration fee is 325 USD, two days: 625 USD, three days: 795 USD
Number of reviews: minimum 4 per day
Price / Review Ratio: between 49 and 60 Euros.
Web: fotofest-paris.com
Email: contact@fotofest-paris.com
Presentation Text:
The Paris portfolio review is modeled on FotoFest’s internationally respected Meeting Place portfolio review that FotoFest pioneered more than 20 years ago in Houston. Over the past 20 years — in Houston, as well as in dozens of other cities worldwide — similar professional reviews have been the catalysts for exhibitions, publications, and wider acclaim for many artists. Lens Culture FotoFest Paris 2010 will be the very first, large-scale international review of this format to take place in Paris.
Name: PhotoNOLA’s Portfolio Review
Organizer: PhotoNOLA Portfolio
Date & Place: December 4 – 5, 2011. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Application Deadline: September 1, 2011
Number of Participants: 65
Profiles of Reviewers: gallery owners, editors, publishers and museum curators from throughout the U.S.
Registration Fee: 450 USD
Number of reviews: 8
Price / Review Ratio: 42,25 Euros.
Web: photonola.org
Email: info@photonola.org
Presentation Text:
PhotoNOLA’s Portfolio Review program offers photographers the chance to present their work to influential members of the photographic community. The PhotoNOLA Review Prize honors three outstanding portfolios each year. In addition, the Saturday night PhotoWALK serves to educate the general public by offering the opportunity to view portfolios and interact directly with participating photographers.
A list of important Photography Festivals (selected by European Magazine):
