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Indian citizens can participate in a photo contest.

Better Photography and Canon present the Photography of the Year competition, open to Indian photographers of all skill levels.

There are eight themes and entrants can submit four photos to each. The first-prize winners from each theme will face-off for the Photographer of the Year title.

The grand-prize winner will receive a Canon EOS 7D camera.

The contest is free to enter. Upload images online by December 10.

For more information, click here.
http://www.betterphotography.in/poy/index.php/aboutus

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Photography student age 18 or older can participate in a contest.

The Mountainview, California-based search giant has launched its first Google Photography Prize.

There are 10 categories: Me, Food, Travel, Fashion, Action, Street, Sport, Night, Sound/Silence, Point of View.

Each participant can send up to eight shots. Entrants can share their work on Google+ and the finalists will see their work displayed in the Saatchi Gallery, London for two months in 2012.

The exhibition will coincide with `Out of Focus: Photography' by photographers such as Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, JH Engstrom and Katy Grannan.

The finalists will also win a trip to London to attend the exhibition opening.

Student photographers in the U.K. can participate in a contest.

The 2012 Fujifilm Student Photography Awards are open to photography or graphic design students age 16 or over at U.K.-based universities.

This year's theme is `Extreme' with students being briefed to capture the meaning of that word in a single image.

The main sponsor for the 2012 Awards is Metroprint, who will provide the overall winner with a professionally produced portfolio with a 12-month course of mentoring.

Other prizes include Fujifilm film, a trophy and the title `Fujifilm Student Photographer of the Year 2012'. Up to 30 runners-up will each receive 10 rolls of Fujifilm film and the college that supplies the most entries will collect a gift certificate for Fujifilm film.

Citizens of EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey or Greenland born in 1991, 1992 or 1993 can enter a video contest.

The European Environment Agency seeks entries for its Generation '92 contest, an opportunity for youth from EEA member or cooperating countries to share their vision for sustainable living in 20 years' time.

The winners will be invited to take part in an event on sustainable development in Copenhagen. The best entries will receive a total of EU€6,000 (about US$7,987) in cash prizes. There will be an additional prize for the public's favourite – the Buzz Prize. All shortlisted entries will be open for the public's vote via social media.

iPhone photographers worldwide can enter a contest to win an iPad.

The iPhone Photography Awards is the first and longest-running competition recognizing iPhone photography since 2007.

One photographer of the year will receive an iPad and runners-up from each of the 14 categories will be publicized on the IPPA online gallery.

All images must be taken with an iPhone or an iTouch. The photos should not be altered in PhotoShop or any desktop image processing program, but the use of iPhone apps is allowed.

Entry fees range from US$3.75 for one photo to US$27.50 for 10 photos. Submit entries by March 31.

For more information, click here.
http://ippawards.com/enter-now/

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The People's Film Festival is a showcase of emerging filmmakers, producers, and videographers, reflecting both traditional & advant-garde styled films on one screen.

Open to filmmakers of all levels in all categories, we are looking for
narratives, features, shorts, @ documentaries —with an emphasis on films that integrate multi-digital platforms using today's new media & technology. We've included an outlet for films about the Worldwide Occupy Wall Street Movements(WWOWS) and a special feature called "Your Best Shot" contest for video content providers, film junkies and aficionados alike to submit their best 1—2 minutes
clips in action.

This exhibit will highlight artwork of all genres made by artists who live and work in the great Golden State. The Gallery is proud to continue this popular juried exhibition for its community and revealing new art movements around the state. Guest Juror, Rebecca Morse, Associate Curator at MOCA Los Angeles, selected 80 works of art from about 600 statewide entries, making this a must see!

Join us for the Opening Reception, featuring live music, food, drink and award ceremony, on Saturday, March 24 from 7 - 9 pm.

From e-artnow, sponsored by AC Institute
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JOBS (ACADEMICS, ARTISTS, CURATORS):

The Esker Foundation is seeking a Curator/Artistic Director to oversee the exhibition program and organize exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. Canada.
Deadline: March 15, 2012
http://eskerfoundation.com/careers.php

Exhibitions and Artists' Projects Curator at Walsall Council. Reference Number: WMBCWALNS30211. UK.
Deadline: March 16, 2012
http://www2.walsall.gov.uk/jobshop/jdes/NS30211JDES.pdf

Philadelphia Museum of Art: the Museum announces a two-year (first year renewable) Curatorial Fellowship in Prints, Drawings, and Photographs beginning on July 2, 2012. USA.
Deadline: March 16, 2012
http://www.philamuseum.org/jobs/

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