Category Archives: International

Race to the End of the Earth

From May 17 through October 14, Race to the End of the Earth will be on view at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. Focusing on the 1911-1912 quest to reach the South Pole, this exhibition features photographs, paintings and … Continue reading

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2013 Sony World Photography Awards L’Iris d’Or

World Photography Organisation awarded Norwegian photographer Andrea Gjestvang the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards L’Iris d’Or for her moving series One Day in History. One Day in History is a series of portraits of survivors of the massacre at the … Continue reading

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ViewPoint Gallery Announces International Competition Winners

ViewPoint Gallery in Halifax has announced the results of their second annual International Feature Photographer Competition. The twelve winners will be featured on a monthly basis in the gallery. The winners are: Nicholas Garlab (Gijon, Spain), Robert Greco (Switzerland), Nate … Continue reading

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Tom Hiddleston to play war photographer Robert Capa

(source: shortlist.com) Keen not to get typecast after becoming Hollywood’s favourite new villain in The Avengers, Tom Hiddleston has exclusively revealed to us that his next role will be firmly on the ‘good’ side of the spectrum. He’ll be playing … Continue reading

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Hearst Corporation Announces Winners of 2013 8X10 Photography Biennial Competition

Hearst Corporation recently announced the winners of the third Hearst 8X10 Photography Biennial, an international competition that recognizes the work of eight up-and-coming artists. Canadian Kiana Hayeri was selected as one of the eight winners. The other seven winners are … Continue reading

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2013 Sony World Photography Awards: Outstanding Contribution to Photography

The World Photography Organisation has announced that William Eggleston will be honoured as the recipient of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards’ Outstanding Contribution to Photography award. Eggleston is considered the pioneer of colour photography and the personal documentary style, … Continue reading

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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) is April 28 this year. On this international day to celebrate pinhole photography, you are invited to take a pinhole photograph. If you’d like to participate in the WPPD gallery, you can upload your images … Continue reading

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2013 Sony World Photography Awards: Open, Youth and 3D Winners Announced

The World Photography Organisation has announced the winners for the Open, Youth and 3D categories of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards. The 10 winners of the Open category (for single images by amateur photographers) were chosen from almost 55,000 … Continue reading

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Upcoming Opportunities

PhotoHaus Gallery in Vancouver is accepting submissions for their The Dark of the Night exhibition. (Deadline: March 11) La Rivolta Pop-up is open for submissions to its multidisciplinary show, Deguerreotype: Death to Painting?, featuring photography, new media, painting, screen prints … Continue reading

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Border Cultures: Part One (homes, land)

The Art Gallery of Windsor in Windsor, Ont., is presenting the first part of its new three-part exhibition Border Cultures. Over the next three years, this international group exhibition will examine changing ideas on national boundaries in aims of opening … Continue reading

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