8×10 moonlight photograph by Alejandro Chaskielburg, 2009 EPF recipient, from his essay The High Tide
DEADLINE EXTENDED to May 1st, 2010
We now announce on Burn our third annual Emerging Photographer Fund grant …for 2010 we are offering a $15,000. stipend for an emerging photographer to finish an ongoing personal project…the deadline for entries will be April 15, 2010….funding for the EPF comes from generous anonymous donations from our audience here on Burn to the non-profit Magnum Cultural Foundation…these are very specific donations to the MCF and are apart from the general subscriptions and donations to Burn….
this year we must set up things a bit different from the last two years…we have no choice but to have a $25. entry fee per submission….last year almost killed Anton Kusters and yours truly with the almost 1200 submissions….we cannot do that again…this year the $25. will be well spent…we will be using a program called Slideroom to facilitate you entering and us having the grant juried in a first class manner…..with Slideroom you open a free account and you will literally have a “room” where you can work on your edit for the next two months…i.e. put in one picture today, four next week, change your edit, play with the pictures, do whatever you want, then hit the submit button on or before deadline..if you decide not to enter after all the editing etc., then simply do not hit submit and you are not charged…the system is way easier to use for all than anything before and makes it possible for us to have a wide prestigious jury (to be named soon) who can view your work at their leisure online and yet be communicating with each other all along…
so the financial breakdown is: $8. will go for this Slideroom program which is of great benefit to all of us (this is their fee to us per entrant)…$5. will go to a Haitian relief agency…and $12. will go to cover our admin costs for the EPF at Burn,and the costs associated with creating a sophisticated slide show and presentation of finalists and winner at this summer’s one time special Burn/Look3 event for emerging photographers in June…we realize this fee may keep some from entering….we considered this and came up with the lowest price we possibly could and still be able to continue this grant program at all …we do not feel this fee will discourage any serious entrants…
all details for the correct entering of project essay submissions will be seen under EPF 2010 in the right hand column of Burn…
i look forward to seeing all the new work….
-david alan harvey
The EPF grant 2010 submission link:
Deadline for submission: May 1st, 2010
The winner will be announced in June, 2010
DAH…
You have apparently made your decision, but I thought you might be interested to take a look at CaFE as the way to facilitate the submission process…
https://www.callforentry.org
A few more options, all realated to/with photography:
there’s Bruno Stevens project of trying to help rebuild 2 houses:
http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/pictures-of-haiti
There’s Andy Levin of 100eyes on the ground who might know someone directly, and is also working with Ciné Institute in Jacmel:
http://www.100eyes.org/
http://www.cineinstitute.com/news/
There’s also Zanmi Lakay helping and working with kids:
http://www.zanmilakayblog.org/?page_id=149
DAH,
I second Partners in Health who I donated to. They really impressed me on the 60 Minutes piece with the work they are doing. I did a bit more research and they are the highest rated of the agencies (though I think DWB is second). Either choice is a good one.
Charles
So I am going to assume that the idea of giving the money to me is a non-starter, isnt it?
Akaky, I’ll wrestle you for it.
Take a heap of shcmick photographs put them in a partially sensible order and the money is yours Akaky
@lllarsen8
thanks for the ‘disaster porn’ link. that was thought-provoking.
THODORIS…
SLIDEROOM gives us much more flexibility than does Cafe…for you a potential entrant and for the judges as well…
I will give $25 to watch Brian wrestle Akaky.
Oh, and as far as charitable organizations, DWB would be my choice.
David…
I didn’t have any comparative information between the two services, either on the ease of use for the judges, the cost for licensing, or any other relative attributes… only a positive past experience from the entrants point of view… in any case, was just trying to share information…
Any NYC burnians interested in having a beer and shooting the breeze around the end of Feb? I live in Australia and will be in NY for a week or so (17th-25th) to check out some shows, book shops and bars…. Would love to see some local late night haunts if anyone wants to hang out. email me at sean at pidgin.com.au if interested.
I was wanting to apply for the grant but wasn’t sure if i was allowed to apply in both categories. I didn’t see an email address and I just want to know the best way to submit. Thanks!
David,
Is it possible to submit a multimedia project composed of a series of 3-4 minute audio and stills slideshows for the EPF 2010? Not sure how to manipulate slideroom for this purpose.
Thanks!
Nir
NirAlon…
let me find out…there must be a way….back to you soonest…
JULIE
not sure what you mean by “both categories”….???
Advice please . . . trying to log in at slideroom with valid email and p’word and I get a pop up box NOT ACTIVATED. A’lil help?
How and when/where do we pay the submission fee? I have uploaded my story, but can’t really find out how to submit and pay…???
Andrea-
You pay at the end once you have submitted all the photos. You just need to click on the right arrow (the 3rd one)
…Did you fill in all the info for each picture..image size etc. It won’t let you go to the last step unless everything except the last window (optional) is filled in. I made this mistake :-)
Aha, that is the reason.. I did not fill in dimension and medium. What to write? Medium=digital (f.ex)? and dimension?? Thanks for helping me, David_Bacher!
DAVID/DAH
You twit: “Emerging Photographer Fund deadline nears. April 15. A stipend of $15,000. being given through Burn for a young photog to continue a project”
I hope you’re using the word “young” metaphorically. Some of us are late bloomers photographically speaking but, hopefully, are still emerging…
Patricia
Patricia, I was wondering the same thing, I for one am very grateful that they have made leaps and bounds in auto focus.
Patricia, I had been planning to enter, because, in my mind, although I have been a photographer since I was in high school over 40 years ago, I am yet emerging – especially in this new digital age. I did not think that I would win, but I thought it would be a good exercise and that my $25 would go to a good cause.
I think I have decided against entering, however. As unlikely as it is, it would be awfully damned embarrassing to win at my age and it would leave a whole lot of young photographers infuriated. When I get some money, I will just donate it directly to Burn instead of through the contest.
It does bring up an interesting point, though. There are many funds and competitions geared toward helping young photographers launch and build their careers and that is a very good thing and is why I love Burn, why I come here to look at every essay.
But where does an older photographer, who has important and powerful, yet not necessarily commercial, work left to do, turn to for support? Sometimes, perhaps, due to the trials of this life, an older, even an accomplished older photographer, may have an even greater need for some support than does a younger, less burdened, photographer, but where does s/he turn to to get it?
I posted my essay, and after hitting submit, I got a message saying it was already submitted. I only hit the button once. Now when I look at the submission, there seems to be 2 copies of all the images. Could somebody look and verify that things look correct? There should be 23 images, not 46.
Frostfrog, you should enter. Why not? You have been faithful and have good input on this forum. I finally submitted one. I also in the process completed two others that had been hanging around. It was really a good thing to let it go finally. You are not old you are mature.
I put digital photo and the dimensions are under image size. I figured that is what they needed. I did not put a description in each photo. A couple did not have one.
Froggie, Patricia, kurt
Go for it.
As for me, no interest in emerging, happy hiding out here in the woods.
okay – might just be i have not drunk enough coffee – can we upload video ?
i though we could.. have been working toward that – then in the upload section does not seem to have the option.. upload browser does not recognize file types..
?!
okay – no multimedia.. all about the photos..
good stuff..
Just in case anyone missed it, DAH answered our “young photog” question on the “closing” thread…
david alan harvey
April 14, 2010 at 7:22 am
YOUNG TOM…
i think you know that age is not a factor for the EPF…”evolving”, “emerging”,”growing” etc etc are better words than “young”, Young Tom…
Frostfrog, Kurt and other “mature” emerging photogs, go for it! And good luck to all, young and old…
Patricia
the real answer is this….i consider myself a “young” photographer…still scrambling..still struggling….still trying like hell to make a mark….i may be on the “senior tour”, but when i stand up there to hit the ball, i really believe it is going to be the best drive of my life…so tee up….
My submission shows 46 images, not 23. All of the images seem to have duplicated after I hit submit. How do I delete the duplicates? That doesn’t look like it is possible.
I like that attitude, David…
I’m sure this was answered previously but my mind’s all fuzzy after editing more than a decades work to just 25 photos but can a photographer enter more than one project? Another is ready. I just need to hit go!
Thanks.
By they way, I found Slideroom to be flawless. Almost enjoyable, in fact.
Panos, you were right.
Paul, I had the same question about multiple projects. I did find one note that says only one project can be submitted. It was in the information on Slideshow about submissions. I tried to load another one as it said “Another submission” or something like that and when I did it deleted the one I had already uploaded. (Actually, it didn’t delete it but if I had completed the form and added the photos and submitted it would have taken the place of the one I had already submitted or that is what I surmised.)
I submitted the other two I wanted to submit to Burn under Submissions. You have the EPF submission site and then right under that is the Submission button. That is where you upload essays you want to have featured on Burn.
I’m just happy to have finished three essays and can now go on to other work. Did I say finished? Ha!
Deadline for EPF may have been extended but tax day hasn’t.
DEADLINE EXTENDED:
very handy..
thanks many chunks..
..
was about to hit submit.. now i can worry for longer :ø9
Oh man! After the night I had last night the deadline gets extended. Damn. Could have gone to bed at a sensible time after all. It’s not that I left everything till the last minute but you know what it’s like, you second guess your decisions and all that. Grrr! Would be hand if I could upload another though.
Thanks Lee for clearing that up. I’ll take it easy tonight and watch the UK election debates in a more relaxed state of mind now. What’s done is done.
On the morrow I will do as you did and upload direct to Burn.
Cheers,
Paulyman.
Paul, Lee,
if you want to submit more than one essay you need to activate another account in Slideroom. You will need to use a different email for each new account.
Good luck!
That’s great. Thanks.
Hi David Alan, i already sent my essay (and pay and everything) to the EPF and noticed today that the deadline has been extended. I think I still can work on my project to get it better. Is there any chance to do it in slideroom?, I think is fair…cheers, Iván
Oh that’s a good idea Lassal. However, I am done. Feels good.
I am in the same boat as ivan herrera. I burned the midnight oil to finish up my submission on a project in progress, and, as long as there is still more time, i’d love to have the opportunity to continue to think about how best to present a work in progress submission.
I think we should be able to edit our submissions if it is extended. There are things i would like to change.
….becuase i have a spelling error…eekkk
I agree. After all, a fee has been paid.
hey paul – really enjoyed flying space-hoppers on your site.. good stuff..
bravery medal, eh?
i have one from nottingham fire n rescue.. yesyes..
big up´s.
d
ALL
if you want to change your edit after submitting to the EPF due to the extended deadline, drop an email anton@burnmagazine.org and i will “unsubmit” your entry so you still can make changes.
Well done, David. I feel awkward sometimes adding that detail. But I guess I shouldn’t. It’s relevant. It’s part of me. How about you and your award? photo@paultreacy.com