En Foco Photo Competition: People, Places, Things

En Foco, Inc and Canson Infinity invite fine art and documentary photographers of any nationality or ethnicity to submit work to People/Places/Things, an international competition celebrating En Foco's 35th Anniversary. The competition aims to identify and promote talented emerging and mid-career artists working today, creating cross-cultural dialogue and providing artists with exposure to opportunities beyond the scope of this competition. All photo-based works are eligible.

Submit five tightly edited images from the same series to one category: People, Places, or Things. Each image should include full title/caption information (title, series title, year taken, medium and size). Submissions must also include a resume/CV and an artist statement of up to 350 words. The entry fee is $55, payable by credit card. All entrants receive a one-year membership to En Foco, which includes a subscription to Nueva Luz magazine, discounts, an in-house portfolio review, and more.

All submissions will be pre-reviewed by a committee of En Foco curators and advisors, then eight distinguished jurors will review the top 40 in each category. One winner will be chosen for each of the three categories, plus 12 honorable mentions (four in each category). Category winners each receive a $500 Canson Infinity product gift certificate, Olympus E-510 DSLR, Photoserve Online Portfolio, Xrite ColorMunki Photo calibration system, $150 Blurb product gift certificate, Tamrac Adventure Messenger 5 bag, images displayed at PDN Photo Expo in NYC at Canson's booth, and worldwide exposure on Canson's online gallery. Honorable mention winners receive $100 Canson Infinity product gift certificates and $75 Blurb product gift certificates. All artists receive exposure via En Foco's website and blog. Participants will be contacted by July 20, 2009, with final decisions by August 1, 2009.