For the third consecutive year, Leica will choose winners
from the US, UK, Mexico, and
Canada, with each regional winner
receiving a Leica SL3 camera, a Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8
ASPH. lens, and $10,000 USD.
TEANECK, N.J. ,
Sept. 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leica
Camera today announces the return of the sixth annual Leica
Women Foto Project Award, a celebrated initiative designed to
empower and recognize visual storytellers who bring a unique and
powerful feminine perspective to the world of photography. This
year's theme, "Unity Through Diversity," encourages applicants to
submit a photo essay on the importance of connection in a time of
division. Open to applicants from the
United States, United
Kingdom, Mexico, and
Canada (excluding Québec), the
Leica Women Foto Project Award offers an extraordinary chance for
winners to receive a Leica SL3 camera, a Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm
f/2.8 ASPH. lens, and a $10,000 USD
cash prize.
Empowering the feminine perspective and its effect on our
perception and interaction with the world, the Leica Women Foto
Project aims to transform visual storytelling. This award has
played a key role in broadening the diversity of visual narratives,
providing grants and collaborations with Women Photograph,
Photoville, Las Fotos Project, and the ConnectHer
Film Festival, while also co-founding the Leica Women Foto
Project Grant to support the Leica Society International's
philanthropic initiatives.
"The 2025 Leica Women's Foto
Project will celebrate the incredible talent and unique female
perspectives within photography," said Karin Kaufmann, Art Director, Chief
Representative of Leica Galleries International. "Each year, we
witness stories that not only captivate and inspire but also
challenge and redefine the boundaries of visual storytelling. This
annual project continues our commitment to fostering diversity and
empowering voices that need to be heard. I am thrilled to see the
powerful narratives that will emerge from this year's participants
and to support their journey in shaping the future of
photography."
The recipients of the Leica Women Foto Project Award will be
selected by a distinguished panel of judges, who will evaluate
entries based on the quality of photography, the depth of the
project, and a commitment to the art of photography. The 2025
judging panel includes:
- Karin Rehn-Kaufmann,
Director, Leica Galleries Worldwide
- Nikki Reed, Actress,
Photographer
- Maggie Steber,
Documentary Photographer & Guggenheim Grant Fellow
- Natalia Jimenez, Senior
Picture Editor, The Washington Post
- Laura Roumanos,
Co-Founder, Photoville
- Lucy Wescott, Director of
CPJ's Emergencies Response Team
- Kathryn Boyd Brolin,
Photographer, Filmmaker and Entrepreneur
- Ana Linares, Travel
Photographer and Condé Nast Contributor
- Sara Rumens, Features Picture Editor, The Times
- Mary McCartney, Photographer and filmmaker
- Eva Woolridge,
Photographer and Leica Women Foto Project Awardee
- Elizabeth Krist, Former
Senior Photo Editor at National Geographic
The call for entries for the 2025 Leica Women Foto Project
Award will open on September 17th
at 9:00AM EST and close on
November 5th at 11:59 PM EST. The Awardees will be
announced on International Women's Day, March 8, 2025.
Applications for the Leica Women Foto Project Award can
be submitted through the online registration form found on
https://leicawomenfotoproject.com/submit with terms and conditions.
All photos must adhere to the Submission Guidelines as outlined on
the official website. Candidates must be legal residents of US,
Canada, UK, or Mexico and 21 years or older at time and date
of entry. Leica Camera will announce
the winners of the Leica Women Foto Project Award
on March 8th, 2025 via Leica Camera USA's and Leica Camera UK's website,
newsletter, and @leicacamerausa, and @leicauk on Facebook and
Instagram.
Please visit
https://leica-camera.com/en-US/leica-women-foto-project/about to
apply for the 2025 Leica Women Foto Project Award.
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Camera
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design and experience. It is a beautiful collision of art and
engineering, and the future of form and functionality. Leica Camera, headquartered in Wetzlar,
Germany with a second production
site in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, is an internationally operating,
premium-segment manufacturer of cameras and sport optics products.
The legendary status of the Leica brand is founded on a long
tradition of excellence in the supreme quality and performance of
cameras and lenses, and the iconic images that artists and
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