An amazing, influential jury of photography experts from 3 continents has been announced for the Lens Culture International Exposure Awards 2012 for Photography & Multimedia:

Alison Nordström
Senior Curator of Photographs and Director of Exhibitions
George Eastman House
New York, NY, USA
eastmanhouse.org

Felix Hoffmann
Head Curator, C/O Berlin
Berlin, Germany
co-berlin.info

James Estrin
Co-Editor of Lens, The New York Times' photography blog
Senior Staff Photographer, The New York Times
New York, NY, USA
lens.blogs.nytimes.com

Jean-Jacques Viau
Worldwide Internet Manager, Leica Camera AG
Solms, Germany
blog.leica-camera.com
facebook.com/LeicaCamera
leica-camera.com

Jim Casper
Founder and Director, Lens Culture
Co-Founder and Director, Lens Culture FotoFest Paris
Paris, France
lensculture.com
fotofest-paris.com

Joanne Junga Yang
Director, Y&G Art; Curator, Seoul Photo Festival
Seoul, South Korea
yngart.org

Lars Boering
Owner, Lux Photo Gallery
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
luxphotogallery.com

The Awards include 9 cash prizes, 25 honorable mention awards, and worldwide exposure for all 34 winners.


Submissions are open to ALL genres and categories, including, but not limited to: documentary / photojournalism / fine art / conceptual / fashion / cinematic / fiction / storytelling / nature / portraits / alternative processes / iPhone / other.

Entry deadline is September 16, 2012. Winners will be announced in a special issue of Lens Culture in November 2012, and a high-resolution projection of all winners will be projected at art festivals, conferences and major cultural institutions around the world during 2013.

Enter your best work today — Award recognition and exposure has the potential to significantly boost your career.

Full details — including biographies of all jurors — can be found at the awards website: lensculture.com/awards.