24th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers
Fully-paid Solo Exhibition
- Deadline: 15 September 2024
- Entry fee: Series of 6 images $60; additionla series $ 30 / Set of 3 single images $35; additional image $12. Early bird until August 15: 20% off on entry fees.
- Website: http://juliacameronaward.com
The Julia Margaret Cameron Award celebrate the artistic achievements of women photographers. Named after the trailblazing 19th-century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, these awards honor her legacy by encouraging and promoting the work of contemporary women photographers.
The prestigious Julia Margate Cameron Award, now in its 24th edition, are now open for submissions. This is your chance to showcase your work on an international stage, gain recognition, and join a community of talented women artists from around the globe.
Juried by the curators’ team of FotoNostrum, Mediterranean House of Photography: Ameera Mills, Laura Vilanova, Leonor Fernandes.
214 women photographers have exhibited their works in FotoNostrum in April 2024 in the 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Exhibition.
Prizes:
Winners of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award: The judges of the 24th Julia Margaret Cameron Award will choose four winners in two categories: professional women photographers (series and single image) and non-professional women photographers (series and single image).
Fully-paid Solo Exhibition: The Gala Awards will arrange an exhibition for the four Winners mentioned in their respective categories. The Awards will cover all expenses related to the exhibition, including printing and framing up to 20 photographs for each winner. The exhibition will be held at the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona in July 2025 (subject to possible changes). A curator selected by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards will help the Winners choose which work to exhibit and handle the setup of the exhibition.
Book Publishing: In addition to the usual prize of a fully-paid solo exhibition for the four overall winners, one of them will be selected to publish a book of their work in an initial edition of 100 copies. This book will be curated, designed, and funded by FotoNostrum Publishing.
Gallery Representation: A non-exclusive consignation representation contract for 18 initial months with the gallery FotoNostrum may be offered to the four overall winners.
Exposure in Artsy and ArtEndipity: Represented artists will be exhibited online for sale in Artsy and in Artendipity.
Collective exhibition of category winners and category honorable mentions: The Juror will also select winners and honorable mentions in all categories. All these selected photographers will be invited to exhibit in a collective exhibition in a space contiguous to the exhibition of the four overall winners. In the collective exhibition, the exhibition organization and venue costs will be borne by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. At the same time, the exhibitors will be charged for printing and framing as well as setup costs (hanging, labeling, and insurance) in the amount of $280, approximately, per piece. By participating in this award, artists acknowledge that they will be charged for the printing in case of participating in the exhibition and that for that purpose will have to submit high-resolution files of 300 dpi suitable for fine art printing.
Images of all awardees (Winners, and Honorable Mentions) will be showcased in a special complimentary issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
Eligibility:
Women > 13 years old, worldwide.
Copyrights & Usage Rights:
All submitters warrant that they own the work submitted and that they have the exclusive copyright. The Gala Awards recognizes that the author retains full ownership of the image copyright.