Travelling Lens

27/11/2017

Calling all female/female-identifying photographers in Chennai. In collaboration with the CPB Foundation, let's meet up for a show and tell, photo critique. 10 participants submissions will be selected to show their work during the critique session.

THEME: The Monsoon.
The images can be personal stories of the monsoon or documentation of your home, neighborhood or surroundings, the theme is open to interpretationi.

Submission date: 1 Dec 2017, 4pm
Please submit 7-10 images in a ZIP FILE (72dpi, at least 1000px on short edge).
Registration and Submission: https://goo.gl/forms/X6wxbqeNGTEABWrH2

Calling all female/female-identifying photographers in Chennai!

In collaboration with the CPB Foundation, let's meet up for a Show and Tell photo critique. 10 submissions will be selected to be shown during the critique session. The session is open to WOMEN ONLY, although female photographers/non-photographers and enthusiasts are welcome to attend without a submission as well.

THEME: The Monsoon

The images can be personal stories of the monsoon or documentation of your home, neighborhood or surroundings, the theme is open to interpretation.

Submission deadline: 1 Dec 2017, 4pm

Please submit 7-10 images in a ZIP FILE (72dpi, at least 1000px on short edge).
Registration and Submission: https://goo.gl/forms/X6wxbqeNGTEABWrH2

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01/12/2016

Photography friends. Last 4 days left. Grand prize Rs 15k in Amazon vouchers. Tell us with a photo

Come on lets see some quality entries take this prize!

Participate in the contest and stand a chance to win exciting prizes!
Post a photo in the comments along with your reasons for running and also to participate in the contest!
Hurry up! The contest ends in 4 days!

26/07/2016

Friends of photography. Give a little give a lot. This is a cause worth supporting. Pondy Photo 2016 is going to be amazing and they need our support so they can have lighting. Let's all pitch in with what we can and get those lights on!

Help us light up PondyPHOTO 2016 so the festival can be enjoyed by everyone

08/04/2016

3 full-time positions open at a leading digital marketing agency based in Chennai. We are looking for fresh young talented creative people to work as copy writers and art directors. Salaries will be based on skills (portfolios) and experience (resume). Expect to work on fun projects for leading brands in India, experiment with social media marketing, learn from an exciting team and have a lot of fun along the way. The offices are at Thiruvanmiyur and office hours are 10am to 7pm. If you or anyone you know is interested please email varun (at) coredigital.co.

12/03/2016

Last chance to win Rs 10,000. Participate now in the PhotoConcierge photo treasure hunt! 2 categories DSLR and mobile. Come on people let's do this.

The Photo Treasure Hunt by Photo Concierge is still on! and there are some amazing prizes to be won! Sign up now!

27/01/2016

It's time to fall in love with photography. Watch now.

16/01/2016

12/01/2016

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12/01/2016

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09/01/2016

One more awesome be a part of the first edition of the Chennai Photo Biennale. 3 time World Press Photo winner Walter Astrada (Spain) is teaching an exciting 1 day workshop. Book your seat now!

Chennai Photo Biennale is excited to announce its next workshop with three-time World Press Photo winner, Walter Astrada!

Walter is also the recipient of the honorable Bayeux-Calvados award for War Correspondents, NPPA-BOP, ‘Photojournalist of the Year’, ‘Best of Show,’ the PGB ‘Photographer of the Year’ and ‘Picture of the Year' award.

Having worked on conflict reporting and pressing social issues like Femicide in Guatemala, Missing Women in India, Sexual violence in Eastern Congo etc., Walter is now on an epic world journey on his Royal Enfield, who he fondly calls Athena.

We've convinced him to take a small detour from Bangkok, where he is at currently, just to be with all of us at Chennai Photo Biennale. Not only will he take us through his worldwide journey, but you also have an excellent opportunity to participate in a one-day workshop with him!

Check out his intriguing journey with his personal anecdotes on http://www.wastradathejourney.com/the-journey

Workshop Highlights:
* Overview of storytelling approaches
* Selecting and editing your work
* How to finance your personal project
* Portfolio Reviews (max 20 images)

Workshop Fee: 4200 INR per participant

Date: 25th Feb, 2016

Time: 9am - 6pm

Venue: To be announced later

DEADLINE TO APPLY: 31st Jan, 2016

Applications and queries can be sent to [email protected] with the subject line: Applicant : Walter Astrada Workshop or call 98404-97866.

Payment Details: https://www.instamojo.com/travellinglens/one-day-photography-workshop-by-walter-astra/

Hurry! Catch him while he's here! Apply now!

Please note - Workshop fee does not include travel, accommodation or meals.

10/12/2015

Photographers and visual artists, this an incredible opportunity to win a full scholarship to visit Chennai and work under Munem Wasif and Ravi Agarwal to explore the glaring issue of urban water in Chennai. The works by participants will be exhibited in a large format exhibition in a public space. Deadline closes 15th December, come on submit your work now! Do not miss this chance.

Photographers and artists working with the photographic medium are invited to participate in the Urban Water workshop organised as part of the Chennai Photo Biennale. The workshop will be mentored by a team of celebrated mentors; Munem Wasif from Bangladesh and Ravi Agarwal from India. The central theme of the workshop is to explore the various problems and realities that surround the water situation in Chennai. The workshop will be held at the Goethe Institute Chennai from Jan 5th to 13th, 2016. Participants will be expected to work over the course of a week to create a body of images under the tutelage of the mentors. The final submissions will be curated by the mentors and will be exhibited in a large format exhibition in a public space.

All participants will receive a full scholarship that will enable them to travel to Chennai and attend the workshop. 10 emerging photographers have already been preselected by the mentors. 2 scholarships are available via Open Call. Selected photographers will receive the following:

1. Rs 6000 as reimbursement for travel to and from Chennai
2. Accommodation on a twin-sharing basis in a basic yet comfortable accommodation near the workshop venue
3. Rs 10,000 stipend per participant to cover meals and local expenses.
4. The participants' works will be included in final exhibition at no cost

APPLICATION PROCESS:

1. Submit a body of work of 10-15 images. Files should be 1200 pix on the long edge and 100 dpi, in JPEG format with your NameSurname in the filename. ex. VarunGupta_01.JPG
2. Submit a brief Resume/CV
3. Submit a short statement of purpose, max 500 words, explaining what you expect to gain from this workshop
4. Send all of the above to ‘[email protected]’ with your name in the subject line, ex. APPLICANT: Varun Gupta

Deadline : December 15th, 2015

Selected participants will be informed via email no later than December 20th. Look forward to seeing some interesting work!