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2010 AF PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

2010 PHOTO WINNERS | 2010 MUSIC WINNERS | 2010 AF-IMC WINNERS | 2010 AF-IPC WINNERS

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AF ANNOUNCES NEW PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION SERIES

NEW YORK, NY (May 5, 2010) THE ARTISTS FORUM (AF) invites all emerging and established artists to participate in its first photography competition: THE ARTISTS FORUM INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION (AF-IPC)

The AF-IPC is open to artists worldwide and seeks to:

•Engage artists by challenging them to present their best work for juried selection.

•Provide much needed exposure for under-served artists by showcasing their work to the public.

•Enhance artist communications and business contacts.

The AF-IPC offers artists a chance to have their work critiqued by some of the art world’s most influential professionals, win valuable prizes, opportunities, and get published! (See AF website for juror bios & prize listings). With an initial entry fee of $35* and $25 for each additional entry, artists may affordably enter as many works as they wish (*AF Members: $20 at all times).

AF-IPOE 2010 THEME: “CAPTIVATE” (see entry form for full details)

AF JURORS: ADAM BOUSKA, JEFFREY G. SALES, KARL GIANT, LOU MANNA,

JED ROOT, MICHAEL GRECCO, and MICHAEL ZIDE

SPONSORS: KATA BAGS, JED ROOT, INC.

INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY

LOG ON FOR INFO: www.theartistsforum.org/2010photo or see entry form.

LOG ON TO ENTER: www.theartistsforum.org/forms/2010photoentry.pdf

or www.theartistsforum.org/forms/2010photoentry.doc

CONTEST DEADLINE: JULY 9, 2010

Winning entries will be promoted to industry personnel and the public-at-large via an array of media avenues. Winning artists will also be eligible to receive private mentoring sessions from industry leaders and included in a special AF published annual. Look for MORE AF Juried Competitions in music, film/video, and other disciplines in 2010!

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2010 AF-IPC THEME: "CAPTIVATE"

This year’s task is to challenge artists to show interpretations for the word "captivate".

The word "captivate" (and its derivatives) can be illustrated as a verb, noun, adverb, adjective, or phrase - be it physically, mentally, socially, politically, sexually. For example, as a verb: to enthrall, charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile, entrance, enrapture, delight, attract, allure; engross, mesmerize, spellbind, hypnotize. As a transitive verb: attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm: he was captivated by her beauty. As an adjective: "a captivating smile". Additional Derivatives include: captivatingly (adverb), captivation (noun).

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2010 AF-IPC PRIZES

1 (one) AF-IPC FIRST PLACE WINNER

Prizes include: A one-to-one consultation/portfolio review with Jed Root Inc. (in-person or phone)

Edibility for mentorship with Karl Giant

Special Portfolio review by a European Photographers Group feat. Jeffrey G. Sales

Opportunity for Inclusion in a special Parisian Photography Exhibit

Winning entry included in limited edition published AF Annual Book

One (1) free copy of AF limited edition Annual Book

One (1) Kata Bumblebee Ultra Light Backpack (Bumblebee 222 UL)

One (1) free membership for the International Center of Photography (ICP)
Limited-Time Post-Event Publicity Contract

NYC presentation of winning entry

Interview or Profile on AF MAG and/or AFTV

AF Certificate of Merit
One-year AF membership, Listing on AF site, interview on AF MAG, AFTV or

AF Podcast

1 (one) AF-IPC SECOND PLACE WINNER

Prizes include: A one-to-one consultation/portfolio review with Adam Bouska (in-person or email)

Winning entry included in limited edition published AF Annual Book

NYC presentation of winning entry

AF Certificate of Merit

One-year AF membership, Listing on AF site

1 (one) AF-IPC THIRD PLACE WINNER

Prizes include: Winning entry included in limited edition published AF Annual Book

NYC presentation of winning entry

AF Certificate of Merit

One-year AF membership, Listing on AF site

5 (five) AF-IPC HONORABLE MENTIONS

Prizes include: AF Certificate of Merit

One-year AF membership, Listing on AF site

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JUROR BIOS

ADAM BOUSKA: American fashion photographer Adam Bouska is best known for his intriguing pictures of male models, and is considered a rising 'superstar’ photographer in the gay community. His work has been published in DNA Magazine, reFRESH Magazine, and several major industry websites, such as amazon.com and tenpercent.com. Most recently, Adam has received critical acclaim for his work with Tyra Bank’s reality show “America's Next Top Model”, featuring shoots with Bre Scullark, Amanda Babin, and Michelle Babin. Adam can be reached at his West Hollywood, CA. studio via his website.

WEB: www.adambouska.com, www.bouska.net, www.myspace.com/bouska

KARL GIANT: Karl’s exceptional imagination and unique visual style reach audiences in a range of mediums. Whether he is photographing album and magazine covers or directing music videos. In June 2007, Karl took on television - He appeared on TLC's eight-part documentary series "A Model Life". Karl’s work has appeared in the world’s top publications including: W Magazine, WWD, InStyle, Vanity Fair, Allure, Elle, Interview Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Paper and Italian Vogue, Town & Country and Cosmopolitan. He was the lead artist for Mercedes-Benz Los Angeles Fashion week for an unprecedented three seasons. He has worked with many top brands including Marc Jacobs, Dolce & Gabbana and Christian Dior as numerous others. Karl is the director of Ultra Natès number one smash hit Automatic. He is currently producing a documentary on plastic surgery and compiling a book of his photography. He lives in New York City.

WEB: www.karlgiant.com, www.myspace.com/karlgiant, www.youtube.com/karlgiant

MICHAEL GRECCO: Michael Grecco is one of the top photographers in the world who has created iconic portraits of the most recognized entertainment stars, recently Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Will Ferrell, Penelope Cruz and Teri Hatcher. His award-winning work is seen in trendsetting magazines such as Esquire, Time, Entertainment Weekly and Maxim. He has also photographed authors and scientists, skateboarders and musicians, and the locals he meets in his travels around the country. He is author of the best-selling photographer's guide Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography. As one of Canon's "Explorers of Light," his lectures on photography are wildly popular and he has been profiled in virtually all key photographic trade journals. He lives and works in Santa Monica, California.

WEB: www.michaelgrecco.com

LOU MANNA: Lou Manna is an award winning Olympus Visionary photographer whose work has appeared in national ad campaigns, major magazines, and more than thirty cookbooks. After shooting for the New York Times from 1975 to 1990, he went on to establish his own Fifth Avenue studio, where he works with corporate, advertising and restaurant clients to create photos that can only be described as exquisite. Lou recently authored his first book, DIGITAL FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY, the only book on the art of food photography devoted exclusively to digital technology. The book discusses in detail how to select the best cameras and accessories for your needs, shooting for different clients, principles of composition and lighting; working with factors such as selective focus; texture; and color temperature; digital storage media; and much more. The blog will contain interesting tips and tricks when shooting various foods, behind the scene photos to see how to take that irresistible mouth-watering shot.

WEB: www.loumanna.com

JED ROOT: Jed Root is the founder and sole owner of Jed Root, Inc. The company was founded in 1989 and is one of the leading artist management agencies in the world with its family of fashion photographers, makeup artists, hair stylists, fashion stylists, and illustrators. Jed Root, Inc. has helped bring great success and international esteem to hundreds of artists over the past two decades, offering true global representation to its artists with offices in New York, Paris, London and an affiliation with Kohno Management in Japan. For the past four years, Jed has also been a member of the President’s Council at the International Center for Photography and began acting as co-chair of the council in later 2009. Additionally he has co-chaired ICP’s annual Infinity Awards for the past 3 years. Jed attributes his success to constant dedication to building his company and an eye for recognizing and nurturing talent in others.

WEB: www.jedroot.com

JEFFREY GALVEZO SALES: Originally from Washington DC, Jeffrey Galvezo Sales studied photography at the San Francisco Art Institute and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. After graduation, Jeffrey moved to Paris, France, where he found work as a photographic assistant before eventually branching out on his own. His fashion and beauty work has appeared in numerous international magazines such as Spoon, Tetu, German Vogue, Issue One, and Herald Tribune. His celebrity portrait works include: Vanessa Paradis, Veruschka, Lenny Kravitz and Liza Minelli. Jeffrey is based in Paris.

WEB: www.jeffreygalvezosales.com, www.myspace.com/jgsales

MICHAEL ZIDE: Michael joined Hallmark Institute in 2004 after a successful career in commercial and wedding photography. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Michael moved to New England. On Martha's Vineyard Island, Michael taught the art of black and white landscape photography while creating a body of work that has been featured in galleries from New York City to Los Angeles. His landscape work from the Vineyard and Western U.S. is in private, corporate, and museum collections. Commercial clients include Polaroid, Sinar Bron, Schneider Lens, Millers Professional Imaging, Graphistudios and Newsweek, to name a few. Recently he was selected to the "Legion of Honor" by the Moab fine art printing paper company. Michael's landscape work has been widely published in such magazines as Black and White, Silvershotz, Today's Photographer, and Photo/Design. Now living in Amherst, MA, he continues to freelance commercially and shoots weddings for select clients while sharing his experience with aspiring Hallmark students.

WEB: www.michaelzide.com, hallmark.edu/facultystaff/michaelzide, vineyardlandscapes.com/gallery

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