Plastic Fantastic! Call for Toy Camera Entries

Plastic Fantastic Toy Camera Show

image courtesy ToyCamera.com

Deadline: May 20, 2010

“Toy cameras are special with the wondrous and dreamlike images they create, photographic subjects take on a unique special quality that is rarely found from any other capture device. We at LightBox have a special love of these cameras and images and in celebration of our 1st anniversary we wish to feature photographers that share our love of these special cameras. We need your help in starting an annual tradition here at LightBox by entering this 1st Plastic Fantastic show and help us treat our gallery visitors to the wonders of the Toy camera. The Plastic Fantastic Show will run from June 12th to July 7, 2010.”

Toy camera possibilities include: Holga, Diana, and much more. LightBox Photographic Gallery is located in Astoria, Oregon.

For entry form and more details: LightBox

Last Chance to Enter in Scanning Electron Microscope Competition!

The deadline is fast approaching for 2010’s Scanning Electron Microscope Competition. All entries are due one week from today, April 29th @ 5pm.

All participants will be included in the SEM exhibit, hosted by the Viking Union Gallery May 3-14th, where viewers will vote on the images; as well as a showing at the University Scholars Poster Session where the winners will be announced! Selected images are also included in a calendar released the following year available in the AS Bookstore.

Be a part of this fantastic opportunity! Enter in the competition, or just come out and vote for your favorites at the opening reception, May 6th from 6-8pm in the VU Gallery!

For more information: Student SEM Competition Website

Win $500 in Quicksilver’s 5th Annual Photo Contest

Quicksilver Photo Lab Presents their 5th Annual Photo Contest, with first place winning $500! The categories are: People, Travel, Altered Images, Photojournalism, and Games in Vancouver. Each category winner receives $50 and all winners receive up to a 20 inch print of the top winning photograph. There will also be 25 Honorable Mentions which will receive a local business gift, and all winning and mentioned photos will be shown at an event and a gallery in Bellingham!

For more information, visit the Quicksilver Photo Lab website, or the Facebook event.

Deadline is April 30th!

Essence of Bellingham Call for Photos!

 

 The City of Bellingham is currently accepting submissions for the 2010 Essence of Bellingham competition! Above is last year’s 3rd place winner, a photo taken by fellow Western student Paul Israel.

Check out this great opportunity!! [The Essence of Bellingham]

“Each year, the City of Bellingham and the Whatcom Museum sponsor the “Essence of Bellingham” photography competition. Digital or scanned entries gathered over the previous year that capture the “essence” of Bellingham are showcased and added to a collection documenting Bellingham and the diverse nature of life in our city and county. 

Entries may appear in Whatcom Museum and City of Bellingham publications and in various places such as print, TV, and the Internet.”  [www.cob.org]

Starting today, entries are being accepted! Submit your work now through May 14!