Photography Prize of the Fondation des Treilles

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Photography Prize of the Fondation des Treilles

Created in 2011, this prize is committed to providing means for the production and the promotion of photographic works, which subjects are related to the Mediterranean world. The prize is made o fboth an allowance of 2650 euros per month for a period ranging from two to eight months coming with a living residency which can not be less than one month, specially in order to insure the achievement of the development of the photos at Les Treilles.
The winners of the prize are accommodated in the Bergerie house. Meals and house cleaning are taken care of by the Foundation?s staff, so that residents can fully concentrate on their work.
For the achivement of their work, they will find on the estate on one hand a digital lab complete with professional computer and large format gicl? printer and, on the other hand, a darkroom with multi format Beseler enlarger is also available for those who whish to process and print black and white photos.
Residents are invited to take also advantage the library and the wireless Internet connection which are available in the Grande Maison.
The artists who whish to apply for the 2012 Residence are invited to?read the terms of participation and follow the described procedure.
For any question or any need of further information, please send a message to?prix.photo@les-treilles.com
For the?2012 Residence,?application form and files must be emailed to the above mentioned e-address:?prix.photo@les-treilles.com,? between?June 15 and September 30, 2011.

Author: Shahidul Alam

Time Magazine Person of the Year 2018. A photographer, writer, curator and activist, Shahidul Alam obtained a PhD in chemistry before switching to photography. His seminal work “The Struggle for Democracy” contributed to the removal of General Ershad. Former president of the Bangladesh Photographic Society, Alam set up the Drik agency, Chobi Mela festival and Pathshala, South Asian Media Institute, considered one of the finest schools of photography in the world. Shown in MOMA New York, Centre Georges Pompidou, Royal Albert Hall and Tate Modern, Alam has been guest curator of Whitechapel Gallery, Winterthur Gallery and Musee de Quai Branly. His awards include Mother Jones, Shilpakala Award and Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dali International Festival of Photography. Speaker at Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, Oxford and Cambridge universities, TEDx, POPTech and National Geographic, Alam chaired the international jury of the prestigious World Press Photo contest. Honorary Fellow of Royal Photographic Society, Alam is visiting professor of Sunderland University in UK and advisory board member of National Geographic Society. John Morris, the former picture editor of Life Magazine describes his book “My journey as a witness”, (listed in “Best Photo Books of 2011” by American Photo), as “The most important book ever written by a photographer.”

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