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GuatePhoto 2012 Open Call Ends Friday

There are just three days left to submit your work to GautePhoto Open Call. Apply for a chance to have your work included as one of 15 main exhibitions in the GuatePhoto 2012 festival. The OPEN CALL winner will receive S$3,000, a solo exhibition in the new gallery of La Fototeca, an all expenses paid trip to Guatemala to attend the opening of the festival and a seven-page spread published in RARA magazine. Held in Guatemala City's historic center, the International Photography Festival GuatePhoto 2012 promotes the exchange between photographers from all over the world and provides a distinctive backdrop to the diffusion and exhibition of their work. For two weeks in November be part of this unique festival of Latin-American and international photography. GuatePhoto 2012 Open call deadline August 31 Festival runs November 7-25 Learn more and apply

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Applications Open for WKU Mountain Workshops

Western Kentucky University’s (WKU) Mountain Workshops draw a team of dedicated teachers and determined learners to a small Kentucky town to explore the richness of community, the beauty of landscape, and the possibilities and challenges of visual storytelling. The 37th annual Workshops will take place Oct. 16-21, 2012 in Henderson, KY. Early registration ends on Sept. 15. The Mountain Workshops are three workshops in one. Participants can select from one of the three to suit their current need of visual development: The Photojournalism Workshop focuses on still photography, as coaches and participants explore individual character, the give and take of relationships, the deeply-felt sense of belonging to a place and the pride of participating in a shared heritage. The Picture Editing Workshop draws on the design sensibilities and electronic publishing expertise of its coaches to help participants learn to weave photographs and text together into memorable narratives. The Multimedia Workshop challenges participants…

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charity: water September Campaign for Rwanda

This September, charity: water is celebrating its birthday by bringing water to everyone in one country--Rwanda. The Rwandan people overcame the darkest time in their history, and together, rebuilt their nation. Now, they're working to give clean water to everyone. Help charity: water raise $1.7 million to give clean water to every community in the Shyorongi and Ngoma sectors of Rwanda. The people of Rwanda are rewriting their story. And it starts with clean water for everyone. Learn more and donate at www.charitywater.org/september/. Also, check out 5 Questions with Scott Harrison, Founder of charity: water on the Official YouTube Blog. Smile at the Man Who Did This To You Jonathon Torgovnik and Jules Shell co-founded Foundation Rwanda, an organization that brings support to woman who bore children as a result of rape during the 1994 genocide and their children. Watch Jules Shell at TEDxScottAFB tell the remarkable stories of Annet and Agathe…

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MediaStorm Presentation at FotoWeekEDU

Multimedia Storytelling @ MediaStorm with Brian Storm Saturday Nov. 17, 10am – 5pm, Goethe Institut FotoWeekEDU REGISTER NOW Join Brian Storm, Founder and Executive Producer of MediaStorm, to see how some of the top photojournalists have redefined their storytelling capabilities to include audio reporting and an eye towards publication in multiple media. Their work is capturing acclaim around the world in a time when reader’s attention spans are running short. Storytelling opportunities continue to evolve as a result of technological innovations and an expanding media universe. The digital age is giving documentary photographers and photojournalists extraordinary new ways to tell stories. With this new ability, you can also exercise a greater level of authorship with your work. How can the long-form, in-depth visual storyteller satisfy both their journalistic and financial needs in this environment? Learn how to disseminate your work to create an impact on the subject, issue and hopefully society. Learn…

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