OPEN CALL


GUEST-EDITED BY
EMMA BOWKETT
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
FT WEEKEND MAGAZINE

SUBMIT YOUR WORK BY JULY 31ST!

JRNL 6 OPEN CALL // FALL 2020 ISSUE

ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHERS: SHOW YOUR BEST WORK TO EMMA BOWKETT, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE FINANCIAL TIMES WEEKEND MAGAZINE!

Submissions welcome all types of analog & film photography projects: enter a portfolio of 10 photographs by Friday, July 31st, 2020 at midnight Pacific Time!

Emma will review all submissions and publish the 12 photographers she feels most deserve to have the visibility of their work elevated on the international contemporary photography scene this fall!

Each of the 12 photographers selected for the JRNL 6 Fall 2020 Issue will be given 2 full portfolio spreads to present their work to be also be accompanied by a written statement from Emma, representing a potent and meaningful endorsement in the eyes of the industry. Published photographers are also mailed one complimentary JRNL 6 print copy (free copy + shipping)!

GUEST EDITOR: EMMA BOWKETT

Emma Bowkett is Director of Photography at the FT Weekend Magazine. Joining in 2009, she was integral to the small creative team who reworked the visual language of the magazine for the 2010 re-launch. Emma has curated exhibitions for the Triennale der Photographie Hamburg, Peckham 24 in London and in 2018 co-curated PhotoEast festival. She is a visiting university lecturer and regularly participates at international portfolio reviews, festivals, art fairs, and awards. She is part of Magnum Photos Professional Practice, which supports young and emerging photographers. She won the inaugural Firecracker Contributors Award, which recognises women who have had a substantial impact on the photography industry, voted for by professional photographers. Emma is the co-curator for a Financial Times special supplement and day of events as part of Photo London. Emma has a Masters degree in Image and Communication from Goldsmiths University London.

@emmalbo
@ft_weekend

ELIGIBLE WORK

JRNL is all analog: all images submitted must have been captured either on film (any format or type) or using other analog imaging processes (paper, glass, alternative processes, etc.). No digital captures are accepted. Works shot on film, then scanned and postedited are all eligible to be entered.

JRNL strives to present photography that is relevant to today’s photographic culture: all works submitted must have been created after January 2010. 

 

JRNL 6 SCHEDULE

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 31st, 2020 by Midnight PST 

GUEST EDITOR DELIBERATIONS: August 2020

WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Early September 2020

JRNL 6 PRINT COPIES MAILED + AVAILABLE ONLINE: Late September 2020

 

JRNL 6 SUBMISSION FEE

FLAT SUBMISSION FEE: $25USD for 10 images

 

ABOUT JRNL

JRNL is FotoFilmic’s new quarterly newsprint publication. Each edition is associated with a JRNL Open Call juried & guest-edited by a highly recognized professional curator or editor of photography who personally reviews all submissions to pick and curate 12 photographers per issue. Published photographers each receive 2 full color photo spreads accompanied by a writeup from the guest-editor. Guest editors also award the front & back covers of their issue to one of their selected photographers for even more exposure.

Published photographers receive a complimentary JRNL print copy in the mail at no cost. JRNL print copies are also available for purchase online, and are distributed internationally at select exhibition partnering venues in Canada, USA, Australia, Europe and Asia.

 

VIEW PAST EDITIONS

JRNL5 SUMMER 2020

EDITED BY ELISA MEDDE (FOAM MAGAZINE)

JRNL4 SPRING 2020

EDITED BY KATHERINE HARRIS POMERANTZ (TIME)

JRNL3 WINTER 2020

EDITED BY JOANNA MILTER (THE NEW YORKER)

JRNL2 FALL 2019

EDITED BY STANLEY/BARKER

JRNL1 SUMMER 2019

EDITED BY LUCY CONTICELLO (M MAGAZINE, LE MONDE)

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