📸 Into the void with Roger Ballen, upcoming deadlines, 101 ChatGPT Prompts for photographers is here!

NEW GUIDE

Spend less time online and more time behind the camera.

Our new guide, 101 ChatGPT Prompts for Photographers, is finally here! And if you’re curious about how generative AI can help you as a photographer, we’ve simplified it with this comprehensive guide full of gems (107 pages!).

Not only do these prompts spark those "aha!" moments, but they also save a ton of time and will help streamline and simplify almost every task you do as a photographer, from photoshoot ideas to model releases. Whether you shoot commercials, photojournalism, or somewhere in between – these creative prompts can be altered to fit your situation.

✅ Simplify your marketing efforts.

✅ Generate dozens of creative ideas... fast.

✅ Don't sweat the logistics ever again.

Note: This guide works with ChatGPT 3.5 (the free version), so there is nothing additional to buy and no software to download.

ON FEATURE SHOOT

Roger Ballen Takes Us Into ‘The Void’

“I think the biggest misunderstanding a lot of people have about my work is that they see it only as dark. In fact, I don’t see it as dark. In nature, there’s no such thing as dark or light. Ultimately, the dark they see is a result of their own repression, their own inability to be able to reconcile their own fears.

“Most importantly, I find my pictures humorous. I don’t get depressed or anxious when I take the pictures or look at the pictures. I find most of them absurd. Absurdity is an essential element of my aesthetic, the so-called Balleneque. I think if people look at the pictures carefully and negate their own fears, they will find that the pictures are absurd and perhaps even humorous. They might even giggle or laugh.” —Roger Ballen

Read the entire interview on Feature Shoot.

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PHOTOGRAPHERS TO WATCH

Smita Sharma's book, We Cry in Silence, is the culmination of seven years spent investigating the trafficking of young girls across India, Nepal, and Bangladesh." I started to work on this under-reported issue to initiate dialogue and build empathy," the photojournalist writes. "In order to protect the privacy of the girls who were trafficked, I photographed them with various techniques that would obscure their identities.

"I've worked closely with the Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the police and have joined them on multiple rescue operations. When some of the officers saw my work, they said it deeply motivated them and they suggested something more permanent, which they could use as training material. These thoughts planted the seed of publishing a book." Get your copy here.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

• The Curated Fridge Autumn 2023 Call

  Judge:

  Gordon Stettinius, Curator, owner, director, and publisher of Candela Books + Gallery.

  Deadline: September 30, 2023
  Fees: Free
  Theme: Extra | Ordinary

  Prize: Accepted images will be posted on The Curated Fridge website and social media.

• PhMuseum 2023 Women Photographers Grant

  Judges:

  Anna Goldwater Alexander, Director of Photography at WIRED

  Bindi Vora, Visual Artist and Curator at Autograph

  Holly Roussell, Curator at UCCA & Guest Curator at Paris Photo Curiosa

  Taous Dahmani, Curator of Louis Roederer Discovery Award at Les Rencontres d’Arles & The Eyes Magazine Editor

  Deadline: September 21, 2023 (early bird); October 12, 2023 (regular)

  Fees: $28 early bird fee

  Theme: Submit one or more projects centered around a specific theme, narrative, or concept.

  Prize: $11,000 in cash prizes

• Los Angeles Center of Photography Project Exhibition 2023

  Judge: LACP juror

  Deadline: September 26, 2023

  Fees: $75 for 6-10 images ($37.50 for LACP Members)

  Theme: Invites submissions for photographic projects that explore our relationships with the real, photography's ability to re-define how we capture our memories and our views of the future.

  Prize: 1st Place winner will receive $1,000; 2nd Place winner will receive a $500 LACP gift card; 3rd Place winner will receive $250 LACP gift card.

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