Portfolio Review

Once again, a Portfolio Review will be organised in the framework of the 6th European Month of Photography (MdF Berlin), to be held this year in collaboration with the BTK University of Applied Sciences of Berlin. Forty national and international experts are available for discussion with freelance photographers, artists, and photography students in advanced semesters.

Short Overview

Where: BTK, Bernburger Straße 24/25, 10963 Berlin
When: November 1–2, 2014
Participation fee: Three talks for € 75.00, six talks for € 130.00
Application deadline: September 12, 2014 // EXTENDED until September 24, 2014

Prices

First Prize: A solo exhibition in the dat Galerie as well as a 1,500.00 € voucher for exhibition prints with the Grieger company in Düsseldorf
Second Prize: 1,000.00 €
Third Prize: 500.00 €

Here you find detailed information for applicants and the eligibility requirements.

  • Emily Adams

    Exhibition director and head of the master photography class at the PHotoEspaña, Madrid

    Emily Adams

    Emily Adams

    Exhibition director and head of the master photography class at the PHotoEspaña, Madrid

    Emily Adams

    Since 2005 Emily Adams has worked for PHotoEspaña, Madrid’s International Photography and Visual Arts Festival. She was initially the Coordinator of Educational and Professional Programs, later became Exhibitions Manager, and is currently the Director of the PHotoEspañaMaster’s programme in photography for PIC.A International Centre Alcobendas PHotoEspaña.
    Emily Adams received a BA in art history in Mexico City, graduating with a thesis on the historiography of Mexican photography, and worked at the Centro de la Imagen in Lima, Peru, a public institution dedicated to the promotion of Latin American photography. She has taught at the Universidad Europea de Madrid, Centro de la Imagen, Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo in Oaxaca, Mexico, Centro Nacional de las Artes CONARTE in Monterrey, Mexico, and has participated in the portfolio reviews at the Rencontres d’Arles, Mission Jeunes Artistes in Toulouse, Savignano Immagini Festival, Thessaloniki Photography Festival and FotoFest.

    Interested in:

    seeing all work independent of the subject, genre, or technique

    Categories:

    Curators, Festival makers

    http://www.phe.es/

  • Reinout van den Bergh

    Photographer and curator for the BREDAPHOTO Festival, Breda (NL)

    Reinout van den Bergh

    Reinout van den Bergh

    Photographer and curator for the BREDAPHOTO Festival, Breda (NL)

    Reinout van den Bergh

    Reinout van den Bergh studied photography and audiovisual design at the St Joost Academy for Visual Arts Breda, the Netherlands. Since 1982 he has worked from Breda as freelance photographer and audiovisual designer. In this capacity he has travelled through Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the USA, and Latin America. Besides his own photography, he worked for the dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Development Cooperation, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, the Royal Tropical Institute, various ethnographical museums, and development cooperation projects. He is mainly inspired by recurring daily events in the lives of ordinary people, how they live, eat and drink, work, sleep, dream, and love. As photographer he captures the feelings of others in an honest, stylish, and respectful way. His work has been exhibited in various museums throughout Europe and Africa and published in various books and publications.
    Since 2007 Reinout van den Bergh is curator of the international BREDAPHOTO Festival.

    Interested in:

    photographers who work with passion.

    Categories:

    Curators, Festival makers, Photographer

    http://www.reinoutvandenbergh.nl/

  • Michaela Bosakova

    Curator and Project Manager for the European Month of Photography in Bratislava (SK)

    Michaela Bosakova

    Michaela Bosakova

    Curator and Project Manager for the European Month of Photography in Bratislava (SK)

    Michaela Bosakova

    Michaela Bosakova studied art history at the Comenius-University in Bratislava. She was Head Curator of CEHF. She was also the production editor of the first volume of the encyclopaedia The History of European Photography 1900–1938. She will also be the project manager for the next two volumes. Michaela Bosakova co-produces The European Month of Photography festival in Bratislava. Furthermore she cooperates with several cultural magazines.

    Interested in:

    something more than just a photograph.

    Offer:

    support for young talent with future cooperation and exhibiting.

    Categories:

    Curators, Festival makers

    http://www.sedf.sk/

  • Louise Clements

    Artistic director of QUAD & FORMAT International Photography Festival, Derby (GB)

    Louise Clements

    Louise Clements

    Artistic director of QUAD & FORMAT International Photography Festival, Derby (GB)

    Louise Clements

    Louise Clements is Artistic Director of QUAD, a centre for contemporary art and film, as well as being the co-founder and, since 2004, Artistic Director/Curator of the FORMAT International Photography Festival in Derby. As a curator, since 1998 she has initiated and curated many commissions, publications, mass participation, art, film, and photography programmes and exhibitions. She was guest curator at Kaunas Photofestival, Lithuania; Habitat Centre and Haus Khas BlowUp, in Dehli, India; Dong GangInternational Photography Festival, South Korea; UK Photography Now: The Constructed View, 2013; Dali International Photography Festival, China, (theme: Life Is Elsewhere) 2013; Noorderlicht 20/20 2013. She was a jury member for WYNG Masters Hong Kong 2014, LensCulture Portrait Prize 2014, France, Daylight Award USA. Louise regularly writes about photography for catalogues and magazines in both print and online media. She is co-editor of photobooks inc Hijacked III UK/AUS, PHOTOCINEMA, Hungry Still and is editor at large for www.1000wordsmag.com. She is an international photography juror and nominator, and portfolio reviewer at festivals and galleries extensively throughout Europe, America, and across Asia.

    Interested in:

    seeing any kind of work at any stage of the project development; photographers who are interested in discussing ideas; collaborative projects and the crossover between photography and other media.

    Offer:

    During the review Louise can offer critique on creative practice and advice on strategies for the presentation of work and conceptual project development ideas for publishing, exhibition in gallery or public space. During the review process photographers can expect supportive discussion on their projects and if relevant, referrals and suggestions for progression.

    Categories:

    Curators, Festival makers

    http://www.formatfestival.com/

  • Ângela Ferreira

    Director of the Encontros da Imagem Festival, Braga (P)

    Ângela Ferreira

    Ângela Ferreira

    Director of the Encontros da Imagem Festival, Braga (P)

    Ângela Ferreira

    Ângela Ferreira is Director and Curator of the Portuguese photo festival Encontros da Imagem in Braga, an international festival specialised in fine art photography and finding and introducing contemporary artists from around the world. She has contributed articles to numerous magazines, interviewed international artists, and introduced their work to the Portuguese art scene based on her professional background and expertise in the field of art photography.

    Interested in:

    documentary photography and photo essays as well as compelling work, whether abstract or not, addressing contemporary issues.

    Offer:

    Searches for well-edited portfolios to include in the Encontros da Imagem festival in Braga and/or to nominate these for other photography institutions.

    Categories:

    Curators, Festival makers

    http://encontrosdaimagem.com/

  • Joanne Junga Yang

    Director and curator of the Y&G Art Global Project and the SEOUL PHOTO FESTIVAL, Seoul (ROK)

    Joanne Junga Yang

    Joanne Junga Yang

    Director and curator of the Y&G Art Global Project and the SEOUL PHOTO FESTIVAL, Seoul (ROK)

    Joanne Junga Yang

    Joanne Junga Yang is the Director and Curator of the Y&G Art Global Contemporary Project. She is also currently the Director of the International Committee of the SEOUL PHOTO FESTIVAL. Last year, she co-curated the Dong Gang International Photo Festival. She also curated the SEOUL PHOTO FESTIVAL in 2011.

    Interested in:

    viewing contemporary and developed bodies of work covering diverse issues.

    Not interested in:

    commercial photography.

    Categories:

    Curators, Festival makers

    http://www.yngart.org/

  • Markéta Kinterová

    Creative director of the Fotograf Gallery, the Fotograf Festival, and Fotograf Magazine, Prague (CZ)

    Markéta Kinterová

    Markéta Kinterová

    Creative director of the Fotograf Gallery, the Fotograf Festival, and Fotograf Magazine, Prague (CZ)

    Markéta Kinterová

    Markéta Kinterová is an independent artist working with photography as a tool of conceptual art. She is a Creative Director of the Fotograf Gallery, Fotograf Festival and Fotograf Magazine in Prague. Fotograf Magazine is a periodical mapping the world of contemporary photography; a special themed issue dedicated to photography, visual culture, and contemporary art is published biannually. To more easily get the magazine to readers from its home base in Central Europe, Fotograf is launching a digital version for tablet computers. The Fotograf Gallery space is dedicated to presenting solo projects of contemporary art for artists using the medium of photography as well as artists with a background in photography. The annual Fotograf Festival in Prague presents specially themed and curated photographic exhibitions as well as talks by professionals, theoreticians, and artists passionate about the medium.

    Interested in:

    Reviewing conceptual art projects, experimental projects, public art projects, documentary photography moving beyond the normal boundaries of the mediums. She is also interested in independent publishing, artists’ books, and ‘zines. As a magazine editor and festival co-founder, she is also interested in a wide range of approaches to depict the world around us in a distinctive manner.

    Categories:

    Curators, Newspaper, Gallery

    http://fotografmagazine.cz/

  • Christophe Laloi

    Artistic director of the Vois Off Festival, Arles (F)

    Christophe Laloi

    Christophe Laloi

    Artistic director of the Vois Off Festival, Arles (F)

    Christophe Laloi

    Christophe Laloi graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la photographie d’Arles, France, in 1996 with a master’s degree in art history. Afterwards he founded the Voies Off Festival at the Rencontres d’Arles. He is the festival’s Artistic Director and Director of Programming, selecting more than 60 artists from five continents each year.
    Christophe Laloi is a key member of the jury for the Prix Voies Off. He organises portfolio reviews, as well as a variety of exhibitions. Between 2000 and 2005 he also undertook creative activities in the areas of scenography, installation, and projection of photography. He has been a lecturer at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d’Arles for ten years. He has also been a reviewer for many festivals in France, Denmark, Turkey, Spain, and England. In 2007, Mr. Laloi opened the Galerie Voies Off. This exhibition space presents emerging and established photographers throughout the year. He also founded a professional digital printing laboratory for contemporary photography in Arles.

    Interested in:

    contemporary photography.

    Categories:

    Curators, Festival makers, Gallery

  • Yong-Hwan Lee

    Professor for Photography at Chung-Ang University and director of the Daegu Photo Biennal 2010, Seoul (ROK)

    Yong-Hwan Lee

    Yong-Hwan Lee

    Professor for Photography at Chung-Ang University and director of the Daegu Photo Biennal 2010, Seoul (ROK)

    Yong-Hwan Lee

    Yong-Hwan Lee is a Professor in the Department of Photography at Chung-Ang University and also president of The Society of Korean Photography. He was Director of the 2010 Daegu Photo Biennale. He graduated with a degree in photography from Chung-Ang University and in multimedia from Ohio University. He is currently working with Samsung Electronics providing advice about new digital media devices. As a photo artist, he is interested in cityscapes that examine the social and historical side of modern Korea. 

    Interested in:

    the ability of historical, social, and aesthetic judgment.

    Categories:

    Curators, Festival makers, Photographer, Professors

    http://yongfoto.com/

  • Maren Lübbke-Tidow

    Freelance author, critic, editor, and curator, Berlin

    Maren Lübbke-Tidow

    Maren Lübbke-Tidow

    Freelance author, critic, editor, and curator, Berlin

    Maren Lübbke-Tidow

    Maren Lübbke-Tidow completed a traineeship at the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (MUMOK) in Vienna from 1993 to1996. After this, she worked until 2014 in the editorial department of Camera Austria International, whose director she became in 2011. She has organized numerous exhibitions, including solo presentations with the works of Wolfgang Tillmans, Annette Kelm, Tobias Zielony, Peggy Buth, Michael Schmidt, and Sven Johne.

    Interested in:

    Works that explore the human image and questions of history and identity, documentary projects, conceptual practices, artists’ books, and photography in the Web 2.0 era.

    Categories:

    Curators, Newspaper

  • Moritz Neumüller

    Curator for PhotoIreland, Barcelona (E)

    Moritz Neumüller

    Moritz Neumüller

    Curator for PhotoIreland, Barcelona (E)

    Moritz Neumüller

    Moritz Neumüller received a degree in art history from the University of Vienna and is also a graduate of the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He has worked for the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Artin New York City and supervised several international book and exhibition projects on photography and video art. He has directed various activities of PHotoEspaña, the Spanish Festival of Photography and Visual Arts from 2004 to 2007, and the LOOP International Video Festival & Fair in Barcelona in 2008.
    He is currently working for PhotoIreland and directing a study program called European Master of Fine Art Photography in Madrid. Since 2010, he runs The Curator Ship, a platform for photography and image culture.

    Interested in:

    contemporary work by photographers and media artists, especially documentary, social, and conceptual work.

    Not interested in:

    traditional nudes, still lifes, commercial work, lifestyle, and fashion.

    Offer:

    If he cannot include you in one of the shows he curates for festivals and institutions, Moritz Neumüller is known to try his best to provide useful advice, casual mentoring, and even contact information for other people who might be interested in your work.

    Categories:

    Curators, Festival makers

    http://www.curator-ship.org/

  • Lars Willumeit

    Photo editor and curator in Switzerland (CH)

    Lars Willumeit

    Lars Willumeit

    Photo editor and curator in Switzerland (CH)

    Lars Willumeit

    Lars Willumeit completed his photography education and his studies in social anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He has been working as a photo editor since 1997, including for Camera Press, London, and from 2000 on for GEO/GEOlino in Hamburg and New York, where he was also involved in editorial development and in various book and exhibition projects.
    After moving to Switzerland, he continued to work as photo editor for a variety of publications and as a freelance art buyer. He was photo editor for Du – Das Kulturmagazin in Zurich from 2008 through 2013.
    From 2005 on, Lars Willumeit increasingly concentrated on a variety of author and instructor jobs, workshops, moderator positions, lectures, juries, and portfolio reviews in the area of photography, including for PHotoEspaña (PHE), Les Recontres d‘Arles, Visa pour l’image Perpignan, PDN’s 30, MAZ Luzern, Krakow Photomonth, and the summer academy of the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt.
    In late 2013, he completed his master’s as curator and art communicator at the ZHdK in Zürich, and is increasingly active as curator for East Wing, a platform and gallery for photography in Doha and Dubai.

    Interested in:

    documentary and free works.

    Not interested in:

    Werbung, Corporate, Porträt.

    Offer:

    advertising, corporate, portrait.

    Categories:

    Curators, Newspaper

    http://www.larswillumeit.com/2034535