PRINT’s Regional Design Annual is the most comprehensive survey of graphic design in the United States and one of the biggest issues to hit the graphic design industry each year. All winning work will be organized by region and featured in the December 2009 issue of PRINT. The process of selection in all regions of the country remains stringent, and, as always, PRINT feels that the work they chose is first-rate, and that it represents the best design, illustrations, and photography being produced throughout the United States.

The deadline for the 2009 competition is March 2, 2009. You can enter the 2009 competition online, or download a PDF of an entry form.

The camera is the photographer’s medium to express his observations and interactions in response to the world in which he lives, in the way he wishes to portray it. The images selected for this exhibition will provide viewers with exciting opportunities to see what is reflected from the eye of the photographer. There are no subject restrictions for this exhibition.

The exhibition is open to all domestic and international, professional and amateur photographers working with digital or traditional photography or a combination of both. The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental and mixed techniques are welcome at The Center for Fine Art Photography.

Entry deadline is 17 February 2009. Visit the site to learn more.

Image: “Chrome and Paint” by Willa Davis.

In 2009 the International Garden Photographer of the Year folks want to place the emphasis not only on the great cash prizes they have on offer but ways in which you can use your competition entry to improve your photography. In addition to the cash and equipment prizes - as last year the top prize was £5000 - they are offering the chance to have a personal critique of your entry.

Everybody who enters the competition will be eligible for a FREE ENTRY (value £13 for adults) to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK, on a specified date in May or June 2009 (exact date to be announced soon). On this day IGPOTY judges will be on hand at the exhibition site to answer your questions and to give you feedback on your entries - you will need to bring prints or your photos on your camera. Please note this offer will only be valid on the date they specify.

They understand that not everyone will be able to take up this offer. Therefore the IGPOTY team will provide personal feedback by email to up to 200 entrants who are unable to attend the day at Kew Gardens. The 200 entrants will be chosen by the IGPOTY team.

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In the context of the international design conference “Hit by Inspiration,” which will take place on 7th March 2009 in Munich, the design studio TOCA ME and the stock photo agency Getty Images launched an international design contest under the same topic as the conference. Until 31st January 2009 artworks created of images or videos from Getty Images as their basis can be submitted on the website designcontest.toca-me.com. Participation is free and open to everyone – no matter if you are a designer or just interested in design.

In the run-up to the conference an international jury will determine the winning entries of both the categories image and video – both will be awarded with a brand new Apple Mac Book. The jury consists, amongst others, of Joshua Davis, one of the leading web designers in the world and Strukt, a collective of young designers from Vienna specialized on the creation of unique visual styles.

Deadline for this competition is 31 January 2009. Visit the site to learn more.

BrightQube (www.brightqube.com), the award-winning online stock photography destination, is now offering image buyers the most efficient way to find royalty-free stock photos from its collection of more than three million images with new and enhanced features to its revolutionary Web site. Fast becoming the go-to creative resource for designers, BrightQube continues to anticipate its customers’ needs for every project and budget by offering a range of helpful navigation options to quickly pinpoint and purchase stock photos faster than ever before.

Each of the new Web site features, including updates to the home page’s appearance, new search tips and additional options for navigation, was created to help simplify the process of buying stock photography. Buyers can now use their mouse, arrow keys or a navigational grid to move and filter their findings and to zoom in or to pan out from their search results. New “Tool Tips” provide brief explanations of ways customers can find photos and scan them rapidly, and a redesigned and simplified home page supplies a clean workspace for customers.

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Mediabistro.com has introduced a new event called UGCX: User Generated Content Conference & Expo, which will take place February 9-10 at the San Jose Convention Center. This event will bring together visionaries and innovators in content creation, platform creation, new media, and brand presence in this emerging field to interact through seminars, tradeshow exhibits, and networking.

The seminars will be held within a cohesive conference program to maximize the sharing of knowledge and expertise around user generated content. Seminars will be loaded with successful case studies and business models that are growing traffic and revenues to Web sites worldwide.

The Call for Papers for UGCX: User Generated Content Conference & Expo is officially open. Mediabistro.com welcomes you to submit session proposals on social content, photography, music and film and video until Monday, November 24. For information about the program and tips on submitting your ideas for sessions and workshops, please visit the site.

WHERE IS HEAVEN ON EARTH? When that question was put to 82 world-renowned photographers of National Geographic, their answers came back as varied and surprising as life itself. Visions of Paradise (Oct. 21, 2008; $35) features 155 spectacular images divided into three themes - land, water and air. Enriched by the photographers’ own recollections, each image is a compelling reflection of what is most divine in the world—and an inspiration for us to protect our beautiful and threatened planet.

Now, National Geographic invites the general public to submit images that best represent their unique vision of heaven on Earth to the Visions of Paradise Photography Contest, October 21-December 21, 2008. Each week 20 Editor’s Picks will be selected from all qualified entries and posted on the site, where viewers can vote on their favorites. At the end of the submission process, Editor’s Picks will also be judged by an expert panel of photographers and art directors, who will select a final list of 20 official winners. The winning photographs will be posted on the site and
each winner will receive a customized copy of Visions of Paradise with their winning photograph as the cover image.

To enter and for complete official rules, go to the National Geographic “My Vision” site.

Photographer’s Forum Magazine and Nikon present the 29th Annual College Photography Contest. The winning photos will be published in the May 2008 issue of Photographer’s Forum, and all contest finalists will be published in the Best of Photography Annual 2009. Additionally, there are over $4,000 in cash grants and two Nikon cameras that will be awarded. Winning photos also will be entered into Nikon’s Emerging Photographers Hall of Fame.

Final deadline is 20 November 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Photolibrary, the leading independent global distributor and producer of still and moving imagery, now offers its creative professional customers even better choices through the signing of a distribution agreement with AGE FotoStock for all of its rights managed and royalty free imagery throughout Photolibrary’s office network in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Asia and the Middle East. Photolibrary has also agreed to provide AGE FotoStock content from its house collections for distribution through AGE’s THP channel partners and AGE FotoStock direct.

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Our Environment; the Good, Bad and the Ugly, will tell a story of the human foot print left on this earth. This exhibition is for those who consider themselves nature conservationists and just photographers with a conscience. The submissions will be juried by Robert Glenn Ketchum, international recognized photographer and advocate for the environment.

In connection with this show will be a workshop by Robert Glenn Ketchum “Making a Social Impact with Your Photography” on Nov. 7th through the 9th. More information can be found at The Center for Fine Art Photography’s website under workshops.

Deadline August 18, 2008 with $1,300 in Awards. Visit the site to learn more.