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Early Bird Deadline  2/15/10

Entry Deadline Extended through 4/18/10

About the Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum International Photo Competition

Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum is celebrating its 115th anniversary in

2010. In honor of the occasion, the we are hosting an international

competition. We have a long history of hosting photography competitions: our

first was in 1900 and was a joint salon with the Art Institute of Chicago.

The current competition will be our first competition conducted online. See

how to enter for more information. 

The competition has five categories: people, places, still-life,

nature, and alteration of reality. The Lab by Apollo will print and mount

photos of the 30 winning images selected by an esteemed panel of judges.

The 30 winning images will be exhibited at Morpho Gallery in Chicago.

Submissions begin on January 15, 2010 -- all deadlines are listed on the

Competition Rules page

Sponsors:

Principal sponsors for Fort Dearborn's Chicago-Photo Forum's International Competition

are Canvas on Demand, Corel,  The Lab by Apollo and Central Camera.  Contributing sponsors are Manfrotto Distributing, Tamrac, AfterCapture and Rangefinder magazines.

About Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum

Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum was founded in 1895. Fort Dearborn

Chicago-Photo Forum's headquarters are in Chicago, located in the renovated

red-brick building which originally was the Dearborn Train Station. We

promote creativity and community and invite all who are passionate about

photography. Our location includes two darkrooms, a studio and a meeting

room. Presentations, workshops, discussions, and outings are scheduled

regularly and are posted on our online calendar.

Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum has been influential in the history of

photography. We held our first competition and Salon in 1900. Alfred

Stieglitz and Edward Steichen were two of the participants. The Art

Institute of Chicago co-sponsored this event and hosted the winners'

exhibition. (The Forum was previously known as Fort Dearborn Camera Club,

which merged with the Chicago Camera Club in the 1950s.)

Some of the world's most renowned photographers have been involved in our

organization’s activities over the decades, through our print competitions, and

educational programs: Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Immogen Cunningham,

Margaret Bourke White, Yousuf Karsh, Marc Hauser, Victor Skrebneski and

Yasuhiro Ishimoto (who was named  one of Japan's National Treasures).

Pulitzer prize winning photojournalists John White of the Chicago Sun-Times

and Ovie Carter of the Chicago Tribune have given presentations at Fort Dearborn. In 1995, Jay Maisel came to Chicago to contribute to our Centennial celebration.

In 1987, Fort Dearborn hosted “24 Hours in Chicago” a project in which 87 photographers  documented Chicago’s neighborhoods and people.  A selection of the edited images became a traveling exhibit and a 52-week calendar.

Our organization honors the traditions of the past, while adapting to the evolution of photography, to continue into the future.