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Head to life-framer.com/youthhood-20… to see the talented winners from our June 2020 theme YOUTHHOOD, judged by American social documentary photographer Greg Miller.
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“Portraits [in the 1920s] documented people of status and power, a kind of validity. I wanted to represent these women activist survivors in a similar way.” Read our interview with COLORS winner Francesca Moore: life-framer.com/journal
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Our new theme STREET LIFE is now open for entries, judged by the highly influential conceptual documentary photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia. This month we’re returning to the streets! Find out more and submit at life-framer.com/enter Image by Mo Chen.
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Head to life-framer.com/colors-2020 to see the winners from our COLORS theme, judged by Marion Tandé of @MuseumModernArt.
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Our new theme YOUTHHOOD is now open for entries, judged by American fine art photographer and Guggenheim Fellow Greg Miller. Submit via life-framer.com/enter Thank you to everyone who submitted to COLORS – results will be announced in the coming days!
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“A photographer must choose a palette as painters choose theirs.” – Joel Sternfeld Our new theme – COLORS - is open for entries, judged by Marion Tandé - Head of the Department of Photography at MoMA in New York. Submit via life-framer.com/enter Image by Ruby Lindsey.
You have just over two days left to enter our OPEN CALL - judged by much-loved Magnum Photos photographer Martin Parr. Submit via life-framer.com/enter Image by Elsa Marie Keefe.
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Check out our WORLD TRAVELERS Editors' Picks: life-framer.com/world-travel…
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Our new theme – an OPEN CALL - is now open for entries, judged by much-loved Magnum Photos photographer Martin Parr (@parrstudio , known for his satirical view on modern life. This time there’s no explicit theme… any subject, any genre... Image by Emma Sywyj.
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You have just two days left to submit to our current theme – WORLD TRAVELERS - judged by travel and social documentary photographer Greg Girard. Don't miss out! Submit via life-framer.com/enter Image by Michael Meissner.
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Announcing the winners of our NIGHT LIFE theme, judged by revered conceptual documentary photographer Todd Hido. Head to life-framer.com/night-life-2… to see them all and read the jury's comments.
“Being in other cultures allows me to question my own culture and myself. I hate tourism where one only takes what one wants. Travel is different. It is about encountering, questioning, and sometimes finding.” Read our interview with Kristof Vadino: life-framer.com/kristof-vadi…
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Our new theme – WORLD TRAVELERS - is now open for entries, judged by acclaimed social documentary photographer Greg Girard. Submit via life-framer.com/enter Thank you to everyone who submitted to NIGHT LIFE – results will be announced in the coming days!
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You have just two days left to submit to our current theme – NIGHT LIFE - judged by fine art and documentary photographer Todd Hido. Don't miss out! Submit via life-framer.com/enter
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“In Russia there is huge discrimination of fat people. They face job search rejections, medical prejudice, they receive lower salaries than people of “normal” weight… I experienced the same when I was young...” Read our interview with Mary Gelman: life-framer.com/mary-gelman
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Annoucing our Editors' Pick for last month's theme - THE HUMAN BODY. 20 more photographers whose work struck us and left a mark. See them all and read the comments here: life-framer.com/human-body-e… This image by Todd Kennedy.
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THE HUMAN BODY - Winners announced, as judged by Joachim Ladefoged (@JoachimLadefoge)! See the full selection at life-framer.com/human-body-2…
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Our new theme - NIGHT LIFE - judged by Todd Hido (@toddhido) is now open for entries! Submit at life-framer.com/enter The sweet delight of an endless night. This month we are looking for images inspired by the night – in a literal or abstract way...
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Happy New Year! Thanks everyone who contributed and liked LF in 2019. Here’s to a creative, artistically fulfilling 2020! Our #2019bestnine: Bartlomiej Jurecki, Ana Santos, Sam Messer, Vikram Kushwah, Markku Lahdesmaki, Daniela Muttini, Sylvia Konior, Anne Combaz & Kris Vervaeke.
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