Awards

Our juror is Ann Jastrab, the Executive Director at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, California. Before joining CPA, She was the gallery manager at Scott Nichols Gallery in San Francisco. Ann was also the gallery director at RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco from 2007 until the Center closed in 2017 and juried Rayko's famed  International Plastic Camera Show for ten years. She created an artist-in-residence program at Rayko, many  of whose participants received Guggenheim Fellowships.

Ann has juried, curated and organized exhibitions in San Francisco as well as nationally and internationally. She holds an MFA, is a fine art photographer, a master darkroom printer and a teacher.  Ann is thrilled to be jurying this year's Alternative Processes.

What Are Alternative Processes? 

Alternative processes include, but are not limited to: Albumen, Cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, Platinum/Palladium, Gum Bichromate, Bromoil, Salt Print, Tintype, Ziatype, Daguerreotype, Image Transfers, Liquid Emulsion, Photogravure Chemigram as well as handmade prints created from digital negatives.  Traditional Silver Gelatin Prints, C-Prints and Digital Prints are not eligible.  

Awards

1st Place: A workshop at Penumbra or $300, 2nd Place: $200, 3rd Place: $100







 

Application Requirements

There is no limitation as to subject matter.

Eligibility Criteria

The competition is open to all photographers age 18 or older, excluding members of Soho Photo Gallery.