BLANC selection - a bright start with plainpicture - serial sequence 2

BLANC selection - a bright start with plainpicture - serial sequence 1

Decade of Change aims to bring together photography, philanthropy, research and activism to address the climate crisis on a global collaborative scale. From humankind to wildlife and cityscapes to ecosystems, the award will explore both the strength and fragility of our planet — celebrating all that we have to protect, and cautioning all that we have to lose. Open to photographers and visual artists around the world, the culminating exhibition will tour internationally.

Entries close 28 January 2021

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BLANC - a bright start with plainpicture

Soft and light - abstract images by plainpicture photographers Ursula Raapke and Frank Baquet.

"To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one's head, one's eye and one's heart on the same axis."
Henri Cartier-Bresson
All About Photo presents its 6th edition of All About Photo Awards, The Mind's Eye calling all photographers from around the world. Winners will receive $10,000 in cash awards, extensive press coverage and global recognition.

Final Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2021.

It is worth taking a closer look at our surroundings - images by new plainpicture photographer Marcus Hammerschmitt.

Jo Nesbø crime stories - cover images by plainpicture photographers Ilona Wellmann, Alexander Keller and NPL/Erlend Haarberg.

Pure still photography by plainpicture - images by cgimanufaktur, Marcus Hammerschmitt, Olivier C. Mériel.

In collaboration with 1854/British Journal of Photography, WaterAid is commissioning three new photographic projects exploring the ways in which the climate crisis is making it harder for people to access their basic human rights of clean water, decent sanitation and personal hygiene — especially in some of the world’s poorest countries.

Deadline for initial applications is 11th January 2021

photo: Dafe Oboro