Chantal Nedjib, an image consultant for photography, and Sophie Bernard, a photography journalist, have teamed up to write a practical guide to awards, residencies, scholarships and other professional awards dedicated to photography. This book is intended primarily for photographers and patrons, and more broadly for the entire ecosystem of photography.
It is a user manual to decipher the rules and uses of awards in order to derive the greatest benefit and avoid pitfalls.
Why this book?
Starting from the observation that the awards, residencies and photographic grants are more numerous, the authors wanted to understand the tools of this craze, the interest of the patrons to create them, the motivation of the photographers to participate.
To support their points of view, they interviewed two hundred professionals – heads of institutions, curators, publishers, galleries, photographers, observers, patrons, journalists and collectors – on the impact of the main French awards recognized in the sector. of photography. Seventy of them provided their insights and comments:
At the end of the book, the reader will find an inventory of the main awards enjoying a reputation and recognition of the profession in France.
Overview of the “Photo Award, How to Use” summary
Summary of the teaching of the study
- Panorama of yesterday’s awards and today’s price mapping
- What do professionals think about the multiplication of prices?
- You are a photographer: what makes the success of an award? What criteria should be considered in order to apply?
- You are an organizer: the conditions for a successful prize
- List of more than 70 awards
Biographies
Chantal Nedjib
After a career in various ministerial offices, communication agencies, Chantal Nedjib was head of public relations for HSBC bank in France for twenty-six years. She created the HSBC Photography Award, which she has accompanied for fifteen years and of which she is still a member of the jury. In 2010, she created “image by image”, a communication agency for photography. An officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, she is co-chair of Les Filles de la Photo, the first professional women’s network for photography.
Sophie Bernard
Journalist specialized in photography since the 90s, Sophie Bernard created Images Magazine in 2003, magazine of which she was the editor-in-chief until 2015. Today independent, she divides her time between works writing for the press (The Gazette de Drouot, The Daily Art …) and publishing, teaching and exhibition curator. She is the author of Rencontres with Guillaume Herbaut (2015) and Rencontres with Stéphane Duroy (2019), books of conversations published by Filigranes.
With the participation of Frédéric Chassagne
After managing the Financial Communication, Finance and Strategic Planning departments of TNS Sofres (now Kantar Sofres), Frédéric Chassagne independently advises major corporates and financial institutions on their marketing and communication strategies. Passionate about art, he brought his methodological expertise.
Prix photo, mode d’emploi. Résidences, bourses et autres récompenses professionnelles.
Publisher: Filigranes Editions
Paperback, 88 pages, 20 euros
