TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | 2022 TPS National Photography Award: Amy Yeminne Kim

2022 TPS National Photography Award

Join us for a special reception—with award recipient Amy Kim and juror Marni Shindelman in attendance—on Thursday, October 6, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Sabine Street Studios, 1907 Sabine St, Houston.The exhibition continues through November 6, 2022.

View online gallery here.

We are proud to announce that Juror Marni Shindelman has selected the recipient of the 2022 TPS National Photography Award: Amy Yeminne Kim from Lubbock, TX. Amy will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition during FotoFest Biennial 2022, the international festival of photography in Houston, Texas.

We are also delighted to recognize the following TPS National Photography Award Finalists:

Heartfelt congratulations to the selected artists and warmest thanks to all of the artists who generously shared their work for consideration. The 2022 TPS National Photography Award exhibition will be presented at Sabine Street Studios in Houston, in conjunction with FotoFest, from September 24, 2022 to November 6, 2022.

An opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 6, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. with both Amy Kim and juror Marni Shindelman in attendance.

View online gallery here!

JUROR'S REMARKS

I was honored to serve as the Juror for this year’s Texas Photographic Society National Photography Award. I saw amazing work that spoke to these precarious times. This year’s winner, Amy Kim, presented work that is timely in its discussion of the role of Texas in worldly economic issues. It exemplifies the role of photography in addressing global issues and crisis. The ten honorable mentions are a sampling of the breadth and intelligence of work being made today. I also wanted to give accolades to the work of Lynse Cooper, whose series documenting caring for her grandfather was especially poignant and deserved special mention. I appreciate all the artists who continue to make work that is vulnerable, challenging, and difficult, which to me is at the heart of why we all make images.

- Marni Shindelman

ABOUT THE AWARD RECIPIENT

Amy Yeminne Kim is a faculty member and gallery director at UT Permian Basin in Odessa. Her exhibition will feature a photo book and installation titled Wolfcamp Catalogue.

Amy describes the project:
My current project - Wolfcamp Catalogue - a photo book and installation, focuses on the oil industry of the Permian Basin. This West Texas region, situated over the Wolfcamp Shale, is the world’s most lucrative oil and gas producer. The Catalogue visualizes the unrelenting developments, its ecological implications, and the population’s attitudes of American and West Texas pride. But with the growing elastic demand for oil, and unexpected shocks to the system, we find, more than ever, art’s urgent need to move beyond our “above ground” certainties, to excavate our “below ground” contradictions and desires.

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Texas Photographic Society is delighted to announce the 2022 TPS National Photography Award. This call is open to artists residing in the United States who have a consistent body of photographic work. The recipient will be awarded a solo exhibition at the Sabine Street Studios during FotoFest 2022, the international festival of photography in Houston, Texas, plus a $2,000 cash prize. The exhibition will be juried by Marni Shindelman. (Please read her full Juror's Statement and Bio below.)

Submissions will include ten images and an artist's statement (up to 200 words). Award recipient's full exhibition will be based on initial submission and include all submitted images as part of the exhibition. This call is open to all subject matter, aesthetic approaches, and photographic processes. Two-dimensional work is preferred, and submissions from artists of all levels are encouraged. View the details for the 2018 exhibition here and 2020 here.

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Calendar of Events

February 16, 2022 - Call for entry opens on CaFÉ
April 26, 2022 - Deadline for entry (11:59 Mountain Time Zone)
May 16, 2022 – Award Recipient Announced
September 9, 2022 – Work due at Sabine Street Studios in Houston, Texas
September 24, 2022 – Exhibition opens
November 6, 2022 – Exhibition closes

Awards & Recognition

$2,000 cash prize • Solo exhibition at Sabine Street Studios during FotoFest 2022 in Houston, TX • Inclusion in the Biennial publication guide • Juror may select up to 10 TPS National Photography Award Finalists, providing additional recognition to entrants.

Entry Fee

Entry fee is $45 for 10 images and statement, $35 for TPS Members (applicants can become a member through CaFÉ website at time of entry).

Eligibility

The TPS National Photography Award is open to artists of all levels residing in the United States who are developing or have completed a consistent body of photographic work. All photographic-based art is welcome, including digital, silver, and alternative processes. You do not need to be a member of the Texas Photographic Society to enter this competition. Current members of the TPS Board of Directors are NOT eligible for entry.

JUROR'S STATEMENT

Photographs can tell us things we can’t see with the human eye. We are in a tumultuous time, living through a pandemic, political division, immigration crisis, environmental destruction, and the age of memes and TikTok stars. There is a reason to make and consequently show photographs. Images should convey our individual nuances, histories and situations. Making photographs is a small confession as to the way in which you see the world. I want to see how what you see is different than what I see or know. An image should tell me the things you are afraid to tell others, whether this is something only you find humorous, or traumatic, or something you can tell through your access.

For my own work, I often push the limits of what the photograph can show. What can a photograph tell us beyond that a specific scene existed at a certain time? It can show us what happened in the past, through collage or text, or it can show us what we cannot see with the naked eye through a long exposure. It is a privileged position to be able to make a photograph. It is the story of witnessing, and it is our duty to make images that acknowledge this.

For this exhibition, I want to see images that tell me stories I don’t know. I tell my students if I go home thinking about an image, then that is a successful piece. The technical aspects of an image are a given for me. It is the evoking of a memory or the telling of a story that makes an image successful. I want to see your thoughts told via a photograph. I love work where the material enhances the message. That applies from traditional to experimental work.

- Marni Shindelman

ABOUT THE JUROR

Marni Shindelman’s practice investigates the data tracks we amass through networked communication. Her work ties the invisible to actual sites, anchoring the ephemeral in photographs. As part of the collaborative team Larson Shindelman (2007) their long running project Geolocation, marries tweets to their real-life location through desolate landscapes. Their newest book #Gratitude#Spasipo follows the hashtag #ThanksPutin and #Thanks Obama through Russia and the US. It will be published in 2022. Her latest solo work Restore the Night Sky looks at the influence privatized immigration detention centers have on the rural landscapes they inhabit.

Larson Shindelman’s work has been shown at the Denver Art Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Portland Art Museum. Solo exhibitions include the George Eastman Museum, the Orlando Museum of Art, Blue Sky Gallery, and the Contemporary Arts Center Las Vegas. Numerous publications have featured their work including Wired, The Picture Show from NPR, the New York Times, Washington Post, and the British Journal of Photography. They have been artist-in-residence at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Light Work, and CEC ArtsLink in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Shindelman received her MFA from the University of Florida and her Bachelor of Philosophy from Miami University. She an Associate Professor at the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia.

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TPS 30: The International Competition is made possible through funding from the Texas Commission on the Arts, a partnership with Fujifilm, and the generous support of our TPS Members.
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IMAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION

Please submit digital JPG files only, minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side and 5 MB maximum. Please remove watermarks from images. For each image you will need to provide the image title and the process (medium) used to make the image/print (Archival Digital Print, Silver Gelatin Print, Platinum/Palladium Print, Wet Plate Collodian, etc.) To clarify, you will submit a digital files of your images for the contest application; if your work is selected, you will you will print your images, frame them, and ship them to the exhibition venue.

IF YOUR WORK IS ACCEPTED

Award recipient's full exhibition will be based on initial submission and include submitted images as part of the exhibition. After award announcement, TPS and exhibitin venue will work with Artist to make sure the exhibition is an appropriate fit for the venue.

Shipping & Presentation Guidelines:
Artist will deliver or ship work to Houston and TPS will pay for return shipping (if necessary) within the United States using a common carrier. It is recommended that selected artwork be shipped ready-to-hang using wire or D-rings. If applicable, please use white mats and frames that are gallery quality and complement your work. NO glass please; plexiglass only.

Sales
TPS encourages the sale of exhibited work and will collect a 30% commission from all prints sold during the exhibition. Please indicate the sales price of your print, including frame/finishing. If your finished piece is not for sale, simply note NFS. If your work is accepted and you do not indicate a sales price, the artwork will be listed as NFS.

Liability
TPS and the venue will exercise all due care when handling your work, but will not be held responsible for loss, damage, or replacement.

Reproduction
TPS and the venues retain the right to display and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes only. The photographer retains copyright to his/her own individual images.

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Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns after reading all the guidelines on this website and at CaFÉ, please contact TPS Executive Director directly at ann@texasphoto.org.