40 FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON OR AROUND July 23 on @womenstreetphotographers
women street photographers exhibition during
KUALA LUMPUR PHOTO FESTIVAL, MALAYSIA, AUGUST 18-20
plus, VIRTUAL EXHIBITION, AUGUST 21-SEPTEMBER 21
Guest judge:
NATALIA JiMéNEZ-Stuard (WASHINGTON POST)
Curated by Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova
AWARDS
– 40 Photographers will show their work during KLPF in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
— 40 Photographers will be part of the VIRTUAL exhibition, August 21-September 21
– Publication on @womenstreetphotographers
– Dedicated profile page on www.womenstreetphotographers.com
The DEADLINE was july 3. the submissions are now closed
GUEST JUDGE:
Natalia Jiménez is a senior picture editor on the National desk at The Washington Post, where she covered the Trump presidency, 2020 election, and January 6th insurrection. Before joining the Post, she managed the photography team at NBC News where she also art directed and commissioned illustrations. She has served as a juror for photography awards for the Overseas Press Club, American Photography 37, and NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism. Natalia was faculty on the first Women Photograph workshop held in Latin America in 2019 and was a mentor in their 2021 program.
She was first drawn to visual editing while an assistant to photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb as they developed longform visual narratives through book publishing. Though she has focused on digital storytelling for most of her career, she retains an appreciation for the tactile experience of photography books and aims to apply that thoughtfulness to her everyday work.
wsp CURATOR:
Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova is a Tatar born American photographer, author, and the founder of Women Street Photographers. With 43 years combined experience as a documentary and street photographer, artist, darkroom printer, photojournalist, and photo editor, Samoilova transformed the successful Instagram feed, @WomenStreetPhotographers, into a platform for women photographers from around the globe, launching a website, traveling exhibitions, artist residency, inspirational film series, and photography book, Women Street Photographers (Prestel, 2021).
A former Associated Press photojournalist, Gulnara received national and international awards for her iconic photographs of September 11, including first prize in the World Press Photo competition and nomination for the Pulitzer Prize by the AP. Gulnara’s work is a part of major collections such as the Museum of the City of New York, The New York Public Library, New York Historical Society, and Houston Museum of Fine Arts. She holds a certificate in creative practices from the International Center of Photography. Gulnara lives and works in New York City.
Twitter @gulnara_nyc
WSP EXHIBITION during 2019 Kuala Lumpur Photo Festival
Members of WSP at the Kuala Lumpur Women Street Photographers exhibition
Gulnara at the Kuala Lumpur Women Street Photographers exhibition
CURRENT VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
ABOUT WOMEN STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS
Founding in 2017 by award-winning photographer Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova, Women Street Photographers is an online and in-person community providing support and amplifying the work of for women artists from all races, ethnicities, creeds, generations, abilities, and sexual and gender identities around the world today.
Designed to expand commonly held notions of street photography by adopting an inclusive, expansive, non-traditional approach, Women Street Photographers provides platforms to showcase the work of amateur and professional photographers alike, including an Instagram feed, @WomenStreetPhotographers, website, traveling exhibitions, artist residency, and photography book, Women Street Photographers (Prestel, 2021).
With 43 years combined experience as a documentary and street photographer, artist, darkroom printer, photojournalist, and photo editor for the Associated Press, Gulnara uses her experience and expertise to create visibility for women street photographers and empower them to follow their passion.
SPONSORS
If you would like to sponsor the exhibitions please let us know by contacting us at hello@womenstreetphotographers.com