MEITAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHOTOGRAPHY
MEITAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHOTOGRAPHY
ABOUT
The Meitar Award for Excellence in photography, a collaboration between PHOTO IS:RAEL and the Zvi and Ofra Meitar Family Fund, will be awarded for the Seventh time this year for a body of work that demonstrates excellence in the field of photography.
A professional independent jury of leading international professionals will review all shortlisted candidates anonymously and will select a photographer who demonstrates thought, quality, originality, and excellence in photography, as well as the potential to create a comprehensive body of work suitable for a solo exhibition.
The 20 finalists will be showcased in a group exhibition at the International Photography Festival in November 2022 in Tel-Aviv. The award winner will be announced in November during the festival.
13.06.2022
Early Registration Opens
01.07.2022
Late Registration
18.07.2022
Submission Deadline
30.11.2022
Selected artists notified
AWARDS
Finalists
The 20 finalists will be showcased in a group exhibition at the International Photography Festival in November 2022 in Tel-Aviv.
THE WINNER
The winner will be announced in November 2022. The award winner will receive a $14,000 grant, composed of a personal grant of $2,500, curatorial guidance, and the production of a solo exhibition that will be part of the 2023 International Photography Festival.
JURY 2022
Lisa Springer
Curator of Touring Photography Exhibitions, V&A Museum, London
Demet Yıldız Dinçer
Photography Department Manager, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Ed Kashi
Photojournalist/Filmmaker with VII Photo Agency
Ljudmila Stratimirović
Artistic Director and Founder of Kc Grad and Art Weekend Belgrade
Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen
Managing Director, Copenhagen Photo Festival
Dr. Roger Ballen
Artist and Photographer
Judith Guetta
Artist, Director of the Azrieli Gallery and the Yossi Nachmias Photo Gallery, Chair Department of Photographic Communication, Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem
Kathrin Schönegg
Curator C/O Berlin Foundation
Lakin Ogunbanwo
Photographer
Rivka Saker
Chairman of Sotheby's Israel, Founder and board chair of ARTIS
Dafna Meitar Nechmad
Director General, The Zvi and Ofra Meitar Family Fund
2021 WINNER
Colin Delfosse
The Winner of the 2021 Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography
Series Name
Fulu act :Embodying Kinshasa
2021 FINALISTS
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