THE FENCE 2013: United Photo Industries invites photographers of all levels to submit their best image series that capture the essence of “community” and fit into one or more of the competition categories: HOME, STREETS, PEOPLE, CREATURES, PLAY. Winning images will be presented in two summer-long outdoor photo exhibitions in NYC & Boston! Deadline: April 15, 2013.

Submit here: http://fence.photovillenyc.org/

The Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan's West 23rd Street has been home to celebrity residents: from Mark Twain to Edie Sedgwick, from Simone de Beauvoir to Storme DeLarverie. Among such iconic residents is the notable Portuguese photographer Rita Barros, who has lived in the same room at the Chelsea Hotel since 1984. Barros' 1999 book Fifteen Years: Chelsea Hotel was a collection of rare glimpses into the Chelsea's interior energy: the lived spaces of artists and eccentrics, celebrities and students—each living a shared cultural moment.  Barros' book is a well-known testament to the Chelsea's creative diversity and cultural hub in the '80s and '90s.

Check out Alma Haser and Natasha Caruana as they talk about their work for the Miniclick Photography Talks on Thursday, March 28th.

Info: http://www.theoldmarket.com/miniclick-alma-haser-and-natasha-carunana/

PhotoVoice is proud to announce new partnerships with Shape Arts and Drew Studios London. Together they have an outstanding program of affordable specialist training days aimed at photographers, participatory practitioners and anyone wishing to use photography as a creative or participatory tool in their work with diverse groups.

Check it out: http://www.photovoice.org/html/newsletter/PVTraining2013/