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The Crusade Engagement Art Grant awards a photographer or group of photographers with $10,000 for the most innovative method of increasing an artist(s) target audience and collector base. In the hayday of social media, new means of globalization and trans(inter)national communication, this is a particularly unique opportunity that rewards creativity with serious financial compensation. The goal of the Crusade Engagement Art Grant is, in their words, "...to create and foster demand for fine art photography" so do not pass up this opportunity to further the life and outreach of fine art photography.

For The Crusade Grant Guidelines, click here

Deadline for Initial Applications: April 1st, 2014.

PDN has chosen their 30 photographers to watch out for in 2014. Hailing from all corners of the world, these chosen few showcase realities that range from the very real turmoil in the MENA region, to highly stylized cinematic melodrama. PDN has maintained this tradition since 1999 with the intent of demonstrating the power and artistic capacity of the camera in the right hands. Profiles on each of PDN's 30 will be featured in the April, 2014 edition of PDN.

PDN will also be hosting six panel discussions on career strategies for up-and-coming photographers at schools, festivals and workshops throughout the country. While most of the dates have yet to be determined, be sure to check the website here regurlarly to see if you're in town when "Transitions" Strategies for the Young Working Photographer" comes through.

“Transitions: Strategies for the Young Working Photographer”

- New York City, School of Visual Arts (date TBD)

- Los Angeles, Annenberg Space for Photography (date TBD)

- Palm Springs, CA, Palm Springs Photo Festival (date TBD)

- Seattle (location, date TBD)

- San Francisco, Academy of Art University (date TBD)

- New York City, PhotoPlus International Expo + Conference, October 1

***Photo by Marcus Smith

photo-eye BLOG writer Blake Andrews examines Sarah Christianson's Homeplace, "...an homage to family farming, an exploration of personal ancestry, a scrapbook, a sociological study of Norwegian immigrants, a love letter to North Dakota, and a long-term photography project" published earlier this year by Daylight.

Click here to read Andrews' full review and gain futher insight into the history of a 2,000+ acre Midwestern farm through Christianson's particular artistic, academic and familial eye.

For more info on Christianson's Homeplace, click here

Life Framer is an independent photography award designed to source honest photographs from emerging photographers with an emphasis on exposure, professional feedback and the curation of a final crowd-funded exhibition. Deadline is on February 28th, 2014. Show life as you see, experience it or imagine it, with no lead and no limits. Do your own thing and share it with the world. There is no explicit lead, no limitations!