Announcement: Pratt CCPS Partners with Strand Book Store and the Aperture Foundation for Photography Contest

Pratt Institute's Center for Continuing and Professional Studies
(CCPS) is teaming with New York's Strand Book Store and the Aperture
Foundation to host "Eye on the Strand," a contest welcoming amateur and
professional photographers to submit their photographic representations
of the Strand Book Store now through February 27, 2009.

Pratt Institute's CCPS will display the contest's three winning entries
and work by 20 finalists as decided by a jury of some of the most
influential names in photography and digital imaging. The most popular
photograph as voted by visitors to the Strand web site will also be
displayed during the month of July 2009.

The contest judges include Cheryl Stockton, Pratt Institute adjunct
professor, CCPS Photography and Digital Imaging; Lesley A. Martin,
publisher, Aperture Books program; Charlie Rhyne, photography book buyer
for the Strand Book Store; Paul Amador, co-owner of New York City's Cohen
Amador Gallery; Jeffrey Ladd, photographer and creator of
http://5b4.blogspot.com; and Darren Ching, creative director of Photo
District News and co-owner of Brooklyn's Klompching Gallery.

In addition to their work being displayed at Pratt Institute's CCPS
gallery, the grand-prize winner will receive an afternoon with
internationally-renowned photographer Mary Ellen Mark, including lunch at
New York's famous Balthazar Restaurant and a collection of 50 photography
books published by Aperture.

Pratt students are encouraged to attend the contest launch party, to be
held on Wednesday, November 19, 7 to 9PM, at Strand Book Store in
Manhattan. The store is located at 828 Broadway (at 12th St.), 2nd Floor
Art Department. Refreshments will be served.

To submit photos and vote for your favorite photo, visit
www.strandbooks.com/photocontest. To learn more about Pratt Institute's
CCPS, visit prostudies.pratt.edu.

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