Portrait photography contest

Photographers ages 18 and older can compete in a contemporary portrait contest. The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2018, organized by the National Portrait Gallery in London, is accepting entries.  Applicants are encouraged to portray people with an emphasis on their identity as individuals. The first place winner will receive GBP15,000 (US$20,156). One or more shortlisted photographers will be awarded cash prizes …

Thomson Reuters Foundation hosts diversity, resilience workshop for journalists [Central, Eastern Europe]

Journalists who work in Central and Eastern Europe and have at least a year of professional experience can apply for this program. The Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with the European Forum Alpbach, is organizing the workshop „Diversity and resilience in a rapidly changing world,” which will take place Aug. 25 to 31 in Alpbach, …