Curator Bob Weil: A practicing mixed media pictorialist, teacher and writer living in Southern California. He’s currently a member of the advisory board of the Los Angeles Festival of Photography and the Lumiere Awards.

Bob Weil says,”Although “pictorialism” is a descriptive term I’ve revived from the past to describe my own particular approach, it’s really refers to something all of us who “post-process” our images strive to do – to create our own spin on reality.

Pictorialism loosely refers to a style that emerged first in the late 1800s in which the photographer has somehow manipulated what would otherwise be a straightforward photograph as a means of “creating” an image rather than simply recording it. It’s the exact opposite of a snapshot or street photograph. A pictorial photograph can lack a sharp focus and establish a general mood, or isolate a subject to a surreal degree. It often incorporates elements drawn from other photographs, and may have visible brush strokes or other manipulation of the surface.”

“For the pictorialist, a photograph, like a painting, drawing or engraving, is a way of projecting an emotional intent into the viewer’s realm of imagination.” (Paraphrased from Patrick Daum, Impressionist Camera, Photography in Europe 1888 – 1918, published 2006)”

20% of artist fees go to charity split between the curator’s favorite charity and the first place winner’s charity.

Weil has chosen ITI as his charity. ITI helps students with college tuition.

$20 for 3 images. ALL entrants work is shown on their own page with their artist statement, website info, bio and parts of their CV.

First Place winner receives Q & A with curator. Curator reviews first place winner. One or more past curators may contribute reviews as well. 10% of artist fees goes to the first place winner’s charity. The first place image is on our splash page for a month.

Early entries are featured on L.A. Photo Curator AND N.Y. Photo Curator’s Facebook and Instagram pages by Laurie Freitag (Founder- L.A. Photo Curator & N.Y. Photo Curator)

We will waive the fee for 2 entrants per competition based on need. Just contact us at [email protected] and make the request.