Each year, THE FENCE – Brooklyn’s premiere summer-long, outdoor photographic exhibition – invites photographers from around the world to explore and define the meaning of community across cultural boundaries and geographical lines.
After an incredibly successful inaugural exhibition at Brooklyn Bridge Park in 2012, UPI and PDN invited Flash Forward Festival as a partner and the FENCE was extended to include a special curated version at the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway in Boston.
Armed with the task of curating such a large, public exhibition, we assemble a jury of more than 30 highly-respected photography professionals from around the world, who offer their time, energy and years of experience to curate this monumental outdoor exhibition.
THE FENCE presents the work of 40 talented photographers from around the world to a combined audience of over 1.5 million visitors each summer.
One Submission – Three Cities
Following its successful expansion to Boston’s Rose F. Kennedy Greenway in 2013, THE FENCE will be expanding further to include a third location for 2014 at the Atlanta BeltLine, in cooperation with our newest partners – Atlanta Celebrates Photography.
THE FENCE 2014 – EXHIBITION LOCATIONS:
Brooklyn Bridge Park – New York, NY
THE FENCE at Brooklyn Bridge Park measures 1000ft in length and stretches along the BBP Greenway.
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway – Boston, MA
THE FENCE at the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway in Boston covers an area of 450ft adjacent to Boston’s popular North Market.
The Atlanta BeltLine – Atlanta, GA
THE FENCE on the Atlanta BeltLine will span over 600ft along the BeltLine’s trails.
Entry Information
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2014 FENCE
ARE NOW OPEN!
Please click on the “Submit” tab on the menu above, or any of the categories below.SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 9, 2014
ENTRY FEE: $40 per series (6 images) Why is there an entry fee?
Categories
Photographers of all levels are invited to submit their best image series that capture the essence of “community” and fit into one or more of the competition categories:
HOME
STREETS
PLAY
CREATURES
PEOPLE
Meet the Jury
Alexa Dilworth – Publishing and Awards Director, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
Alex Konsevick – Design Director, Northside Media Group
Alissa Ambrose – Photo Editor, CBS News
Allen Murabayashi – Co-founder and Chairman, PhotoShelter
Amy Miller – Executive Director, Atlanta Celebrates Photography
Amy Wolff – Photo Editor, Photo District News (PDN)
Andy Adams – Editor, FlakPhoto
Arlette Kayafas – Director, Gallery Kayafas
Ben Sloat – Faculty, MFA in Photography, Lesley University College of Art and Design
Brendan FitzGerald – Director of TV and Development, Vice Media Group
Cat Jimenez – Executive Director, Lucie Foundation
Clinton Cargill – Associate Photo Editor, The New York Times Magazine
David Rosenberg – Editor, Slate Magazine
Deborah Dragon – Deputy photo editor, Rolling Stone Magazine
Debra Klomp Ching – Owner | Director, KLOMPCHING GALLERY
Elan Buchen – Project Coordinator for Art and Design, Atlanta BeltLine
Elodie Mailliet – Senior Director, Getty Images
Elizabeth Griffin – Photo Editor, Esquire.com
Emily Bierman – Specialist, Sotheby’s
Frank Armstrong – Lecturer in Photography, Visual & Performing Arts, Clark University
Gideon Jacobs – Creative Director, Magnum Photos
Jessie Wender – Photo Editor, The New Yorker
Jon Feinstein – Co-Founder and Curatorial Director, Humble Arts Foundation
Julie Grahame – Editor & Publisher, acurator.com
Karin Laansoo – Director, Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center
Kate Gilbert – Rose F Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
Lisa Larson-Walker – Photo Editor, Slate Magazine
Maryann Camilleri – Founder, The Magenta Foundation; Director, Flash Forward Festival
Meg Handler – Editor, BagNews
Melanie Philippe – Marketing Manager, World Photography Organization
Michael Foley – Director, Foley Gallery
Mick Moore – Creative Director, British Journal of Photography
Nancy Meyer – Curatorial Assistant, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Niko Koppel – Photo Editor, New York Times
Patrick Witty – International Picture Editor, Time Magazine
Paul Sneyd – Master Printer, Panopticon Imaging
Paula Tognarelli – Executive Director and Curator, Griffin Museum of Photography
Regina Maria Anzenberger – Director, Anzenberger Gallery
Ron Haviv – Photographer/Co founder, VII Photo
Roxanne Behr – Photo Editor, New York Magazine
