Upcoming deadlines on this website: from contests to a fantastic experience
It is September and these are the last days not to miss these opportunities:
CONTEST - DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30
alexcoghe.com invites emerging & established photographers to enter this award.
2025 EDITION IS NOW OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS!!!
The Alex Street Photography Awards is intended to promote street photography through a competition far from the classic logic of photographic competitions, with only one judge putting his face and taking all responsibility} for his decision on the winners, based on his experience as editor, educator and especially as a street photographer with an experience of over 15 years.
SPONSORS:
We are currently looking for sponsors to make this award even bigger and more ambitious. Photography industry leaders or starting-up companies are welcome to join the award. CONTACT US IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A SPONSOR
We want to show the best of street photography worldwide through a special award with prizes.
Street Photographers from any part of the world may submit works that convey their talent and creativity through street photographs representing the best of their work.
Prizes* are:
1st place winner: Featured on a printed and electronic book with a percentage of profit on each copy sold
The 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive a 1 year COLLECTION to THE STREET PHOTOGRAPHER NOTEBOOK ebook edition
Entry fee:
FREE TO ENTER FOR 1 PHOTO
5 US$ gives you the opportunity to submit 5 photos and having more chance to win. Please note: 5 photos submissions will be accepted only for those paying the entry fee. Don’t send images before to pay the fee because the image will be rejected.
How do I enter?
Step 1: For the free entry just send the photo to: alexcoghe.store@gmail.com Photos need to be 1920 px wide, 72 dpi
5 photos submissions: Pay in this page your submission fee. You will receive confirmation of your submission and payment via email.
Step 2: Send your photos via email to: alexcoghe.store@gmail.com Photos need to be 1920 px wide, 72 dpi
Is there a limit to how many images I can submit?
Yes! To submit 1 photo is FREE!!!
With your submission fee you can submit up to 5 photos, so I recommend you to choose only the best street photograph you realized. If you want to submit more to have more chance you have to pay again the fee: any payment gives you the opportunity to submit only 5 photos per entry fee.
When are submissions due?
Entry Deadline March, 30th 2025
When and how will you announce the winners?
We will notify you by email 1-2 weeks after the close of the contest.
Can I enter photographs regardless of when they were taken?
Yes, eligibility is not dependent upon having created the artwork during a specific time period.
Do I still own the rights to my images after I submit them to this contest?
Yes, you own all the rights to your images after you submit them to any contest on alexcoghe.com. We respect your rights as a photographer and artist, and we do not become the owner of your work when you submit an entry. We will not sell any entry to a third party. We will not claim any copyright or moral rights to your work submitted in the competition.
To the winners we will propose the publication on a monographic issue of THE STREET PHOTOGRAPHER NOTEBOOK magazine, under the terms that you can read by clicking here
Entry fees are non-refundable unless otherwise set forth in these Terms of Use.
To enter the Competition, you will be asked to provide certain registration details and information. You represent that all information you provide with your Entry is accurate, complete, and not misleading. You agree that all information you provide to us is governed by our Privacy Policy. If your registration information changes, you should update us because, if you don’t, we may not be able to contact you about an award you may win.
You represent and warrant that:
You own or control all rights in and to the Entry and have the right to grant the license and other rights granted herein. You will cooperate with any request to prove your ownership of the Entry
Your Entry does not infringe any intellectual property rights or other rights, including moral rights and rights of privacy, or any third-party.
Your Entry has never been the subject of any claim by any third-party regarding ownership or infringement of intellectual property rights.
Your Entry does and will comply with these Terms of Use and all applicable laws, regulations, or agreements with respect to intellectual property rights which may apply.
You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any Entries you submit, and you have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. We are not responsible or liable to any third-party for the content, copyright compliance and enforcement, or accuracy of any Entry submitted by you or any other individual or entity submitting an Entry to the Competition. You acknowledge and agree that the display or inclusion of your Entry shall be in our sole discretion and your Entry may or may not be included on the Site for any reason or no reason at all.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SPONSORS!!!
Are you a photography related brand? We are looking for you. You can become an official partner of this international award. If you are interested to talk about this opportunity, contact me via email CLICKING HERE
PHOTOGRAPHY EXPEDITION - DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30
JOIN THIS MAGICAL EXPERIENCE IN 2024
These 8 days in Oaxaca with Alex Coghe during the traditional celebrations of Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos) are a fantastic expedition and human experience.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN EXPERIENCE FOR TOURISTS. WE ARE TRAVELLER, PHOTOGRAPHERS, OBSERVERS, WRITERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS, FLANEURS. DON’T EXPECT A 4 OR 5 STARS HOTEL, OUR FOCUS IS TO OFFER A REAL TRAVELLER PHOTOGRAPHER EXPERIENCE WHERE THE ADVENTURE SPIRIT IS ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS EXPEDITION. ALEX WILL EAT WITH YOU, HE WILL PHOTOGRAPH WITH YOU AND HE WILL SHARE THE FULL EXPERIENCE WITH YOU. THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP WHERE YOU PAY THE VACATION TO THE LEADER OR THE BIG NAME IS THEN REPLACED IN REALITY BY MINOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, LIKE MANY AGENCIES DO IN PHOTOGRAPHY EXPEDITIONS.
OCTOBER 28TH- NOVEMBER 4TH, OAXACA DE JUAREZ (OAXACA), MEXICO
THIS EXPERIENCE IS RESERVED TO A GROUP OF MAXIMUMM 4 PARTICIPANTS. BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY.
EARLY BIRD INSCRIPTIONS UNTIL APRIL 30, 2024 DISCOUNT PRICE 3000 US$
DEADLINE IS JULY 30, 2024
Tuition in English, Italian, Spanish language.
Max. 4 students.
***BEST SELLING EXPERIENCE MAKING THIS WORKSHOP IN OAXACA SINCE 2015***
Join acclaimed street photographer Alex Coghe and take your photography to the next level.
Alex will review your work and during the workshop he will guide you, taking photographs together, in classic places of the city and the surrounding villages, but also in places not beaten by tourists,.thanks to his experience and knowledge of Oaxaca, a place that Alex loves and which is a bit like his second home. Without neglecting the possibility of taking photographs of all kinds from portraits to documentary, this workshop will focus on street photography, a genre that Alex dominates and of which he boasts an experience of over 15 years that has led him to photograph in different places in the world, even in those considered the most difficult and dangerous.
During this intense and full immersion experience, Alex will identify your photographic inclinations but he will also inspire you to go outside your comfort zone, trying several approaches and techniques with the end goal to make you a better photographer, with a personal vision.
Thanks to the daily reviews you will have the opportunity to learn how to read a photograph and how to recognize the elements making a good photograph . Alex also will show you techniques to shoot at night in the festivities around Oaxaca, with or without a flash. He will show you how using the flash or choosing extreme exposure combinations, working on shutter speed, can be used creatively to give you images with a strong emotional impact.
Thanks to his experience and his character, as an open and cheerful person, Alex will make you experience the workshop with a good vibe, with moments full of fun, and therefore it is certainly a workshop where the learning of the proposed subject is put at the center but always with the attention to live this experience well, in friendship and where human contact plays a fundamental role.
This workshop is for all levels. A laptop and SDHC memories are required to all the participants. Any camera is accepted.
THE COST INCLUDES: Tuition, e-books, certificate, exclusive print, professional portfolio review, mentoring program, FEATURE on THE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY CHANNEL on YouTube.
PLEASE NOTE: WE DON’T PROVIDE ANYMORE ACCOMODATIONS BECAUSE WE WANT TO AVOID PEOPLE THINKING TO DO A VACATION AND NOT INTERESTED IN THE WORKSHOP. WE CAN RECOMMEND HOTELS ON THE LOCATION OF THE EXPEDITION. WE WILL COUNT WITH A NICE MEETING POINT FOR OUR BRIEFINGS AND FEEDBACK.
For more info, please contact me by sending me an email to: alexcoghe.store@gmail.com
PLEASE NOTE: The workshop complies with the recommended health provisions and respecting the safety of each participant.
Schedule
We will have breakfast every day as a group. After the breakfast we will review the work and Alex will gives the feedback. We will often move as a group but will be granted moments in which everyone will photograph on their own during the day and nights, depending on the Day of the Dead festivities and schedule of events. Although we have a program, from experience we know that things change suddenly and we are ready to remodel over the course of the day always with the aim of offering the best experience in every moment of the workshop.
The workshop starts on the 28th in the evening with a group dinner (after all students have arrived ) in the historic center of the capital Oaxaca de Juarez. The workshop ends the 4th at approximately 8am after group breakfast. You can make travel arrangements to depart Oaxaca anytime after 8 AM on the 4th.
Getting to Oaxaca
Best way is to fly to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) : we will be there where Alex will give you his BIENVENIDO A OAXACA.
How much safe is Oaxaca?
Guys, Oaxaca is one of the safest states in Mexico. In fact several times we found ourselves at 3am in Oaxaca City and city felt safe. If you act normally and also follow the directions of Alex and Carmen nothing unpleasant goes to pass.
Oaxaca and Dia de Muertos
In 2008, the feast of Dia de Muertos was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Far from being a macabre party, skull shapes appear in all sizes, colors and variations. They symbolize life and are used to make fun of death a little. It is not a Halloween in Latin version like many think. This is coming from pre-hispanic cults that joined the Catholic religion.
It is a moment in which the dead are remembered and honored, who reunite with their families from the afterlife on the night between 1 and 2 November. According to popular belief, this only happens if they are remembered by the living and only if their photo is displayed on the family altar.
The traditions of Vida y Muerte belong to all of Mexico, but there are some regions where these holidays are particularly felt and therefore also celebrated in public, with events and parades, as in Oaxaca.
Oaxaca is known for its amazing cuisine and mezcal production. Oaxaca esta de moda (Oaxaca is in fashion) and Oaxaca's cuisine has been recognized as one of the best in the world. Alex, as a food lover, can also give you tips in this regard.
DURING THE WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN:
How to make photos of high visual impact, different from all the others
How to make ghosts using the flash like in my Reality Remade click here to see it
How to achieve a consistent body of work from a journey experience
How to make portraits that question the viewer
How to photograph seemingly normal scenes, where a detail such as a gesture and expression gives you a photograph that has meaning
How to interact with your subjects and still pursue a snapshot vision and aesthetic
Different techniques and tricks to obtain winning compositions
How to photograph quickly and effectively, being sure of the result even with shooting from the hip
How to capture dynamic, vibrant and the energy in a image
How to make real candid shots
How to work a scene
How to drink mezcal and still photograph accurate
How to eat chapulines (grasshoppers)
ONLINE WORKSHOPS - DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 10
MAGAZINE SUBMISSIONS - DEADLINE: JANUARY 31
