Multimedia

The winners of this category are perfect examples of images taken on the side (Hashie) and the concept of mutlimedia. Multimedia is not just a series of images with audio. The winnders in this category present the power of story telling in this format.
Click below to see the winners:
1st place for Time Magazine by Callie Shell from Aurora.
2nd place for The New York Times by staff photographer Damon Winter.
3rd place is again for The New York Times by staff photographer Damon Winter.

NEED Magazine

NEED is a new humanitarian magazine published in Minneapolis, MN. NEED publishes great photography with a mission to inspire action by sharing stories of hope from humanitarian work around the world.

NEED provides compelling visual stories, but also encourages awareness, involvement, personal connection and contributions.
I strongly suggest checking out their site at http://www.needmagazine.com/.

CNN - Valentine's Day in Tehran

Click on the image to get the link for video.

Inge Morath Foundation

If you are a female photographer under the age of 30 this is for you:

The Magnum Foundation and the Inge Morath Foundation announce the sixth annual Inge Morath Award. The annual prize of $5,000 is awarded by the Magnum Foundation to a female documentary photographer under the age of 30, to support the completion of a long-term project. One award winner and up to two finalists are selected by a jury composed of Magnum photographers.
Please note all submissions must be postmarked or delivered by April 30th, 2009.

for more information click here:
http://www.ingemorath.org/

New DI Blog

document IRAN blog aims to be a source of information that will feature the followings:
NEWS - News about gear, photography trends, and business
INTERVIEW - From time to time I will ask a well known photographer or a newspaper editor to provide useful tips and discuss the world of photography.
BOOKS - I will provide links to photography book reviews and recent published titles.
GALLERY - News about gallery openings including videos.
VIDEOS - I will look for educational videos in YouTube and other places.

Picture Of the Year International - POYi 66 - Goes live

You can watch POYi judges as they select the best images for each category here. Please note, there is room for only 100 people to watch the live event. If you don't get in keep trying.

See the winners here as they are posted each day. The names of the winners are withheld, till all the categories are judged.

You can also chat live with other photographers.