12th Annual Portfolio Review

12th Annual Portfolio Review


Monday

Oct 28, 2024 | 6am


DEADLINE EXTENDED! 
Portfolio ReviewSaturday, October 26, 2024 • 10AM-4:30PM

*Please note: To enroll in the portfolio review, applicants must submit their work for approval. The application deadline has been extended to Sunday, October 20, 2024. Approved applicants will receive a registration link with payment due on registration. Please send a link to your online portfolio, website, Instagram or 10-20 sample photos (JPEGs or PDFs) to portfolioreview@bronxdoc.org.

Application Deadline: Extended Sunday, October 20, 2024
Price: $250

How to Apply:
Please send a link to your online portfolio or 10-20 sample photos (JPEGs or PDFs) along with a short statement to portfolioreview@bronxdoc.org.

The BDC’s Annual Portfolio Review offers photographers feedback from top photo editors. Sign up to receive individual critiques from top photo editors and photographers from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, and many more leading publications.

Space is limited and advance registration is required. Before the review, the BDC will ask you to rank your top 10 reviewer choices. We will try to match you with your preferred selections.

During the day, attendees can relax in the BDC’s intimate community garden and enjoy lunch provided by Xochimilco, the Bronx’s finest Mexican restaurant. A mixer for attendees and reviewers will follow the event.

Reviewers:

You will have the chance to meet one-on-one for twenty minutes with 5 of the following reviewers:

  • Ben Brody, Director of Photography at GroundTruth Project & Report for America

  • Sam Barzilay, Co-Founder & Creative Director of PhotoVille

  • Gail Fletcher, Photo Editor & Producer at The Guardian

  • Jim Estrin, Staff Photographer, Writer & Photo Editor at The New York Times

  • Maggie Soladay, Senior Photo Editor at Open Society Foundations

  • Nina Berman, Photographer, Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

  • Angelika Hala, Photo Editor at Stern magazine

  • Jane Yeomans, Photo & Visuals at Bloomberg

  • Alice Gabriner, Consulting Director at The Center for Contemporary Documentation

  • Natalia Jiménez, Picture Editor at The Washington Post

  • Marie Monteleone, Features Photo Assignment Editor at Bloomberg

  • Alyssa Goodman, Photo Editor at the Associated Press

  • James B. Wellford, Senior Visual Editor/Producer at National Geographic

  • Maridelis Morales Rosado, Photo Editor at New York magazine

  • Jillian Kumagai, Visuals Editor at Reuters

  • Mike Kamber, BDC Founder & Creative Director

Bronx Scholarship

Two scholarships are available for Bronx-based photographers. To apply, email the following to info@bronxdoc.org:

  • A short statement discussing your work and the overall themes and focus of the work you’ll bring to the review.

  • 10 captioned, low-resolution .jpg images in a zipped folder with your name. Attach the folder to your email or send via WeTransfer.

Applications are due by Friday, October 4th. Late submissions will not be reviewed. For questions, email portfolioreview@bronxdoc.org

Cancellation Policy 
No refunds for cancellations within 7 days of the workshop. Cancellations before this period will receive a refund minus Eventbrite's service fee.

Note: All reviewers are working professionals. The BDC reserves the right to substitute reviewers due to last-minute assignments or schedule changes.

Location: Bronx Documentary Center Annex, 364 E. 151st St, Bronx, NY 10455