MARCH 22 & 29, 2025
Online with Santa Fe Workshops
GET SEEN:
Submitting Your Work to Competitions,
Festivals, and Galleries
with Sonia Goydenko
Saturdays; 10:00 pm – 2:00 pm (mountain time)
Photo Exhibited at Plaxall Gallery and Women Street Photographers Exhibition © Sonia Goydenko
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Would you like to show your photographic talent and images to the world, but the process of submitting to a competition, festival, or gallery just feels too confusing and intimidating? Or have you submitted your photographs to various contests, only to get rejected at every turn?
If the answer is “yes,” then I am willing to help!
Published in F-Stop Magazine © Sonia Goydenko
In this two-week immersive online workshop, I will initially reviews the opportunities in the three arenas most photographers choose to get their work seen—competitions, festivals, and galleries. I will offer guidance and tools for finding the competitions that best suit your work, to researching judges’ preferences and recognizing that a successful submission is more than merely sending in your favorite images. Join me in demystifying the various application processes, guiding you to use best practices as well as how to give yourself the best opportunity for success.
Over the course of two Saturdays, each participant receives hands-on advice and constructive criticism on your personal work focusing on the strengths of the images; how to determine goals for submitting photographs to a competition or festival; which are worth investing in; and how to get your work into galleries.
Participating in competitions and festivals as well as exhibiting in group shows or a solo exhibition are all great ways to grow as a photographer, gauge your place in a certain photographic community, challenge yourself, build your photographic resume, and ultimately get your work seen by esteemed judges, all influencers and leaders in the industry. Join me for two fun and informative Saturdays in March to learn the best ways to Get Seen.
Exhibited at Women Street Photographers NYC 2024 © Sonia Goydenko
Sonia Goydenko is an award-winning, internationally exhibited street photographer whose work has been recognized by prestigious festivals including the Italian Street Photo Festival, Miami Street Photo Festival, and Aussie Street Photography Festival. Sonia’s work has been published by a range of esteemed publications such as The New York Times, Huffington Post, Eyeshot Magazine, and The Pictorialist, and is part of the celebrated book Women Street Photographers. Her photography has been exhibited in various galleries worldwide such as Umbrella Arts, Trieste Photo, Contact Photo, and Plaxall Gallery.
With a rich background as a guest lecturer at the School of Visual Arts and a judge for Italian street photography competitions, Sonia brings unparalleled insight into the world of photography. She’s a member of the New York City Street Photography Collective, regularly teaches photography workshops, and offers personalized portfolio reviews online. With a dedicated commitment to nurturing emerging talent, Sonia has helped many aspiring photographers towards acclaim in some of the most renowned festivals and competitions such as LensCulture, Italian Street Photo Festival, and Women Street Photographers Exhibitions. Sonia splits her time between Santa Fe and New York City.