The Houston Press and FotoFest's Literacy Through Photography Program want you to get involved!
Four students will be featured on the Houston Press website every month and two lucky winners will be awarded scholarships totaling $1300 at our student exhibition in April 2008
� The Houston Press and FotoFest'seducation program, Literacy Through Photography (LTP), are joining together for the Houston Press' High School Photography Contest. Each month, the Houston Press challenges high school students to take a picture inspired by a different theme. LTP high school students who participate in the Houston Press Contest will have the chance to win the Houston Press $1000 college scholarship award and a $300 LTP award for the best essay and photo.
� At the end of the year, FotoFestand the Houston Press will sponsor a public exhibition of all monthly winners as well as the final prize winners. All awardees have their work framed and matted by FotoFestand there will be an exhibition of students' work. For LTP student winners, their photos will be exhibited with their writing. ForHouston Press Photography student winners, their photos will be exhibited. At the exhibition, the students will have the chance to experience what a "gallery show" is all about from an artist's perspective. Friends, family members, teachers, and the public are all encouraged to attend.
� At the exhibition's opening night, the scholarship winner will be announced and will be given a $1,000 scholarship from Houston Press. (Scholarship student may or may not be a student involved with the LTP program). A $300 scholarship will be awarded to a LTP student who shows excellence in photography and writing. The panel of judgeswill consist of photographers and photography experts as well as journalists.
� Students who plan to participate in this year's contests and photo exhibition -submissions are due by Friday, April 4, 2008. LTP students need to have essays submitted on this date as well.
Houston Press High School Photo Contest Info:
� The Houston Press High School Photo Contest offers area high school photographers the opportunity to submit their work at HoustonPress.com
� A maximum of three images per month -with the chance of winning monthly gift card prizes.
� The grand prize winner at the end of year exhibition will receive a $1,000 college scholarship.
� To enter, go to www.houstonpress.comand click on high school photo contest in the Now Click This Box on the right hand side of the website.
� Winners are selected by a panel of judges at the end of year exhibition hosted by FotoFest'seducation program, Literacy Through Photography (LTP) in addition to the Readers' Choice award selected in online voting.
LTP INFO
� LTP students must enter their digital photos on-line through the Houston Press website at [email protected] there is a different theme for photo entries each month. Please note in the email the student's name, status as an LTP student, and school.
� LTP students should follow the Houston Press rules posted on theHouston Press website. LTP students should also keep copies of their photo entries and accompanying essays to give to FotoFest.
� Each month, the Houston Press names up to 3 winners (1st through 3rd places) and a Reader's Choice winner (if it happens to differ from the editor's picks). Winners from each month will receive bookstore gift certificates.
� The scholarship winner will be chosen once a year from all the monthly winners. A jury of photography and writing experts will choose the final Houston Press scholarship winner as well as the LTP winner.
� At the end of the year, FotoFestand the Houston Press will sponsor a public exhibition of all monthly winners as well as the final prize winners. All awardees have their work framed and matted by FotoFestand there will be an exhibition of students' work. For LTP student winners, their photos will be exhibited with their writing. At the exhibition, the students will have the chance to experience what a "gallery show" is all about from an artist's perspective. Friends, family members, teachers, and the public are all encouraged to attend.
� At the exhibition's opening night, the scholarship winner will be announced and will be given a $1,000 scholarship from Houston Press. A $300 scholarship will be awarded to a LTP student who shows excellence in photography andwriting. The panel of judges will consist of photographers and photography experts as well as
journalists.
� Students can learn more about the LTP contest of FotoFestand the Houston Press High School Photo Contest by visiting www.fotofest.orgor e-mailing [email protected].
� All promotional materials and on-line websites should show both the FotoFestlogo and the Houston Press logo.
About LTP
� LTP, the school-based education component of FotoFestInternational, uses photography to help students strengthen writing and communication skills. It is a whole-brain approach to learning, combining visual and literary activities. Teachers are provided with a carefully designed curriculum that offers new writing techniques, photography training, lesson plans, and teaching strategies that transform the classroom into a stimulating environment to give students the confidence to express themselves through a visual medium and writing.
� All LTP lessons are aligned with Texas-state mandated curriculum requirements for students in third to 12th grades. Students increase visual and verbal literacy while building cognitive thinking skills, self-esteem, and awareness of each other. The LTP curriculum provides students with meaningful subject matter to help them write about their own photographs and their own lives, with confidence. The LTP program has been used in Houston Independent School District for 15 years and has been utilized by more than 20,000 Houston-area students and teachers. To find out more about having LTP in your student's classroom, please visit the website at http://literacythroughphotography.fotofest.org
