Michael P. Smith (1937-2008) was a New Orleans native and award-winning professional freelance photographer. Smith photographed every New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival from its inception in 1970 until his retirement in 2004, when he was honored with a major exhibition at the Fair Grounds. In a brilliant career that spanned more than four decades, Smith was an inspiration, a role model, and a mentor to many photographers in New Orleans and beyond.

Created by the New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) to honor Smith’s life and work, the MPS Fund is open to both emerging and established photographers residing in the Gulf Coast states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Don’t miss your opportunity to apply.

What you get: $5000
Who can apply: Photographers residing in the Gulf Coast states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
How much you pay: Application fee: $25 + NOPA membership: $60.
Who’s gonna see your work: Three preliminary jurors will select ten finalists. They are Stacey D. Clarkson, Art Director of Harper’s Magazine; Ed Kashi, photographer and member of VII; and Susan Sterner, Director of New Media Photojournalism at the Corcoran College of Art + Design. Kevin Miller, Director of the Southeast Museum of Photography, will select the 2013 recipient from the ten finalists.
When’s the deadline: March 29, 2013

In 2012, Kael Alford won the grant for her project "Bottom of da Boot: Losing the Coast of Louisiana." Brett Abbott, the Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art, selected Alford’s project from ten finalists.

To learn more about the MPS Fund, please visit the New Orleans Photo Alliance’s Michael P. Smith Fund page. For additional information, please contact Lori Waselchuk at 225-907-6695.

Also, be sure to check out the rest of the New Orleans Photo Alliance’s website. NOPA is a diverse group of photographers who joined forces in 2006 to create unity and opportunity for photographers in the Gulf South. Since its inception, NOPA has sponsored photographic exhibitions, workshops, and educational programs. It also coordinates PhotoNOLA, the annual photography festival held each December at venues throughout New Orleans.

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, — all in one." — John Ruskin

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Click here to see more of Jerry Siegel’s "Black Belt Color."

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, — all in one." — John Ruskin

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“Susan Worsham is a photographic artist who uses her camera to create perfect Southern novelas, complete with plots that describe personal history, nuances of forgotten spaces, and the people that shape her world. Susan has the remarkable ability to celebrate the ordinary and the overlooked in a world where life moves by in a blur. Her photographs have the cadence of colorful, slowed-down days that keep the past and the present in glorious focus.” — Aline Smithson, Editor of Lenscratch

Click here to see more of Susan Worsham’s "Bittersweet On Bostwick Lane."

Click here to see more of Susan Worsham’s "Bittersweet On Bostwick Lane."

Editor’s Note: Susan Worsham was selected for inclusion in our 2 Year Anniversary edition by juror, Aline Smithson. You can view another selection of Worsham’s photography previously featured in our publication in October 2011. You can also visit Worsham’s website susanworshamphotography.com to view more of her work.

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, — all in one." — John Ruskin

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“Dawn Roe’s photographs of her daily surroundings are relevant and fresh in terms of expanding ideas of how photography can work as a vehicle for exploring experienced and recorded time. She forms part of an important contemporary dialogue with others exploring lines of thought on time and sequence. The images also reflect a sense of intimate investigation and prolonged observation, relatives of the Southern archetype of time slowed, creating a link between her practice and where she works.” — Tom Griggs, Photographer and Editor of fototazo

Click here to see more of Dawn Roe’s "No One Was With Her When She Died."

Click here to see more of Dawn Roe’s "No One Was With Her When She Died."

Editor’s Note: Dawn Roe was selected for inclusion in our 2 Year Anniversary edition by juror, Tom Griggs. You can view a selection of Roe’s photography at her website dawnroephotography.com.

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, — all in one." — John Ruskin

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“I was immediately drawn to Deb’s mysterious yet playful underwater photographs of her children. Beautiful compositions that embody both a peaceful tone as well as a glimpse into the boundless exploration of childhood. The overall mood of time standing still and a mother creating a memory.” — Maggie Brett Kennedy, Photography Director at Garden & Gun

Click here to see more of Deb Schwedhelm’s "Whispers from the Sea."

Click here to see more of Deb Schwedhelm’s "Whispers from the Sea."

Editor’s Note: Deb Schwedhelm was selected for inclusion in our 2 Year Anniversary edition by juror, Maggie Brett Kennedy. You can view a selection of Schwedhelm’s photography at her website debschwedhelm.com.

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, — all in one." — John Ruskin

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“Lisa Elmaleh’s portraits of American folk musicians resonate with grace and honesty. That she uses the historic collodion process to render these intimate character studies demonstrates a perfect marriage of form and content; slow and deliberate, richly lyrical. Captured in rural settings across the south, each evocative image reads like a story. Elmeleh’s series depicts both old timers and a younger generation of roots musicians, leaving the viewer with a deeper appreciation of the genre.” — Jennifer Shaw, Photographer and Coordinator of PhotoNola

Click here to see more of Lisa Elmaleh’s "American Folk."

Click here to see more of Lisa Elmaleh’s "American Folk."

Editor’s Note: Lisa Elmaleh was selected for inclusion in our 2 Year Anniversary edition by juror, Jennifer Shaw. You can view another selection of Elmaleh’s photography previously featured in our publication in May 2012. You can also visit Elmaleh’s website lisaelmaleh.com to view more of her work.

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, — all in one." — John Ruskin

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Click here to see more of Allison Barnes’s "Autobiogeography."

Click here to see more of Allison Barnes’s "Autobiogeography."

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, — all in one." — John Ruskin

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Click here to see more of Eleanor Owen Kerr’s "On the Batture."

Click here to see more of Eleanor Owen Kerr’s "On the Batture."

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, — all in one." — John Ruskin

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To celebrate our 2 year anniversary, we’re organizing a special January 2013 edition of One, One Thousand. An amazing jury will be selecting a group of 4 photographers to be featured on our site.

2 Year Anniversary Jury:
Tom Griggs, Editor, fototazo
Maggie Kennedy, Photography Director, Garden & Gun
Jennifer Shaw, Coordinator, PhotoNOLA
Aline Smithson, Editor, Lenscratch

As always, submissions are free. Deadline for submissions is November 30, 2012. Please follow the guidelines on our submissions page or on the spec sheet below.

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, — all in one." — John Ruskin

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