In the fall of 2011, Professional Women Photographers sponsored two trips to Cuba and 40 photographers journeyed to Havana, Trinidad, and Cienfuegos. Traveling to Cuba is like taking a trip back in time –cell phones don’t work and credit cards are not accepted. But the natural splendor of the island, its colors and contrasts and [...]

It just didn’t seem right. Why would a teacher leave a full-time post just before Christmas? Everyone knew Bushwick was dangerous. Was the teacher even alive? Had she been…killed? Thus begins Meryl Meisler‘s artist statement, but in 1981 it was a real concern. She’d already had a camera stolen–not on the street, but in a classroom where [...]

The Exhibitions Committee of Professional Women Photographers held a record number of exhibitions during the 2010 -2011 season, including Americana and Transporters at MH Framing Gallery, New Visions at the Durst Gallery, A Woman’s World at Macy’s Herald Square, Perspectives on Time at  St. Francis College, and Altered Reality at Calumet Photographic. Here are some pictures [...]

Ann George lives in a small town in Louisiana with her husband and four sons. She created three images specifically for the CONTRASTS call for entry because she saw the competition as an opportunity to concentrate on one theme, decide what she wanted to say about it and how she wanted to say it.  Her [...]

                                  Professional Women Photographers is proud to present its 35th Anniversary International Open Call exhibition at Soho Photo Gallery (15 White Street). It opens Tuesday, June 7th, with a reception from 6 – 8 pm. The two jurors for [...]

Please join us for the opening reception of Transporters on Saturday, April 16th, 6-9p, to celebrate this exciting new photography exhibition of PWP members. The exhibit, juried by Nick Rosal, runs from April 9th to May 14th, at MH Art & Framing Gallery at 9 West 20th Street, between 5th and 6th Ave. Gallery hours [...]

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JOIN US FOR THE 7TH ANNUAL PWP STUDENT AWARDS RECEPTION – 2011 SATURDAY MARCH 5, 2010 3:00 – 5:00 PM. Calumet Photographic 22 West 22nd St. 2nd Fl. New York, NY ABOUT: The Outreach PWP Student Awards program was created in 2005 by PWP to honor and assist young women attending New York City public [...]

There is less than a month left to submit images to PWP’s Second International Open Call For Entry that closes on February 28th. Unlike the first open call, where nearly 500 women photographers from around the world participated, the CONTRASTS call is going slower. Which means you have a terrific chance of having your image [...]

CONTACT: Sindi Schorr TELEPHONE: (917) 293-0123 EMAIL: sschorr1021@aol.com PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Professional Women Photographers & The Durst Organization Present “New Visions” A Photography Exhibit November 20, 2010 New York, NY: An exciting photography show will be launched in a prime location in the heart of NYC.  PWP (Professional Women Photographers) and the Durst [...]