Contest: Deadline 19 March 2007

The Public Policy Research Center at UMSL invites submissions for the Irvin Schankman Memorial Photography Contest.

Any photo of St. Louis, its people and its places, taken within the last fifty years is eligible. Finalists will be selected by a blind jury, and the three top photo winners will receive prizes in the amounts of $1000, $500 and $250 dollars. An exhibition of photographs by five to ten finalist selected from all entries will be on view at Gallery 210 at UMSL from June 28 thru October 16, 2007. .

The contest was initiated by the Schankman family to honor the memory of Irvin Schankman (1924-2004), a professional photographer and the founder of Allied Photocolor and Imaging Center. Schankman’s dedication to documenting St. Louis began when he picked up his first camera in 6th grade. In his junior year of high school he made his way through police lines to shoot a blazing gasoline storage facility. These photographs, which appeared in St. Louis’ Star Times as dramatic silhouettes, marked the beginning of his career.

For information on submitting photos, click here. Submission deadline is March 19, 2007.

The contest is sponsored by the Public Policy Research Center Photography Project, the Schankman Family, Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri St. Louis, and Allied Photocolor.