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What would happen if we got 60 top photo editors, publishers, gallery owners and curators together with 160 talented photographers, both established and up-and-coming, for a weekend

We will find out on the weekend of April 13 and 14, when the free New York Portfolio Review, brought to you by the New York Times Lens blog, will be held at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.

We know there will be private portfolio reviews, discussions and, for the younger photographers, workshops and panels. There will be lunches, an evening reception and opportunity to mix and mingle.

But this is an opportunity to create something new. So we will be counting on the participating photographers and reviewers to help make something special.

We have many new names for our list of distinguished reviewers, including:

• Stacey Baker, picture editor for The New York Times Magazine
• Sean Corcoran, curator, Museum of the City of New York
• Melissa Harris, editor-in-chief of Aperture magazine
• David Alan Harvey, founder of Burn
• Beth Flynn, deputy picture edito! r for The New York Times
• Sarah Leen, senior photo editor, National Geographic Magazine
• Yossi Milo, Yossi Milo Gallery
• Natalie Matutschovsky, senior photo editor, Time magazine
• Daniel Power, powerHouse Books, New York Photo Festival
• Jody Quon, photo editor for New York Magazine
• Christopher Steighner, senior editor, Rizzoli Publications,

A full list of reviewers who have so far agreed is at the bottom of the post.

So please join us. Saturday is open to all photographers, age 21 and over. Sunday is for photographers ages 18 to 27.

How do you apply

Send us no more than 20 photos from one or two of your best projects. The deadline for application is Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. Guidelines and instructions are below.

We wll look at everything, pick 160 photographers to participate and notify you by March 8. Once you have been accepted, you will choose who you would like to see from the list of reviewers and we will do our algorithmic best to make everyone reasonably happy.

All kinds of photography â€" from fine art to photojournalism â€" are encouraged. Please note: your photographs will be used only to choose the participants in the review. They will be used for no other purpose.

Our most up-to-date list of participants:

• Tina Ahrens, co-founder, Emphas.is
• Felicia Anastasia, Anastasia Photo Gallery
• Stacey Baker, picture editor, The New York Times Magazine
• Sam Barzilay, creative director, United Photo Industries
• David Bram, editor, Fraction magazine
• Stacey Clarkson, art director, Harper’s magazine
• Fred R. Conrad, staff photograph! er, The N! ew York Times
• Sean Corcoran, curator, Museum of the City of New York
• Jonas Cuenin, co-founder and editor, Le Journal de la Photographie
• Verna Posever Curtis, curator of photography, Library of Congress
• Deborah Dragon, deputy photo editor, Rolling Stone magazine
• James Estrin, co-editor, Lens Blog of The New York Times
• Liza Faktor, curator and co-founder of Screen
• Donna Ferrato, photographer
• Elizabeth Ferrer, director of contemporary art, BRIC Arts Media
• Beth Flynn, deputy editor of photography, The New York Times
• Angel Franco, staff photographer, The New York Times
• David Furst, picture editor, The New York Times Foreign section
• David Gonzalez, co-editor, Lens Blog of The New York Times
• Angelika Hal, photo editor, Stern magazine
• Josh Haner, co-editor, Lens Blog of The New York Times
• Melissa Harris, editor-in-chief of Aperture magazine
• David Alan Harvey, editor, Burn magazine
• Stephanie Heimann, Fovea Gallery
• Todd Heisler, staff photographer, New York Times
• Eric Himmel, editor-in-chief, Abrams Books
• Michael Kamber, Bronx Documentary Center
• Steven Kasher, Steven Kasher Gallery
• Deborah Klomp Ching, Klompching Gallery
• Niko Koppel, picture editor, The New York Times Metropolitan section
• Elizabeth Krist, senior photo editor, National Geographic Magazine
• Sarah Leen, senior photo editor, National Geographic Magazine
• Jean François Leroy, founder and director, Visa Pour l’im! age Photo! Festival
• Graham Letorney, co-founder & CTO, FotoVisura Inc & guest curator, NPR Picture Show
• Tiina Loite, picture editor, The New York Times Dining section
• Meaghan Looram, deputy editor of photography, The New York Times
• Jose Lopez, picture editor, The New York Times Business section
• Myles Lyttle, associate photo editor, Time magazine
• Peter MacGill, Pace/MacGill Gallery
• Natalie Matutschovsky, senior photo editor, Time magazine
• Michele McNally, assistant managing editor for photography, The New York Times
• Yossi Milo, Yossi Milo Gallery
• Paul Moakley, deputy photo editor, Time magazine
• Daniel Power, powerHouse Books, New York Photo Festival
• Jody Quon, photography director, New York magazine
• Emma Rayes, program director, Magnum Foundation
• Miriam Romais, executive director, En Foco
• Kathy Ryan, director of photography, The New York Times Magazine
• Ariel Shanberg, executive director, The Center for Photography at Woodstock
• Annick Shen, Open Society Institute
• Christopher Steighner, senior editor, Rizzoli Publications,
• Adriana Teresa, co-founder and director, FotoVisura Inc.
• Scott Thode, VII The Magazine
• David Walker, executive editor, Photo District News
• Jamie Wellford, freelance photo editor
• Patrick Witty, international picture editor, Time magazine
• Denise Wolff, editor, Aperture
• Yukiko Yamagata, associate direc! tor, Docu! mentary Photography Project, Open Society Institute
• Amy Yenkin, director, Documentary Photography Project, Open Society Institute

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What would happen if we got 60 top photo editors, publishers, gallery owners and curators together with 160 talented photographers, both established and up-and-coming, for a weekend

We will find out on the weekend of April 13 and 14, when the free New York Portfolio Review, brought to you by the New York Times Lens blog, will be held at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.

We know there will be private portfolio reviews, discussions and, for the younger photographers, workshops and panels. There will be lunches, an evening reception and opportunity to mix and mingle.

But this is an opportunity to create something new. So we will be counting on the participating photographers and reviewers to help make something special.

We have many new names for our list of distinguished reviewers, including:

• Stacey Baker, picture editor for The New York Times Magazine
• Sean Corcoran, curator, Museum of the City of New York
• Melissa Harris, editor-in-chief of Aperture magazine
• David Alan Harvey, founder of Burn
• Beth Flynn, deputy picture edito! r for The New York Times
• Sarah Leen, senior photo editor, National Geographic Magazine
• Yossi Milo, Yossi Milo Gallery
• Natalie Matutschovsky, senior photo editor, Time magazine
• Daniel Power, powerHouse Books, New York Photo Festival
• Jody Quon, photo editor for New York Magazine
• Christopher Steighner, senior editor, Rizzoli Publications,

A full list of reviewers who have so far agreed is at the bottom of the post.

So please join us. Saturday is open to all photographers, age 21 and over. Sunday is for photographers ages 18 to 27.

How do you apply

Send us no more than 20 photos from one or two of your best projects. The deadline for application is Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. Guidelines and instructions are below.

We wll look at everything, pick 160 photographers to participate and notify you by March 8. Once you have been accepted, you will choose who you would like to see from the list of reviewers and we will do our algorithmic best to make everyone reasonably happy.

All kinds of photography â€" from fine art to photojournalism â€" are encouraged. Please note: your photographs will be used only to choose the participants in the review. They will be used for no other purpose.

Our most up-to-date list of participants:

• Tina Ahrens, co-founder, Emphas.is
• Felicia Anastasia, Anastasia Photo Gallery
• Stacey Baker, picture editor, The New York Times Magazine
• Sam Barzilay, creative director, United Photo Industries
• David Bram, editor, Fraction magazine
• Stacey Clarkson, art director, Harper’s magazine
• Fred R. Conrad, staff photograph! er, The N! ew York Times
• Sean Corcoran, curator, Museum of the City of New York
• Jonas Cuenin, co-founder and editor, Le Journal de la Photographie
• Verna Posever Curtis, curator of photography, Library of Congress
• Deborah Dragon, deputy photo editor, Rolling Stone magazine
• James Estrin, co-editor, Lens Blog of The New York Times
• Liza Faktor, curator and co-founder of Screen
• Donna Ferrato, photographer
• Elizabeth Ferrer, director of contemporary art, BRIC Arts Media
• Beth Flynn, deputy editor of photography, The New York Times
• Angel Franco, staff photographer, The New York Times
• David Furst, picture editor, The New York Times Foreign section
• David Gonzalez, co-editor, Lens Blog of The New York Times
• Angelika Hal, photo editor, Stern magazine
• Josh Haner, co-editor, Lens Blog of The New York Times
• Melissa Harris, editor-in-chief of Aperture magazine
• David Alan Harvey, editor, Burn magazine
• Stephanie Heimann, Fovea Gallery
• Todd Heisler, staff photographer, New York Times
• Eric Himmel, editor-in-chief, Abrams Books
• Michael Kamber, Bronx Documentary Center
• Steven Kasher, Steven Kasher Gallery
• Deborah Klomp Ching, Klompching Gallery
• Niko Koppel, picture editor, The New York Times Metropolitan section
• Elizabeth Krist, senior photo editor, National Geographic Magazine
• Sarah Leen, senior photo editor, National Geographic Magazine
• Jean François Leroy, founder and director, Visa Pour l’im! age Photo! Festival
• Graham Letorney, co-founder & CTO, FotoVisura Inc & guest curator, NPR Picture Show
• Tiina Loite, picture editor, The New York Times Dining section
• Meaghan Looram, deputy editor of photography, The New York Times
• Jose Lopez, picture editor, The New York Times Business section
• Myles Lyttle, associate photo editor, Time magazine
• Peter MacGill, Pace/MacGill Gallery
• Natalie Matutschovsky, senior photo editor, Time magazine
• Michele McNally, assistant managing editor for photography, The New York Times
• Yossi Milo, Yossi Milo Gallery
• Paul Moakley, deputy photo editor, Time magazine
• Daniel Power, powerHouse Books, New York Photo Festival
• Jody Quon, photography director, New York magazine
• Emma Rayes, program director, Magnum Foundation
• Miriam Romais, executive director, En Foco
• Kathy Ryan, director of photography, The New York Times Magazine
• Ariel Shanberg, executive director, The Center for Photography at Woodstock
• Annick Shen, Open Society Institute
• Christopher Steighner, senior editor, Rizzoli Publications,
• Adriana Teresa, co-founder and director, FotoVisura Inc.
• Scott Thode, VII The Magazine
• David Walker, executive editor, Photo District News
• Jamie Wellford, freelance photo editor
• Patrick Witty, international picture editor, Time magazine
• Denise Wolff, editor, Aperture
• Yukiko Yamagata, associate direc! tor, Docu! mentary Photography Project, Open Society Institute
• Amy Yenkin, director, Documentary Photography Project, Open Society Institute

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