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Freestyle Photographic Supplies is proud to recognize Mr. Joseph Small as the winner of the sixth annual Freestyle Crystal Apple Award for Outstanding Achievement in Black & White Photography. Mr. Small is a first year graduate student at the University of Notre Dame, and is an emerging artist of considerable talent. He was presented with a scholarship check of $5,000.00 on March 27th at the Society of Photographic Education (SPE) 2009 National Conference held in Dallas, Texas.

As featured in our Spring catalog, this section is devoted to unique processes that can only be found in the wet darkroom. We hope that the pieces collected here will help you find and expand your own creative vision, and appreciate the virtues of traditional photography as well.

Soho Photo Gallery of New York City has announced its Eleventh National Juried "Krappy Kamera" Competition. Juror Brian Paul Clamp will select approximately 50 prints to be included in a month-long exhibition at the Soho Photo Gallery in March, 2009.

Freestyle is a proud sponsor of the Eleventh National Krappy Kamera Competition, offering a complete Holga outfit worth $500 to the Best In Show.

SMC Students Visit Carmel, California!

On Saturday, March 29th, 2008, fifty-four students and eight instructors from Santa Monica College gathered in scenic Carmel, California, for a panel discussion of photography featuring four of the highest-regarded photographers in the country. Freestyle Advisory Board members Henry Gilpin, Richard Garrod and Huntington Witherill, along with noted photographer Al Weber, entertained the enthusiastic crowd, which was thrilled to soak up the musings of these sages of photography. The event was put together by Jan Pietrzak and Santa Monica College faculty members. Jan Pietrzak is an adjunct faculty member at Santa Monica College and also a Freestyle Advisory Board Member.

PhotoFest@LBCC!

Freestyle is proud to sponsor the first annual PhotoFest at Long Beach City College. The festival will bring together a wide array of accomplished photographers from Southern California and will showcase the work of renowned photographic artist and photojournalists.

Krappy Kamera 10 Winners Announced!

The 2008 Krappy Kamera Competition winners have been announced! Check out the winning entries...

Freestyle Teams Up With Julia Dean Workshops

For the past several years, Freestyle has been assisting the local Southern California photo community with The Saturday Lecture Series. Now Freestyle has partnered up with the Julia Dean Workshops, to provide even more...

The Great Picture

The World's Largest Photograph was a success! On Wednesday, July 12th, the Legacy Project group unveiled their stunning, 28 x 108 foot image to the public.

Transporting Film and Photographic Equipment

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Photo Formulary Workshops

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