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The Silver International Conference and Print Competition of Black-and-White Photography runs March 30 through April 1 at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. It includes special guest speakers, panel discussions, silver one-on-one darkroom demonstrations, print sharing sessions and portfolio reviews. The conference and print competition is designed for all professional and serious photographers, photo students and photo instructors. As the digital world evolves, it is Silver's mission to make sure this founding tradition of photography continues to have a voice and community.

Legendary photographer and Ansel Adams' protégé, John Sexton, will be one of the keynote speakers at the conference. Sexton, author of "Recollections, Three Decades of Photographs", loves the elegance of silver-based black-and-white photography. In addition to the conference, there is the Second Annual Silver-Print Competition. The competition is open to all black-and-white silver printers and features three categories: student, master printer and large format.

"Last year we had some incredible entries," says Richard Newman, education coordinator for Calumet Photographic, one of the sponsors of the event. "The level of work submitted last year was of the highest quality."

First prize is $1,000 for the student competition and $3,000 for the master printer. The winner of the large format competition will have his or her work published in an upcoming issue of View Camera magazine. Photographers who want to enter the print competition do not have to attend the conference.

Special guest speakers, including Keith Carter, Sally Gall, Eileen Gittins, Michelle Dunne Marsh, Ken Rosenthal and Mary Virginia Swanson will share their expertise and experiences. Panel discussions will include Getting Your Work into Galleries, Publishing Your Work and Technical Issues.

The Second Annual Silver International Conference and Print Competition of Black-and-White Photography is sponsored by Calumet Photographic, IlfordPhoto-Harman Technology Ltd., Blurb, View Camera magazine and Santa Fe Workshops. For more information on Silver registration and entry requirements, visit Calumet Photographic at http://www.calumetphoto.com/silver. The winners of last year's print competition were published in the first Silver Journal, which is available at the Calumet Photographic website.