{NAME} — Discover early-entry Editor’s Picks for the 2023 Portrait Awards

Plus: Luis Carlos Tovar interview on Memory & Colombia’s Elusive History // Photographers Working in Series // Portrait Advice [LensCulture](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2F6SO0pK0iZrYJuc6dc763VfHg%2FC5FYq9Txs3PVeugDWlOwYQ/1/01010185c512dee7-61d1caaf-e7ea-4da0-adc2-c9489579e4b7-000000/DYY6rsU_fKD1LRdWgK70v-SdYwA=306) #PORTRAITMONTH [Lensculture Portrait Awards 2023](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FegmlsalPiCDHpMqBXNPaMQ%2FC5FYq9Txs3PVeugDWlOwYQ/1/01010185c512dee7-61d1caaf-e7ea-4da0-adc2-c9489579e4b7-000000/uPsGuyKIQCgEPOh9VJdLPi_Whpg=306) PORTRAIT MONTH AT LENSCULTURE LensCulture Portrait Awards 2023 Start the year strong! Entering a juried photography competition is the first step many artists take towards building a global audience and marketplace for their work. Don’t miss this opportunity! It's best to submit early to maximize your opportunities to be part of our Editors' Picks. The online Competition Gallery is updated daily with new portrait entries that catch our editors' eyes, and we also post daily to Instagram and Facebook, sharing remarkable work with thousands of photography lovers worldwide — even before the official judging begins. [ENTER TODAY](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FegmlsalPiCDHpMqBXNPaMQ%2FC5FYq9Txs3PVeugDWlOwYQ/2/01010185c512dee7-61d1caaf-e7ea-4da0-adc2-c9489579e4b7-000000/BeQAI9gHzckZN6IDgomzq2a8Gxg=306) FREE ENTRY OPTION Images above, selected from early entries © Patricia Abreu, Liz Long, Andrea Manni, Christian Bruni, Arevik Martirosyan, Georgie Uris, Steve Dean Mendes, Inna Skaldutska, Agnieszka Piasecka. “I photograph because I am curious. I am curious about what the person on the other side of the street is thinking, how he or she lives, and how he or she feels. I am always looking for someone to share a moment with.” JACOB AUE SOBOL [Article image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FmvM6vWc5pB3G6qY0XhvGdA%2FC5FYq9Txs3PVeugDWlOwYQ/1/01010185c512dee7-61d1caaf-e7ea-4da0-adc2-c9489579e4b7-000000/Y9lmjJj3MdydkNF-vtjoFDVoWXI=306) MEMORY & HIDDEN HISTORY Jardín de mi Padre Bringing together a remarkable collection of archival images, cyanotypes, newspaper clippings and natural ephemera, Luis Carlos Tovar revisits an unspoken family memory to explore the thorny process of reconciling with Colombia’s past. Photographs by Luis Carlos Tovar. Interview by Valeria Posada-Villada. 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[SEE MORE](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2FpnCE7i1CBeHdr763q6YMA5aQ%2FC5FYq9Txs3PVeugDWlOwYQ/2/01010185c512dee7-61d1caaf-e7ea-4da0-adc2-c9489579e4b7-000000/bMy-LuySI-b9GrAqsI51IXOYVz8=306) [Article image](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2FRMomeR3MSB892bQHpAiBIxJQ%2F8892BYDstD2AkcwL892U7xojqw%2FC5FYq9Txs3PVeugDWlOwYQ/1/01010185c512dee7-61d1caaf-e7ea-4da0-adc2-c9489579e4b7-000000/cMNvA5kKzgAvI3wgBr7xDjIz-BU=306) FEATURE Great Portrait Advice from Award-Winning Photographers, Part I Former LensCulture Award winners share their best creative advice as well as tips for advancing your career as a portrait-maker and photographer. The first in a two-part series. From past LensCulture Portrait Award Winners and Finalists. 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