July 28, 2010 06:00 ET

Work With One of the World's Most Sought-After Celebrity Photographers

Celebrity Photographer Gavin Bond Launches Worldwide Search With Talenthouse and JPG Magazine for Aspiring Photographers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - July 28, 2010) - Gavin Bond, one of the world's most sought-after celebrity photographers has partnered with Talenthouse and JPG Magazine to invite aspiring photographers from across the world to vie for the opportunity to work with Gavin on an upcoming celebrity photo shoot.

Gavin, who has worked with celebrities such as Bono, Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry and Gisele Bündchen and is known for his stunning personal portraits, asks budding photographers to join Talenthouse and submit a photograph from their portfolio that best evokes the theme of his upcoming shoot, passion.

Deadline for submissions is Sept. 9, 2010 with voting taking place Sept. 10-13, 2010. Following the voting period, the 100 highest voted submissions will be passed onto Gavin who will review the submissions individually and announce the winner Oct. 7, 2010.

The selected photographer will not only receive the opportunity of a lifetime to learn from one of today's best photographers, but will also receive travel and accommodations to Gavin's next celebrity shoot which will take place in either Los Angeles or New York. The selected photographer will also get the opportunity to work directly with Gavin to help choose the final photos from the shoot and will have their winning submissions appear in JPG Magazine.

The People's Choice winners (top 20 voted) will receive a one-year digital subscription to JPG Magazine, and have their submissions featured on the JPG Magazine blog.

To find out more please visit www.talenthouse.com

About Talenthouse

Talenthouse is the leading platform for creative collaboration, providing artists unprecedented opportunities for recognition and compensation. Talenthouse embraces artists at every level of their career, as well as all supporters of the arts. Attracted by the potential for discovering, collaborating with and mentoring emerging talent, many global brands and acclaimed industry icons are involved with Talenthouse by hosting Creative Invites. Brands choose Talenthouse to engage in a dialogue with their audience in a targeted, relevant and credible context.

Talenthouse has launched projects with global brands and entertainment icons to help discover new talent, such as Rihanna, Nokia, adidas, Universal Music, Montblanc, Glamour Magazine, Decca Records, Boy George, Photek, Vienna Symphony, Island Def Jam, Mayday Parade, Alexandra Burke, Steven de Souza, BBH, Kirsty Almeida, Diane Pernet, Ryan Leslie, Caitlin Moe, Taio Cruz and Naomi Campbell.

About JPG Magazine

JPG is the magazine for 'Bold, New Photography.' It is the first of its kind to truly represent the world. Photographers and writers from across the globe, whether professional or undiscovered, can submit work and engage in JPG's online community. This collective of photographers becomes an unprecedented resource and combined voice for JPG editors, resulting in a remarkably relevant, globally represented, inspiring publication. JPG Magazine is published six times a year by 8020 Publishing.

Learn more about the JPG photography community at www.jpgmag.com