I do not do this work alone. There are countless people, from amazing translators and guides to generous grantees, who have not only given me opportunities but have also been there to offer a smile and encouragement as I’ve pursued my work. I hope they can help you as much as they have helped me. I am including a list of grants, fellowships and contests that I hope will help you along your own path in photography and story telling. Feel free to contact me if I can assist you with finding translators and assistants in the regions I’ve worked.
Nikon Contest
Nikon has an incredible opportunity! Capture the essence of your day in a video of 140 seconds or less. It can be funny, touching or profound. It can be about everything you did, everything you didn’t do, the day’s biggest dilemma or its most telling detail. Enter your video and you could win $100,000 plus a new camera from Nikon. Deadline is December 15, 2009.
www.nikonfestival.com
Alexia Foundation
The Alexia Foundation annually provides a $15,000 grant for a professional photographer to produce a picture story. For guidelines and rules to apply, click “Professional Rules” link at the top of this page. Photographers from anywhere in the world are eligible. The Foundation also provides grants and scholarships for five students. Students must be enrolled full time in an accredited college or university anywhere in the world. http://www.alexiafoundation.org/
The Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship Award
The Alicia Patterson fellowships are open only to U.S. citizens who are fulltime print journalists, or to non-U.S. citizens who work fulltime for U.S. print publications, either in America or abroad. The aim of the trustees who established the foundation was to improve the quality of U.S. print journalism. Foreign journalists seeking fellowship help may want to consult the annual list of contest and awards compiled by Editor and Publisher magazine in New York City. That issue is published the last week of December each year and can often be found in business libraries. http://www.aliciapatterson.org/
The W. Eugene Smith Fund
The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is presented annually to a photographer whose past work and proposed project, as judged by a panel of experts, follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith’s concerned photography and dedicated compassion exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist. Applications can be obtained by writing to the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, c/o the International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, USA.www.smithfund.org
John Gutman Photography Fellowship
“For over sixty years, John Gutmann made an imprint as an artist and educator on the development of photography as an art form. Through his philanthropic generosity, annual awards of up to $5,000 are made to emerging photographers showing professional accomplishment, serious artistic commitment, and need in the field of photography. Candidates for Gutmann Fellowships are nominated by an appointed jury.The annual award of $5,000 will be given to one or a number of emerging photographers, showing professional accomplishments, serious artistic commitment and need in the field of creative photography†: “Students are not eligible.†: “Nominated photographer must be a U.S. citizen†: “The fellowship is limited to photographers, however the definition as to what constitutes photography will be at the discretion of the jurors.†: †The award funds are to be used as the recipient(s) deem appropriate†http://www.johngutmann.org
The Aftermath Project
The Aftermath Project “Two grants will be given this year, one for $25,000 and one for $15,000. Applications must be received by November 3, at the address on the application form. The 2009 winners and finalists will be announced by mid-December. http://www.theaftermathproject.org
