The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film is now accepting applications for its 2016 grant program.

Their call for 2016 entries is now open for both documentary photography and short film submissions.

The foundation seeks outstanding entries focusing on the lives and populations ravaged by human suffering and unrest, forgotten communities, exploited lands and people, on communities ravaged by war, poverty, famine, disease, and the exploitation of global resources.

One winning submission in each category will be selected by a jury. The foundation awards a $5000 grant for the production or completion of a documentary photography project, and a $5000 prize for a social documentary film.

2016 entries must be received by March 31, 2016.

Learn more and apply at www.mrofoundation.org.

About the Foundation

The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film is a 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Organization committed to positive social discourse in underrepresented communities throughout the world by encouraging emerging and established photographers working in around the world to keep their lenses fixed on the plight of the poor and disenfranchised. Headquartered in New York, with a presence in Paris and Zurich, the foundation is a charitable trust serving the international photographic community through exhibitions, publishing, grants, and other curatorial projects.

Established in 2010, the foundation aims to encourage a new generation of photographers, armed with only a camera and a vision of a better world, to take to the streets every day and document humanity on the move. For additional information, please visit www.mrofoundation.org.