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2013 Student Winner, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, showed brutal domestic violence with her “Shane and Maggie.” Photo by Sarah.

Alexia Foundation Opens Call for Entries November 15th

2013 Student Winner, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, showed brutal domestic violence with her “Shane and Maggie.” Photo by Sarah.

The Alexia Foundation will begin accepting grant applications on November 15th, 2013. The deadline is January 13th, 2014 for professionals, and January 27th for students.

The Alexia Foundation Grants were established to help promote world peace and cultural understanding. The strength of the proposal will be judged equally to photographic skills. The Grant goes to those who clearly and concisely propose significant projects that share in the Foundation’s mission of promoting peace and understanding and who also submit photographs that reflect the ability to execute their proposed project.

Available Grants

  • This year the award for the Professional Grant has been raised to $20,000.
  • The Student Winner will receive funding for a semester at the Syracuse University London Program, a $1,000 cash grant to help produce the proposed body of work, a $300 gift card from Dury’s Photo and $500 will be awarded to that student’s academic department. Student awards will also be awarded to a Second Place Winner, and three Award of Excellence Winners.
  • The Foundation has added a new student grant, The Gilka Grant, which will recognize the best project proposal that also includes a multimedia component. The winner of The Gilka Grant will receive a $1,500 scholarship to attend the Kalish Workshop.

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Camel driver (mahout) // Pushkar

Vinay Jawahar’s People Like Us

After growing up Bombay, India and spending several years studying and working in the United States, Vinay Jawahar returned to India with his camera to find something.

“I toyed with the idea of ‘Invisible India’ or, less dramatically, ‘The India You Missed While You Were at The Mall’,” he tells The Boston Coffee House. “Something really didactic and embarrassingly unsubtle about the India eclipsed by gated communities, swanky (and less than swanky) malls, and gleaming office towers. A second (and secondary) instinct was to tease out a technical or, if I were feeling truly bold, an artistic narrative.”

While those stories are told, Jawahar’s photo essay ultimately documents something more fundamental – memory of a simpler time.

“These photographs remind me that that country [I remember] is still a reality,” said Jawahar.

Bicycle repairman // Jodhpur

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Job Opportunity: Digital Savvy Managing Editor / Executive Producer

ORBmedia is looking for a Managing Editor/ Executive Producer to run a special six month project. Candidates will have the opportunity to work with a journalism start-up in the process of generating sample stories. Over a six month project you will: Develop varied processes for story development and execution Build a team to make this happen, and Fully report and produce 3-5 sample stories (number to be discussed during negotiations) The project is based in Washington, DC. Candidates do NOT have to be DC based, but be willing/able to spend parts of the project there. Experience running projects/teams and having a culturally and ideologically open mind are the most important qualities. For more information view the job posting on MediaBistro. Apply Now Application deadline is November 1st, 2013. To apply send an email to careers@orbmedia.org with the following: Your resume. Boring, yes, but very informative. A cover letter. Be sure to tell…

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Tim Hetherington Grant Calls for Applications

World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch invite press photographers and photojournalists around the world to apply for the third Tim Hetherington Grant. The annual grant, worth €20,000, will be awarded to a photographer to complete an existing project on a human rights theme.

The judges will look for the qualities that defined Tim’s career when reviewing the applications: work that operates on multiple platforms and in a variety of formats; that crosses boundaries between breaking news and longer-term investigation; and that demonstrates a consistent moral commitment to the lives and stories of the photographic subjects.

Fernando Moleres received the second Tim Hetherington Grant in 2012 for his project “Waiting for an opportunity”.

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Read more about the article PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards Call for Submissions

PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards Call for Submissions

The PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards identify outstanding work done by photographers in collaboration with nonprofit organizations worldwide and awards prizes ranging from $2,000-$15,000. This year, for the first time in its history, PhotoPhilanthropy will offer a mobile photography award in addition to its traditional student, amateur, and professional category awards for most compelling documentary photography essays completed on behalf of nonprofits.

Submit your photo essay by November 15th, 2013.

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