Call for Entries: W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography 2011

The 2011 W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography is now open for entries. The deadline for the receipt of applications is May 31, 2011. Photographers interested in applying may obtain guidelines at the W. Eugene Smith Fund website. For 2011, the amount of the grant will be $30,000. An additional $5,000 in fellowship money will be dispersed, at the discretion of the jury, to one or more finalists deemed worthy of special recognition. Grants will be presented in a ceremony held in New York City in October. The W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography was established in 1979 following the death of Gene Smith, the legendary American photo essayist. Today, the grant represents the most prestigious honor in the field of documentary photography. The Judging: Every year, the fund's board of trustees appoints a three-member international jury to recognize a photographer who has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to documenting the…

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World Press Photo Announces Multimedia Contest Shortlist

World Press Photo held its first multimedia contest this year. They worked with a nominating committee to identify exceptional projects, and then invited the creators of those projects to submit their pieces for judging. The jury consisted of Claudine Boeglin (Thomson Reuters Foundation), Andrew DeVigal (The New York Times), Kang Kyung-ran (Frontline News Service), and Gideon Mendel (photographer), and Jury Chair, Ed Kashi (photojournalist/filmmaker). Projects were shortlisted in two categories: Linear Productions, and Interactive Productions. Finalists were selected from over 40 nominations. Winners will be announced during the World Press Photo Awards Ceremony on May 7, 2011. The shortlisted Finalists are: Blanco, by Stefano De Luigi and VII Photo Agency The Home Front, photographed by Marcus Yam and produced by Nancy Donaldson, Catrin Einhorn and Meaghan Looram for The New York Times A Man in the Forest, by Lei Wang Powering a Nation, photographed by Mike Ehrlich, Jessey Dearing, Lauren Frohne and…

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Magnum Foundation launches Emergency Fund website

The Magnum Foundation has launched a new website for their Emergency Fund, and it's definitely something you should make time to go check out. There are already several stories up on the site, along with information about how you can get involved and help support these photographers. More on the Emergency Fund from the Magnum Foundation Site: The Emergency Fund supports experienced photographers with a commitment to documenting social issues, working long-term, and engaging with an issue over time. Projects address critical global issues that have not received the attention they deserve, or budding crises that are still over the horizon. Photographers retain the copyright to their work and distribute it widely: through traditional and new media, in collaboration with nonprofits or NGOs, and on the Emergency Fund website. Each year, a diverse group of photography professionals nominate 100 professional photographers to submit proposals. An independent Editorial Board selects 10 to 20…

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Apply now for the Ian Parry Scholarship – deadline extended to this Friday, July 9

Good news for anyone considering applying to this year's Ian Parry Scholarship: The Ian Parry Scholarship 2010 deadline has been extended to Friday 9th July 10am (UK Time). Applications are digital. FTP instructions and application forms are available from www.ianparry.org The Ian Parry Scholarship is designed to award young photojournalists with a bursary that will enable them to undertake a chosen project and raise their profile in the international photographic community. The Scholarship is aimed at traditional or contemporary photojournalism and photographers with strong story telling capabilities. Ian Parry was a photojournalist who died whilst on assignment for the Sunday Times during the Romanian revolution in 1989. He was just 24 years old. The Scholarship was set up by Aidan Sullivan and Ian’s friends and family in order to build something positive from such a tragic death. The competition is for photographers on full-time photographic courses or who are 24 years or…

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Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Grant accepting applications

Applications are now being accepted for the Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Grant. Deadline is June 30, 2010. Formed in the memory of Pierre and Alexandra Boulat by friends and family after the death of Alexandra Boulat in 2007, the Association seeks to keep the spirit of father and daughter alive through making their work available to the public and creating an annual grant to a photographer and sponsoring the education of young photographers. This 8,000 Euro grant will be awarded to a photographer covering a social, economic, political or cultural issue in a journalistic manner to "produce a story that has never been told but that the photographer cannot find support for within the media." The grant will be awarded this fall at Visa pour l'Image in Perpignan, France. For more details and to download the application form, go here: http://www.viiphoto.com/association.html

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