Naranchuluun The Open Society Documentary Photography Project and the Arts and Culture Program are offering grants for documentary photographers from Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan. With these grants, we support visual documentation of important human rights and social issues in the region and provide training and mentorship to local photographers.
We will award approximately ten cash stipends in the amount of $3,500 USD each to photographers to produce a photo essay on a critical human rights or social issue in the region. Along with the stipend, successful applicants will receive two master-level workshops (past workshops were held in Istanbul and Tbilisi) on visual storytelling through photography and multimedia. These workshops are led by internationally-recognized photographers and industry professionals who will provide ongoing mentorship throughout the six-month grant term.
This grant is intended for photographers who are committed to pursuing a career in photography and have prior technical expertise and/or training. Details about past recipients of this grant and their projects can be found on our web site here:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/focus_areas/production-individual/grantees
Details & Information
The six-month grant program will provide up to 10 regionally based photographers with:
- A cash stipend;
- Audio equipment and software;
- Two advanced training workshops;
- Ongoing coaching and mentoring throughout the grant period;
- Deadlines to keep your project on track;
- Publicity and promotion of the work produced; and
- Opportunities for follow-up support to distribute the finished work;
Grant Term: The grant will begin in November 2012 and end in June 2013.
Grant: Approximately 10 cash stipends in the amount of $3,500 each, plus audio equipment and software purchased by Open Society Foundations will be awarded to photographers to assist in the production of a discrete body of work on a proposed topic. The cash stipend can be used for project expenses, new equipment, film and developing costs, the photographer’s time to work on the project, etc.
