Getty Images, in collaboration with Instagram, recently launched a photography grant to support photographers using Instagram to document stories from underrepresented communities around the world. Three winners will each receive US$10,000, mentorship from a world-class Getty Images photographer and be featured at the Photoville photography festival in New York City in September.
The aim is to offer new opportunities for emerging voices, outside the mainstream media, to create and share projects of social importance. The Getty Images Instagram Grant will provide financial support and mentorship to amplify their impact. “Photographers in all corners of the world use the Instagram platform to share unique and authentic stories that otherwise rarely come into focus,” says Getty Images Senior Director of Content Partnerships, Elodie Mailliet Storm. “Photographers everywhere are experimenting, stretching their creativity and offering diverse perspectives,” says Amanda Kelso, Director of Community at Instagram. “This grant captures the global enthusiasm from photographers to continue to push their craft to new levels.”
Details
- Applications close 5 June, 2015, at 1:59 p.m. AEST.
- Apply online at here.
- Three winners will be selected based on the existing body of work represented on their Instagram account, focusing on the quality of their imagery, their photographic skills and on the project and stories told through their photos.
The judges
- Kira Pollack – TIME, Director of Photography, @kirapollack
- Malin Fezehai – World Press Photo-winning Swedish-Eritrean photographer, @malinfezehai
- Maggie Steber – Award-winning American photojournalist and former Miami Herald Director of Photography, @maggiesteber
- David Guttenfelder – National Geographic Photography Fellow, @dguttenfelder
- Ramin Talaie – Founder, @EverydayIran, @ramintalaie
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