Award for Emerging Photojournalists Now Open for Submissions

PROOF: Media for Social Justice knows that emerging photojournalists want to do meaningful projects related to human rights and social justice issues but often do not have the funds or connections to do so. For this reason, we’re offering an award to help an emerging photojournalist jump-start his or her project by providing funding and support from the media community.
Three awards will be given. First place will receive a $2,500 grant used to finance a photography project that promotes social change and human rights and will be mentored by Ed Kashi from VII. Second and third place will receive mentoring from well-known photojournalists. The top three entries will be shown at an exhibit in the VII gallery in New York City.
This award is for emerging photojournalists. For the purposes of this call for entries, the term “emerging photojournalist” means a photojournalist who has an accomplished body of photojournalistic work that a) has not yet been exhibited or published widely, b) demonstrates a commitment to human rights and social justice issues, and c) does not have agency representation. There are no age or geographic restrictions.

Applications are due by 5 pm, EST, 1 May 2013.

Judges include:
Leora Kahn | Executive Director of PROOF
Ed Kashi | VII
Stephen Mayes | VII
Amy Yenkin | Open Society Foundations
CLICK HERE TO ENTER NOW.