Visura Project Grant: Deadline 3 April 2017
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The 2017 Visura Grant for Personal
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Visura is delighted to announce
The
2017 Visura Grant which aims to support the production and
development of a personal photography project. Visura awards one winner with
a $5000 cash prize.
Other photographers are recognized with various levels of recognition from
finalist to honorable mention.
Visura will be
accepting submissions from Thursday, February 16th, 2017 until Monday, April
3, 2017 at 11:59pm GMT.
The Grant has
a three-tiered mission: 1) support a personal project
that brings awareness to a socio-cultural and/or political cause relevant to
today’s world; 2) recognize
photographers for their images, stories, and dedication; 3) present to key industry editors
photographers' personal project.
Former Grant winners
are: Justin Maxon, Erin Trieb,
Andrea Gjestvang, Javad Parsa, Álvaro Laíz, and Franceso Anselmi.
Letter from
the co-founder regarding submission
fees.
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SUBMIT
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INTRODUCING THE JUDGES
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Two additional judges will be announced at a later date
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Yukiko
Yamagata
Acting Interim Director
The Open Society Foundations Documentary Photography Project |
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Gina
Martin
National
Geographic
Managing Account Executive Editorial Sales, International |
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Two additional judges will be announced at a later date
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JUDGING PROCESS
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Visura will be
accepting submissions from Thursday, February 15th, 2017 until Monday, April
3, 2017 at 11:59pm EST. The judging
process will take place in three rounds. The winner will be announced via
newsletter in May, 2017. The finalists and honorable mentions will also be
announced at this time via a newsletter. Results will be available online via
Visura.co
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APPLICATION PROCEDURE
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Your application must include
the items listed below. There is no entry fee during the application process.
What to submit: Limited one project per photographer. Each Entry consists of
a photojournalism project made up of a series of images (minimum of 15
images, maximum 35), a short synopsis and a long written reflection about the
project. •
• Specs: minimum 1600px
on the longest dimension (22.5 inches @ 72 dpi, JPG format)
• Text: Include a 700
word written reflection, in First-person, as the Project text describing the
project. Ex. What is the
story or project about? Where does it take place? If more than one place,
please specify. If completed, when was it photographed? If ongoing, when did
you begin the story/project? What is the story you want to convey?
How to submit: All submissions are made via a “Project” created from your
Visura’s dashboard.
Who can
submit: Photojournalists worldwide.
All Applicants must have an active PLUS,
PRIME or GUILD membership account to submit for consideration.
About the
Project: Projects may be ongoing or a
recently completed project
Project
Privacy Settings: Projects may be
'published' or 'private' within the Visura system
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Read Full Terms
and Conditions
NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Open only to individuals who are Visura Annual Members with a
PLUS, PRIME, or GUILD annual membership, have reached the age of majority in
their jurisdiction at the time of entry, and DO NOT RESIDE WHERE PROHIBITED.
Employees of Foto Visura Inc., and related parties are ineligible. Each entry
consists of a project entry form, a series of photographs, a project summary,
and a first-person narrative related to the photographs. Entries must be
received by Monday, April 3, 2017 at 11:59pm EST. One entry allowed per
person. This is a merit-based contest and chance plays no part in the
determination of winners. Odds of winning depend on a number of entries
received and skill of entrant. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Sponsor is Foto Visura
Inc. dba Visura, 1319 VT RT 128, Westford, VT 05494.
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LEARN MORE
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Contact us: info@visura.co
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