Getty Images Announces 2013 Grants for Editorial Photograph

Getty Images Announces 2013 Grants for Editorial Photography

(Scoop Note: Republished with different links)

Auckland, New Zealand – April 17, 2013 – Getty Images today announced that applications for its 2013 Grants for Editorial Photography are now being accepted. Five photojournalists will be selected to receive grants of US$10,000, intended to provide the funding and freedom to pursue projects of personal and journalistic significance.

“Photojournalism is a powerful force for telling compelling social, political and cultural stories,” said Jonathan Klein, Getty Images co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. “The Grants for Editorial Photography program is at the heart of Getty Images’ commitment to press freedom, excellence in photojournalism and our belief in the power of images to effect change.”

The Grants for Editorial Photography were created in 2004 to provide emerging and established photographers with the means, creative freedom and collaborative editorial guidance to pursue projects of personal and journalistic significance. The recipients will have access to resources such as project execution guidance from Getty Images photo editors, as well as the opportunity to have their work showcased on the Reportage by Getty Images website.

Previous grant recipients include Bharat Choudhary for “The Silence of ‘Others’”, Paolo Marchetti for “FEVER – The Awakening of European Fascism”, Sebastian Liste for “The Brazilian Far West” and Kosuke Okahara for “Fragments/Fukushima”.

Grants applications are open until May 2, 2013 at 12PM NZST. The independent judging panel comprises representatives selected by Getty Images for his or her talent and industry experience. The judges will determine the winners based on applicants’ ability to execute their proposed project with compelling visual narrative in documentary feature format, taking into account the calibre of portfolio, project merit and professional ability. The 2013 Grants for Editorial Photography judging panel are:
• Jean-Francois Leroy, Director, Visa Pour L’Image
• Jon Jones, Director of Photography, The Sunday Times Magazine
• Olivier Laurent, Acting Deputy Editor, British Journal of Photography
• Tiziana Faraoni, Photo Editor, l'Espresso

Winners will be announced in September 2013 at the Visa Pour l’Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France.

Getty Images’ Emerging Talent Award, is also accepting applications. The program provides outstanding photographers under the age of 30 who are not associated with any agency with mentoring and the opportunity to have their work showcased on the Reportage by Getty Images website. The deadline is also May 2, 2013 at 10AM NZST.

For further information on Getty Images’ Grants program, including previous recipients visit, www.gettyimages.com/grants.

About Getty Images
Getty Images is a leading creator and distributor of still imagery, video and multimedia products, as well as a recognized provider of other forms of premium digital content, including music. Getty Images serves business customers in more than 100 countries and is the first place creative and media professionals turn to discover, purchase and manage images and other digital content. Its award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce inspiring work which appears every day in the world’s most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites. Visit Getty Images at www.gettyimages.com.au to learn more about how the company is advancing the unique role of digital media in communications and business, and enabling creative ideas to come to life. Additional information on how Getty Images inspires and powers communications can be found on The Getty Images Blog at blog.gettyimages.com as well as on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gettyimages and Twitter at https://twitter.com/GettyImages.

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