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February 23, 2009: Getty Images has launched a 'Grants for Good' initiative that will award two photographers $15,000 each to cover costs associated with creating compelling imagery to raise awareness about the issues and work of a non-profit they admire.
The program is part of an on-going program of grants that enable photographers to produce extraordinary imagery for important causes and aimed specifically at supporting non-profits, NGO's, professional associations and charities. A distinguished panel of industry experts will be called upon to judge the grant applications. The panel currently consists of Curator Christopher Phillips, International Centre of Photography; Creative Director Dennis Friedman, W Magazine; and, Publisher and Editor Lesley Martin, Aperture Foundation.
The two grant recipients will be announced at the 2009 Cannes Advertising Festival in June. In addition to the cash prize, the winning photographers will have the option to collaborate with Getty Images' team of art directors, photo editors and producers during the execution of their project. The photographers' resulting work will be showcased on gettyimages.com and will be used by the non profit to develop more powerful visual communications.
Grants for Good applications are due April 15, 2009. To apply, photographers are asked to submit a short written proposal outlining the shoot plan, a supporting portfolio of work, their CV/resume, a profile of the non-profit with whom they will partner, and a statement of the organization's support for the application. All materials are to be submitted digitally through the new Getty Images Grants website, www.gettyimages.com/grants.
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