DOCUMENTARY: OSI Documentary Photography Project (soros.org)

The Open Society Institute (OPI) Documentary Photography Project based NY and Arts and Culture Network Program announce a grant opportunity for documentary photographers from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan. Approximately 20 grants in the amount of $3,500 each will be awarded to photographers to produce a discrete body of work on a current human rights or social justice issue in the region.

Following are some examples of the kind of problems that might be addressed: gender rights, ethnic minorities, migration, religious freedom, free speech, civil liberties, ecological or environmental challenges, urban renewal and transformation, public health, tuberculosis, AIDS, drug policy and narcotics, resource development and exploitation, forced and child labor, domestic violence, corruption and bribery, and restrictions on the freedom of movement. Other social problems, as defined by the applicant, may also be addressed.

We will need your help in distributing this information among the relevant contacts that you may know.

Deadline

The deadline for proposals is March 20, 2009, at 5:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time).

Additional Information

For more information on the grant, please review the grant guidelines.

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Thank you in advance Sincerely
Laura Gevorgyan
Arts and Culture Program coordinator

Source: www.soros.org